Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- Recorded on the 27th of July 2023
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If you enjoyed this recording, please consider checking out a ragtime recital I recorded - • A Ragtime Piano Recita... - it contains rags by May Aufderheide, James Scott, Scott Joplin and compositions by myself.
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Structure
A1 - 0:00
A2 - 0:20
B1 - 0:37
B2 - 0:53
A3 - 1:10
C1 - 1:27
C2 - 1:44
D1 - 2:00
D2 - 2:17 - Hudba
One of my favorite pieces from Scott Joplin.
This version really sounds so good to my ears.
Exquisite!!
Many thanks!
Very nicely done! Fun listening to it.
Thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed it!
Wonderful!! You are amazing.Thank you so much for playing this. My Great uncle who was born in 1894 used to play the piano in theaters for the silent movies, eventually he became a music teacher . He was a great man, who served in world War 1, and we used to go visit him in Utah, we lived in Southern California. He would always play for us when visiting, he had an old upright grand that he said he bought in 1924. Last time we visited he was 98 years old and played this very piece almost as good as this fellow! He'd always say afterwards, sorry, I used to play it much better! And of course he played everything by memory! He still had a vast collection of music he could play by memory. He was still sharp as a tack. He passed away in June of 1994, 4 months after his 100th birthday. He told his family he was tired and going to take a nap. He never woke up. Lucky guy. We asked the executor of his estate if we could have his piano, and we were given it. RIP UNCLE CON.
Amazing!
Thanks!
Que du bonheur !!!!!!
Merci!
Perfectly lovely!
Thank you!
Brilliant!🎉
Thank you very much!
Lovely playing! I love that piano tune of yours
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Excellent playing !
Many thanks!
Excellent, beautifully played 👍🏻
Thank you!
Perfect tempo. The pianistic nature of this piece allows for a brighter tempo than some of the more lyrical later compositions of Joplin. It was created in the sporting scene of Sedalia, MO and reflects the raucous nature of that time and place. Maple Leaf Rag is solid enough to hold up to being played at a slower tempo but there is nothing accurate to the period for a lugubrious tempo. Stating it should be played slower is merely a statement of personal preference with no validity beyond that. This video does not violate the oft quoted “Ragtime should not be played fast.” This is spirited and not fast. If you want to understand what fast is, listen to Vera Guillaroff’s recording.
All time favorite 🤩
You played awesomely, Robert 👏🏻
Thank you!
I absolutely love Joplin and this is my favourite piece of his so thank you for that excellent rendition.
A fmr BF of mine had an interesting variation on this. Since the piano had only 66 keys, he had a variation on the bass keys to compensate for the shorter keyboard. It came out quite nicely!
Sounds interesting! Would be nice to hear! 👍
@@arobertowen, I don't think he plays the piano much anymore. We lost touch with each other nearly 30 yrs ago.
Great! 👏
Thank you!
Hey I was wondering when you use the sustain pedal in maple leaf rag? I never learned how to read notes and learned how to play maple leaf rag from videos.
Whenever! I change it up all the time depending on the piano and location, I sometimes don't even use the pedal. The best place is in the first section with the G# minor arpeggio - this is commonly played with pedal - you can hold it through the 2 bars. You could apply the pedal to every left hand octave to give those notes more emphasis (this works better at a slower tempo - don't play as fast as I did in this video, I look back at it and cringe). If you repeat the sections, you could play it first without and then with (just on the octave notes) for a bit of contrast. Record youself and see how it sounds!
In this video, the pedal is used from 1:27 on every crotchet (1 beat) and alternates every 2 bars.
How did you make your piano sound like that?
Hi! It's just the natural sound of the piano, which is slightly out of tune.
The only effects I added to the recording were an EQ (to enhance the low and top end) and a touch of reverb.
Hope this helps!
Nice playing but did you actually detune the piano just to record this tune or was it already out of tune?
Thanks!
The piano is out of tune (around three years without tuning...) and you'll be glad to know that it has now been tuned!
@@arobertowen Ah glad to hear it :) It sounds like a wonderful piano!
Youre the type of guy who searches "Maple leaf rag" and look at every video existing 💀
@@FilipinoFurry I did do that once but this came up in my recommended xD
Btavo
Thanks!
Very clean playing. Work on your dynamic range to make it excellent.
Thanks for the feedback!
I play this but don't play this as fast as you
Nice to hear!
Looking back, I think that I should have recorded this at a slower tempo...
Yeah too fast and you loose the fun 😊
Too fast!!!
Indeed! Looking back I definitely should have!
With respect to Mr. Joplin, I rather liked this interpretation.
Wonderful............
Thanks.................