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Over 1 Million Views! Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" performed by Martin Spitznagel

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This video was originally posted in 2010 and as of August 2019 had 1.3 million views... before it was deleted and all of its views/comments were lost! Noooooooo.....[breath]....oooooooo!
Don't believe me? web.archive.org/web/201908131...
So here it is, back from the brink... Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" performed by Martin Spitznagel in 2010 at the Old-Time Piano Playing World Championship.
More about Martin: www.martinspitznagel.com
Video Credit: Howard Vigorita

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28 окт 2019

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@HighWideandHandsome 4 года назад

Let me just get this out of the way...this is _not_ too fast.

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

Bless you. You just saved me hours of replying to the ragtime tempo police :D

@Keeper1st 4 года назад

@@Spitzfire You can send them this link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-judCkMCJgBA.html

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

@@Keeper1st Yes! Absolutely I will. You've been fighting the good fight on this for years!

@HighWideandHandsome 4 года назад

@@Spitzfire Hey, I had to beat them back on the previous video after the fact, so now's my opportunity to beat them to the punch.

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

@@HighWideandHandsome I didn't think there was a silver lining to losing 1.3 million views, but you, good sir, just found it :)

@chei24 4 года назад

Shame it was taken down. Here for support and pumping it back up!

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

Christy Thank you!!!

@merneptahtibidoh100 3 года назад

Why??? WTF?

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

@@merneptahtibidoh100 Long story that requires more whiskey than I current have in my cabinets! But suffice it to say it's motivated me to stand up my own official channel and own all of my online content :)

@EthanUslan 4 года назад

a youtube classic from the golden age!

@willbrother9246 4 года назад

A great interpretation of a classic without destroying its class and atmosphere. Very well done! I imagine it must have been rather difficult to achieve such a perfect balance.

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

Thanks so much! I remember being really nervous right before this performance, so the positive reaction to it always brings me joy.

@Borre972 Месяц назад

😮well done !

@russellpetch1381 Год назад

Watched this several times. Great particularly with the enthusiasm about three ways through

@Spitzfire Год назад

Thanks! If you're not having fun playing ragtime, you're doing it wrong! :)

@antonioperillo1182 7 месяцев назад

Effectively an amazing way to personalize this lovely and evergreen Joplin' s masterpiece by Martin. These musical phrases obviously different from the original part and however are very well made!!! Excellent job Martin!! My best compliments to you!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@Spitzfire 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! I’m glad my love of Joplin and his music shines through. 🎶

@igorbusi 2 года назад

Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!

@erikheyn6881 Месяц назад

Awesome!!

@cyba9774 11 месяцев назад

Great performance!

@LGbaSS-bi2ml 3 года назад

Thank God I found this again! I had the original save to my playlist from a few years back but it disappeared. It must've gotten removed. Glad you re-uploaded it! One of the best renditions of this classic on youtube, well done Martin!

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

I'm glad you found it again! Thanks for listening!

@jesperkragh 4 года назад

I think it is my favourite ineterpretation of Maple Leaf Rag.

@BunchaFrames 3 года назад

I can't remember how old I was when I was when I first heard this, but ever since this is THE version of maple leaf I always try and play!

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

I’m so glad you like it! Thanks for watching then and now!

@kimili1989 4 года назад

Very original! what I love the most about it is that you seem genuily happy to play... precious!

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

Thank you! The joy I get from this music is very real, and I am happy to play it! 😊

@andrewturner5706 Месяц назад

The best thing about it was that he actually enjoyed it and even smiled.

@mynare646 3 года назад

Literally my favorite version of my favorite music of all time.

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

Yay! Thanks for this. Happy new year!

@dominic6055 Год назад

Not my genre but he really reevocates the soul of those times and people, outstanding job!

@Spitzfire Год назад

Thank you! It’s my privilege 👍

@michielfenaux7598 2 года назад

Everybody "knows" how to play Maple Leaf Rag. From all the videos I've seen, this is one of the few I keep playing. Martin not only knows how to play it, he masters it.

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

Thank you! I'm glad my love for MLR comes through. This was recorded in the context of a competition and I was super nervous, so the fact that people dig it makes it especially sweet :)

@ArgoBeats Год назад

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@MooPotPie 4 месяца назад

He transcends it - using Joplin's original merely as a framework for a very clever "Harlem Stride" - type arrangement. I imagine that many early jazz pianists did something similar. A few were recorded - most were not. This is a great example of that tradition.

@hotcakekivoro Год назад

Thank you so much for saying this video. I saw it years ago and it seems its deleted but not thanks to you. Happy new year!

@Spitzfire Год назад

Happy New Year! Thanks for watching!

@brynnatrimble2556 4 года назад

Love this! Listening to it makes me so happy!

@bigPianist99 Год назад

still my favorite!

