Russian Rag / Ethan Uslan, piano 

lol, thanks so much! please stay tuned, I'm trying to pump out the videos once a week or so

thanks man!

thanks! there's a ragtime version of everything. :-)

C&P this second hand, unverified story: I hope you also know the story behind this particular rag of Rach that you linked, it's particularly delicious. Cobb was at an upscale diner in New York with a friend, having just won a rag competition where they pick a song for you and you rag extemporaneously after getting about two minutes to think. So Cobb was bragging to his friend at lunch that he could rag literally any song. And his friend happened to spy Rachmaninoff in the corner eating alone and dared his friend to rag a Rach song (forget the name of it). Cobb said alright, sat down at the nearby piano and extemporaneously composed the rag that you linked. And naturally Rachmaninoff's ears immediately perked up, he sauntered over to Cobb as he was playing and just about scared the hell out of Cobb as he finished playing when Cobb realized who it was, saying something like, the melody is familiar but he didn't like the tempo :P Cobb later wrote the song down from memory and called it his Russian Rag.

thanks! hopefully if I keep pumping out the content, the channel will grow. stay tuned!

When Rachmaninoff heard what Cobb played he said "Nice melody, but the rhythm's all wrong."

muchas gracias!!

Check out the Graceful Ghost Rag by William Bolcom.... in B-flat minor. It's a very beautiful piece.

this is post-voicing. maybe I need another voicing??!

@@EthanUslan I guess I am exaggerating a bit, it is really really bright still though! Of course your playing overshadows that. Though if the piano was voiced and is still this bright you might need to replace the hammers, I can't think of any other solution apart from spraying them with fabric softener (that is actually a common technique for softening hard hammers, doesn't damage the felt like needling). It's expensive, but I've seen piano sound absolutely amazing with a new set of Renners.

this is what I used: imslp.org/wiki/Russian_Rag_(Cobb%2C_George_L.)

i wish i composed it! its from 1918 - by George L. Cobb.

further proof that benny hill had exquisite taste :-)

yes you do! the opening 3 note theme is straight from race's prelude in C# minor. :-)