Earl Wild Plays His Transcriptions of Gershwin

Earl Wild (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Chesky Records
• ASIN: B000003GD0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,176 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fantasy On Porgy And Bess: Introduction

2. Fantasy On Porgy And Bess: Jasbo Brown Blues

3. Fantasy On Porgy And Bess: Summertime

4. Fantasy On Porgy And Bess: Oh, I Can't Sit Down

5. Fantasy On Porgy And Bess: My Man's Gone Now

6. Fantasy On Porgy And Bess: I Got Plenty O' Nuttin

7. Fantasy On Porgy And Bess: Buzzard Song

8. Fantasy On Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So

9. Fantasy On Porgy And Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman

10. Fantasy On Porgy And Bess: I Loves You, Porgy - Bess, You Is My Woman

11. Fantasy On Porgy And Bess: There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York

12. Fantasy On Porgy And Bess: Oh, Lawd, I'm On My Way

13. Improvisation In The Form Of Theme And Three Variations On 'Someone To Watch Over Me': Theme

14. Improvisation In The Form Of Theme And Three Variations On 'Someone To Watch Over Me': Barcarolle

15. Improvisation In The Form Of Theme And Three Variations On 'Someone To Watch Over Me': Brazilian Dance

16. Improvisation In The Form Of Theme And Three Variations On 'Someone To Watch Over Me': Tango

17. Seven Vituoso Etudes: I Got Rhythm

18. Seven Vituoso Etudes: Oh, Lady, Be Good

19. Seven Vituoso Etudes: Liza

20. Seven Vituoso Etudes: Embraceable You

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars INCREDIBLE PIANO PLAYING!, December 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Earl Wild Plays His Transcriptions of Gershwin (Audio CD)

I purchased Earl Wild's first recording of these pieces on vinyl in 1978, and literally wore it out from playing it over and over. What incredible technique and musicianship! This newer recording on CD is just as amazing. If you wish to hear great Gershwin melodies transcribed -ala- Franz Liszt's operatic fantasies, then this is for you.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wild About Wild!, December 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Earl Wild Plays His Transcriptions of Gershwin (Audio CD)

One of the most interesting pianists before the public today is Earl Wild. Critics have never known quite what to do with Mr. Wild. Discs like this one are a big part of the reason. Mr. Wild is a super virtuoso on the order of a Horowitz or a Cziffra. However he has always very cheerfully played what interests him, regardless of what critics would think. This marvelous CD is Gershwin's music as filtered thru the mind of a Liszt or a Godowsky. Especially enjoyable is Wild's variations on "Someone to Watch Over Me". There is an error in the Amazon.com notes: The Porgy & Bess Fantasy is by Wild, not Percy Grainger. Fans of Gershwin or fans of virtuoso piano will both enjoy this charming (and amazing) CD.

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Gershwin pianist, hands down!, December 31, 2011

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NPUL "Neal" (Mobile, AL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earl Wild Plays His Transcriptions of Gershwin (Audio CD)

Earl Wild and his transcriptions of Gershwin are without peer! I especially like "I Got Rhythm." Every serious piano student should learn at least one of these. Get this today, and be delighted to know that not all classical pianists are snobs who turn their nose up to this kind of "less serious" music.