My partner and I sealed the beginning of our life partnership together at Carnegie Hall when Wild played his 80th Birthday concert, after which Marilyn Horne started off "Happy Birthday" from one of the stage left boxes. It was pure chance that we heard him that night, but Wild will always have a special place in my musical universe. A great musician, not just a great piano player.
To him, this is routine. Look how relaxed he is. He's played this song thousands of times! A friend of mine once told me, amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong.
you know i must say it brings me great joy to see the elderly play! because of all that stuff online about how there are child prodigies that play better than these guys because they have the attention span to play a song all the way without getting distracted! No this man is a prodigy! he fights off artheritis and is getting a good tune out of it too!
That's amazing that he can play it so well! Even neater is how little he moves his hands/fingers. Rubinstein flings his hands like he's swatting flies.
So, I think that there are a lot of excellent piano makers, but Steinway is, no doubt, one of the most "versatile" piano (fantastic high sounds, "crescendo" and mechanic apart...;-).
Steinway has done a wonderful job of capturing the market in the age when there are fewer high end makers. This recording isn't really high fidelity enough to tell what brand the piano is. But if you listen to CDs of Earl Wild - the Baldwin Sounds quite different than a Seinway but, not inferior and I think we tend to not like what we aren't familiar with and since the vast majority of recordings are done on Steinways we aren't used to anything different.
I didn't say that Baldwin sound's "inferior" than others..but sometimes I don't like its sound, too much "ovattato" (..maybe "quilted" in English..). But I have to say that maybe it's a question of "kind of music": for ex, Bill Evans sometimes played on a Baldwin, and in that case the sound is "perfect" for his music and way of playing piano...
At last, I agree that Baldwin is one of the best piano maker in the world, no doubt...
I am a pianist and I can warrant you I know all best piano sounds on Earth...:-) : Bosendorfer, Bechstein, Bluthner, Grotrian, Yamaha (similar to Baldwin, I think), Kaway, Fazioli, Borgato etc.. For me Steinway's the best for a simple reason: its sound seems to adapt in a best way not only to various kind of music (classical, jazz, rock..) but also to various pianists.
If you listen to "Rubinstein sound" and compare it to "Horowitz sound" (both played only on Steinway) you'll find more and more differences...incredible nuances...
Not the same for Bosendorfer, for ex. Try to compare Backhaus and Schiff: you'll never be able to find so much differences of sound or nuances and maybe you'll confoud the two pianists...
It is hard to compare Horowitz's Sound to anyone. His piano was extreamly meticuously maintained - he never played on just any Steinway that was sitting in the Hall he was performing in. He had his intrument voiced to sound a particular way. I don't want to be insulting but, if you think a Yamaha sounds like a Baldwin you haven't heard a Yamaha. The fact of the matter is with voicing (generally needling the hammers of hardening them with laquer) you can make any piano sounds a particular way
ddobrz2 is so right. Rubenstein and Perahia are far younger than Wild when they played this on these cuts and Rubenstein's performance (although breathtaking) is not in front of a live audience. I would imagine Wild played this faster and perhaps a bit more accurately in his younger years. Thank goodness he does not let his age (or YouTube critics) dictate the pleasure he still brings to the public.
you guys have no apperciation for this! that is a HARD song to play, and saying that its no good is HORRIBLE insult! i TRY to play that song, and OUCH that hurts my WRIST!
What a poor and colourless performance, like a badly played etude. No musicality at all! Compare with the interpretation by Murray Perahia here in youtube, you will be astonished
Considering the poor sound quality of the recording - I don't think even Horowitz would sell many records if they had this fidelity. Buy Earl Wild at 88 - incredible performances, and musicianship. His Beethoven 32 Variations (not Dibelli) are truely miraculous and youthful.
what's wrong with all u guys ??! Are u pianists? Have u listen to his dynamics? the clarity of the single notes, the tempo-control? Yeah rubinstein great. but it stands on no basis to say that Wild's performance is bad
maybe it goes on to say that Rubinstein's version is just better. I don't think this is bad at all, i'm just asking those guys what made them think this is bad
Ten years ago I was in the audience of an Earl Wild master class and he certainly proved himself a real master. All the same I like Murray Perahia's version of this song (on YouTube) better.
