Piano Concerto No.2

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Portly, grey-bearded, and a celebrity, on the eve of his 45th birthday, Johannes Brahms began sketching themes for the Second Piano Concerto following the first of eight trips to Italy. He put these aside, however, to compose the D major Violin Concerto. Still in a symphonic mode after his Second Symphony, he added a s... read more

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Curated by Guy Jones, Head of Curation

1972 • 4 tracks • 51m

Emil Gilels, Berliner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum

Recorded versions of this work

1967 • 4 tracks • 49m

Géza Anda, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

1967 • 4 tracks • 48m

Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

1979 • 4 tracks • 50m

Stephen Kovacevich, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

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