Fiorentino Edition, Vol. 2: The Complete Liszt Recordings / Sergio Fiorentino, piano [6 CDs]

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Piano Classics presents a second volume in their series of recordings by the great Italian pianist Sergio Fiorentino. This superb, specially-priced six disc set is devoted to a complete survey of Fiorentino's Liszt recordings. Including sessions dating back to the late fifties, this volume includes the complete first book of Années de pèlerinage (Suisse), a fine selection of Hungarian Rhapsodies, a disc of late piano pieces, both piano concertos and an assortment of studies and character pieces, rounded off by a magnificent reading of the B minor Sonata.


Works:

Années de pèlerinage, première année, S 160 “Suisse” by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Weimar, Germany

Venezia e Napoli, S 162 by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; Weimar, Germany

Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 7 in D minor by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1885; Weimar, Germany

Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 6 in D flat major by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1885; Weimar, Germany

Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 2 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Hungary

Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 13 in A minor by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1885; Weimar, Germany

Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 11 in A minor by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Weimar, Germany

Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 10 in E major by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Paris, France

Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145: no 2, Gnomenreigen by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1862-63; Rome, Italy

Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 “Mephisto Waltz no 1” by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859-1860; Weimar, Germany

Hungarian Folksongs (5) for Piano, S 245 by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873; Rome, Italy

Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 “Italie”: no 1, Sposalizio by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837-1849; Weimar, Germany

Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124 by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1849/1856; Weimar, Germany

Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125 by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839/1861; Weimar, Germany

Polonaise brillante (Weber) for Piano, S 455 by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1851

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

Ballade for Piano no 2 in B minor, S 171 by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Weimar, Germany

Liebesträume for Piano, S 541: no 3, O Lieb, so lang by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1850; Weimar, Germany

Transcendental Etudes (6) after Paganini, S 140: no 3 “La Campanella” by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838; Switzerland

Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 8 in F sharp minor by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1885; Weimar, Germany

Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 15 in a “Rákóczy March” by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1886

Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 12 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1885; Weimar, Germany

Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses, S 173: no 7, Funérailles by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1852; Weimar, Germany

Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1852-1853; Weimar, Germany

Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses, S 173: no 7, Funérailles by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1852; Weimar, Germany

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

Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145: no 1, Waldesrauschen by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1862-63; Rome, Italy

Ballade for Piano no 2 in B minor, S 171 by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Weimar, Germany

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

Work(s) by Franz Liszt

Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
Period: Romantic

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: 1958-1997.



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Works Details

>Liszt, Franz : Album d'un voyageur, S 156
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Greenwich Town Hall, London, England (07/29/1963-07/31/1963)
  • Running Time: 53 min. 11 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1848-1855

>Liszt, Franz : Venezia e Napoli, S 162
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris (09/15/1962-09/18/1962)
  • Running Time: 16 min. 46 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1859

>Liszt, Franz : Grandes Études de Paganini
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1851

>Liszt, Franz : Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1862-1863

>Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 9 min. 55 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1847

>Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 7 min. 9 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1847

>Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano no 7 in D minor, S. 244/7 (LW A132/7)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 6 min. 8 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1847

>Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 6 min. 23 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1847

>Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 45 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1847

>Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 9 min. 35 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1847

>Liszt, Franz : Grand galop chromatique for Piano, S 219
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris (09/15/1962-09/18/1962)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1837

>Liszt, Franz : Ab irato, étude de perfectionnement de la Méthode de Fétis, for piano, S. 143 (LW A63b)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris (09/15/1962-09/18/1962)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1852

>Liszt, Franz : Grande Fantaisie de bravoure sur La clochette, for piano (after Paganini :: "La Campanella"), S. 420 (
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris (09/15/1962-09/18/1962)
  • Running Time: 13 min. 44 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1832

>Liszt, Franz : Prelude "Weinen, Klagen..." (JS Bach) for Piano, S 179
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Composition written: 1854.
  • Running Time: 6 min. 51 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1854

>Liszt, Franz : Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Composition written: 1849-50.
  • Running Time: 19 min. 14 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1849-1850

>Liszt, Franz : Nuages gris (Grey clouds)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1881

>Liszt, Franz : La Lugubre gondola I, for piano (in 6/8), S. 200/1 (LW A319a)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Composition written: 1884.
  • Running Time: 4 min. 56 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1884

>Liszt, Franz : La lugubre gondola for Piano, S 200 (2nd version)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 9 min. 20 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1885

>Liszt, Franz : R.W.-Venezia
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Composition written: 1883.
  • Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1883