@Spitzfire Год назад

Awesome!

@trawlins396 2 года назад

I've never heard this rendition.. I like it! As an African American person it makes me so happy Joplin is still being recognized as a musical genius. He deserves a bigger place in history. And a movie about his life. Not a TV movie like the first one, a real movie from a major studio. His story is quite amazing.

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

His story *is* amazing! Loss, triumph, and a soundtrack for the ages.

@Joe_Pittard Год назад

Oh cool, when did you immigrate here?

@lautarodicristofano1715 3 года назад

My favourite cover of Maple leaf by far!

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@Taka-Musics-Labo 3 года назад

Wow!! Your performance is extremely marvelous. I'm so happy and exciting!! I appreciate your groovy performance from Japan!!

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

I’m delighted that there are folks a world away from me enjoying my music! Thank you!

@emmanuelpichelin486 Год назад

I consider this as the best one, Perfect for me

@Spitzfire Год назад

Thank you so much!

@phxpndl Год назад

Great rendition !

@mydisease2you 3 года назад

My favourite version of maple leaf rag. I'm so glad I found this again!

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

I'm glad you found it again, too!

@billlowe70 4 года назад

Handful Of Keys from the same competition has disappeared too! I would really like to hear it again but can't find it anywhere. That old-timey sounding piano takes it to a new level! Upload and I promise I will personally view it 50 times per week

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

That is very kind, Bill! I’ll see if I can get the original uploader to send me the file.

@scivalesmusicbooks1977 2 года назад

Straordinario, Martin, this is the best "Maple Leaf Rag" I know! Congrats!

@retikulum 11 месяцев назад

Nice interpretation. Including crazy key changes. Nice 👍

@Spitzfire 11 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@ingoflamingo375 4 года назад

The way you fletch that melody together with your march sounds so spicy, together with that jumping vibe. I sounds way better than both the original and most other versions i’ve heard.

@angelomadonna8434 3 года назад

La tua interpetraione è fantastica, non iresco ad ascoltarla meno di4, 5 volte al giorno!!!

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

La ringrazio tanto!

@ManuelMorales-up4mg 4 года назад

What the hell is THIS? Haha, fantastic re-interpretation of an immortal classic!!

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

Thank you!

@technicolor965 Год назад

This filled me from head to toe with joy

@Spitzfire Год назад

Wonderful!!! Glad to hear it 😊

@andrewlotz3276 4 года назад

Excellent stuff.

@RajaSir21 3 года назад

amazing version of Maple leaf Rag. so fun woow

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching 👍

@francescobruzzese55 Год назад

Fantastico

@Spitzfire Год назад

Grazie!

@MistahJigglah 2 года назад

Every time I drink my ears are drawn here. Every, Single, Time.

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

I’m glad to be your drinking buddy!

@hjabbour 3 года назад

Awesome

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

Thanks!

@FROMME2BEV 2 года назад

superb

@2666loco 2 года назад

OUTSTANDING!

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

Thank you!

@GabrielA-mw4in 4 года назад

The best rendition and improvisation I've heard! Well done and more importantly thank you!

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@bandelafrancis1891 2 года назад

000000000

@dafanciest392 3 года назад

Lovely!

@cdllc1956 3 года назад

Voll geil gespielt!

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

Danke!

@aportexaporte 2 года назад

I don't know why they removed these performances from the original channel. I remember hearing them, and then when I looked for them again I couldn't find them. There was also Adam Swanson (incredible talent). That piano so well miked and the scene so well filmed. I congratulate you for your performance and this beautiful version of Maple Leaf Rag

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

I know, it's such a bummer! Quite a few great videos got removed for what turns out to be specious reasons. Glad I was able to find/save this one, at least. Thanks for watching!

@user-gv6fd7kg7n 3 года назад

楽しい、素敵❣️ 嫌な事みーんな忘れてしまった、 Thank you🌷

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

ありがとうございました！

@Radioelectrola 2 года назад

Martin, you are Wonderful!

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

Thank you so much! I'm delighted you listened and liked it (and took the time to say so!)

@ElenasBarre 2 года назад

WOW!!!😲😲😲🙏🙏🙏 I don't know... If this is not fast, then what is??? 🤣🤣🤣 FANTASTIC Performance and technique!🥰🥰🥰

@roadchewerpe5759 Год назад

I’m watching this, and after learning a lot about the insides of pianos, I don’t see a plate in this one. Maybe it’s really short. It would be interesting if the tuning pins didn’t go through the plate. It’s not the rarest thing in the world, but now I’m intrigued.

@HalValla01 4 года назад

I like how you go a little out of your way and make it your own. Not a lot of people do that these days!

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

It’s part of the joy of this style of music - everyone is invited to make it their own!

