Earl Wild - A Pianist Who Should Be Heard

The great American pianists are relatively few in number. Two in mind are, of course, Murray Perahia and William Kapell. Perahia is, in fact, one of the world's great Mozart interpreters; and, tragically, Kapell's meteoric career was cut short at age 31 in a plane crash.
Another American pianist, who, though not a great musician in the Perahia or Kapell cast, is nevertheless a major force in his performances, and does give us some great playing in many of his recordings.
As I recall, he was born somewhere in Pennsylvania in 1915, and so far as I know, is still among us.
His career glitters by way of such attainments as a staff pianist with the legendary NBC Symphony Orchestra under Toscanini, and he has performed with countless major orchestras and given recitals all over the world. His teachers were students of Liszt, and I believe he studied with Egon Petri, perhaps the greatest pianist Holland ever gave us.
Wild is also a very fine composer, and one of his more attractive compositions is a transcription of tunes, in medley form, from Disney's Snow White, in which he employs the great tradition of 19th century transcription techniques in a brilliant display.
Wild also champions neglected composers such as Scharwenka and Paderewski. Actually, Paderewski's Concerto in "A" minor is quite beautiful and well written. Both of these composers have been wonderfully recorded by Earl Wild, and I would certainly recommend these performances without hesitation.
I think that you will be most impressed by Earl Wild and his terrific pianism.