Scott Joplin New Orleans Rags
Scott Joplin
Jazz - Released June 11, 2013 | Wnts
Scott Joplin – The King of Ragtime: Complete Piano Works
Phillip Dyson
Classical - Released June 3, 2022 | Decca Music Group Ltd.
REFLECTIONS: Scott Joplin Reconsidered
Lara Downes
Classical - Released February 4, 2022 | Rising Sun Records
Scott Joplin: Pièces pour clavecin (Arr. for Harpsichord)
Elisabeth Chojnacka
Classical - Released January 1, 1994 | naïve classique
Rags pour piano (Volume 1)
Alexander Peskanov
Classical - Released July 28, 2004 | Naxos
Anyone looking for a good, solid one-disc package of Scott Joplin's piano rags will encounter a bewildering number of choices, ranging from volumes within complete sets to recordings by chamber ensembles or even his rags as arranged for orchestra. One would think that the new Naxos American Classics disc, its first of Joplin, would automatically be a strong contender in the category of direct, unfettered approaches to the work of Joplin as classical piano music. Unfortunately, Scott Joplin: Piano Rags doesn't deliver the goods, and the problem may lie in the choice of pianist, in this instance the otherwise indomitable Alexander Peskanov, noted elsewhere for his mastery of Brahms, Liszt, and his own (very interesting) piano music. Peskanov approaches the music with care, taking all indicated repeats, adding rubato to stretch out transitions against Joplin's inflexible march beat, and making circumspect use of dynamics so that certain phrases die away and others jump forward. But Peskanov doesn't add much in the way of spark or excitement, nor do any of these recordings have the gentle sense of swing that is idiomatic to ragtime. Peskanov's interpretation of Bethena is too fussy, lingering over details to the extent that it obscures the form of the piece. Performances of Bethena normally clock in at about five and a half minutes; Peskanov takes nearly eight. There is an attempt to vary repeats in certain parts, but mostly these gestures come off like sloppy improvisations and are distracting to those who know Joplin's music well. Naxos' Scott Joplin: Piano Rags is like a glass of soda water that has lost its fizz; it's a shame that it's not better, but there are certainly a wealth of other, better recordings of Joplin out there. © TiVo
Scott Joplin: The Complete Rags, Waltzes & Marches
William Appling
Classical - Released March 29, 2017 | W.A.S.O.
Scott Joplin Ragtime
Scott Joplin Ragtime
Ragtime - Released April 21, 2015 | The Playlist Spot
Scott Joplin's Original Rags Played by the Composer (1896-1917)
Scott Joplin
Jazz - Released January 15, 2014 | Kind of Blue Records
Maple Leaf Rag and Popular Piano Rags: A Tribute to Scott Joplin
Adrian Connell
Ragtime - Released June 1, 2021 | Adrian Connell
Maple Leaf Rag (Classic Ragtime Piano Yamaha Grand Rendition)
The Backdrop
Jazz - Released March 15, 2024 | Trace Watson Music
Scott Joplin (Maple Leaf Rag for two violins)
Adela Urcan
World - Released March 17, 2024 | Distrokid
Maple Leaf Rag (Live)
Martin Spitznagel
Ragtime - Released January 16, 2020 | Martin Spitznagel
Maple Leaf Rag (feat. Ragtime Banjo Revival)
Aaron Jonah Lewis
Ragtime - Released April 26, 2024 | Agilest Music