RH-006 | 6CD | SERGIO FIORENTINO ① | complete RACHMANINOFF live

Sergei RACHMANINOFF
complete solo piano works

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

CD2 | 67:23
• 10 Preludes, Op.23 (1903)
• 13 Preludes, Op.32 (1910)
recorded: 11.IX.1987

CD3 | 77:48
• 4 Morceaux (1887)
• 3 Nocturnes (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 | Franz 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 (transcription: S. Fiorentino,1962)
recorded: 17.IX.1987

CD4 | 60:05
• 8 Etudes-tableaux, Op.33 (1911)
• 9 Etudes-tableaux, 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 (2nd version, 1931)
recorded: 29.IX.1987
BONUS 1:
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor, Op.1 (final version, 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:
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 (1934)
Accademia Nazionale S.Cecilia | Vladimir Fedoseyev | Roma, 21.XII.1991
BONUS 3:
RACHMANINOFF / FIORENTINO Vocalise, Op.34/14 (transcr. 1989)
recorded: live | Teatro Bellini, Napoli | 20.II.1989
reproduction of "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