21. Classical Piano Links Peter Feuchtwanger pianist (DE/UK) sergio fiorentino pianist (IT) (d. 1998) Alexis Alexander Ffrench pianist Giacomo Franci pianist (IT) http://www.carolinaclassical.com/pianolinks.html

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22. APR :: Appian Publications & Recordings :: New Releases That the Italian pianist sergio fiorentino is now recognised as one of the greatpianists of the 20th century is due almost entirely to his championing by http://www.aprrecordings.co.uk/newreleases.html

APR5643 GINA BACHAUER (1910-76) The first HMV recordings 1949-51 CD 76' 59" LISZT Funérailles; LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No.12 MOZART Piano Concerto No.26 in D K537 ?Coronation? (with New London Orchestra/Sherman) LISZT/BUSONI Rapsodie espagnole (with New London Orchestra/Sherman) The Greek pianist Gina Bachauer was born in Athens in 1910. Unlike many of her female colleagues of the time, she was a renowned exponent of the great warhorses of the repertoire including concertos by Brahms and Rachmaninov and, as can be heard on this disc, Busoni's monumental solo transcriptions of Bach and Liszt. Like many of her generation, the launch of her international career was delayed by the Second World War (which she spent in the Middle East, giving some 600 concerts for the Allied Forces) and it was only at the end of the 1940s that she began to receive true recogition. HMV was quick to spot her brilliance and signed her to an exclusive contract and the fruits of her earliest recordings (1949-51) can be heard on this disc. It was unusual to encounter her in Mozart but she offers here a spirited performance of the Coronation Concerto where she is accompanied by the New London Orchestra with Alec Sherman (later to be her husband) on the podium. APR 5643 APR6002 SIMON BARERE (1896-1951) The complete HMV recordings 1934-36 two CDs 125' 48"

23. APR :: Appian Publications & Recordings :: Current Catalogue (last Updated Feb 2 Gramophone (UK). sergio fiorentino. A pianist of tremendous stature. Live recordings Germany 1993. BACH - BUSONI Prelude Fugue in D, BWV 532 • SCHUMANN http://www.aprrecordings.co.uk/currentcat.html

Click on an Artist or Anthology to be taken to the relevant part of our catalogue : Artists Claudio Arrau Gina Bachauer Simon Barere Alexander Brailowsky ... Valerie Tryon Anthologies The Auer Legacy Johann Strauss To Music Piano e forte CLAUDIO ARRAU King and Emperor! Claudio Arrau in Concert 1 CHOPIN 24 Preludes Op.28 (Recorded at the 1960 Prague Spring Festival) SCHUMANN Symphonic Etudes Op.13 (Recorded at the 1976 Prague Spring Festival) APR 5631 Although Claudio Arrau made many distinctive studio recordings, he often lived more dangerously in front of an audience, as these previously unreleased performances from the Prague Spring Festival prove...An essential acquisition for admirers of this singular pianist. Classics Today (USA) Claudio Arrau in Concert 2 BEETHOVEN Sonata No.3, Op.2/3 (Recorded at the 1976 Prague Spring Festival) BRAHMS Sonata No.3, Op.5

24. MusicMoz - Instruments: Keyboard: Piano: Bands And Artists: F fiorentino, sergio (19271998) - Biography; discography; pictures; MP3 samples.Fischer, Edwin (1886-1960) - Excerpts from pianist Alfred Brendel s essay on http://musicmoz.org/Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Bands_and_Artists/F/

