Earl Wild (1915-2010) was an American pianist, composer and arranger, celebrated for virtuoso brilliance and a large Romantic repertory. He was also a remarkable transcriber in the grand pianistic tradition.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears with Toscanini in American repertory, including Gershwin.

Wild’s playing was dazzling, precise and extrovert, with the kind of keyboard command that makes difficulty sound not easy, but gleefully conquered.

His page is justified even from a small catalogue footprint. Wild brought old-school pianistic fireworks with modern electrical wiring.