Earl Wild Official Home Page WELCOME to the official home page for pianist earl wild. This sitegives biographical information, a discography, information for http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/wild/
Extractions: University W ELCOME to the official home page for pianist Earl Wild. This site gives biographical information, a discography, information for ordering Wild's own piano transcriptions, details of upcoming projects, and upcoming performances In 1939, Earl Wild was the first pianist in history to perform live on the still-new broadcast medium of the day television. On Friday, March 7, 1997, he became the first pianist in history to perform a solo recital live on the broadcast medium of the 1990s the Internet. Earl Wild: The Romantic Master (13 piano transcriptions) was awarded a -GRAMMY- for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) on February 26, 1997.
Earl Wild Biography earl wild is truly "the last of the great Romantic pianists." This eminent musician is considered internationally as one of the last in a long line of great virtuoso pianist/composers. a year later by the same forces. pianist/composer earl wild wrote this set of variations using Stephen Foster's http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/wild/bio.html
Extractions: Earl Wild is truly "the last of the great Romantic pianists." This eminent musician is considered internationally as one of the last in a long line of great virtuoso pianist/composers. Often heralded as "a super virtuoso" and "one of the 20th century's greatest pianists," Earl Wild has been a major legendary figure performing throughout the world for seven decades. Major recognition is something Mr. Wild has received numerous times in his long career. He has been featured in TIME magazine twice, both times with a full-page article with color photo. The last inclusion was on December 11, 2000 on the occasion of his 85th birthday . He was born on November 26, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a toddler his parents would often play opera overtures such as the one from Norma on their Edison phonograph. As the recordings were playing, the young Earl Wild would go to the family piano, reach up to the keyboard, find the exact notes and play along in the same key. At this early age of three, he displayed the rare gift of absolute pitch. This and other feats labeled him a child prodigy and led immediately to piano lessons. At six, he had a fluent technique and could read music easily. Before his twelfth birthday, he was accepted as a pupil of the famous teacher Selmar Janson, who had studied with Eugen d'Albert and Xaver Scharwenka, both students of the great virtuoso pianist/composer Franz Liszt. He was then placed into a program for artistically gifted young people at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Tech (the Institute of Technology - now Carnegie Mellon University). Enrolled throughout junior high, high school, and college, he graduated from Carnegie Tech in 1937. By nineteen, he was a concert hall veteran.
Earl Wild Goes To The Movies Rodgers/wild Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1936/1957) earl wild, pianist; London PromenadeOrchestra; Harry Rabinowitz, Conductor Steiner Symphonie Moderne (1939 http://www.ivoryclassics.com/earwilgoesto.html
Extractions: "In a market increasingly infected by easy compilations and cheap crossover albums, this release serves as a welcome antidote a model for how to offer lightness of spirit without sacrificing artistic quality. The performances are vintage Wild. Earl Wild is so responsive to the idioms of each work that its sometimes hard to believe that were listening to a single pianist. The sound outclasses that on most releases being produced today."
About Earl Wild Having mastered ever facet of this art, American pianist earl wild is the complete musician and ultimate virtuoso. http://www.audiofonrecords.com/Wild/wild-bio.htm
Extractions: Earl Wild Having mastered ever facet of this art, American pianist Earl Wild is the complete musician and ultimate virtuoso. The pianistic tradition represented by Earl Wild can be traced directly to Franz Liszt through his studies with Selmar Jansen, who studied with Liszt pupils Xavier Scharwenka and Eugen d'Albert. Further studies were with the great Dutch pianist Egon Petri, a pupil of Busoni; Paul Doguereau, the distinguished French pianist and pupil of Ravel; Madame Barere, wife of the great Russian pianist Simon Barere; and Volya Cossack, a pupil of Isidore Philipp, who studied with Saint-Saens. Although still in his teens, Mr. Wild was hired by NBC in New York to become staff pianist. During his eight years at NBC he frequently participated as a member of the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Toscanini. In 1984 Arturo Toscanini invited Earl Wild to perform Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. This distinction made him the first American soloist and youngest artist to ever appear with the NBC Symphony a particular honor in light of Toscanini's infrequent use of soloists. The Rhapsody was a first performance for both Earl Wild and Maestro Toscanini. For an artist as prominent as Earl Wild, it is hardly surprising that he has participated in many premieres. In 1939 he was the first artist ever to give a piano recital on U.S. television. In Paris, in 1949, he was soloist in the world premiere performance of Paul Creston's Piano Concerto, later giving the American premiere of the work in Washington. In 1944 he was the pianist in the American premiere of Shostakovich's Piano Trio in E minor. With Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony in December of 1970, Mr. Wild gave the world premiere of Marvin David Levy's First Piano Concerto, a work specially written for him.