Editor login Link Feedback Submit Item ... About Search Whole Directory free-text band or artist name song title album This Category free-text Advanced Search Top Instruments Keyboard ... Bands and Artists Subcategories: Finn, Tim Links: Fanning, Diana - Includes discography, biography, repertory, reviews, recordings with audio samples and current tour schedule. Feghali, Jos© - Brazil-born pianist, living in Texas; biography, reviews, discography, news and more. Ffrench, Alexis Alexander (b.1970) - Concerto performer, recitalist and leading exponent of solo improvised concerts; mp3 audio samples. Fialkowska, Janina - Website of Canadian-American concert pianist Janina Fialkowska. Includes biography, discography, repertoire and contact information. Fiorentino, Sergio (1927-1998) - Biography; discography; pictures; MP3 samples. Fischer, Edwin (1886-1960) - Excerpts from pianist Alfred Brendel's essay on his swiss piano teacher. Folk, Peter - Composer, graduate at Prague AMU, pianist and teacher. Friends of Richter and Gilels, The - Contact information for society devoted to pianists Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels. This category needs an editor This category incorporates modified data from the Open Directory Project.

25. Sergio Fiorentino Memorial Information about the Italian pianist sergio fiorentino, pictures and reviews ofhis recordings.music,classical,piano,pianist,fiorentino,sergio,recordings http://fiorentino.gmxhome.de/Fiorentino.htm

Back to Intro S e r g i o F i o r e n t i n o M e m o r i a l S i t e I S ERGIO F IORENTINO pianist musician The Italian pianist SERGIO FIORENTINO was born in Naples, 22 December 1927 and died in Naples on 22 August 1998. This site, dedicated to his memory, contains information about his career, repertoire, concerts and recordings. "E' il solo altro pianista." (He is the only other pianist) Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (from a conversation with his pupil and friend, pianist Alberto Neumann) "Ho ascoltato recentemente un pianista alla radio che mi ha impressionato molto: Sergio Fiorentino, lei lo conosce?" (Recently I listened to a pianist on the radio who impressed me very much: Sergio Fiorentino, do you know him?) Vladimir Horowitz (during a conversation with Italian pianist Rodolfo Caporali in his home in New York City in 1963) T hese short statements by two pianists, considered by many as belonging to the league of the very greatest, will come as a major surprise to all those interested in the art of playing the piano. One can safely assume that both men did know what they were talking about. Contrary to their knowledge, until recent years, the name of Sergio Fiorentino was virtually unknown to a wider public. After tremendous success on concert stages of many European countries and through appearances in New York City and in South America in the late forties and early fifties, a chain of events caused Fiorentino to retreat from international concert life, dedicating most of his time to teaching at the Conservatory "San Pietro a Majella" in his native city and giving only the occasional concert and radio appearance in Italy.

26. Sergio Fiorentino Index in the late Italian pianist. S ERGIO fiorentino. You can choose. sergiofiorentino s Complete Discography ( including pseudonymous releases ) http://fiorentino.gmxhome.de/

S E R G I O F I O R E N T I N O Best view with INTERNET EXPLORER 5.5 at 800 x 600 and font size of browser adjusted to "small" Hello, it is a pleasure to have you here. This is the index of The Sergio Fiorentino Pages . . . The contents hidden behind this starter are for those interested in the late Italian pianist S E R G I O F I O R E N T I N O You can choose: Sergio Fiorentino's Complete Discography ( including pseudonymous releases ) click here, please Fiorentino Memorial Site I ( pictures, short bio, reviews of new recordings and MPEG downloads ) click here, please Fiorentino Memorial Site II ( reviews of live concerts and reactions to his passing ) click here, please The Picture Gallery ( some rarely seen pictures and old record sleeves ) click here, please The RAI Recordings ( listing of the extant recordings made for Italian radio RAI ) click here, please Listen free to choice Fiorentino Recordings at AMPCAST !! click here, please Click to subscribe to sfiorentino Ernst A. Lumpe

27. Pianos And Pianists - CD Conspectus, Page 1 The career of Naplesborn sergio fiorentino (1927-98) commenced actively just I especially anticipated encountering the pianist in person upon his New http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/1999/11/ppfior.htm

