Earl Wild and Arthur Fiedler Play Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 - Part 2/5 - mvt. 1/1

[guismiti]

excellent

[drrh1663]

We feel very blessed to have met him. We have a custom Baldwin SD-6 on which he played and signed the harp. Truly he is one of the greatest pianists of all time. We've always been thrilled he chose one of the finest pianos ever built on which to demonstrate his flawless technique and power.

[FORCENSX]

Still excellent sound quality!

[747captain]

World class. I had the chance to meet Mr. Wild in July 2005, and it was surely a highlight of my life so far. 

[myrtlebox]

@747captain I wish I had met my hero. I don't play, but I love music, and Earl's sense of feel. He is a master of understatement. His Rachmaninoff recordings (all 4 concertos with Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini) are my favorite (Wild/Horenstein '65). The 2nd is here on Youtube - go listen!

[Budafinga]

OMG! thank you so very much for posting this. My father played in the Boston Pops.. he was a violinist and there are some great shots of him playing. The childhood memories and tears while watching this!

[immapubrec]

I completely love this Piano Concerto. It has a mix of so many qualities, just unbelievable. If you would like to listen to another great composer YouTube the Great Great Grandfather in Composition of Peter I. Tchaikovsky:

Iosif Andriasov

You will not be disappointed

[jcsiegelman]

My wonderful Polish teacher, Dr. Turkiewicz would have approved of Mr. Wilde letting the music and his interpretation of it express the emotion of the piece rather than the performing aritst attempt to convey elements of it through facial expressions or any kind of gestures.

[Leoboy729]

RIP Mr. Wild...and I can't help but comment on that awesome concert grand he played in this concert. Baldwin was still making awesome pianos. That thunderous bass register was the envy of other piano makers for years.

[piespokladowy]

Yes!

5 stars!

[davidgray2]

Tragic first note!

[davccouceiro]

earl wild is indeed a master virtuoso...an exceptional one, and he is very meticulous and very very precise...his octaves are, imo, never excelled...and he shows a complete understanding and command of this fantastic concerto. thank you for posting this video

[seanrcollins]

this is an extraordinarily athletic performance from wild in his early 60's. his octave work is impressive and very lyrical playing at 6:28

[Frozentoes1]

I agree.

However, he was 56 here. Not in his early 60's

Nonetheless, I have to agree. It is quite an extraordinary performance.

[rea082151]

@seanrcollins Actually, Wild was born Nov. 26, 1915 so he was 55 or 56 when this was made.

[metiu182]

Astonishing as ever. I wonder which venue is this

[celebseries]

It's Symphony Hall in Boston dressed up a bit. You can see the unmistakable organ on the back wall in the long shot.

[whereisthefox]

I have already a version of this concerto by Wild, but only studio captation. It is the first time that I heard this live version with Earl Wild.great.I am very happy.thx a lot for this video

[LateBloomeronPDtrain]

I wasn't sure what to expect with this..