And nobody plays earl wild transcriptions better than earl wild. Earl wilds legendary rachmaninoff song transcriptions. Martin joness seemingly insatiable appetite for mining the piano repertoire en masse continues with a second cd devoted to virtuoso transcriptions and arrangements by earl wild. Earl wild november 26, 1915 january 23, 2010 was an american pianist known for his. Remembering pianist earl wild celebrated for his robust technique and rich tone, american pianist and composer earl wild died saturday at age 94, after an eightdecade career. These rereleases began with earl wild s legendary rachmaninoff song transcriptions and includes this disc of chopins scherzos and ballades. Michael rolland davis productions 2233 fernleaf lane columbus, oh 43235 phone. Rachmaninovs songs for voice and piano count among his most heartfelt and. Wild was a good friend of sergei rachmaninoff and attended every public concert he could arrange to get to from the time he was a early teen in the late 1920s until the composers death in 1943. Earl wild plays his rachmaninov song transcriptions in. Also see camelot, duration, release date, label, popularity, energy, danceability, and happiness.
Rachmaninoff virtuoso arrangements for piano by earl wild. Arcadi volodos plays 2 rachmaninoffwild songs live 2000. From the bristling cascades in the little island to the wistful long lines and pentup read more agitation of the familiar vocalise, wild s unerring sense of style and utterly natural, singing technique hold your attention. They are extraordinary and very close to rachmaninoff s idiom. Earl wild s legendary rachmaninoff song transcriptions. Wilds piano transcriptions are widely known and respected. Earl wild was a master pianist in the horowitz class. There are enough differences in the performances of vocalise to evoke a different mood. It immediately became popular, and the composer fashioned several transcriptions of the work, including one for piano and another for orchestra. American pianist earl wild performs at his 90thbirthday recital at.
Writing of that occasion i told of how seemingly millions of notes. Royland earl wild was born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, in 1915. Fortunately he wrote these wonderful pieces down, and his creative legacy contains a wealth of transcriptions, fantasies and paraphrases, as well as original piano works. Wild s rachmaninov song transcriptions dominate the present volume and it says much for joness considerable command that his interpretations can hold their own. Earl wild plays his rachmaninov song transcriptions. Earl wild, camille saintsaens, george frederick handel.
Search for library items search for lists search for. And the magnitude of his work as a composer of original works, such as his 1962. Earl wild s renown as a concert pianist has eclipsed his equal success as a composer and conductor. Wild was a musically precocious child and studied under selmar janson at the carnegie institute of technology there, and later with marguerite long, egon petri, and helene barere the wife of simon barere, among others. In a song like the little island, which metaphorically pictures the secure innocence of childhood, the song setting and its transcription. Rachmaninov is not liszt or thalberg, the bravura passages tend to fade the nocturnal poetry of the russian composer.
Earl wild s legendary rachmaninoff song transcriptions earl wild, piano ivory classics cd74001, full price. This second tribute follows his earlier disc of earl wild s gershwin transcriptions. With his own distinctive voice he nonetheless reminds me of a recital given by wild. Sergey rachmaninov, earl wild song transcriptions amazon. Cd74001 earl wilds legendary rachmaninoff song transcriptions. This is earl wild s arrangement of rachmaninoff s vocalise op. This site gives biographical information, a discography, information for ordering wild s own piano transcriptions, details of upcoming projects, and upcoming performances. Earl wild has been called the finest transcriber of our time.
All in all a cornucopia of pianistic magic performed with grace, relish and fluency by martin jones, englands most recorded pianist. Rachmaninoff himself left but two transcriptions of his own songs, lilacs and daisies. Wild went through all of them to select the best candidates. You can get earl wild s works from michael rolland davis productions. Wild transcribed thirteen others, which became a vital part of his recitals in the 1980s. Wild has taken a place in history as a direct descendant of the golden age of the art of writing piano transcriptions.
The present program, remastered in 24bit sound, is as beautiful as anything we have heard from this great. Wild transcribed fourteen of rachmaninoff s songs for piano. Ivory classics is proud to present several newly remastered cds featuring mr. At six he read music fluently, and before he was 12 he was studying piano with selmar janson, a pupil of dalbert and scharwenka both students of liszt. This cd features the complete recording of wilds famous transcriptions of rachmaninoff songs.
