The latest release from Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov combines the fire and virtuosity suggested by the album’s title (and cover), tempered with the musical depth and poetic communication for which he is equally acclaimed. Inferno begins with music by Carl Czerny, a pupil of Beethoven and a teacher to Liszt best known for his technical exercises from The School of Velocity. Après une lecture de Dante (the Dante Sonata) adds Liszt’s wildly virtuosic depiction of the torment of the damned to the program. This is contrasted by the delicate and refined Suite Bergamasque of Debussy (containing the famous Claire de lune), which in turn is contrasted by Stravinsky’s flamboyantly technical Three Movements from Petrushka. Abduraimov has been touring with this program, and as he does in concert, the album concludes with a late Brahms piece: the Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119/1, an ethereal ending.