Album · 1999

Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 98: Earl Wild

Released
7 April 1999
Label
Philips Records
Catalogue no.
456 991-2
Tracklist
26 tracks
Length
2:35:00

“Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 98: Earl Wild” is an album by Earl Wild, released in 1999 on Philips Records. The original release has 26 tracks with a running time of 2:35:00. The line-up features Earl Wild (piano).

Who played on Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 98: Earl Wild

Tracklist

  1. 1-1 Mélodie d'Orphée — Christoph Willibald Gluck 4:24
  2. 1-2 Rigaudon — Jean‐Philippe Rameau 4:24
  3. 1-3 Élégie — Jean‐Philippe Rameau 4:34
  4. 1-4 Tambourin — Jean‐Philippe Rameau 3:00
  5. 1-5 Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 — Johann Sebastian Bach 8:42
  6. 1-6 Isoldens Tod — Richard Wagner 9:30
  7. 1-7 The flight of the Bumble-Bee — Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков 1:35
  8. 1-8 Liebesleid — Fritz Kreisler 5:24
  9. 1-9 Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" — Felix Mendelssohn 4:42
  10. 1-10 Grande Fantaisie on "Semiramide" — Sigismond Thalberg 16:44
  11. 1-11 Chant polonais: My Joys — Fryderyk Chopin 4:10
  12. 1-12 Chant polonais: Spring — Fryderyk Chopin 2:57
  13. 1-13 Chant polonais: The Maiden's Wish — Fryderyk Chopin 4:01
  14. 1-14 Pas de quatre from "Swan Lake" — Пётр Ильич Чайковский 1:54
  15. 2-1 Arabesques on "An der schönen, blauen Donau" — Adolf Schulz-Evler 11:49
  16. 2-2 Fantasy on "A Life for the Tsar" — Милий Алексеевич Балакирев 12:06
  17. 2-3 Variations on "Non piu mesta" from "La Cenerentola" — Henri Herz 10:24
  18. 2-4 Fantasy on "Don Pasquale", Op. 67 — Sigismond Thalberg 13:29
  19. 2-5 Symphonic Metamorphosis on "Künstlerleben" — Leopold Godowsky 12:58
  20. 2-6 7 Virtuoso Etudes: The Man I Love — Earl Wild 2:45
  21. 2-7 7 Virtuoso Etudes: I Got Rhythm — Earl Wild 2:06
  22. 2-8 7 Virtuoso Etudes: Embraceable You — Earl Wild 2:35
  23. 2-9 7 Virtuoso Etudes: Fascinatin' Rhythm — Earl Wild 1:28
  24. 2-10 7 Virtuoso Etudes: Somebody Loves Me — Earl Wild 2:41
  25. 2-11 7 Virtuoso Etudes: Liza — Earl Wild 2:54
  26. 2-12 7 Virtuoso Etudes: Oh, Lady Be Good — Earl Wild 3:44

Production

  • Carl Tausig arranger

More albums by Earl Wild

Earl Wild Plays His Transcriptions of Gershwin 1989 · Chesky Records Earl Wild - Gershwin 1993 · Chesky Records The Virtuoso Piano 1993 · Vanguard The Romantic Master - Virtuoso Piano Transcriptions 1995 · Sony Classical The Piano Music of Earl Wild 2010 · Chandos Gershwin & Wild 2017 · Steinway & Sons
The Demonic Liszt 1968
The Piano Music of Nikolai Medtner 1990
Earl Wild plays Rachmaninov 1991
The Complete Etudes 1992
Le Rossignol éperdu 2001
Sonata no. 3 op. 5 / Four Intermezzi / Ballade op. 118 / Rhapsody no. 2 / Paganini Variations 2002

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 98: Earl Wild?

The line-up of Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 98: Earl Wild includes Earl Wild (piano).

Which label released Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 98: Earl Wild?

Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 98: Earl Wild was released in 1999 on Philips Records (456 991-2).

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