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Sony Classical Artist: Wild, Earl (Biography) Celebrating his 80th birthday this season, earl wild is truly the last of the Romantic asone of the last on a long line of great virtuoso pianist/composers. http://www.sonyclassical.com/artists/wild/bio.htm
Extractions: Celebrating his 80th birthday this season, Earl Wild is truly "the last of the Romantic Pianists." This eminent musician is considered internationally as one of the last on a long line of great virtuoso pianist/composers. Often heralded as, "a super virtuoso" and "one of the 20th Century's greatest pianists," Earl Wild has been a major legendary figure performing throughout the world for seven decades. Born on November 26, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the young Wild displayed extraordinary musical ability from the age of three. By the time he was six years of age, he was reading music fluently and before his twelfth birthday, he was studying with the famous teacher, Selmar Janson. Earl Wild was then placed into a programme for artistically gifted young people at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University). Still in his early teens, Wild began playing piano and celeste in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Otto Klemperer and by the age of nineteen, was already a concert hall veteran and had composed many piano transcriptions as well as arrangements for chamber orchestra that were often performed on local radio stations. He was also invited to perform on the radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh (the first radio station in the United States) and made such an impression that he began working there on a regular basis. During this early period of his career, Earl Wild gave a brilliant and critically well received performance of the Liszt E Flat Piano Concerto with Dimitri Mitropoulos and the Minneapolis Symphony in Pittsburgh's Syria Mosque, without the benefit of a rehearsal!
Extractions: LISZT: Grand Galop Chromatique . Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 2, 4 and 12. Polonaise No. 2 in E. Mephisto Waltz. Transcendental Etudes Nos. 2, 7 and 10. . PAGANINI/LISZT: Etudes 2, 3 and 5. WAGNER/LISZT: Spinning Song. VERDI/LISZT: Rigoletto Paraphrase. SCHUBERT/TAUSIG: Marche Militaire . TCHAIKOVSKY: TCHAIKOVSKY/WILD: Pas de Quatre from Swan Lake Spring Night. CHOPIN: Polonaise in A Flat, Op. 53. MENDELSSOHN: Spinning Song
Earl Wild Goes To The Movies 22. MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 earl wild, pianist/VariousOrch Cond. Ivory Classics 70801 (M) (ADD) TT 6800. http://classicalcdreview.com/wild.html
Extractions: Ivory Classics 70801 (M) (ADD) TT: 68:00 This new label focuses on "The Art of the Piano" and "The Art of the Pianist." They will be reissuing fine performances from the past, many never before issued on CD, from both known and unjustly-neglected pianists. " Earl Wild Goes To The Movies ," is a reissue of recordings made from 1963-1983, licensed from Reader's Digest, all produced by Charles Gerhardt, and engineered by the legendary Kenneth Wilkinson. These have been perfectly transferred to silver disc and sound better than ever. The title of this CD is perhaps a bit misleading, as some of the music never was featured specifically in movies, although it well could have been; but it doesn't matter, what is here is superb.
Earl Wide When earl wild performs, the Golden Age of the keyboard suddenly reappears. TIMEMagazine ( 1995) earl wild is a pianist in the grand Romantic tradition. http://www.shumskymusic.com/EarlWild-biography.html
Extractions: Earl Wild is a pianist in the grand Romantic tradition. His legendary career, so distinguished and long, has continued for well over 70 years. Born in 1915, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Earl Wild's technical accomplishments are often likened to those of Liszt. Born with absolute pitch, he started playing the piano at the age of three. Having studied with great pianists such as Egon Petrit and his lineage can be traced back to Scharwenka, Busoni, Ravel, d'Albert, and Liszt himself. As a young pianist, wild was soloist with Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony. Since then he has performed with virtually every major conductor and symphony orchestra in the world. Rachmaninov was an important idol in his life. It's been said of EarI Wild, "he's the incarnation of Rachmaninov, Lhevinne, and Rosenthal all rolled into one!" In 1986 after hearing him play three sold-out Carnegie Hall concerts devoted to Liszt (honoring the centenary of his death), one critic said," I find it impossible to believe that he played those millions of notes with 70-year-old fingers, so fresh-sounding and precise were they." Earl Wild is one of the few American pianists to have achieved international as well as domestic celebrity. He has performed for six Presidents of the United States, beginning with Herbert Hoover, and in 1939, was the first classical pianist to give a recital in the new medium of television. As a virtuoso pianist, composer. transcriber, conductor, editor, and teacher, Mr. Wild continues in the style of the legendary great artists of the past.
