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Offline mjames

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Sergio Fiorentino
on: October 08, 2016, 02:12:28 AM
Man, I discovered this dude awhile back but lately I've been listening to him non-stop.





What do you guys think of him?
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Offline toughbo

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Re: Sergio Fiorentino
Reply #1 on: October 09, 2016, 05:27:36 PM
I think he's marvellous. It also seems like he can play from memory anything he every heard or played, ref. his ramblings and videos on rachmaninoff, which are fantastic!

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Re: Sergio Fiorentino
Reply #2 on: October 09, 2016, 06:06:35 PM
The Chopin was very well done, albeit I could've done without the rolled chord ending.

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Re: Sergio Fiorentino
Reply #3 on: October 10, 2016, 03:00:09 PM
Yeah, I feel like his approach is very 'dense.' There's so many layers to it. To me his ballade is a perfect rendition, right next to Rubinstein's!

His Bach is also awesome:

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