Hi, last night I did some digging on Amazon and scared up a used copy of the Stravinsky stereo recording, now duly ordered. Thanks for the tip! I also ordered a recording of Biber (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von, not Justin!) oddities played by a group called Acronym. I'd heard part of a battle piece on the radio and wanted to hear the rest plus the other odds and ends on the disc.
At the 39th Grammy ceremonies, Earl Wild won a Grammy for this CD recording: Earl Wild Romantic Master Sony My copy is the Ivory Classics reissue from 1999. 1. Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31 by Camille Saint-Saëns Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1872; France Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 8 Minutes 12 Secs. Notes: Transcribed: Earl Wild 2. Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430: no 4, Air and Variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith" by George Frideric Handel Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: Baroque Written: by 1720; London, England Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 4 Minutes 26 Secs. Notes: Transcribed: Earl Wild 3. Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21: 2nd movement, Larghetto by Frédéric Chopin Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1829-1830; Poland Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 9 Minutes 17 Secs. Notes: Transcribed: Earl Wild 4. Songs (12), Op. 14: no 5, These summer nights by Sergei Rachmaninov Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1896; Russia Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs. Notes: Transcribed: Earl Wild 5. Concert Paraphrase on Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" by Paul Pabst Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 19th Century; Russia Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 6 Minutes 58 Secs. 6. Improvisation on Fauré's "Aprés un rêve" by Earl Wild Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: USA Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs. 7. Hommage à Poulenc by Earl Wild Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: USA Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 4 Minutes 23 Secs. 8. Don Giovanni, K 527: Deh vieni alla finestra [Serenade] by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: Classical Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 2 Minutes 42 Secs. Notes: Transcribed: Wilhelm Backhaus 9. Reminiscences of "Snow White" by Earl Wild Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: USA Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 7 Minutes 49 Secs. Notes: This work is a medley that incorporates songs from Frank Churchill's filmscore for the movie 'Snow White', including "Whistle While You Work", "I'm Wishing", "One Song", "Heigh-Ho", and "Some Day My Prince Will Come". 10. Songs (6), Op. 38: no 3, Amid the din of the ball by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1878; Russia Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 3 Minutes 0 Secs. Notes: Transcribed: Earl Wild 11. Swan Lake, Op. 20: no 27, Act 4 - Danse des petits cygnes by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1875-1876; Russia Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 1 Minutes 40 Secs. Notes: Transcribed: Earl Wild 12. Nouvelles soirées (5) de Vienne: no 2, Man lebt num einmal by Carl Tausig Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 19th Century Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 7 Minutes 22 Secs. 13. Liebesleid by Fritz Kreisler Performer: Earl Wild (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: Austria Date of Recording: 05/1995 Venue: Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio Length: 4 Minutes 40 Secs. Notes: Transcribed: Sergei Rachmaninov
Appropriate for today: Henryk Górecki - "Symphony No. 3 (Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs), Op. 36" Krzysztof Penderecki conducts Beth Gibbons & The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Domino Records, Europe, 2019, WIGLP395 BH79393-01-A2, WIGLP395 A2, = MATT @ ALCHEMY = BH79393-01 B,1 WIGLP 395 B1
Haven't listened to this set in awhile. Was maybe going to cull it, but after listening today, it is going back on the shelf!
Starting this morning with disc 1 of this Debussy set, Preludes books I and II and L'isle joyeuse: Debussy: Piano works. Samson François, EMI / Erato / Warner Classics.
I need to revisit this pianist's work. I have the big EMI set, Which I assume contains all of the performances you listed above.
I like his Chopin a lot, but that box has so many goodies that I'd love to check out. Beethoven, Mozart, Bartok, Scriabin...
I don’t, he’s my avatar because we have similar names I like his playing but I’m not a huge aficionado. If the box weren’t OOP and expensive I would probably spring for it though.
Listening to this set now, I'm up to about halfway though the second disc. Really enjoying it! Thanks again for the recommendation!
Yeah, I only got mine because I found it used a few years back for something Like $40 used. Got very lucky. (Same with the Cziffra EMI set.)
Wow funny you mention this, I just culled this recording and removed it from my own shelves. I acquired an excellent sounding Japanese CD of the Mahler 9 by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Barbirolli, recorded in 1964, and vastly prefer it to the Karajan.
Norma Fisher at the BBC, Vol. 2 Liszt; Schumann; Debussy; Andre Tchaikowsky Sonetto Classics, 2019 2 CDs I liked her playing.
In today's Washington Post I see that Peter Serkin has died. I heard him a couple of times in recital, on one occasion being treated to some superlative Bach. I also have a few of his recordings, among them a particularly attractive collection of Mozart concerti and alternative versions of Beethoven's "Hammerklavier" on modern and period pianos. His was a distinctive and valuable musical voice, and even if it never achieved the "household word" status of his father's, it will be missed.
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/pianist-rudolf-serkins-son-classical-pianist-peter-serkin-has-died-at-72.927127/
For those of you who have the Amazon music streaming service-I have discovered a large number of song compilations of Russian singers taken from recordings which were originally issued during the era of 78s. There are many opera singers of whom I was not aware. Also popular or traditional songs are included. I may be wrong but I think these recordings are only available digitally( unless one tries to collect the probably very rare 78s issued in Soviet Union).