Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Op. 18 -Weissenberg,Karajan Berlin Philharmonic (Score)

Hello everyone! Sorry for the slight delay in posting as I have been very busy since the New Years. Here is a collosal performance of the greatest Piano Concerto ever written and Rachmoninoff’s most famous piece and the best one in my opinion. The second piano concerto has one of the most memorable melodies, beginning, climax with an insane amount of emotion packed into less than 40 minutes. Listening to this piece is a journey. And this recording, despite being modern, is literally my favourite out of everyone else’s even Rachmoninoff, due to my preferred tempo. It has the best sound quality, an amazing orchestra, and Weissenberg’s playing is so special and memorable in all movements. His rendition in the opening has a and is very powerful dynamics and thorughout the movement. The second movement is sublime; his voicing is incredible and the climax with the treble chords is played with so much thought compared to others and I love how he shines the bass notes.
The third movement is filled with the intensity that Rachmoninoff requires and brought me to tears listening. 29:19 the octaves sound stunning and it already sounds climactic. He lets off a virtuostic show in the real climax which surpasses all the other modern pianists. And lastly, the ending coda. I feel like many others you cannot hear the piano as well and the Risoluto is rushed or messy but in this case he perfects it. And tops it off with Captivating C bass chords that resonate.




Sheet Music from IMSLP and also tidbits from    • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. ...  

Big thanks to Kang Leonardo’s Attic for supplying this recording. Retrieved from

   • Rachmaninov:  Piano Concerto No. 2 - ...  

Comments re greatly appreciated and if you can recommend you’re favourite that would be great.