In Vredenburg Concert Hall, Utrecht, Holland. Students Hanna Shybayeva (Belarus) and Ani Avramova (Bulgaria) played Liszt's Paganini Etudes on a Steinway grand piano. Wild himself played a Baldwin, as he always does. One of the things he stressed, was tone. 'If you have a beautiful singing tone, you can get away with everything!'.
I'm sorry, it is ten years ago now and I don't remember clearly. I thnik he wanted more clarity (and therefore more quiet) in their interpretation.
As for Baldwin, I have no idea. Maybe he liked the sound, maybe he was given the instrument and wanted to show his gratitude. After a recent press conference Philip Glass told me they gave him two grand pianos! Maybe Wild wanted to escape the hold Steinway have on their artists. Perhaps someone else can shed some light on this.
My partner and I sealed the beginning of our life partnership together at Carnegie Hall when Wild played his 80th Birthday concert, after which Marilyn Horne started off "Happy Birthday" from one of the stage left boxes. It was pure chance that we heard him that night, but Wild will always have a special place in my musical universe. A great musician, not just a great piano player.
voxpopful 3 months ago
To him, this is routine. Look how relaxed he is. He's played this song thousands of times! A friend of mine once told me, amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong.
malkavianxx 6 months ago
you know i must say it brings me great joy to see the elderly play! because of all that stuff online about how there are child prodigies that play better than these guys because they have the attention span to play a song all the way without getting distracted! No this man is a prodigy! he fights off artheritis and is getting a good tune out of it too!
AnimeHottie1 7 months ago
Another great Mendelssohn's Spining song is the one played by Alicia de Larrocha. You can find it in You Tube. I really recomend it!!!
lisilisin 1 year ago
Short and sweet; not lower !
Sylvain894 1 year ago
Still one of my favorite pianists of all time. Got to hear him live on many occasions. The world of music will never be the same without him.
RIP
earwasel2 2 years ago 5
Even my getting a tip at Panera Bread doesn't make me as good as this guy.
DanVicBez 2 years ago
That's amazing that he can play it so well! Even neater is how little he moves his hands/fingers. Rubinstein flings his hands like he's swatting flies.
PeacfulJoh 2 years ago
Yeah... Spinnerlied is really hard for me, and I can play Chopin's Ballade No. 1 almost perfectly. Urrgh. This guy is good.
FredilYupigo 2 years ago
it's very good but i prefer Evgeny Kissin's version a little more .........
gcaee 2 years ago
My hat's off to Earl Wild -- that piece requires nerves of steel to play!
(I've played it. I know.)
CH3CH2OCH2CH3net 2 years ago
Ag Omie, bly liewer maar by Gershwin! Mendelssohn is nie jou ding nie. Amerikaanse gemors...
Bennie347 2 years ago
wow, this guy is amazing! ive practised so many times but his is just extraordinary!
kissbie 2 years ago
yoooooo!!!! so smooth!!! this old dude is awesome!! cooleo!! knocked my socks off!!
mrsspongebob22 3 years ago 14
PERFECTO¡
marchewarche 3 years ago
this is beautiful
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chiodosfan1 3 years ago
So, I think that there are a lot of excellent piano makers, but Steinway is, no doubt, one of the most "versatile" piano (fantastic high sounds, "crescendo" and mechanic apart...;-).
dido935 3 years ago
I have to learn this in my keyboarding class... I'm 14! D:
edik23 3 years ago
出色的演绎
hyf199003 3 years ago
Wild is a great...but I don't like Baldwin sound...!!!
dido93 3 years ago
Steinway has done a wonderful job of capturing the market in the age when there are fewer high end makers. This recording isn't really high fidelity enough to tell what brand the piano is. But if you listen to CDs of Earl Wild - the Baldwin Sounds quite different than a Seinway but, not inferior and I think we tend to not like what we aren't familiar with and since the vast majority of recordings are done on Steinways we aren't used to anything different.
tnmtemerity 3 years ago
Apologies for my "bad English"...:-)
I didn't say that Baldwin sound's "inferior" than others..but sometimes I don't like its sound, too much "ovattato" (..maybe "quilted" in English..). But I have to say that maybe it's a question of "kind of music": for ex, Bill Evans sometimes played on a Baldwin, and in that case the sound is "perfect" for his music and way of playing piano...
dido935 3 years ago
At last, I agree that Baldwin is one of the best piano maker in the world, no doubt...
