Recordings
The first recording on LP of the Second Concerto was made in November 1953 and was released on LP one year later on Remington Records R-199-182. The pianist was Jorge Bolet and the orchestra was the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thor Martin Johnson. The recording was supervised by Laszlo Halasz and Don Gabor and was probably done in stereo. Jorge Bolet's performance set the standard by which practically all subsequent recordings were judged: Shura Cherkassky and Herbert Menges (HMV, mono); Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer and Charles Munch (RCA Stereo), Malcolm Frager with René Leibowitz (RCA Stereo). Tedd Joselson, then 19-years old, launched his recording career with this work in 1974 with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy (RCA).
"The Prokofiev Page", a site led by Sugi Sorensen, highly recommends the 1990 recording by Horacio Gutiérrez with Neeme Järvi and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Vladimir Ashkenazy's rendition with André Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra (Philips 452588) is also recommended. More recently, the Grammy Award-winning recording by Evgeny Kissin with Ashkenazy conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI Classics), has received high praise and recommendation. In 2009, Horacio Gutiérrez's 1990 recording with Neeme Järvi and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra was reissued (Prokofiev: The Concertos), receiving notable acclaim.
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