SCOTT JOPLIN

SCOTT JOPLIN
PIANO RAGS 2 (2005)
BENJAMIN LOEB
320 KBPS

Although Scott Joplin’s musical interests were considerably broader than what could be expressed in ragtime – he composed two operas (Treemonisha is considered by many to be his masterpiece), a ballet, and two orchestral works – he is best remembered today as the ‘King of the Ragtime Writers’, the master of freely syncopated and extraordinarily inventive piano rags. This recording includes the whirling, scintillating Stoptime Rag, the nostalgic Gladiolus Rag, and Joplin’s last ever work for piano, Reflection Rag.
About Benjamin Loeb:Benjamin Loeb, a native Texan, is an accomplished conductor, accompanist, and soloist. His widely varied projects range from the classical to the contemporary. As a pianist, Benjamin Loeb has won critical acclaim, and his concerts have taken him to musical centres throughout the United States, as well as to Argentina, Chile, Tokyo, Seoul, Panama City, and a number of musical centres in Europe. He now is based in El Paso, Texas, from where he continues to tour worldwide as conductor and pianist, and teaches at the new El Paso Conservatory of Music.

1. Rag-Time Dance, A Stop-Time Two Step
2. A Breeze from Alabama, March and Two Step
3. he Chrysanthemum, An Afro-American Intermezzo
4. Peacherine Rag
5. he Cascades, A Rag
6. Weeping Willow, A Rag Time Two Step
7. Gladiolus Rag
8. Eugenia
9. The Crush Collision March
10. Reflection Rag, Syncopated Musings
11. Magnetic Rag
12. Swipesy Cake Walk
13. Scott Joplin's New Rag
14. Rose Leaf Rag, A Ragtime Two Step
15. The Rosebud March
16. Stoptime Rag

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