>Liszt, Franz : Vier Kleine Klavierstücke (4), for piano, S. 192 (LW A233/1-4)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Composition written: 1865-79.
  • Running Time: 7 min. 29 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1865-1879

>Liszt, Franz : Elegie, for piano no 2, S. 197 (LW A277)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1877

>Liszt, Franz : Dem Andenken Petöfis, for piano, S. 195 (LW A279)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Composition written: 1877.
  • Running Time: 6 min. 3 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1877

>Liszt, Franz : Nocturne for Piano, S 203 "Schlaflos, Frage und Antwort"
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Composition written: 1883.
  • Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1883

>Liszt, Franz : Unstern (Evil star)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Composition written: 1886.
  • Running Time: 8 min. 59 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1886

>Liszt, Franz : Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris (09/15/1962-09/18/1962)
  • Running Time: 9 min. 46 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Waltz
  • Written: 1859-1862

>Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Folksongs (5), for piano, S. 245 (LW A263)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Guildford Civic Hall (02/14/1966-02/15/1966)
  • Running Time: 8 min. 27 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1873

>Liszt, Franz : Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris (09/15/1962-09/18/1962)
  • Running Time: 9 min. 36 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1849

>Liszt, Franz : Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Conductor: Erich Riede
  • Running Time: 9 min. 3 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: 1835-1856

>Liszt, Franz : Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Conductor: Vernon Handley
  • Notes: Guildford Civic Hall (02/14/1966-02/15/1966)
  • Running Time: 22 min. 23 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: 1839

>Liszt, Franz : Polonaise brillante (Weber) for Piano and Orchestra, S 367/R 460 :: Op. 17) , S. 367 (LW H10)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Conductor: Vernon Handley
  • Notes: Guildford Civic Hall (02/14/1966-02/15/1966)
  • Running Time: 10 min. 38 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1848

>Liszt, Franz : Liebesträume for Piano, S 541
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 54 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1843-1850

>Liszt, Franz : Grande Fantaisie de bravoure sur La clochette, for piano (after Paganini :: "La Campanella"), S. 420 (
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 13 min. 44 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1832

>Liszt, Franz : Vision, etude for piano in G minor (Transcendental Etude no 6), S. 139/6 (LW A172/6)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1851

>Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: March
  • Written: 1853

>Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Salle Adyar, Paris (01/25/1960-01/26/1960)
  • Running Time: 6 min. 20 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1846

>Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Salle Adyar, Paris (01/25/1960-01/26/1960)
  • Running Time: 10 min. 4 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1847

>Liszt, Franz : Ballade :: Le chant du croisé, for piano no 1 in D flat major, S. 170 (LW A117)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Salle Adyar, Paris (01/25/1960-01/26/1960)
  • Running Time: 7 min. 6 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1848

>Liszt, Franz : Ballade, for piano no 2 (I) in B minor, S. 170a
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Salle Adyar, Paris (01/25/1960-01/26/1960)
  • Running Time: 15 min. 32 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1848

>Liszt, Franz : Funerailles
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Salle Adyar, Paris (01/25/1960-01/26/1960)
  • Running Time: 12 min. 41 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1848-1849

>Liszt, Franz : Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Salle Adyar, Paris (01/25/1960-01/26/1960)
  • Running Time: 9 min. 46 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Waltz
  • Written: 1859-1862

>Liszt, Franz : Ballade :: Le chant du croisé, for piano no 1 in D flat major, S. 170 (LW A117)
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Konzertsaal Siemensvilla, Berlin, Germany (10/18/1997-10/19/1997)
  • Running Time: 7 min. 6 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1848

>Liszt, Franz : Ballade for Piano no 2 in B minor, S 171
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Konzertsaal Siemensvilla, Berlin, Germany (10/18/1997-10/19/1997)
  • Running Time: 16 min. 11 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1853

>Liszt, Franz : Funerailles
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Konzertsaal Siemensvilla, Berlin, Germany (10/18/1997-10/19/1997)
  • Running Time: 12 min. 41 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1848-1849

>Liszt, Franz : Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Konzertsaal Siemensvilla, Berlin, Germany (10/18/1997-10/19/1997)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 12 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1848

>Liszt, Franz : Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Konzertsaal Siemensvilla, Berlin, Germany (10/18/1997-10/19/1997)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1862-1863

>Liszt, Franz : Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178
  • Performer: Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)
  • Notes: Konzertsaal Siemensvilla, Berlin, Germany (10/18/1997-10/19/1997)
  • Running Time: 19 min. 55 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1851-1853