IGOR KIPNIS on the art of SERGIO FIORENTINO The career of Naples-born Sergio Fiorentino (1927-98) commenced actively just before the 1950s, after he had been singled out as a prize winner in competitions in Monza [1947, the jury headed by Michelangeli], Geneva [1947, joint second], Naples [1948 Concorso Rossomandi, first] and Genoa [1948, first]. Following several European and American tours (his American debut was in1953), he suffered spinal damage when his plane had to make a forced landing in South America, although he eventually recovered well enough to continue his concert career. In the mid-fifties, a time when he appeared again in public, notably in England, he also began to record for a variety of companies, including Saga (discs which I later regretted not having obtained). The routine of touring, however, began to pall, and for the next decades Fiorentino spent his time teaching at [his alma mater ] the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella in Naples, where he held the post of professor and from which he retired in 1993. Gradually he began performing again, especially in Germany, from which several of the radio broadcasts issued by APR emanate. Having heard those initial 1993 recordings ( APR 7036 , 2 CDs) of Bach-Busoni, Beethoven's Op 110, Chopin's Second Sonata, Scriabin's Fourth, the Schumann Fantasy, and a host of encore lollipops such as the Strauss-Godowsky Fledermaus Igor Kipnis , November 5th 1999

28. F. Liszt Society The president is István Lantos, the distinguished pianist, organist and teacher.The secretarygeneral is the a) sergio fiorentino piano Edition VIII. http://www.bmc.hu/lisztsociety/index2_en.htm

Magyarul F. LISZT SOCIETY, BUDAPEST Liszt Ferenc Társaság, Budapest VI, Vörösmarty u. 35., H–1064, Hungary Phone/Fax + 361 342 1573. hambivan@axelero.hu Bank account: OTP Bank, Budapest VI, Andrássy út 83, H–1062, Hungary. Account No. 11706016-204419661. SWIFT CODE: OTPVHUHB History and structure. The Society, which bears the name of the great Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811–1886), was founded in 1893, after initiatives dating back to the master’s lifetime. It functioned with some interruptions until the Second World War. The Society was re-established in 1973 as an association dependent, like all social bodies at that time, on the party-state. With the change of system in Hungary in 1989–90 the F. Liszt Society became a self-governing voluntary association for cultural purposes. It is run by a presiding board of 12 members. The president is István Lantos, the distinguished pianist, organist and teacher. The secretary-general is the musicologist Klára Hamburger DSc. The Society is affiliated to the Hungarian Music Council. Apart from its centre and office in Budapest, the Society has branches in Sopron, Szekszárd and Pécs. The membership of the Society is about 400. Purposes.

29. Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide To Classical Music sergio fiorentino s Bach subscribes to all the pianistic notions that The Italian pianist, though, really shows what he s made of in the transcriptions. http://www.classicstoday.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=2865

30. Miami Piano Festival > Meet The Artists Dubravka Tomšic, sergio fiorentino, Dame Moura Lympany, Fou Ts’ong, Dr.Malkovich is a pianist of note himself, having studied with Dorothy Crost http://www.miamipianofest.com/lecture/malkovich.htm

Dr. Mark P. Malkovich , III is acknowledged as an expert in the field of chamber music. As General Director of the Newport Music Festival for the past twenty-nine seasons, he has brought the Festival to national and international prominence. His avid awareness of the international music scene and his idea of a music-making community of artists creates a festival that really feels like a festival. back

31. Classical IN MEMORY OF sergio fiorentino HL 00501235 legendary pianist sergio fiorentinopassed away at his home in Naples, Italy in 1998. http://www.easymusicbooks.com/contents/en-us/d353.html

