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“He is the only other pianist” said the legendary Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli of Sergio Fiorentino (1927-1998). How is it that one of the greatest geniuses of the 20-th century is still so unknown? The answer leads to the personality of artist: Fiorentino was no career-hunter, had no big ego, was serving the music instead of himself, an “Enlightened” person and true aristocrat (Gianni Cesarini).
This 10-CD set presents the recordings Fiorentino made between 1994 and 1997 in the Siemenvilla in Berlin, a testimony of a great musical mind and technical command, of works by Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Scriabin and Bach.
“He is the only other pianist” said the legendary Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli of Sergio Fiorentino (1927-1998). How is it that one of the greatest geniuses of the 20-th century is still so unknown? The answer leads to the personality of artist: Fiorentino was no career-hunter, had no big ego, was serving the music instead of himself, an “Enlightened” person and true aristocrat (Gianni Cesarini).
This 10-CD set presents the recordings Fiorentino made between 1994 and 1997 in the Siemenvilla in Berlin, a testimony of a great musical mind and technical command, of works by Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Scriabin and Bach. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Phantasie for Piano in C major, Op. 17 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1838; Germany
2.
Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1819/1825; Vienna, Austria
3.
Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 537/Op. 164 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1817; Vienna, Austria
4.
Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, B 155/Op. 58 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Paris, France
5.
Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1828; Vienna, Austria
6.
Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1852-1853; Weimar, Germany
7.
Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses, S 173: no 7, Funérailles by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1852; Weimar, Germany
8.
Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144: no 2 in F minor, La leggierezza by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1848; Weimar, Germany
9.
Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145: no 1, Waldesrauschen by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1862-63; Rome, Italy
10.
Ballade for Piano no 2 in B minor, S 171 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Weimar, Germany
11.
Ballade for Piano no 1 in D flat major, S 170 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1848; Weimar, Germany
12.
Prelude, Fugue and Variation for Organ in B minor, Op. 18 by César Franck
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1862; France
Notes: Arranger: Bauer
13.
Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21 by César Franck
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1884; France
14.
Prelude, Aria and Finale for Piano, M 23 by César Franck
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1886-1887; France
15.
Sonata for Piano no 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 "Sonata fantasy" by Alexander Scriabin
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1892-1897; Russia
16.
Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Russia
17.
Sonata for Piano no 8 in B flat major, Op. 84 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939-1944; USSR
18.
Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 6 by Alexander Scriabin
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1892; Russia
19.
Sonata for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 28 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1907; Russia
20.
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Germany
Notes: Transcribed: Busoni; Arranged: Fiorentino
21.
French Suite no 5 in G major, BWV 816 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1724; Leipzig, Germany
22.
Suite from the Violin Partita in E major: Prelude, Gavotte & Gigue, transcription for piano after J. S. Bach, TN iii/1 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Post-Romantic
Written: 1933
23.
Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552 "St Anne" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1739; Leipzig, Germany
Notes: Transcribed: Busoni; Arranged: Fiorentino
24.
Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1726-1731; Leipzig, Germany
25.
Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Notes: Transcribed: Fiorentino
26.
Partita for Keyboard no 4 in D major, BWV 828 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1726-1731; Germany
27.
Suite bergamasque by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890/1905; France
28.
Work(s) by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
29.
Work(s) by Moritz Moszkowski
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
30.
Work(s) by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
31.
Work(s) by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
32.
Work(s) by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
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