Earl Wild Plays Moszkowski Etincelles

[csportalcomua]

listen to pletnevs perfomance

[mrpolaroid123]

Sounds like a bad practice session to me. Peter Nero owns this piece

[rdoister]

uhh - you ever heard of rubato? There are fine dynamic shifts and tempo

contrasts which make this interpretation a lightly exciting pleasure to listen

to - much like the movement of sparks careening and falling in the night air.

This is masterful playing!

[mylovelylittleone]

Passionate, bold interpretation.

[668JunKi]

0:37 is one of most disgusting things ice heard im sorry.

[indahan]

@668JunKi

your right indeed.

[indahan]

@668JunKi your right indeed

[jghancockjr]

I really admire Earl Wild and this is a wonderful MM

bon-bon. But this video shows EW in a less than fully

flattering light. I wish somebody would post his recording

of the Rach Chopin Variations, which is superb.

[gigantibyte]

Remarkable! RIP.

[lovesGenet]

who are you uninformed people who think rhythmic integrity is a wanted desirable .Artifice includes all the tricks.LISTEN TO PADEREWSKI DEPACHMANN never over does it and I wish he would.I must hear Leschetitzky and other pianists born before 1860's cuz they knew PERFORMING STANDARDS of 19thcentury music-LIKE OPERA IT NEEEEEDS this!It was already bad taste by the time Sauer was making records.W e have been deprived of this correct performing tradition.I LOVE IT!

[lovesGenet]

what a tempo & so clean and he has charm so few do now.you better rubato and change tempi and add when u play 19th cent music.crazy peole dont and they are so boring.hear.Sauer for charmwithout annoyances and hear HOFMANN ,Cherkassy PADEREWSKI for pure Charm.

[rbhood2468]

One of the greats!

[bagdad4]

wow never heard of this work before, havent really gotten into moszkowski yet but it sounds so familiar....

[becktie]

who in u.s. cares about wrong notes?

just balls and rubato some brilliant scales and lets see what happens...

[hyf199003]

怀尔德不愧是大师，细微之处他都

体现了出来

[123mortimer]

Rubato is a matter of taste, but basic rhythmic integrity is not. And that's what's lacking here. Wild plays one tempo initially, then at 14 he plays a different and slower one, at 20, he goes back to faster, at 26 to slower. The same thing happens over and over again (for example, 1:17 and 1:22; 2:12and 2:19), without musical rhyme or reason. "eddopianist" already noted this below. Peter Nero plays this better because he keeps the overall rhythmic pulse of the piece alive throughout.

[dukedome]

@123mortimer i think he wants to change the rythm cos he does it on places eas to play...its purposedly....

[fosco85]

there is a small mistake in 1:00, but very good performance

[gerardz82]

That was great. Thanks.

Sincerely,

Gerard

[TsuQ]

Because someone can play everything does not mean that they should.

[rekar1]

That's killer.

[TICETOCAR]

it sounds like he parks the melody around 36/37.. not an intentional lengthening of the note for musical purposes.. I've heard enough of this piece. Volodos does it best because he makes it sound like he doesn't have to work so hard.. more fluid sounding technique.

[eddopianist]

Its not too fast for those who 'compare' it with horowitz. Horowitz plays it less slow. Wild plays lots of Rubatos.

[eddopianist]

(wild starts fast at the beginning, but if you listen carefully, you hear him slow down. The recording of Horowitz I was talking about is a cd recording, not one of YouTube's)

[willyum39]

Hey ibclappin - gotta agree with you. I've heard Wild in recital, and he's no schlepp. Let's remember that for years the only thing we knew about him was that he had recorded a VERY fine performance of "Rhapsody in Blue" and not much else. Let's get some perspective here..."Entincelles" is just a fluff encore piece, but he pulls it off in great style

[seemefeelme62]

I'd have to say Wild and Horowitz are close. Wild is probably a little more adventuresome, maybe pushing the limits of speed and control more. His transcriptions show an immense talent.

[ibclappin]

this is a good performance. don't compare it with Horowitz, no one has his sensitive touch. don't put down other pianists because of it.

[derhawk]

somebody needed to hit the practice rooms for at least an hour or two before performing, even though it turned out alright i guess

[Horowitz3053]

It's way to loud and fast I think.

[mcmilld1]

If you think this is too loud and fast, you should hear Volodos play it.

[BalletBabyBoy]

@mcmilld1 It's supposed to be sparks

[RyanPatrick2001]

I disagree with you- it is neither too loud nor too fast. Moszkowski wrote the tempo indication as "Allegro scherzando," which would literally translate as "Playfully happy." Musically, it would indicate fast and playfully. Wild's technique, despite his age, is astonishing.

[smokesignal416]

And if you think this is too fast, you should hear Vladimir play it. In Mr. Wild's traverse of this, notice the very spare pedalling, achievable only by the greatest of artists. Amazing performance, even disregarding his age.

[John19182004]

perhaps you should listen to Vladimir again. He does NOT play it LOUD in the least - close your eyes and imagine a lovely fire in a fireplace with dancing sparks.

Perhaps you need your ears or your computer volume checked.