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Extractions: An Interview with the Pianist Earl Wild This fall the legendary pianist Earl Wild gave a concert, gWild in Pasadena,h as part of the Shumei Arts Council of Americafs 2002 ? 2003 concert series. Among the pieces he played were Mozartfs Sonata in F minor K. 332, Beethovenfs 32 variations in C minor, Mendelssohnfs Rondo Capriccioso, as well as works of Chopin and Liszt. Born in 1915, Mr. Wild has been a major figure in the performing arts for well into seven decades. He has played to acclaim throughout the world and, among the many publications in which he has appeared, was twice featured in Time Magazine articles. Mr. Wild also has the singular distinction of being invited to play before six US Presidents. In 1997, he received a GRAMMY for the CD, gEarl Wild -The Romantic Master,h which was devoted entirely to his own piano transcriptions. The concert took place in Shumei Hall, Pasadena, on November 17, 2002. Mr. Wild played with a profound passion, and yet a subtle touch. The performance was brilliant, remarkable for its fluidity and grace. Judging from the audiencefs unreserved ovations and itfs size, the largest for the series so far, it was the most successful concert held in Shumei Hall, Pasadena, to date.
Shumei Concert Series concert for October 13, East/West Perspectives II , featuring pianist Mieko Takizawa ASpecial Piano Recital by earl wild Shumei Hall Pasadena Sunday, Novemver http://www.shumeiarts.org/concerts.html
Extractions: Mieko Takizawa EAST/WEST PERSPECTIVES Mieko Takizawa , is noted for bringing a uniquely Japanese sensibility to works of the Western repertoire. Ms Takizawa performed works by Debussy, Chopin, Liszt, and Granados, as well as contemporary Japanese compositions. The program also featured the American premiere of "Suishôren" (Curtain of Glass Beads) by contemporary Japanese composer, Sawako Tamaru. Of her extraordinary style and diverse repertoire Ms Takizawa says, "There are no borders in music." It is my great pleasure to share a particular Japanese sensibility with audiences of different generations and cultures by introducing them to the positive energy and vitality that is found in much of contemporary Japanese music. The young violinist, Julia Cser , winner of the Pasadena Orchestra's 1998 Young Artist Competition and featured soloist with the American Youth Symphony also appeared on the program. Oriental from 12 Danzas Espanalas (Enrique Granados)
Extractions: Earl Wild also made a number of recordings of film music for the Readers Digest Association. Some were released by RCA as part of the Charles Gerhardt Classic Film Scores series. All the recordings on this album were made in London, all engineered by Kenneth Wilkinson. They have been remastered in high-resolution digital sound and, for the most part, they sound fabulous. Richard Rogers Slaughter on 10th Avenue Max Steiner Symphonique Moderne Franz Lizst Un Sospiro Spellbound Concerto Chopin Grande Polonaise Brillante Op. 22 Mozart Piano Concerto in C Major, K 467 ("Elvira Madigan") . This is the major work on the programme and is performed in its 28-minute entirety. It is a sparkling work and the Andante was used to great effect in the Swedish film Elvira Madigan. Wild gives a beautifully controlled and sensitive performance. A collectable anthology Reviewer Ian Lace
Earl Wild Information Page Name, earl wild. Occupation, pianist, composer. Birthdate, November 26, 1915.Birthplace, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Obtained from, a Piano magazine http://www.perfectpitchpeople.com/wild.htm
Extractions: Name Earl Wild Occupation Pianist, composer Birthdate November 26, 1915 Birthplace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Obtained from a- Piano magazine b- Official Web Site Posted by 1- John Gavin [a] 2- Pablo Stafforini [b] Comments "As a toddler his parents would often play opera overtures such as Norma on their Edison phonograph. As the recordings were playing, the young Wild would go to the family piano, reach up to the keyboard, find the exact notes and play along in the same key. At this early age of three, he displayed the rare gift of absolute pitch. This and other feats labeled him a child prodigy and led immediately to piano lessons." [b] RELATED ITEMS Earl Wild CDs Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Earl Wild Chopin: 4 Ballades, 4 Scherzi Wild: Doo-Dah Variations; Gershwin: Concerto - WIld, Giunta Piano Masters - Chopin, Buxtehude, Ravel, et al. ... Other CDs RELATED INDIVIDUALS WITH PERFECT PITCH Martha Argerich Glenn Gould Marc-André Hamelin Vladimir Horowitz ... Go back to Main Page