if(parent.wm)var wm=parent.wm targetFrame="self"; parentFrame1="toc"; parentFrame2="toc"; Home Music Software Yamaha PianoSoft Solo Classical For the Yamaho PianoSoft Keyboard. Not Sheet Music. BUECHNER PLAYS BRAHMS HL 00501185 Larger picture Series: Pianosoft ;Medium: Disk Sara Davis Buechner's thoughtful interpretations of these beautiful Brahms works make this disk a must for classical music lovers! Features three pieces from Klavierst¼cke Op. 118, and Variationen Op. 21, No. 1. CHOPIN RECITAL HL 00501018 Series: Pianosoft ;Medium: Disk 1. Prelude No. 4, E minor, Op. 28-4 2. Prelude No. 15, Db Major Raindrop,Op. 28-15 3. Waltz No. 12 F minor, Op. 70-2 4. Mazurka No. 5, Bb Major Op. 7-1 5. Nocturne No. 1, Bb minor, Op. 9-1 6. Prelude No. 6 Bb minor, Op. 28-6 7. Waltz No. 10, B minor, Op. 69-2 8. Waltz No. 19, A minor, Op. 34-2 9. Mazurka No. 47, A minor, Op. 68-2 10. Mazurka No. 13, A minor, Op. 17-4 11. Nocturne No. 20, C# minor 12. Nocturne No. 21, C minor CHOPIN REVOLUTIONARY HL 00501017 Series: Pianosoft ;Medium:

32. Director Artese He has been much sought after in Europe as a professional pianist and as a in Rome and of the great Romantic virtuoso sergio fiorentino, in Naples, http://www.italianheritagesb.org/Images in use/Directors/artese.htm

BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANTONIO ARTESE ANTONIO ARTESE, born in Termoli, Italy in 1961, is the founder and Musical Director of the international Adriatic Chamber Music Festival, which is held in Termoli and Bonefro, Italy each summer. He has been much sought after in Europe as a professional pianist and as a chamber music and lieder recitalist. Antonio is also a longtime jazz aficionado and he has appeared in some of the major nightspots in Rome and in northern and southern California, and lately in London, England. His unique personal style and improvisational skills both as jazz and classical musician allows him to be fluent in several musical idioms, including be-bop and blues. A former student of Maestro Massimo Marzi and Bianca Maria Orlando in Rome and of the great Romantic virtuoso Sergio Fiorentino, in Naples, he captured First Prize in the Rachmaninov International Piano competition (1985) and received similar distinction by the Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation (1992) in Santa Barbara. In December 2000, Mr. Artese has been awarded the Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance by the University of California at Santa Barbara. Composer and arranger, he has recorded several albums and participated in various musical projects, in the United States and in Europe. His latest recital in London was recently released on a CD.

33. Best CDs Of 2002 List - AUDIOPHILE AUDITION Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Howard Shelley, pianist conductor HyperionCDA67276 sergio fiorentino Edition, Vol. 4 = LISZT and CHOPIN Orchestral http://www.audaud.com/audaud/best2002.html

Best Of The Year CDs Classical/Jazz/Rock (incl. both Hi-Res Formats) Back to Archives Index Here is our 18th annual Best of the Year List, continuing the service first offered in 1985 with the public radio version of AUDIOPHILE AUDITION. As usual, we make no definite claims for this list. It is predicated on our personal tastes and also on what was available to us, but also with an equal emphasis on both the musical and sonic quality of each CD (excepting some of the reissues. This year for the first time we are including choices in rock.) - John Sunier CLASSICAL JOHN ADAMS: Naive And Sentimental Music; Mother Of The Man; Chain To The Rhythm - Los Angeles Philharmonic/Esa-Pekka Salonen - Nonesuch 79636-2 J.S. BACH: Concertos, Vol. II = Violin Concerto in G Minor BWV1056, Concerto for oboe and violin in C Minor BVW 1060, Violin Concerto in A Minor BWV 1041, Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor BWV 1043, Violin Concerto in E Major BWV 1042, Concerto for 3 violins in D Major BWV 1064 - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Benjamin Hudson - Tacet DVD-Audio DVD D1111 BACH: 7 Harpsichord Concertos; Triple Concerto BWV 1044 - Richard Egarr, harpsichord/The Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze - Harmonia mundi 097283.84 - (2 CDs)

