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 The Virtuosity Of Earl Wild
Release Date: 01/26/1999 
Label:  Ivory Classics   Catalog #: 70901   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Franz Liszt,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Ernö von Dohnányi,  Moritz Moszkowski,  Franz Schubert, 
Eugène d' Albert,  Frédéric Chopin,  Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:  Earl Wild

Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 2 Hours 18 Mins. 

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Notes & Reviews   Works on This Recording  
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This selection is a High Definition Compatible Digital (HDCD) recording.
From a label devoted to artful pianism comes a two-disc blockbuster of phenomenal (and tasteful) showmanship. The repertoire ranges from staples such as Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" (its cimbalom effects familiar from so many deployments in cartoon music and video games) and Chopin's A-flat "Heroic" Polonaise, to obscure bonbons from yesteryear: Eugen d'Albert's "Scherzo" raises the curtain on disc 2 with a whirlwind of notes; a Dohnanyi "Capriccioso" rings it down in a hyper-romantic fling that Dohnanyi dedicated to his first wife.
Wild has championed the obscure throughout his long career, but he is careful to choose only the best and most characteristic pieces. Time and again, he is able to project even the slightest melody through a welter of decorative notes. In pieces of pure technique--Moszkowski's flaming "Etincelles," for example--Wild demonstrates a frightening control of the digital demands. Vladimir Horowitz was said to have been an admirer of Wild's playing.
Perhaps the biggest coup here is the licensing of Wild's 1960's recordings for Reader's Digest. These nuggets represent the acme of his art, and their inclusion makes this collection indispensable for fans of the grand romantic manner.
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1.  Grand galop chromatique for Piano, S 219 by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838; Switzerland 
 		Date of Recording: 11/18/1963 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 3 Minutes 53 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
2.  Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 2 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1847; Hungary 
 		Date of Recording: 1966 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 9 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
3.  Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: no 3, Danses des petits cygnes by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875-1876; Russia 
 		Date of Recording: 1976 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 1 Minutes 26 Secs. 
Notes: Transcribed: Earl Wild
This selection is an ADD recording. 
4.  Concert Etudes (6) for Piano, Op. 28: no 6, Capriccio in F minor by Ernö von Dohnányi
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1916; Budapest, Hungary 
 		Date of Recording: 04/1976 
Venue:  London, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 30 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
5.  Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1" by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1859-1860; Weimar, Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 04/1967 
Venue:  London, England 
Length: 10 Minutes 23 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
6.  Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 4 in E flat major by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1846-1885; Weimar, Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 10/03/1978 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 4 Minutes 55 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
7.  Characteristic Pieces (8), Op. 36: no 6, Etincelles by Moritz Moszkowski
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
 		Date of Recording: 04/1968 
Venue:  London, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
8.  Pieces (2) for Piano, Op. 1: no 1, Scherzo à la Russe by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1867; Russia 
 		Date of Recording: 1976 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 5 Minutes 15 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
9.  Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 12 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1846-1885; Weimar, Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 9 Minutes 48 Secs. 
10.  Military Marches (3) for Piano 4 hands, D 733/Op. 51: no 1 in D major by Franz Schubert
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1818; Vienna, Austria 
 		Date of Recording: 11/18/1963 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 5 Minutes 13 Secs. 
Notes: Transcribed: Carl Tausig
This selection is an ADD recording. 
11.  Polonaises (2) for Piano, S 223: no 2 in E major by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Weimar, Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 9 Minutes 0 Secs. 
12.  Pieces (4) for Piano, Op 16: no 2, Scherzo in F sharp major by Eugène d' Albert
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: by 1898; Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 06/09/1969 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 4 Minutes 55 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
13.  Frühlingsnacht (Schumann) for Piano, S 568 by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1872; Weimar, Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 2 Minutes 41 Secs. 
14.  Transcendental Etudes (6) after Paganini, S 140: no 3 "La Campanella" by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838; Switzerland 
 		Date of Recording: 04/1967 
Venue:  London, England 
Length: 4 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
15.  Transcendental Etudes (6) after Paganini, S 140: no 2 in E flat major "Octave" by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838; Switzerland 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 4 Minutes 32 Secs. 
16.  Transcendental Etudes (6) after Paganini, S 140: no 5 "La Chasse" by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838; Switzerland 
 		Date of Recording: 02/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 2 Minutes 44 Secs. 
17.  Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 147/Op. 53 "Heroic" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1842; Paris, France 
 		Date of Recording: 10/14/1964 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 6 Minutes 13 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
18.  Transcendental Etudes (12) for Piano, S 139: no 10 in F minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Weimar, Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 4 Minutes 41 Secs. 
19.  Songs without words, vol 6, Op. 67: no 4, Presto in C major "Spinning Song" by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1841-1845; Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 04/1967 
Venue:  London, England 
Length: 1 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
20.  Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144: no 2 in F minor, La leggierezza by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: circa 1848; Weimar, Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 4 Minutes 51 Secs. 
21.  Transcendental Etudes (12) for Piano, S 139: no 2 in A minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Weimar, Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 2 Minutes 21 Secs. 
22.  Spinning Chorus from Wagner's "Fliegende Holländer", S 440 by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1860; Weimar, Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 5 Minutes 43 Secs. 
23.  Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto", S 434 by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1859; Weimar, Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 6 Minutes 55 Secs. 
24.  Valses oubliées (4) for Piano, S 215: no 1 in F sharp major by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1881; Rome, Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs. 
25.  Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145: no 2, Gnomenreigen by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: ?1862-63; Rome, Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 10/03/1978 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 2 Minutes 49 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
26.  Transcendental Etudes (12) for Piano, S 139: no 7, Eroica by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Weimar, Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 4 Minutes 7 Secs. 
27.  Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145: no 1, Waldesrauschen by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: ?1862-63; Rome, Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1985 
Venue:  New York City 
Length: 3 Minutes 52 Secs. 
28.  Pieces (4) for Piano, Op. 2: no 4, Capriccio in B minor by Ernö von Dohnányi
Performer:  Earl Wild (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1896-1897; Budapest, Hungary 
 		Date of Recording: 04/1968 
Venue:  London, England 
Length: 6 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. 
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