First half of the show, pieces from Earl Wild's famous "piano transcription" recital of 1981. Earl Wild passed away Jan 23 2010 at the age of 94. He was one of the very last representatives of the grand romantic tradition of piano playing. The true golden age of the piano.
Melodie d'Orphee Gluck-Sgambati/Earl Wild - Great Pianists of the 20th century vol. 98 - Philips |
Rigaudon Rameau-Godowsky/Earl Wild - Great Pianists of the 20th century vol. 98 - Philips |
Elegie Rameau-Godowsky/Earl Wild - Great Pianists of the 20th century vol. 98 - Philips |
Tambourin Rameau-Godowsky/Earl Wild - Great Pianists of the 20th century vol. 98 - Philips |
Toccata and Fugue in d minor BWV 565 Bach-Tausig/Earl Wild - Great Pianists of the 20th century vol. 98 - Philips |
Isoldens Tod Wagner-Moszkowski/Earl Wild - Great Pianists of the 20th century vol. 98 - Philips |
Flight of the Bumblebee Rimsky-Korsakov-Rachmaninoff/Earl Wild - Great Pianists of the 20th century vol. 98 - Philips |
Liebesleid Kreisler-Rachmaninoff/Earl Wild - Great Pianists of the 20th century vol. 98 - Philips |
Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Mendelssohn-Rachmaninoff/Earl Wild - Great Pianists of the 20th century vol. 98 - Philips |
Grande Fantaisie on "Semiramide" Rossini-Thalberg/Earl Wild - Great Pianists of the 20th century vol. 98 - Philips |
Equivocado Jairo Zavala - DePedro - National Geographic Music |
Wend'nkonte Alif Naaba - Wakat |
Amadou Toumani Toure Cheick Hamala Diabate - Ake Doni Doni - Grigri discs |
Tineni Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba with Toumani Diabate - I Speak Fula - Sub Pop |
Desert to Desert Abaji - Origine Orients - Absilone Music |
Plan 9 Jerry Leake - Cubist - Rhombus |
Smaa Smaa Hasna el Becharia - Womexizer - Womex |