Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag 

One of my favorite pieces from Scott Joplin. This version really sounds so good to my ears. Exquisite!!

Very nicely done! Fun listening to it.

Amazing!

Wonderful!! You are amazing.Thank you so much for playing this. My Great uncle who was born in 1894 used to play the piano in theaters for the silent movies, eventually he became a music teacher . He was a great man, who served in world War 1, and we used to go visit him in Utah, we lived in Southern California. He would always play for us when visiting, he had an old upright grand that he said he bought in 1924. Last time we visited he was 98 years old and played this very piece almost as good as this fellow! He'd always say afterwards, sorry, I used to play it much better! And of course he played everything by memory! He still had a vast collection of music he could play by memory. He was still sharp as a tack. He passed away in June of 1994, 4 months after his 100th birthday. He told his family he was tired and going to take a nap. He never woke up. Lucky guy. We asked the executor of his estate if we could have his piano, and we were given it. RIP UNCLE CON.

Brilliant!🎉

Perfectly lovely!

Que du bonheur !!!!!!

Excellent playing !

Perfect tempo. The pianistic nature of this piece allows for a brighter tempo than some of the more lyrical later compositions of Joplin. It was created in the sporting scene of Sedalia, MO and reflects the raucous nature of that time and place. Maple Leaf Rag is solid enough to hold up to being played at a slower tempo but there is nothing accurate to the period for a lugubrious tempo. Stating it should be played slower is merely a statement of personal preference with no validity beyond that. This video does not violate the oft quoted “Ragtime should not be played fast.” This is spirited and not fast. If you want to understand what fast is, listen to Vera Guillaroff’s recording.

Excellent, beautifully played 👍🏻

Lovely playing! I love that piano tune of yours

Great! 👏

All time favorite 🤩 You played awesomely, Robert 👏🏻

A fmr BF of mine had an interesting variation on this. Since the piano had only 66 keys, he had a variation on the bass keys to compensate for the shorter keyboard. It came out quite nicely!

Hey I was wondering when you use the sustain pedal in maple leaf rag? I never learned how to read notes and learned how to play maple leaf rag from videos.

How did you make your piano sound like that?

Wonderful............

Nice playing but did you actually detune the piano just to record this tune or was it already out of tune?

Btavo

Very clean playing. Work on your dynamic range to make it excellent.

I play this but don't play this as fast as you

Too fast!!!