Sergio Fiorentino (piano)
Sergiu Schwartz (violin)
Geoff Nuttall (violin)
Barry Shiffman (viola)
Suren Bagratuni (cello)
Jane Murray (oboe)
Charles Stier (clarinet)
Susan Wood (bassoon)
Eric Ruske (horn)

Works

Albeniz, Isaac

Chants d'Espagne, op.232

» V Seguidillas

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV532 (arr. Busoni)
Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV552 'St Anne' (arr. Busoni)

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Bagatelles (6), op.126
Piano Sonata no.26 in E flat major, op.81a 'Les Adieux'
Piano Sonata no.31 in A flat major, op.110
Quintet for piano and wind, op.16

» no.3 in A flat major, op.47

» no.4 in F minor, op.52

Etudes (12), op.10

» no.4 in C sharp minor

» no.6 in E flat minor

» no.8 in F major

» no.10 in A flat major

Mazurkas (51)

» no.5 in B flat major, op.7 no.1

» no.23 in D major, op.33 no.2

» no.25 in B minor, op.33 no.4

» no.32 in C sharp minor, op.50 no.3

Nocturnes (21)

» no.5 in F sharp major, op.15 no.2

» no.8 in D flat major, op.27 no.2

Polonaise no.1 in C sharp minor, op.26 no.1
Preludes (24), op.28

» no.15 in D flat major 'Raindrop'

» no.16 in B flat minor

» no.17 in A flat major

» no.23 in F major

Waltzes (19)

» no.1 in E flat major, op.18 'Grande valse brillante'

» no.2 in A flat major, op.34 no.1

» no.5 in A flat major, op.42

» no.6 in D flat, op.64 no.1 'Minute'

» no.7 in C sharp minor, op.64 no.2

Franck, Cesar

Piano Quintet in F minor, FWV7

Godowsky, Leopold

Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes by Johann Strauss

» No.2 Die Fledermaus

Liszt, Franz

Concert Etudes (3), S144
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), S244

» no.12 in C sharp minor

Lieder (12) von Franz Schubert, S558

» no.7 Fruhlingsglaube

Mullerlieder (6) von Franz Schubert, S565

» no.2 Der Muller und der Bach

Valse de l'opera Faust (Gounod), S407

Mendelssohn, Felix

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 6, op.67

» no.4 in C major 'Spinning Song'

Moszkowski, Moritz

Etudes (15), op.72

» no.6 in F major

Morceaux caracteristiques (8), op.36

» no.6 Etincelles

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.36
Songs (14), op.34

» no.14 Vocalise (trans. S Fiorentino for piano)

Schubert, Franz

Impromptus (4), op.90 D899
Moments musicaux (6), op.94 D780

» no.3 in F minor

Piano Sonata no.13 in A major, D664
Piano Sonata no.21 in B flat major, D960

Schumann, Robert

Fantasie in C major, op.17
Romances (3), op.28

» no.2 in F sharp major

Scriabin, Alexander

Piano Sonata no.2 in G sharp minor, op.19 'Sonata-Fantasy'

Singer, Otto Jr.

Concert Paraphrase on 'Der Rosenkavalier' Waltz

Tausig, Carl

Man lebt nur einmal no.2 from 'Walzer-Capricen nach J. Strauss'

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Morceaux (12), op.40

» no.8 Valse in A flat major (arr. Sergio Fiorentino)

Theme and Variations in A minor
Valse-caprice, op.4

Artists

About

‘Sergio Fiorentino was one of the greatest pianists I have ever heard. I realize that this is a big statement, especially since my listening and loving pianists over a period of over half a century. I heard Backhaus, Cherkassky, Kapell, Landowska, Moiseiwitsch, Schnabel and Solomon.

‘I knew Horowitz personally. And I introduced to America in their debut recitals such pianistic luminaries as Bella Davidovich, Andrei Gavrilov, JeanPhilippe Collard, Mikhail Pletnev, Igor Zhukov, Ekaterina Novitskaya, Maria Joao Pires, Andrea Lucchesini and more than twenty others. I returned to America after absences of many decades such artist as Maria Tipo, Magda Tagliaferro, Dubravka Tomsic, Vlado Perlemuter and Dame Moura Lympany.

‘But it was Sergio Fiorentino’s return after forty odd years of first playing in New York City that brought me the greatest satisfaction and moved me deeply... Sergio was immediately loved by Newport and New York audiences. Critics from Boston and New York wrote that his was a throwback to the golden age of Lhevinne, Godowsky and Rachmaninoff himself. Sergio was generous with his time, his artistry and his concern for others.

‘His fellow artists at the Festival revered him; one seasoned pianist even wanted to travel to Naples for further study with him. He was an impresario’s dream: always playing like a god with no hidden agenda of personal difficulties. His needs were simple: a light meal and a glass of Coke. He was impeccably dressed even though his concert suit spanned the decades. The Festival made him a gift of a new set of tails; he accepted it graciously, and it is now a poignant reminder that he played his very last recital in that new suit.

‘As a matter of fact, the very last piece he played in public was at the Newport Music Festival --- Beethoven’s Sonata Op.26, prophetically containing the “Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un eroe.” For me, Sergio was that “hero”. He will be forever missed and never forgotten.’

– Dr. Mark P. Malkovich III