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Calmer Passions 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 Americafs 2002 ? 2003 concert series. Among the pieces he played were Mozartfs Sonata in F minor K. 332, Beethovenfs 32 variations in C minor, Mendelssohnfs 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 audiencefs unreserved ovations and itfs size, the largest for the series so far, it was the most successful concert held in Shumei Hall, Pasadena, to date. This interview was conducted by George Bedell, Associate Editor-in-Chief of SHUMEI Magazine.

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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

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29. Biography Of Earl Wild With Gold-music.com Last Name. earl wild ( 1915 ). pianist; born in Pittsburgh, Pa. A child prodigy,he began performing as a teenager and made his New York debut in 1944. http://www.gold-music.com/fiches/fiche_6870.php

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30. 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

addShopingCart(82266); addNavigation("../historic.htm", "82276.htm"); SCHARWENKA • PADEREWSKI • BALAKIREV Earl Wild, piano Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 32; Paderewski: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 17; Balakirev: Reminiscences of Glinka's Opera "A Life for the Czar" INTRODUCING THE ARTIST: 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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35. Buy Earl Wild (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Horenstein Rachmaninov: P Qty opuscds.com review. American pianist earl wild s classic performances ofthe Rachmaninov concertos still rank among the critic s top recommendations. http://www.opuscds.com/cd/33077

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Reference Library: Encyclopedia Main Page See live article Alphabetical index Pianist A pianist is a person who plays the piano A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an orchestra or smaller ensemble , or accompany one or more singers or solo instrumentalists. A performing classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very young age, some as early as three years old. Many well-known classical composers were able pianists themselves; for example, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven Franz Liszt Frederic Chopin ... Robert Schumann , and Sergei Rachmaninov were all virtuoso pianists. Some pianists have special preferences as to which composer's music they play. Most western forms of music can make use of the piano. Consequently, pianists have a wide variety of forms and styles to choose from, including jazz classical music , and all sorts of popular music Well-known or influential classical pianists: Martha Argerich Claudio Arrau Vladimir Ashkenazy Gina Bachauer Wilhelm Backhaus Daniel Barenboim Simon Barere Bart Berman Boris Berman Idil Biret Jorge Bolet Alfred Brendel Bruno Canino Robert Casadesus Shura Cherkassky Dino Ciani Aldo Ciccolini Van Cliburn Harriet Cohen Jean-Philippe Collard Alfred Cortot Clifford Curzon Bella Davidovich Alicia de Larrocha Vasso Devetsi Peter Donohoe Barry Douglas Hans Eijsackers Vladimir Feltsmann Annie Fischer Edwin Fischer Leon Fleischer Walter Gieseking Emil Gilels Jacob Gimpel Katrine Gislinge Misha Goldstein Richard Goode Glenn Gould Lola Graham Gary Graffman

37. Earl Wild Plays 20th & 21st Century Piano Sonatas At Labdealers.com that might sound much harsher and less interesting coming from a lesser pianist. EarlWild Plays 20th 21st Century Piano Sonatas, Ivory Classics Plays Duke http://www.labdealers.com/a/B00004UEGO/Earl-Wild-Plays-20th-and-21st-Century-Pia

at labdealers.com Search: Related: earl green, earl grey, earl fankhauser, man earl, ... plays music. Product Type: Music Publisher: Ivory Classics Release Date: 18 July, 2000 List Price: $14.99 Our Price: Leslie Gerber What Other Customers Had to Say About This Item: [ Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. ] Wild's Sonata a Fine Addition. I originally purchased this album, along with several others, to hear various interpretations of the Barber Piano Sonata, which I was working on at the time. (I am a classical pianist by trade) It was immediately apparent that this is one of the best recordings of the Barber available. Mr. Wild's interpretation brings a freshness and naturalness to this work, and with it, a considerable amount of bravura. The performances of the Hindemith and the Stravinsky are no less satisfying. Audiophiles will also appreciate this album's realistic sound. But to my surprise, the most significant aspect of this album is in the recording of Mr. Wild's own Sonata. If one believes as I, that great art is multifaceted, then this work succeeds on many fronts. First, it draws on several sources that are truly American, utilizing Blues, Jazz, Stomp, Folk, Latin, and even Pop idioms. Second, it weaves these ideas into a taught fabric of a Classical Sonata form, but with a unique twist. Third, the work's harmony is lush and exotic, often calling on extended harmony, chromaticism, and octatonicism in a fashion not unlike other (successful) compositions of the last 100 years. Finally, the piece is a joy to play, being quite idiomatic to the instrument.