34. STUDIOMUSICA He studied with the late sergio fiorentino and currently is a student of He has been awarded the ‘Tasto d’Oro’ as the most promising Italian pianist. http://www.studiomusica.net/eng/artisti/andaloro_d.htm

GIUSEPPE ANDALORO Curriculum Reviews Repertoire Discography ... gallery CURRICULUM: The Times, London The Independent, London The Daily Telegraph, London The Grand Prize winner of the London International Piano Competition 2002, Giuseppe Andaloro, was born in Palermo in 1982. He studied with the late Sergio Fiorentino and currently is a student of Vincenzo Balzani. Having already graduated with full marks, full honours and distinction from the 'Giuseppe Verdi' State Conservatoire of Music in Milan, he continues his studies there on a post-graduate course. His wide-ranging repertoire spans from Bach and Handel through to Messiaen and Ligeti. Future engagements include concerto performances in Japan, Italy, France, Germany, and the UK with the London Mozart Players and London Philharmonic Orchestra as well as recordings for Naxos label.

35. Pianist And Piano Players Beautiful, relaxing piano music performed by pianist Helen Allen fiorentino,sergio (19271998) - Biography; discography; pictures; MP3 samples. http://www.onlypiano.com/html/pianists.html

var sc_project=369885; var sc_partition=1; var sc_invisible=1; Your complete source for piano artists and fans, including piano news, music equipment, sheet music and CDs from featured performers of jazz, new-age, classical piano. Home Piano Radio Resources Forums ... About PIANISTS Click here to Add your link - UK Piano duo; brief information only. Alciatore, Robin - Biography and mp3 files performed by the internationally recognized concert pianist. Aleksander, Adam - Polish/Canadian Classical pianist, includes brief biography and contact information. Allen's Helen Beautiful, relaxing piano music performed by Pianist Helen Allen Alvarez , Carmen - Concert pianist born in Uruguay. Includes biography, sound bites, concert reviews, photos, etc. Alu, Jeff T. - The piano music of Piano improvs and compositions by Jeff T. Alu. Archontides, P. B. - Greek-Australian pianist. Includes biographical information press releases and upcoming events. Argerich, Martha - An index of studio and concert recordings. Argerich, Martha (b.1941) - Excerpts from a 1979 interview with Dean Elder; in-print discography; reviews. Artzt, Susanna

36. Newport Music Festival Dubravka Tomšic, sergio fiorentino, Dame Moura Lympany, Fou Ts’ong, Dr.Malkovich is a pianist of note himself, having studied with Dorothy Crost http://www.newportmusic.org/2005MMBio.htm

Box Office Dr. Mark P. Malkovich, III General Director v 2005 Biography Dr. Mark P. Malkovich, III is acknowledged as an expert in the field of chamber music. As General Director of the Newport Music Festival for the past thirty years, he has brought the Festival to national and international prominence. His avid awareness of the international music scene and his idea of a music-making community of artists creates a festival that really feels like a festival. Dr. Malkovich is a pianist of note himself, having studied with Dorothy Crost Bourgin of the Chicago Musical College, William Beller, Chairman of the Piano Department of Columbia University, and Adele Marcus of the Juilliard School. He is the former Executive Director of the Palm Beach Festival and served as President of the Chopin Foundation of the U.S. He is a popular lecturer and TV and radio personality, appearing frequently on Boston’s WGBH, New York’s WQXR and the nationally syndicated “A Note to You.” His critique of the 1985 Chopin Competition in Warsaw appeared in Musical America and for two years Malkovich hosted a regional weekly radio program, “Sunday Morning at the Newport Music Festival.” He was Artistic Director of Regis College’s “President’s Series” and Bryant College’s “President’s Concert Series,” featuring many Newport Music Festival artists, and wrote a record review column for the nationally distributed

37. Bio Dubravka Tomšic, sergio fiorentino, Dame Moura Lympany, Fou Ts’ong, Malkovich is a pianist of note himself, having studied with Dorothy Crost http://www.newportmusic.org/bio.htm

