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The Ten Most Famous Piano Concertos of all Time

  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor op. 37
    I. Allegro con brio
    Evgeny Kissin (Piano), Sir Colin Davis
    London Symphony Orchestra
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor op. 37
    II. Largo
    Evgeny Kissin (Piano), Sir Colin Davis
    London Symphony Orchestra
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor op. 37
    III. Rondo. Allegro
    Evgeny Kissin (Piano), Sir Colin Davis
    London Symphony Orchestra
  • Johannes Brahms
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat major op. 83
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Nicholas Angelich (Piano), Paavo Järvi
    hr-Sinfonieorchester
  • Johannes Brahms
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat major op. 83
    II. Allegro appassionato
    Nicholas Angelich (Piano), Paavo Järvi
    hr-Sinfonieorchester
  • Johannes Brahms
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat major op. 83
    III. Andante
    Nicholas Angelich (Piano), Paavo Järvi
    hr-Sinfonieorchester
  • Johannes Brahms
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat major op. 83
    IV. Allegretto grazioso
    Nicholas Angelich (Piano), Paavo Järvi
    hr-Sinfonieorchester
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21 in C major KV 467
    I. Allegro maestoso
    Christian Zacharias (Piano), David Zinman
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21 in C major KV 467
    II. Andante
    Christian Zacharias (Piano), David Zinman
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21 in C major KV 467
    III. Allegro vivace assai
    Christian Zacharias (Piano), David Zinman
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E flat major op. 73 “Emperor”
    I. Allegro
    Royal Northern Sinfonia
    Lars Vogt (Piano)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E flat major op. 73 “Emperor”
    II. Adagio un poco moto
    Royal Northern Sinfonia
    Lars Vogt (Piano)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E flat major op. 73 “Emperor”
    III. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo
    Royal Northern Sinfonia
    Lars Vogt (Piano)
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D minor op. 30
    I. Allegro ma non tanto
    Mikhail Rudy (Piano), Mariss Jansons
    St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D minor op. 30
    II. Intermezzo. Adagio –
    Mikhail Rudy (Piano), Mariss Jansons
    St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D minor op. 30
    III. Finale. Alla breve
    Mikhail Rudy (Piano), Mariss Jansons
    St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Robert Schumann
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 54
    I. Allegro affettuoso
    Alexander Melnikov (Piano), Pablo Heras-Casado
    Freiburger Barockorchester
  • Robert Schumann
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 54
    II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
    Alexander Melnikov (Piano), Pablo Heras-Casado
    Freiburger Barockorchester
  • Robert Schumann
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 54
    III. Allegro vivace
    Alexander Melnikov (Piano), Pablo Heras-Casado
    Freiburger Barockorchester
  • Franz Liszt
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E flat major S 124
    I. Allegro maestoso
    Krystian Zimerman (Piano), Seiji Ozawa
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • Franz Liszt
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E flat major S 124
    II. Quasi adagio
    Krystian Zimerman (Piano), Seiji Ozawa
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • Franz Liszt
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E flat major S 124
    III. Allegretto vivace – Allegro animato
    Krystian Zimerman (Piano), Seiji Ozawa
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • Franz Liszt
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E flat major S 124
    IV. Allegro marziale animato
    Krystian Zimerman (Piano), Seiji Ozawa
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • Edvard Grieg
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 16
    I. Allegro molto moderato
    Leif Ove Andsnes (Piano), Dimitri Kitajenko
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
  • Edvard Grieg
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 16
    II. Adagio
    Leif Ove Andsnes (Piano), Dimitri Kitajenko
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
  • Edvard Grieg
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 16
    III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
    Leif Ove Andsnes (Piano), Dimitri Kitajenko
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor op. 23 TH 55
    I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
    Sviatoslav Richter (Piano), Herbert von Karajan
    Wiener Symphoniker
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor op. 23 TH 55
    II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I
    Sviatoslav Richter (Piano), Herbert von Karajan
    Wiener Symphoniker
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor op. 23 TH 55
    III. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
    Sviatoslav Richter (Piano), Herbert von Karajan
    Wiener Symphoniker