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Chopin: The Complete Etudes
(more) »rank: 57670from: Chesky Records
: :At 77, Earl Wild realized his long-held ambition to record all the Chopin etudes, which have been in his repertoire for years. Given the legendary pianist's flamboyant reputation, however, the results are more mild than wild. His legendary technique, to be sure, is more than up to the task, but the inhibiting aura of posterity and permanence hover over the proceedings, not to mention the Urtext police. One misses the fire, abandon, and sense of risk Wild unfailingly brings to these works in concert. It is obvious that a seasoned master is at work, although I wish he had been more at play! ...
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Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris
(more) »rank: 96739from: RCA
: :At 77, Earl Wild realized his long-held ambition to record all the Chopin etudes, which have been in his repertoire for years. Given the legendary pianist's flamboyant reputation, however, the results are more mild than wild. His legendary technique, to be sure, is more than up to the task, but the inhibiting aura of posterity and permanence hover over the proceedings, not to mention the Urtext police. One misses the fire, abandon, and sense of risk Wild unfailingly brings to these works in concert. It is obvious that a seasoned master is at work, although I wish he had been more at play! ...
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
(more) »rank: 150642from: Chandos
: :At 77, Earl Wild realized his long-held ambition to record all the Chopin etudes, which have been in his repertoire for years. Given the legendary pianist's flamboyant reputation, however, the results are more mild than wild. His legendary technique, to be sure, is more than up to the task, but the inhibiting aura of posterity and permanence hover over the proceedings, not to mention the Urtext police. One misses the fire, abandon, and sense of risk Wild unfailingly brings to these works in concert. It is obvious that a seasoned master is at work, although I wish he had been more at play! ...
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Earl Wild's Legendary Rachmaninoff Song Transcriptions
(more) »rank: 71893from: Ivory Classics
: :At 77, Earl Wild realized his long-held ambition to record all the Chopin etudes, which have been in his repertoire for years. Given the legendary pianist's flamboyant reputation, however, the results are more mild than wild. His legendary technique, to be sure, is more than up to the task, but the inhibiting aura of posterity and permanence hover over the proceedings, not to mention the Urtext police. One misses the fire, abandon, and sense of risk Wild unfailingly brings to these works in concert. It is obvious that a seasoned master is at work, although I wish he had been more at play! ...
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George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Concerto in F / An American in Paris / Variations on 'I Got Rhythm' - Earl Wild / Boston Pops Orchestra / Arthur Fiedler
(more) »rank: 54790from: RCA
: :At 77, Earl Wild realized his long-held ambition to record all the Chopin etudes, which have been in his repertoire for years. Given the legendary pianist's flamboyant reputation, however, the results are more mild than wild. His legendary technique, to be sure, is more than up to the task, but the inhibiting aura of posterity and permanence hover over the proceedings, not to mention the Urtext police. One misses the fire, abandon, and sense of risk Wild unfailingly brings to these works in concert. It is obvious that a seasoned master is at work, although I wish he had been more at play! ...
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Hahn: Le rossignol eperdu (The Bewildered Nightingale) - world premiere recording
(more) »rank: 176882from: Ivory Classics
:Album Description:French composer Reynaldo Hahn wrote very few solo piano compositions. This world première two disc recording performed here by the GRAMMY® Award - winning pianist Earl Wild, includes the very rare cycle of 53 solo piano compositions entitled, Le Rossignol Éperdu (The Bewildered Nightingale). Recorded here in its entirety for the first time, these fifty-three delightful poèmes for piano were composed between 1899 and 1911. Each of these pieces are inspired by great poets; Verlaine, Molière, Flaubert, Voltaire, Baudelaire, Goethe, Musset and Hugo. The Le Rossignol Éperdu consists of four individual suites; I. Premiere, II. Orient, III. Carnet de Voyage and IV. ...
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Liszt: 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies Played by 19 Great Pianists
(more) »rank: 169229from: Video Artists Int'l
:Album Description:French composer Reynaldo Hahn wrote very few solo piano compositions. This world première two disc recording performed here by the GRAMMY® Award - winning pianist Earl Wild, includes the very rare cycle of 53 solo piano compositions entitled, Le Rossignol Éperdu (The Bewildered Nightingale). Recorded here in its entirety for the first time, these fifty-three delightful poèmes for piano were composed between 1899 and 1911. Each of these pieces are inspired by great poets; Verlaine, Molière, Flaubert, Voltaire, Baudelaire, Goethe, Musset and Hugo. The Le Rossignol Éperdu consists of four individual suites; I. Premiere, II. Orient, III. Carnet de Voyage and IV. ...
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The Virtuosity of Earl Wild
(more) »rank: 152309from: Ivory Classics
:Album Description:Scintillating – Exciting – Riveting – Powerful – Awesome – Stupendous performances of some of the most difficult piano showpieces ever written. Earl Wild bedazzles with his keyboard pyrotechnics, charms us with his musicianship and always impresses us with his élan. The virtuosic Liszt, Dohnányi, Tchaikovsky, Moszkowski, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and d’Albert compositions come alive in this 2 disc collection that every piano enthusiast will want to own! (ADD & DDD)Recorded: 11/63, 10/64, 1966, 4/67, 4/68, 6/69, 1976, 10/78 and 12/85. Mastered using 20-Bit State-of-the-Art Technology — HDCD Encoded
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Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
(more) »rank: 74837from: RCA
:Album Description:Scintillating – Exciting – Riveting – Powerful – Awesome – Stupendous performances of some of the most difficult piano showpieces ever written. Earl Wild bedazzles with his keyboard pyrotechnics, charms us with his musicianship and always impresses us with his élan. The virtuosic Liszt, Dohnányi, Tchaikovsky, Moszkowski, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and d’Albert compositions come alive in this 2 disc collection that every piano enthusiast will want to own! (ADD & DDD)Recorded: 11/63, 10/64, 1966, 4/67, 4/68, 6/69, 1976, 10/78 and 12/85. Mastered using 20-Bit State-of-the-Art Technology — HDCD Encoded
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Earl Wild plays Grieg, Säint-Saens & Liszt
(more) »rank: 162102from: Chesky Records
:Album Description:Scintillating – Exciting – Riveting – Powerful – Awesome – Stupendous performances of some of the most difficult piano showpieces ever written. Earl Wild bedazzles with his keyboard pyrotechnics, charms us with his musicianship and always impresses us with his élan. The virtuosic Liszt, Dohnányi, Tchaikovsky, Moszkowski, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and d’Albert compositions come alive in this 2 disc collection that every piano enthusiast will want to own! (ADD & DDD)Recorded: 11/63, 10/64, 1966, 4/67, 4/68, 6/69, 1976, 10/78 and 12/85. Mastered using 20-Bit State-of-the-Art Technology — HDCD Encoded