Dr. Mark P. Malkovich, III General Director v 2000 Biography Dr. Mark P. Malkovich, III is acknowledged as an expert in the field of chamber music. As General Director of the Newport Music Festival for the past twenty-six seasons, he has brought the Festival to national and international prominence. His avid awareness of the international music scene and his idea of a music-making community of artists creates a festival that really feels like a festival. The list of international artists who made their American debuts in Newport under his patronage is legendary—pianists Bella Davidovich, Andrei Gavrilov, Jean-Philippe Collard, François-René Duchable, Dimitris Sgouros, Maria-João Pires, Valery Afanassiev, Jean-Louis Steuerman, Michel Dalberto, Igor Zhukov, Mikhail Pletnev, Ekaterina Novitskaya, Andrea Lucchesini, Pietro De Maria, Peter Rösel, Pascal Devoyon, Hugh Tinney, Alain Jacquon, Mûza Rubackyté, Constantin Lifschitz and Nikolai Lugansky; violinists Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Peter Oundjian, Raphael Oleg, Augustin Dumay, Ilya Kaler, and Stephan Milenkovic; violist Gerard Caussé; cellist Alexander Rudin; flutist Patrick Gallois; clarinettist Emma Johnson; bassoonist Kim Walker; baritone Detlef Roth; contrabassist Alberto Bocini and more than fifty other stellar artists and groups. Finnish baritone Jorma Hynninen was heard in Newport on his very first American tour.

38. In Memory Of Sergio Fiorentino - MIDI Classics In Memory of sergio fiorentino One of the world s greatest Chopin players,legendary pianist sergio fiorentino passed away at his home in Naples, http://www.midi-classics.com/s/s21220.htm

In Memory of Sergio Fiorentino by - Sergio Fiorentino , perf One of the world's greatest Chopin players, legendary pianist Sergio Fiorentino passed away at his home in Naples, Italy in 1998. This disk featuring 8 selections captures an exceptional live performance from the Newport Music Festival shortly before his death. Stock#: 21220 Pub.: Yamaha PianoSoft Solo Code: HL00501235 Format: disklav THIS IS A MIDI SEQUENCE, NOT AUDIO! List: 34.95 Sale: $31.45 Other MIDI Sequences by this company Home Search New ... Order Now MIDI Classics Box 311, Weatogue, CT 06089-0311 USA Order: 800-787-6434 Fax: 860-651-4373 Overseas/Tech Support: 860-651-1349 E-mail: mcsales@midi-classics.com mcsales@midi-classics.com

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40. About Danacord Another estimable pianist currently in the Buhl camp is Geoffrey DouglasMadge (remember Bengt Forsberg, sergio fiorentino, Hamish Milne, Stephen Hough, http://www.danacord.dk/aboutdana.html

Welcome Main catalogue Collections Danish Composers Index ... Web-Info ABOUT DANACORD Article in 'Gramophone Explorations', vol. 1 no. 1: Jesper Buhl, Managing Director of Danacord, is a record enthusiast of the first order: in fact, it was his frustration with record companies' apathy that inspired him to found his own label in 1979. If there's anyone out there who feels jaded by the increasingly pressured business of classical CDs, I'd recommend a healthy dose of Jesper Buhl. Denmark's "man about CDs" inaugurated the Danacord label back in 1979 "as a protest against the current industry". He'd been studying piano at the Royal Danish Academy, needed some cash and took a job in a local record store. "I found myself looking out for records that didn't actually exist," he said, "and 1 asked the record companies why these records hadn't been made. "There would be no interest in them," they told me, "we'd be lucky to sell any!" So I thought, why not try and do it all myself? Then, I asked the companies' advice. "No way," they said, "don't even think about starting your own label ...". So I reckoned that if they had said that to me, they'd probably have said the same sort of thing to anyone else who wanted to start a record company. Hence the fact that for many years I had the market to myself." Commotio a Helios Overture under Fritz Busch, excerpts from the

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