@ryankurek8342 2 года назад

With a flawless piece like this, how in the actual fuck do you only have 881 followers… This needs to change.

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

I appreciate that very much, Ryan! I love getting a chance to share my music and having a platform to do so, and would love if that platform were bigger!

@sentry3918 2 года назад

Great!!

@davidcavalari226 4 месяца назад

""You know what Scott Joplin said....?" Yes. On the sheet music for this particular piece it literally says "Tempo di Marcia."

@Spitzfire 3 месяца назад

Bless you, yes! I’ve gotta make a video about the ragtime tempo police 😂 Hope you’re well, dude!

@SlimShady40 Год назад

Absolutely stunning. Bravo 👏🏻

@Spitzfire Год назад

Thank you! 😊

@josebarbasa3192 3 года назад

I have this on loop while I cook lunch. HAHAHAHA

@mudbone7706 2 года назад

Really nice! A lot of Willie The Lion in this version

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

Thanks! Willie's recording was formative for me and I'm always delighted when folks know his oeuvre well enough to pick up on what I begged/borrowed/stole for my own take :D

@user-oc5he5qf1p Год назад

Bravo!

@Spitzfire Год назад

Thank you!

@zpasjidomuzyki9390 3 года назад

This is great. I love this :D

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@theforlanjoker4457 2 года назад

CLEAN

@user-zb7cu7ue6d 2 года назад

That would be so great if we see your great interpretation of "Hello my baby" again

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

Yeah... that one is, I think, gone for good. :( The only reason this Maple Leaf Rag video still exists is because somebody bootlegged it back in the day and I was able to find it and repost it.

@themattikman 3 года назад

killin' it!

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

thanks!

@codentia___4369 2 года назад

This is my favorite performance of Maple Leaf, along with Adam Swanson's. Too bad the original video got deleted. Do you know if your video of Handful of Keys played at this festival still exists anywhere? That bummed me out when that got deleted because I loved how you arranged that!

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

Thank you so much! Unfortunately I think that recording has been lost, along with the others. But I did put a similar arrangement on my album entitled, "Handful of Keys"!

@codentia___4369 2 года назад

@@Spitzfire excellent! I’ll definitely pull it up on Spotify. Thanks a ton!

@user-zm4xm7nt7h 3 года назад

Good job!!!🙂

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

Thank you!

@JPO-jx6nr 4 года назад

we will bring this back to 1,4 million views in no time :)

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

That would be amazing! :)

@DrSid42 4 года назад

There was Ragtime girl on youtube somewhere, from the same year I think. The one with Nokia tune in the beginning .. I guess it wasn't official so it was taken down ? It was such a good video though !

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

DrSid42 If it was from the same year, it was probably deleted by the user, too 😕 lots of good videos are now gone.

@artkrasniqi5693 2 года назад

Do you think i could learn this piece by myself also i dont have any piano experience but Im a great fiddle player !

@gloriamosure9184 2 года назад

Played so well: I prefer a little slower tempo, though.

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@ryankurek8342 2 года назад

fucking epic!

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

😁🎸

@thegirthquake8574 4 года назад

That walking bassline is disgusting in the best way! Fantastic work!

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

Thank you! I'm really glad you like it :D

@dominic6055 Год назад

I would decrease the speed by -15% and it would be perfect

@bos2050 3 года назад

Skvelé!!!

@user-tg7ii4ft4f 4 года назад

I swear there was this video with more views but I guess it got deleted

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

It had 1.4 million views, and then the Ragtime Press channel on which it was hosted deleted it under suspicious circumstances. I was/am pretty devastated about it. Thank you for finding me again, though!

@user-tg7ii4ft4f 4 года назад

Martin Spitznagel - Official no problem I am a big fan of ragtime and you are pretty talented!

@user-tg7ii4ft4f 4 года назад

Martin Spitznagel - Official do you know exactly why they deleted it?

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

@@user-tg7ii4ft4f He deleted over 400 of his videos. I'm still in shock, and no satisfactory explanation has yet surfaced. Ugh!

@user-tg7ii4ft4f 4 года назад

Martin Spitznagel - Official have you tried contacting them?

@PiotrBarcz Год назад

How did this get deleted? xD I feel like RU-vid would actually PREVENT this from being deleted because it's so damn good!

@Spitzfire Год назад

Oh gosh, it’s a story I’ll tell you offline next time we get to hang out!

@PiotrBarcz Год назад

@@Spitzfire Uh oh, this is gonna good xD

@motmot7309 4 года назад

No wonder I couldn't it on RU-vid!

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

I’m glad you found this version! And I finally after all these years am releasing a remastered version on streaming services - should be up in ~30 days or so. Thanks for watching!

@PiotrBarcz 4 года назад

I have been SPITZNAGELED.

