Scott Joplin – King of Ragtime

Scott Joplin CD 1 1. Original Rags 2. The Entertainer 3. Pineapple Rag 4. Breeze from Alabama 5. Solace (A Mexican Serenade) 6. Peacherine Rag 7. The Paragon Rag 8. Ragtime Dance 9. Heliotrope Bouquet 10. Reflection Rag 11. Elite Syncopations CD 2 1. The Easy Winners 2. Leola 3. Magnetic Rag 4. Gladiolus Rag 5. Fig Leaf Rag 6. Stoptime Rag 7. Wall Street Rag 8. Rose Leaf Rag 9. Search-Light Rag 10. Maple Leaf Rag 11. Peace Piece – Bill Evans Note on Scott Joplin © Cecile Licad After performing Scott Joplin’s music extensively in recital during the 2024-2025 season, I came to feel that these works benefit from breadth, space, and sustained listening. Presented across two discs, the program allows each rag to retain its individuality while revealing the remarkable range of invention within Joplin’s language. No two pieces speak in the same voice, and the extended format lets the music breathe without compression or fatigue. The album concludes with Peace Piece by Bill Evans (1929-1980), the wonderful jazz pianist and composer, offered as a quiet epilogue. Heard after Joplin’s world of syncopation and invention, it provides a moment of stillness – a reflective coda that listens forward, honoring the spirit of contemplation and humanity that underlies this entire journey. RELEASE DATE: APRIL 2026 CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 1010 EAN: 5709499101001 Download BOOKLET (PDF)   Related