Volume 2
Paganini Etude 2 • Gnomenreigen
Hungarian Rhapsodies 6, 7, 10, 11 & 13 • Grand galop chromatique
Grande Fantasie de bravoure sur la Clochette de Paganini (première recording)
Happily, Fiorentino’s easy command of Liszt’s many, many notes is matched by his ability to convey the composer’s overt theatricality with poise and panache. As a result, the Hungarian Rhapsodies come across as being more three-dimensional pieces than the virtuoso fluff for which they are wrongly dismissed. Classics Today (USA)