RH-006 | 6CD | SERGIO FIORENTINO - complete Rachmaninoff live

Sergei Rachmaninoff

CD1 | 74:19
Morceaux de fantaisie (5), Op.3 (1892)
Morceaux de salon (7), Op.10 (1894)
Moments musicaux (6), Op.16 (1896)
recorded: 11, 23, 17.IX.1987

CD2 | 65:32 NEW CD2
Preludes (10), Op.23 (1903)
Preludes (13), Op.32 (1910)
recorded: 11.IX.1987

CD3 | 77:48
Morceaux (4) (1887)
Nocturnes (3) (1887/88)
Morceau (1884) Moderato, in D minor
Morceau de fantaisie (1899) “Delmo”, in G minor
Fragments (1917) Andante semplice, in A-flat major
Oriental Sketch (1917) Non allegro, in B-flat major
Transcriptions & Paraphrases:
Polka de W.R. (1911) Lachtäubchen Op.303 | F.Behr
Suite (1933/34) Violin solo Partita No.3 in E, BWV 1006 | Bach
Menuet (1903; rev. 1922) L’Arlésienne, Suite No.1 | Bizet
Wohin? (1925) Die schöne Müllerin, D.795, Lied No.2 | Schubert
Hopak (1923/24) Sorochinsky Fair: Gopak | Mussorgsky
Lullaby (1941) Romance, Op.16/1 | Tchaikovsky
Flight of the Bumble-Bee (1929) Tale of Tsar Saltan | Rimsky-Korsakov
Daisies (1922; rev. 1940) Composer’s transcription from Song, Op.38/3
Lilacs (1913/14) Composer’s transcription from Song, Op.21/5
Scherzo (1933) A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Mendelssohn
Liebesleid (1921) Love’s Sorrow | Kreisler
Liebesfreud (1925) Love’s Joy | Kreisler
Vocalise, Op.34/14 | Fiorentino transcription (1962)
recorded: 17.IX.1987

CD4 | 60:05
Etudes-tableaux (8), Op.33 (1911)
Etudes-tableaux (9), Op.39 (1916)
recorded: 23.IX.1987

CD5 | 79:32
Piano Sonata No.1 in D minor, Op.28 (1908)
Piano Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.36 (2^nd vers. 1931)
recorded: 29.IX.1987
-BONUS 1-
Piano Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor, Op.1 (final vers. 1919)
RAI Roma | Carlo Franci | 27.IX.1958

CD6 | 72:20
Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op.22 (1902/03)
Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42 (1931)
recorded: 29, 23.IX.1987
-BONUS 2-
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 (1934)
O.Ac. Naz. S.Cecilia | Vladimir Fedoseyev | Roma, 21.XII.1991
-BONUS 3-
Vocalise, Op.34/14 (transcription: S. Fiorentino, 1989)
recorded: live | Teatro Bellini, Napoli | 20.II.1989

Vocalise manuscript score included
recorded live (except the 3 BONUS) | Auditorium Domenico Scarlatti RAI, Napoli
source: copy of the master tapes owned by Sergio Fiorentino
the 4 recitals were broadcast live by Italian RAI Radio3