Earl Wild Plays His Transcriptions of Gershwin

Earl Wild (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 1990)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Chesky Records
• ASIN: B000003GD0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #237,975 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Introduction

2. Jasbo Brown Blues

3. Summertime

4. Oh, I Can't Sit Down

5. My Man's Gone Now

6. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'

7. Buzzard Song

8. It Ain't Necessarily So

9. Bess, You Is My Woman Now

10. I Loves You, Porgy/Bess, You Is My Woman

11. There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York

12. Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way!

13. Theme

14. Barcarolle

15. Brazilian Dance

16. Tango

17. I Got Rhythm

18. Oh, Lady Be Good

19. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)

20. Embraceable You

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.