I am a pianist and I can warrant you I know all best piano sounds on Earth...:-) : Bosendorfer, Bechstein, Bluthner, Grotrian, Yamaha (similar to Baldwin, I think), Kaway, Fazioli, Borgato etc.. For me Steinway's the best for a simple reason: its sound seems to adapt in a best way not only to various kind of music (classical, jazz, rock..) but also to various pianists.
dido935 3 years ago
If you listen to "Rubinstein sound" and compare it to "Horowitz sound" (both played only on Steinway) you'll find more and more differences...incredible nuances...
Not the same for Bosendorfer, for ex. Try to compare Backhaus and Schiff: you'll never be able to find so much differences of sound or nuances and maybe you'll confoud the two pianists...
dido935 3 years ago
It is hard to compare Horowitz's Sound to anyone. His piano was extreamly meticuously maintained - he never played on just any Steinway that was sitting in the Hall he was performing in. He had his intrument voiced to sound a particular way. I don't want to be insulting but, if you think a Yamaha sounds like a Baldwin you haven't heard a Yamaha. The fact of the matter is with voicing (generally needling the hammers of hardening them with laquer) you can make any piano sounds a particular way
tnmtemerity 3 years ago
ddobrz2 is so right. Rubenstein and Perahia are far younger than Wild when they played this on these cuts and Rubenstein's performance (although breathtaking) is not in front of a live audience. I would imagine Wild played this faster and perhaps a bit more accurately in his younger years. Thank goodness he does not let his age (or YouTube critics) dictate the pleasure he still brings to the public.
ipmoic 3 years ago
you guys have no apperciation for this! that is a HARD song to play, and saying that its no good is HORRIBLE insult! i TRY to play that song, and OUCH that hurts my WRIST!
ddobrz2 4 years ago
What a poor and colourless performance, like a badly played etude. No musicality at all! Compare with the interpretation by Murray Perahia here in youtube, you will be astonished
mature4u 4 years ago
Considering the poor sound quality of the recording - I don't think even Horowitz would sell many records if they had this fidelity. Buy Earl Wild at 88 - incredible performances, and musicianship. His Beethoven 32 Variations (not Dibelli) are truely miraculous and youthful.
tnmtemerity 3 years ago
I thought it was charming...
OLarney87 4 years ago
it wasn't all that good.. it all happened to fast, its like i missed something.. no expression..
XxXjuliieXxX 4 years ago
what's wrong with all u guys ??! Are u pianists? Have u listen to his dynamics? the clarity of the single notes, the tempo-control? Yeah rubinstein great. but it stands on no basis to say that Wild's performance is bad
pianofolle 4 years ago
maybe it goes on to say that Rubinstein's version is just better. I don't think this is bad at all, i'm just asking those guys what made them think this is bad
libetta 4 years ago
Ten years ago I was in the audience of an Earl Wild master class and he certainly proved himself a real master. All the same I like Murray Perahia's version of this song (on YouTube) better.
klactv 4 years ago
where was that master class held? what were the pieces he coached?
libetta 4 years ago
In Vredenburg Concert Hall, Utrecht, Holland. Students Hanna Shybayeva (Belarus) and Ani Avramova (Bulgaria) played Liszt's Paganini Etudes on a Steinway grand piano. Wild himself played a Baldwin, as he always does. One of the things he stressed, was tone. 'If you have a beautiful singing tone, you can get away with everything!'.
klactv 4 years ago
how about the interpretation, what did he say about their playing? what is it with Baldwin that Wild always liked about?
libetta 4 years ago
I'm sorry, it is ten years ago now and I don't remember clearly. I thnik he wanted more clarity (and therefore more quiet) in their interpretation.
As for Baldwin, I have no idea. Maybe he liked the sound, maybe he was given the instrument and wanted to show his gratitude. After a recent press conference Philip Glass told me they gave him two grand pianos! Maybe Wild wanted to escape the hold Steinway have on their artists. Perhaps someone else can shed some light on this.
klactv 4 years ago
Hmmmm.... you want something better??? Watch the Rubinstein one. This guy is just so badddddd
darkcinderellaisabel 4 years ago
i know that. but can you point out the reasons wild is bad? (at this performance)
libetta 4 years ago
It's like he's playing out all the notes very fast, but without any expression or feeling at all...
darkcinderellaisabel 4 years ago
bad performance.
saulboyjt 4 years ago
poop
iamrelerelecool 4 years ago