Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor

Sergei Rachmaninoff

C minor

Enregistrements

Premier Choix

Byron Janis / Antal Doráti / Minneapolis Symphony

1960 Mercury Living Presence

Gil's top pick (paired w/ No. 3), a 'must.' 'As close to a slam dunk as you can get.' 'Mercury Living Presence' recording. Janis has 'amazing poetry, flexibility, artistic brilliance'.

Également Recommandés

Van Cliburn / Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony

1958

Gil likes this even better than Cliburn's famous Tchaikovsky. 'Very traditionally romantic, very grand,' with 'wonderful sonority'.

Vladimir Ashkenazy / André Previn / London Symphony

1971

A primary recommendation. 'Slightly... less aggressively dramatic, more lush.' 'Beautiful, immaculate, but still powerful.' Very well recorded.

Earl Wild / Jascha Horenstein / Royal Philharmonic

1965

From a great complete set. 'Beautifully recorded, a wonderful balance.' A 'very natural,' 'beautifully romantic' interpretation. Powerful and poetic.

Sviatoslav Richter / Stanisław Wisłocki / Warsaw Philharmonic

1959

A strong version. 'A little bit more idiosyncratic. It's slower.' Richter, a 'thinking artist,' 'makes music out of this,' giving it a 'trance-like effect'.

Sergei Rachmaninoff / Leopold Stokowski / Philadelphia Orchestra

1929 Historic recording

The composer's historic recording. 'Surprisingly... more held back, a little bit more reserved,' but with 'wonderful artistic insights.' Stokowski/Philly are lush and beautiful.