Earl Wild & Paul Polivnick Play Liszt Hungarian Fantasy 1/2

[darkblueangel1956]

Virtuosismo spinto ai limiti, lirismo suadente nelle melodie, la tecnica strepitosa del leggendario Earl Wild, nonostante fosse costretto a ... "dialogare" con una orchestra disastrosa !!! Anche il filmato è di pessima qualità !! L'unico vero piacere è osservare il pianista che fa cose incredibili sulla tastiera, nonstante i suoi 74 anni, all'epoca della registrazione !!! Come saranno Lang Lang, Valentina Lisitsa, Evgeny Kissin, Yund Li, dopo i 70 anni ???

[elgatosucio]

Thanks for sharing !!!

[BadNews88]

Note to richclayderman:

Yes I have, m8...

But you know the anecdote about ya always remember yer 1st time?

"Fantasy" as done by Wild, Stanger, & RPO was the VERY FIRST classical piece I heard as a kid (6 years old or so) and THAT *ONE* version STILL leaves an impression on me. I've heard at least 4 others, but THAT was & still is The Bee's Knees fer ME!

'Nuff Said!

[zenoky64]

Conductor is full of himself. But he is so unmusical. Just square marching band conductor. His musical thinking is unfortunately devoid of musicality.

Mr Wild is a terrific musician and he does a superb job even under adverse conditions.

[BadNews88]

This is my ALL-TIME favourite Classical piece. As a kid I had the original 1963 recording with Earl Wild as pianist & Russell Stanger conducting the Royal Philarmonic.

Good to see that he's not lost his chops. (Smile)

Thanx fer this, m8..

[richclayderman]

@BadNews88 all time? really? have you listened to Totentanz? (also by liszt)

[tnmtemerity]

I think every snob who thinks Steinway is the ONLY proffesional level instrument built should see this and listen to his recordings.

[keg646]

Does Mr. Wild prefer Baldwins?

[gojewla]

@tnmtemerity Yes. It will confirm their thoughts.

[djriskyp]

Well played, but I also prefer Cziffra. This is not Hungarian enough in my Hungarian opinion... if there is one thing that characterizes our people it is spontaneity. This is missing that divine spark so to speak. Cziffra's version on the other hand is mind-blowing (and not just technique wise).

[morakeo]

I think it's the orchestra that's not Hungarian enough from the very beginning. The winds phrase their melody after the doublebass at the beginning as it is written, meaning in a romantic way instead of a Hungarian way.

[gojewla]

@djriskyp Don't try to claim affinity to this. I'm sure the music of "your people" is FAR removed from the music of 160 years ago and you know as little about it as I or the next person.

[chrisjordan83]

he was accepted as a pupil of the famous teacher Selmar Janson, who had studied with Eugen d'Albert (1864-1932) and Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924), both students of the great virtuoso pianist / composer FRANZ LISZT

[geromes]

most people knows who liszt is and if you do e wilds background, his training is from liszt line of pupils. And the techninque that is used is probably the best since the guy is in his nineties and still able to play vurtuoso. Notice his relaxing hand and wrist and fingers, he seems to be effortlessly guiding hisplaying without even trying

[LousyPianist]

I prefer cziffra