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- Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No.2. This colossus of the piano repertoire topped the annual Classic FM Hall of Fame for the first time in 2001 and hasn’t strayed far since, reaching that No.1 spot an impressive eight times so far, since the chart began in 1996.
- Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.5 (‘Emperor’) We all know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but in this case you absolutely can: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5 absolutely lives up to its imperial nickname.
- Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor. The great Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg only completed one piano concerto during his lifetime, and it has become one of the most recognised in the world (thanks, in part, to the iconic comedy sketch by Morecambe and Wise, and the late André Previn).
- Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No.2. Shostakovich himself downplayed this concerto, saying it had “no redeeming artistic merits”, but audiences have always begged to differ.
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We bring you the finest recordings on disc of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2, the most cherished of all the Russian composer's works.
Aug 6, 2021 · 216 subscribers. Subscribed. 3.6K. 105K views 2 years ago. "The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between June...
Dec 22, 2023 · 12: Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2. Nobody twinkles in quite the same way as Camille Saint-Saëns. His Piano Concerto No.2, one of the greatest piano concertos, was written (like Grieg’s) in ...
