Floods of spring - Rachmaninoff, arr. Earl Wild

I could not find it on youtube anymore so I upload it once more.

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Music

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• rachmaninoff
• earl
• wild
• floods
• of
• spring
• classical
• rachmaninow
• rachmaninov

[thphaca]

Who cares what country someone's from. This is a world of individuals, not groups of clones. We need to get out the mindset of seperating people by nationality/race/gender, especially with music. Music is a universal language.

[piano345]

Horowitz, Cziffra, Cherkassky, Bolet and finally Earl Wild - all the great romantic pianists who themselves were inspired by the greats from the past - Hofmann, Rachmaninov, Rosenthal, Godowsky and Lhevinne - have departed this world forever. Fortunately, we have their many recordings to enjoy so lets not be too sad.

[starrgazer1000]

I think this man is a great Master to arrrange this work in the style of Rachmaninov.It is not an easy task but requires a great insight into the man himself.I admire them both and sad they are no longer here to give us pleasure.

Earl Wild will be sadly missed and God bless his soul.I hope he is with the rest of the pianistic saints above and of the Universe.He is playing well for a man of 80 years of age.This great man reminds me just a little of Fred Flintstone.

(Tongue in cheek of course)

[kingsfort1]

I had the most amazing lessons from this wonderful creative, funny, gigantic character. His desire to bring out the beauty in any 'line' drove his own practice and still lives with me now. He is sadly missed.

[MrRicksStudio]

@piano345 Ruth Slenczynska is very much alive - and performing still.

[JayIvory87]

so many colors 

[kKpeaceKk]

A genius! A god!

Thank you Earl Wild!

[aardvaark069]

Earl Wild was such a fine pianist. He was matched perfectly with the Baldwin piano and one of the very few who could get a finely cultured sound fron these often crass sounding instruments.

[lipsbach]

Really one of the greatest ever. He squeezed the music out of the keys. Somehow it was never percussive. Amazing.

[dak91424]

@demosj you need to hear Perahia in concert where he is a wondeful pianist and at his best

[libetta]

@demosj

maybe in the 90's? i wonder what led to the downfall of his sensational start. could it be his being a night owl have contributed to his deteriorated health? then there's Katchen! he could very well be what Friedman was to mazurka as he is to Hungarian Dances

[demosj]

@libetta i admire Cliburn very much, though his technique deteriorated too rapidly. . Perahia's sound is very homogeneous, I've not heard instance of impressive creativity in the recordings I've listened of him.