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

Unfortunately there is no cure! Haha

@PiotrBarcz 4 года назад

@@Spitzfire Wow! Thanks for the reply! Really appreciate getting one when I'm just one in a million comments!

@robertfrost3388 2 года назад

a non-standard performance (but very good)

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

Thank you! The “standard” way has been well covered by brilliant folks so all that’s left is to add our own voice to it ☺️

@theforlanjoker4457 2 года назад

I WANT A GO ON YANO

@jacobschiller4486 Год назад

Let me just get this out of the way... this _is_ too fast. I am curious as to what others' definition of "fast" is, in terms of BPM. I measured this "performance" to be 126 BPM, which is classified as allegro. Allegro is defined as "FAST, QUICKLY, brightly". My preferred tempo for performing (not disrespecting) Maple Leaf Rag is 84 BPM. This fits into the "andante" tempo, which is described as walking speed. You never see people dance rags while they're sprinting around the floor.

@Spitzfire Год назад

Thanks for the comment! Folks feel pretty strongly about ragtime tempos, especially for the Joplin rags, so I get it. Happily, if you want to play MLR andante, ain’t no one gonna stop you. 😉

@thememeteam7585 Год назад

Very professional response. Keep it up Martin!

@bencarter8324 3 года назад

Man, why did the uploader delete those videos??!?!

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

I wish I had a good explanation. I really do. A lot of great videos were deleted without cause, including those by Ethan Uslan and a lot of talented kids.

@elijahbachrach6579 2 года назад

I like it, but Is it still a rag? It sounds like a swing interpretation.

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

After having played this genre for a long time, my definition of a “rag” is pretty broad. Probably broader than most! But this performance is definitely inspired by later evolutions of the ragtime idea (stride, swing, etc.)

@elijahbachrach6579 2 года назад

@@Spitzfire nice!

@johncarcher 4 года назад

I bet a player piano _couldn't_ beat you at performance at this song.

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

That'd be a fun competition!

@johncarcher 4 года назад

@@Spitzfire That would be a good video idea. You could find a pianola/player piano and first let it play, then you play, then the comments get to decide which is best!

@bradgardner9188 Год назад

this only sounds like half maple leaf and half something else... hmm weird.

@Spitzfire Год назад

You're not wrong! This arrangement is inspired in part by a Willie "the Lion" Smith arrangement where I'm pretty sure Willie forgot the tune halfway through and just started making things up! Unlike Willie, though, I bring things back around for the ending. Thanks for listening!

@ToddRobbinsnyc 4 года назад

There is nothing wrong with this at all.

@ToddRobbinsnyc 4 года назад

And I like you do what Willie the Lion did and took out the upward diminished chord run in the first theme. Well done.

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

Todd Robbins The fact that you recognize Willie’s influence on this arrangement brings me an inordinate amount of joy. People get mad when it’s not there but I’m like, “Your beef is with the Lion, not me!”

@susanhill8849 2 года назад

Is that a full-sized piano or a 65-note piano?

@Spitzfire 2 года назад

It's a full-sized 88-key Weber upright from the late 19th century, lovingly referred to as "Moby Dink".

@AndyDufresne57 3 года назад

Scott.......is you?

@frankhuber6878 3 года назад

Scott Joplin says: not fast

@Spitzfire 3 года назад

I won’t tell him if you won’t 😉 Thanks for listening all the same!

@jasudatamang8585 4 года назад

Bruh I really need a tutorial video

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

I’m game. Anything in particular? Like how to play this piece or just ragtime in general?

@danabellwyatt 4 года назад

This piece would be great! I just bought the sheet music last month and have begun working on it, but a video tutorial or video of your hands from above would definitely help.

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

Sure! I can do that :) Stay tuned. And thanks for supporting my music!

@lixiyuan5261 4 года назад

@@Spitzfire Hi Martin, do you have Super Mario Bros sheet music? I'm searching it for a very long time, also this version of Maple leaf is sooooooooooo good!

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

@@lixiyuan5261 Thank you! Here is the best resource I know of for video game music: www.keeper1st.com/music/vgm.html ...unfortunately I don't have a transcription of my own Mario arrangement at the moment!

@born2soon 28 дней назад

Role back the clock 50 years, I want to learn to play piano, not Tuba!

@peramundsson2006 10 месяцев назад

He has great technique and speed, but ragtime pieces should be played as they were written (just like classic pieces).

@noabaak 2 года назад

개판.

@ingoflamingo375 4 года назад

The way you fletch that melody together with your march sounds so spicy, together with that jumping vibe. I sounds way better than both the original and most other versions i’ve heard.

@Spitzfire 4 года назад

Ingo Flamingo So glad you enjoyed it! That’s one of the joys of this genre - we are invited to add our own take on things. Thanks for watching!