Gay Composers, GLTB performers, obituaries, pianoJan 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Apparently Earl Wild lived up to his name. The virtuoso pianist who died on January 22 at age 94 was out for most of his life, and promiscuous with music as well as men, though he is survived by a partner of 38 years Michael Rolland Davis.
Wild’s repertoire was enormous and his performance style grandly romantic. He transcribed all kinds of things for the piano and also composed. And to those taken into confidence...