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Rachmaninoff: Fiorentino Edition Vol. 3.Preludes, Piano Sonatas 1 & 2, Transcriptions

Rachmaninoff: Fiorentino Edition Vol. 3.Preludes, Piano Sonatas 1 & 2, Transcriptions
Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff
Artist Sergio Fiorentino piano
Format 2 CD
Cat. number PCLD0065
EAN code 5060385450000
Release March 2014

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About this release

This third volume of the Sergio Fiorentino Edition on Piano Classics features a fine selection of the master’s Rachmaninoff recordings: the complete Preludes (recorded in one day!) dates from the 60s, and shows a wonderful fluency of a vocal quality, staggering virtuosity and a musical taste reminiscent of the Golden Age of Pianism.
The piano sonatas are recording in the 80s, a part of the “Berlin Recordings”, a testimony of a great, deep and sincere artist. As a bonus, also included is a generous selection of Rachmaninoff transcriptions, the highlight being the Mendelssohn’s Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (probably the fastest on record…).
Both volumes I and II of the Fiorentino Edition received rave reviews in the international press, ”a tribute to one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century”.

Listening

Track list

Disk 1

  1. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude, Op. 3: II. Lento in C-Sharp Minor
  2. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: I. Largo in F-Sharp Minor
  3. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: II. Maestoso in B-Fflat Major
  4. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: III. Tempo di minuetto in D Minor
  5. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: IV. Andante cantabile in D Major
  6. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: V. Alla marcia in G Minor
  7. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: VI. Andante in E-Flat Major
  8. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: VII. Allegro in C Minor
  9. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: VIII. Allegro vivace in A-Flat Major
  10. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: IX. Presto in E-Flat Minor
  11. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: X. Largo in G-Flat Major
  12. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: I. Allegro vivace in C Major
  13. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: II. Allegretto in B-Flat Minor
  14. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: III. Allegro vivace in E Major
  15. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: IV. Allegro con brio in E Minor
  16. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: V. Moderato in G Major
  17. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: VI. Allegro appassionato in F Minor
  18. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: VII. Moderato in F Major
  19. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: VIII. Vivo in A Minor
  20. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: IX. Allegro moderato in A Major
  21. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: X. Lento in B Minor
  22. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: XI. Allegretto in B Major
  23. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: XII. Allegro in G-Sharp Minor
  24. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: XIII. Grave in D-Flat Major

Disk 2

  1. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28: I. Allegro moderato
  2. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28: II. Lento
  3. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28: III. Allegro molto
  4. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: I. Allegro agitato
  5. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: II. Non allegro
  6. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: III. Allegro molto
  7. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Daisies Song, Op. 38
  8. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Lilacs Song, Op. 21
  9. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
  10. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Liebesleid
  11. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream