Brahms – Sviatoslav Richter – Piano Concerto No. 2 - Vinyl LP Record (VG+)

Record -VG+ 

Cover - G+

Sviatoslav Richter – Piano Concerto No. 2 (Brahms)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Erich Leinsdorf (Conductor)
RCA Gold Seal / Magic of Music – MMT 6000
South African issue (Teal Record Co. distribution)

Details

• Composer: Johannes Brahms

• Work: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

• Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

• Cello Solo (III): Robert La Marchina

• Originally recorded 1960 (classic RCA performance), later Gold Seal reissue.

Musical significance

This is one of the great 20th-century recordings of the Brahms Second Concerto. Richter’s playing is powerful, architectural, and unsentimental — paired with Leinsdorf’s disciplined Chicago Symphony. The Andante (with cello solo) is especially admired.