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Considered throughout the world as one of the last in a long line of great virtuoso Pianist / Composer, Earl Wild is often called "supervirtuoso," "one of the 20th Century's greatest pianists" and "the finest transcriber of our time."   Born in November 26, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he began piano studies at the age of three.   At this early age he displayed the rare gift of absolute pitch and was labeled a child prodigy

RACHMANINOV
Sonata No. 2, Op. 36
Preludes


EARL WILD

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Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 36
[1]   I.   Allegro agitato
[2]   II.  Non allegro [3]   III. Allegro molto

10 Preludes Op. 23
[4]   No. 1 in F-sharp
[5]   No. 2 in B-flat major
[6]   No. 3 in D minor
[7]   No. 4 in D major
[8]   No. 5 in G minor
[9]   No. 6 in E-flat major
[10] No. 7 in C minor
[11] No. 8 in A-flat major
[12] No. 9 in E-flat
[13] No. 10 in G-flat major

8 Preludes Op. 32
[14] No. 1 in C major
[15] No. 2 in D-flat major
[16] No. 3 in E major
[17] No. 4 in E minor
[18] No. 5 in G major
[19] No. 6 in F minor
[20] No. 7 in F major
[21] No. 8 in A minor


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