Earl wild, camille saintsaens, george frederick handel, frederic chopin, sergey rachmaninov, wolfgang amadeus mozart, frank harline, leigh smith, paul j. Earl wild the art of the transcription 1999, cd discogs. This is the second volume of two rachmaninoff programs. Floods of spring, midsummer nights, the little island, where beauty dwells, in the silent night, vocalise, on the death of a linnet, the muse, o, cease thy singing, to the children, dreams, sorrow in springtime, and do not grieve. Biographical note, note by earl wild, and program notes by philip g. Earl wild theres a boat dats leavin soon for new york. As a teenager, he started making transcriptions of romantic music and composition. Rachmaninoff himself, of course, did a piano transcription of his vocalise. This became rachmaninovs most popular transcription of the thirteen he wrote for piano. Featured performer series wayne stahnkes live performance software collection was created by a unique process of scanning master piano rolls. The legendary american pianist earl wild s incomparable and matchless transcriptions of sergei rachmaninoff s songs have found a new. Wilds empathy for the rachmaninoff is shown in these superb and highly idiomatic effective arrangements. Pianist nicholas fontana performs three songs by sergei rachmaninoff transcribed for piano by earl wild. Earl wild, an american pianist and composer who was renowned for his performances of the virtuoso showpieces of the grand romantic tradition but whose enormous repertory included everything from baroque works and mozart concertos to contemporary scores, died saturday at his home in palm springs, calif.
Earl wild, for his valuable information concerning his biography, career, manuscripts of the twelve. Five days before his seventieth birthday, rachmaninoff died at. Like liszt and rachmaninoff, he is a master not of the one discipline only, but of all three. In wild s transcriptions the voice melody melts into the accompaniment. Here he is in a superb performance of the piano concerto n. The largest group are transcriptions that began as rachmaninoff s gorgeous songs, composed when he was a young man. So very skillfully wild was able to mesh the singers voice line with the piano accompanist part of those particular scores. Aaa it takes nerve for a performer to allow an entire concert to be recorded for release on disc. The gift of absolute pitch revealed itself at age three as his avidity for the keyboard took prodigious strides. Beautiful transcriptions of songs by rachmaninov, played superbly by earl wild. This cd features the complete recording of wild s famous transcriptions of rachmaninoff songs. Churchill, pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, johann ii junior strauss, fritz kreisler earl wild the romantic master virtuoso piano transcriptions music.
Rachmaninoff was of course one of the greatest pianists ever, and the piano writing for his songs is virtuoso and substantial, a severe challenge for the performer. Wild s performances of some of the worlds greatest repertoire for solo piano. The flight of the bumblebee transcription does its predictable job of getting your jaw to drop. Rachmaninoff song transcriptions and his precious time for the interview. Musicearl wilds legendary rachmaninoff song transcriptions by earl. Over the years they have been performed and recorded by pianists worldwide. Wild is one of the last representatives of the romantic school of great composerpianists best exemplified by liszt and rachmaninov. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Rachmaninov vocalise, sheet music, scores rachmaninoff, sergei. Find earl wild discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Event recorded in new york city, july 1982, in fernleaf abbey, columbus, ohio, 1991, and live in montreal, nov. By the way, if youre a fan of earl wild, you should get his autobiography a walk on the wild side. Turnabout is fair play, and nissmans program ends with earl wild s transcription of rachmaninoff s vocalise, one of the most beautiful melodies he ever wrote, and thats saying something. I dont know of a complete set that approaches this one.
By using a ccd scanner it produces a computerized picture of each entire master roll. Earl wilds transcriptions are sumptuously performed and faithfully imagined. Improvisations on rachmaninoff songs classical transcriptions earl wild do not grieve. Other transcriptions were done by earl wild and i believe by arcadi volodos as well. Sergey rachmaninov, earl wild song transcriptions music.
Earl wild plays his rachmaninov song transcriptions sergei rachmaninoff. It appears to be more faithful to the original score than any of his other efforts, even including the two transcriptions of. The album contains multiple versions of several songs vocalise. Earl wild transcriptions of three sergei rachmaninoff songs. Ninety three yearold earl wild and the music of rachmaninoff have always been a match made in heaven.
Speaking of wild s transcriptions, are you familiar with his transcriptions of selected rachmaninoff songs. Wild composed thirteen piano transcriptions from a selected group of rachmaninoff songs. Wild was of course a famed rachmaninoff interpreter with his set of the concertante works never out of the catalogue in over 50 years and still a benchmark for many when comparing new releases. With his own distinctive voice he nonetheless reminds me of a recital given by wild in london in 1982. Transcriptions appeared regularly on wilds programs, including his own highly effective virtuoso transcriptions of songs by rachmaninoff and. He is busy preparing his recital program for this summer and falls 90th birthday concerts. Vocalise, transcription for piano, details allmusic. Unfortunately i dont know an alternate or cheaper source. Rachmaninov wrote vocalise for voice and piano, not setting a text to it, unlike the other songs in the op. Earl wild has many cds currently available on the ivory classics label. Release date 2004 production date 1982 title variation legendary rachmaninoff song transcriptions participant earl wild, piano. Institute had an artistic program in conjunction with the. Rachmaninoff vocalize pdf download free apps gymutorrent. Wild was a great improviser as well, and he frequently played his own fantasies in his concerts.