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Extractions: by David Lucas Burge Name Occupation Nationality Abbado, Claudio Conductor Italy Andrews, Julie Actress, singer England Argerich, Martha Pianist Argentina Aznar, Pedro Rock musician, bassist, multi-instrumentalist Argentina Bach, Johann Sebastian Composer, organist, harpsichordist Germany Bartók, Béla Composer Hungary Beethoven, Ludwig van Composer, pianist, conductor Germany Beiderbecke, Bix Jazz musician USA Bennett, Richard Rodney Composer England Bernstein, Leonard Composer, conductor, pianist USA Bey, Andy Singer, pianist USA Blackmore, Ritchie Guitarist, rock musician England Boulez, Pierre Composer, conductor France Britten, Benjamin Composer, conductor England Burge, David Lucas Creator of the Perfect Pitch Ear-Training SuperCourse USA Caamaño, Roberto Pianist, composer Argentina Cabjolsky, Klaus
Untitled Our live chat interview in the CultureFinder chat room, on Sunday,March 1st at 900 PM (ET), was with pianist earl wild. earl wild http://www.geocities.com/greatpianists/logs/WILD.txt
Extractions: Our live chat interview in the CultureFinder chat room, on Sunday, March 1st at 9:00 PM (ET), was with pianist Earl Wild. Earl Wild is a pianist in the grand Romantic tradition. His career, so distinguished and long, has thrived for more than 70 years. Born in Pittsburgh in 1915, Earl Wild's technical accomplishments are often likened to those of Franz Liszt. Born with absolute pitch, Mr. Wild started playing the piano at age three. Having studied with great pianists such as Egon Petri, his lineage can be traced back to Scharwenka, Busoni, Ravel, d'Albert and Liszt himself. - CultureEla: Welcome, Mr. Wild! Thank you for being here on CultureFinder. Earl Wild: Hi! I'm ready for your questions :::Smile::: JSR8220: Hi Earl, how long do you practice a day? Earl Wild: Depends on my schedule. Chaconne: Mr. Wild, one of the transcendent musical experiences of my life was hearing you play the Liszt transcription of Beethoven's First Symphony the Samuel Barber Sonata , the Stravinsky Sonata Emperor Concerto with the Sarasota Orchestra and then a few weeks later I go to Holland where I have 8 performances and master classes. I am appearing with the Rotterdam symphony there. Chaconne: Mr. Wild, do you play Busoni's
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Extractions: F AMOUS P EOPLE WITH P ERFECT P ITCH What is Perfect Pitch? In music, perfect pitch (also known as "absolute pitch") is the ability to distinguish and identify a given note without any musical or tonal support. For a more detailed explanation, see Q1. Note on classical composers : It is said most of them had perfect pitch. However, the existence of important composers that did not have perfect pitch (Wagner, Berlioz, Schumann, Stravinsky, Ravel, etc.) should prevent us from posting incorrect information. Therefore we must limit ourselves to include documented (books, magazines, television interviews, etc.) information exclusively. B/L Name Occupation Nationality Abbado, Claudio new! Conductor Italy Andrews, Julie Actress, singer England Argerich, Martha Pianist Argentina Aznar, Pedro Jazz/rock musician, multi- instrumentalist Argentina Bach, Johann Sebastian Composer, organist, clavier player Germany Bartók, Béla Composer Hungary Beethoven, Ludwig van Composer, pianist, conductor Germany Beiderbecke, Bix Jazz musician USA Bennett, Richard Rodney
SCHARWENKA PADEREWSKI BALAKIREV career. earl wild may well be the most recorded concert pianist livingtoday, having made his first disc in 1934 for RCA. Since http://www.elanrecordings.com/historic/82266.htm
Extractions: Considered throughout the world as one of the last in a long line of great virtuoso pianists/composers, Earl Wild has often been called a "super virtuoso" "one of the 20th century's greatest pianists" ; and "the finest transcriber of our time." Born on November 26, 1915 in Pittsburgh, PA, he began piano studies at the age of three. At this early age he displayed the rare gift of absolute pitch and was labeled a child prodigy. Mr. Wild's teachers have included the great Dutch pianist Egon Petri, a student of Ferruccio Busoni; the distinguished French pianist Paul Doguereau, who was a pupil of Paderewski and Ravel; Selmar Janson, who studied with Eugen d'Albert and Xaver Scharwenka, both students of Franz Liszt; and Madame Helen Barere, the wife of the great Russian pianist Simon Barere. Earl Wild has appeared with nearly every orchestra, as well as performed countless recitals, in virtually every country. During his distinguished career, he has collaborated with many great conductors, such as Toscanini, Stokowski, Reiner, Klemperer, Horenstein, Leinsdorf, Fiedler, Mitropoulos, Grofe, Ormandy, Sargent, Dorati, Maazel, Solti, Copland, and Schippers; great instrumentalists such as Elman, Shumsky, Ricci, Mischakoff, Balakovich, Primrose, Gingold, Rose, Shapiro and Miller; and great singers such as Callas, Tourel, Pons, Matzenauer, Maynor, Melchior, Merrill, Lanza, Peerce, Milanov, Bumbry, and Lear.
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