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Classical Editor: Rob Barnett Founder Len Mullenger: Len@musicweb.uk.net MusicWeb Internet powered by FreeFind Music Web is now partnering and World-wide FREE postage on CD purchases CELEBRATING Classical CD/DVD reviews since 1998. Johannes BRAHMS Earl Wild (piano) Locations: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Buffalo, NY (Sonata), Columbus, Ohio (Short pieces), Salle Gaveau, Paris (live) (Variations) Dates: 5 th th May 2002 (Sonata), 21 st September 2000 (Short pieces), 22 nd March 1982 (Variations) IVORY CLASSICS CD-72008 [77’ 52"] LudwigvanWeb.com CDs at special prices Post-free world-wide. You can save by downloading tracks or the entire CD. You can also sample each track first. Some labels are only available as download at present. Label Example Americus Arcana Avie BIS Currently download only Black Box Currently download only Boston Calliope Clarton Claves ... Full list of labels BUY NOW AmazonUK AmazonUS Earl Wild has been a legend for longer than most of us have been alive; here we have a brand new version of the massive and taxing third sonata, recorded in his 87

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Pianist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A pianist is a person who plays the piano A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an orchestra or smaller ensemble , or accompany one or more singers or solo instrumentalists A performing classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very young age, some as early as three years old. Many well-known classical composers were able pianists themselves; for example, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven Franz Liszt Frederic Chopin ... Robert Schumann , and Sergei Rachmaninov were all virtuoso pianists. Some pianists have special preferences as to which composer's music they play. Most western forms of music can make use of the piano. Consequently, pianists have a wide variety of forms and styles to choose from, including jazz classical music , and all sorts of popular music Well-known or influential classical pianists: Martha Argerich Claudio Arrau Vladimir Ashkenazy Gina Bachauer ... Rosalyn Tureck (also famous for her harpsichord playing) Fou Tsong Mitsuko Uchida Arcadi Volodos André Watts ... Ben Folds See List of jazz pianists Well known blues pianists include: Ray Charles also jazz, and

40. RONDO-Archiv: Earl Wild, Virtuose Klaviertranskriptionen Translate this page Darauf der Dirigent, selbst ein exzellenter pianist ?earl wild? Demtraue ich alles zu.“ Worin ein Quäntchen Ironie mitschwang. http://www.rondomagazin.de/klassik/p/portrait/p49.htm

Porträt-CD-Auswahl Komponisten-Auswahl Interpreten Archiv: Jazz-Kritiken ... Titelseite/Inhalt Archiv: Klassik-Kritiken Virtuose Klavier-Transkriptionen Werke von Händel, Chopin, Bach, Tschaikowsky u. a. Earl Wild (Klavier) Ivory Classics/Naxos 64405-70907 (67 Min., aufgenommen 5/95) Wild ist gar kein Ausdruck. „Alterswild“ wäre passender – Earl Wild, der üppig weißhaarige Klavierfex aus den USA, war zur Zeit dieser Aufnahmen ein Jahr von den achtzig entfernt. Dabei ist sein manueller Stil immer noch glasklar, egal wie heftig das aufrauscht, man hört geradezu die glitzernden Tropfen der Lisztschen Wasserspiele perlen – nichts Verschmiertes oder Verhuschtes, nur blütenreine Virtuosität! Der Vergleich mit Liszt endet allerdings nicht bei Wilds Klaviertechnik, auch bedienen sich seine Transkriptionen aller Tricks aus der lisztigen Kiste. Saint-Saëns’ „Spinnrad der Omphale“, ein hypnotisierendes Perpetuum mobile, kommt dem größten Klaviervirtuosen des 19. Jahrhunderts am nächsten, aber auch eine Paraphrase wie die über Tschaikowskys „Dornröschen“. Anderes, wie das Larghetto aus dem zweiten Klavierkonzert von Chopin (mit zart eingewobenen Orchesterstimmen), ist einfach nur berückend schönes Klavierspiel, wieder anderes, die „Hommage à Poulenc“ von Johann Sebastian Bach (!) und Earl Wild, eine schalkhafte Verneigung vor gleich zweien seiner Lieblingskomponisten: die Sarabande aus der Partita Nr. 1 auf „Poulencsch“, mit elegant gewürzten Dissonanzen. Der Höhepunkt US-amerikanischer Exzentrizität auf dieser CD allerdings wird sich nur Kennern des ersten abendfüllenden Zeichentrickfilms erschließen, Walt Disneys „Schneewittchen“ von 1938. Als ich einmal den Dirigenten Michael Tilson Thomas interviewte und die Rede auf Wild kam, erwähnte ich, dass er „Reminiszenzen an ‚Schneewittchen’“ in der lisztschen Manier verfasst habe. Darauf der Dirigent, selbst ein exzellenter Pianist: „Earl Wild? Dem traue ich alles zu.“ Worin ein Quäntchen Ironie mitschwang. Und eine Menge Bewunderung.

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