Earl Wild : The Brilliant Career of an American Pianist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hominick, Ian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wild, Earl, 1915-2010.

Pianists--United States.

Pianists.

Local Subjects:

Wild, Earl, 1915-2010.

Genre:

Biographies -- Generated by AI.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2026.

Summary:

The diverse and storied musical career of Earl Wild, one of the most prodigious and virtuosic pianists of the 20th century.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Childhood: [1915-1932]

Chapter 2: Carnegie Tech: [1933-1937]

Chapter 3: Welcome to NBC: [1938-1942]​

Chapter 4: World War II-Washington, D.C.: [1942-1944]

Chapter 5: ABC and Paul Whiteman: [1944-1947]

Chapter 6: Radio, Television, and Debuts: [1947-1950]

Chapter 7: Premieres: [1951-1954]

Chapter 8: The Caesar Years: [1955-1958]

Chapter 9: JFK and Santa Fe: [1958-1961]

Chapter 10: Reader's Digest, Boston Pops, and New Directions: [1961-1967]

Chapter 11: Penn State and Musical Rarities: [1968-1972]

Chapter 12: Palm Springs: [1973-1978]

Chapter 13: "The Musical Fireman" and Wolf Trap: [1978-1981]

Chapter 14: Transcriptions and the Liszt Centennial: [1981-1986]

Chapter 15: Ohio State University: [1987-1993]

Chapter 16: The Last of the Great Romantics: [1993-2000]

Chapter 17: Final Touring Years: [2001-2010]

Epilogue

Select Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9798216460084

OCLC:

1595742695