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The Entertainer - The Very Best of Scott Joplin
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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075597944921
Label: Nonesuch
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Nonesuch
Release Date: January 06, 1997
Studio: Nonesuch
Sales Rank: 12747

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Tired and listless
Well, I have to disagree with the other reviewers. I thought this was very disappointing. Mr. Rifkin may be a very competent pianist but he just doesn't have a "feel" for ragtime. The recordings here are plodding and pedestrian and while they may be technically very competent, there is no real personality here and no sense of fun, which is what ragtime is all about. If you like your ragtime sanitised and homogenised, this CD is for you. If you like it raw and rebellious, the way it was meant to be, give this one a miss.

Rating:

- Rifkin plays Joplin's rags majestically
Personally, I've always preferred the slightly slower tempo at which Rifkin plays these rags. Most other performers speed them up (as if to 'jazz them up'?) and they then lose their charm. The more sedate tempo brings them into the realm of a Chopin sonata.

Rating:

- Excellent
Brilliant to play along on the Piano with - all are in the same key!

Rating:

- Exquisite
Joplin did for the rag what Chopin did for the waltz, taking it far away from its saloon bar origins and developing it into a purely pianistic art form. No one brings this out more than Rifkin in this recording and his rendering especially of some of the slower more wistful rags like the Gladiolus and Weeping Willow is nothing less than exquisite. The faster more rumbustious numbers also show a wonderful sensitivity, especially to the movement and language of the left hand. It's difficult not to want to dance to it, or at least tap your feet or bop your head around to the embarrassment of your friends if you are listening on a walkman. The finest part must be the Fig Leaf Rag, especially in the very evocative rolling chords of the fourth section.
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- JOSHUA RIFKIN SQUEEZES EVERY LAST DROP OUT OF RAGTIME!
Ever since i heard joshua rifkin perform "Maple Leaf Rag" on
the internet, i was stunned.
He totally ignores his conducter saying
in baton language "STOP PLAYING FAST.
IT IS NOT RIGHT TO PLAY RAGTIME FAST" and "Don't Rush..." .
I Look on the internet and i cannot find a midi
which is closer to scot joplins original idea of it.
if you like ragtime then this is a must-have for you. if you don't then buy it anyway. your money will not be wasted.
trust me.

Play "The Cascades" to a sad friend and watch a smile slowly broaden.
play "office monkey" by playing "Maple Leaf Rag" and see everyone in the office start tapping their feet.
Use "The Entertainer" at a kids party.
Wake up with "Elite Syncopations".
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