A complete new edition of the Scott Joplin rags with introduction by Max Morath.

Now including two CDs with full performances of every piece this fine selection contains the essential music of Scott Joplin. The album features some of the most famous rag masterpieces for solo piano including EliteSyncopations The Easy Winners and the ever popular The Entertainer and

Compiled by noted music historian Rudi Blesh this collection of the best Piano rags recaptures the lively mood of the ragtime era.All the greats are here including Scott Joplin James Scott and Joseph Francis Lamb as are such popular pieces as Maple Leaf Rag The Entertainer Elite Syncopations Swipesy Cake Walk and American Beauty Rag.

41 jumpin' and jivin' Ragtime solos from 20 famous composers all in one bumper anthology! Celebrated academic Dr. Maurice Hinson presents his definitive collection of Ragtime favourites from composers as wide ranging and diverse in style as Debussy Joplin Berlin and Blake.Not only does this anthology feature a great selection of stomping and entertaining tunes that have always been guarenteed crowd-pleasers but the scope of the collection also provides a valuable glimpse into the heritage of the Rag showing the influence of the American syncopated style on some of Europe's most important composers.

Une belle sélection des plus célèbres chefs d'oeuvres par Scott Joplin pour piano solo, dont `Elite Syncopations`, `The Easy Winners` et les toujours aussi populaires `The Entertainer` et `Maple Leaf Rag`. / Jazz / Partition /