Scott Joplin Complete Piano Works Volume One 1896-1902

Mark Reichle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 13, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00004U2HE
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,403,991 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Great Crush Collision

2. Combination March

3. Harmony Club Waltz

4. Original Rags

5. Maple Leaf Rag

6. Peacherine Rag

7. Augustan Club Waltz

8. The Easy Winners

9. Cleopha

10. A Breeze from Alabama

11. Elite Syncopations

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Joplin Album True to Originals!, June 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Scott Joplin Complete Piano Works Volume One 1896-1902 (Audio CD)

This album is more true to the scores yet still played with feeling, than any of the other Joplin collections I've heard. Tremendous sound quality!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Joplin....Finally, August 6, 2000

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Dan Mullaly (Crystal, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scott Joplin Complete Piano Works Volume One 1896-1902 (Audio CD)

I've spent years looking for a great performance of Scott Joplin's music from the early years. And now, I've found it. I can only hope a second volume will follow.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scott Joplin, a Refreshing Performance, June 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Scott Joplin Complete Piano Works Volume One 1896-1902 (Audio CD)

Finally! A collection of Scott Joplin's piano works without any of the nonsense included by many other artists! This album of Joplin's earliest publications is absolutely accurate to the published score. I expect that Reichle will receive some criticism for not including any of his own improvisations (a common ragtime practice). I applaud him for this choice. Invariably, artists' improvisations, performed the second time through a strain, always fall short of the original Joplin. It's as if previous artists have said, "Here's Joplin. Now let's see how I can change it to make it less interesting melodically, harmonically, and rhytmically." Joplin's music holds a certain magic. Reichle conveys this sense exceptionally well. He also refrains from any urge to turn these pieces into finger exercises. Joplin's own notes state, "It is never correct to play ragtime fast." Many or most previous Joplin artists simply play these rags much too fast, drastically altering their character and losing the magic in the process. I sincerely hope that I can look forward to Reichle releasing further volumes of Joplin's music.