Sergio Fiorentino: Rachmaninov Solo Piano Works Complete

Sergei Rachmaninoff CD1 [1]-[5] Morceaux de fantaisie (5), Op.3 (1892) recorded: 11 September 1987 [6]-[12] Morceaux de salon (7), Op.10 (1894) recorded: 23 September 1987 [13]-[18] Moments musicaux (6), Op.16 (1896) recorded: 17 September 1987

CD2 [1]-[10] Preludes (10), Op.23 (1903) [11]-[23] Preludes (13), Op.32 (1910) recorded: 11 September 1987

CD3 [1]-[4] Morceaux (4) (1887) [5]-[7] Nocturnes (3) (1887/88) [8] Morceau (1884) Moderato, in D minor [9] Morceau de fantaisie (1899) “Delmo”, in G minor [10] Fragments (1917) Andante semplice, in A-flat major [11] Oriental Sketch (1917) Non allegro, in B-flat major Transcriptions & Paraphrases: [12] Polka de W.R. (1911) Lachtäubchen Op.303 | F.Behr [13]-[15] Suite (1933/34) Violin solo Partita No.3 in E, BWV 1006 | Bach [16] Menuet (1903; rev. 1922) L’Arlésienne, Suite No.1 | Bizet [17] Wohin? (1925) Die schöne Müllerin, D.795, Lied No.2 | Schubert [18] Hopak (1923/24) Sorochinsky Fair: Gopak | Mussorgsky [19] Lullaby (1941) Romance, Op.16/1 | Tchaikovsky [20] Flight of the Bumble-Bee (1929) Tale of Tsar Saltan | Rimsky-Korsakov [21] Daisies (1922; rev. 1940) Composer’s transcription from Song, Op.38/3 [22] Lilacs (1913/14) Composer’s transcription from Song, Op.21/5 [23] Scherzo (1933) A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Mendelssohn [24] Liebesleid (1921) Love’s Sorrow | Kreisler [25] Liebesfreud (1925) Love’s Joy | Kreisler [26] Vocalise, Op.34 No.14 | Fiorentino piano transcription (1962) recorded: 17 September 1987

CD4 [1-[8] Etudes-tableaux (8), Op.33 (1911) [9]-[17] Etudes-tableaux (9), Op.39 (1916) recorded: 23 September 1987

CD5 [1]-[3] Piano Sonata No.1 in D minor, Op.28 (1908) [4]-[6] Piano Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.36 (2nd version, 1931) recorded: 29 September 1987

BONUS 1: [7]-[9] Piano Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor, Op.1 (final ver., 1919) OS di Roma della RAI | Carlo Franci recorded: live | Auditorium RAI Foro Italico, Roma | 27 September 1958

CD6 [1] Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op.22 (1902/03) recorded: 29 September 1987 [2] Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42 (1931) recorded: 23 September 1987

BONUS 2: [3] Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, in A minor, Op.43 (1934) O Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | Vladimir Fedoseyev recorded: live | Auditorium di Via Conciliazione, Roma | 21 December 1991

BONUS 3: [4] Vocalise, Op.34 No.14 / Fiorentino piano transcription (1989) recorded: live | Teatro Bellini, Napoli | 20 February 1989

32 pages detailed booklet enclosed + Vocalise manuscript score The master tapes, broadcast live by the Italian RAI, Radio 3, were kept by Fiorentino, from whose collection they have now been made available in splendid sounding restorations.