The Roots of Ragtime
With the help of ragtime performer Morten Gunnar Larsen, Donald Macleod explores Scott Joplin's beginnings.
Donald Macleod, with the help of ragtime performer Morten Gunnar Larsen, looks at Scott Joplin's beginnings and the roots of the music he helped to define, which would dominate American music for two decades.
The Favorite
Scott Kirby (piano)
Treemonisha: Overture
Ophelia Ragtime Orchestra, Morten Gunnar Larsen (director)
Original Rags
Morten Gunnar Larsen (piano)
The Crush Collision March
Benjamin Loeb (piano)
Combination March / Harmony Club Waltz
William Albright (piano)
Maple Leaf rag
Piano roll played by Scott Joplin
Sunflower Slow Drag
The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble, Gunther Schuller (conductor)
Treemonisha (Act 1 excerpt)
The bag of luck; The corn huskers; We're goin' around (a ring play)
Zodzetrick ..... Ben Harney (vocalist)
Monisha ..... Betty Allen (mezzo)
Ned ..... Willard White (bass)
Treemonisha ..... Carmen Balthrop (soprano)
Remus ..... Curtis Rayam (tenor)
Andy ..... Kenneth Hicks (tenor)
Chorus and Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera, Gunther Schuller (conductor).
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Scott Joplin
The Favourite
Performer: Scott Kirby.- Greener Pastures.
- GPR-004.
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Scott Joplin
Treemonisha
Performer: Morten Gunnar Larsen. Performer: Ophelia Ragtime Orchestra.- UNKNOWN.
- ORO-SS.
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Scott Joplin
Original rag
Performer: Morten Gunnar Larsen.- HERMAN.
- HJCD-1009.
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Scott Joplin
Crush collision march
Performer: Benjamin Loeb.- NAXOS.
- 855927-7.
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Scott Joplin
Combination march
Performer: William Albright.- MUSIC MASTERS.
- 01612-67102-2.
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Scott Joplin
Harmony club waltz
Performer: William Albright.- MUSIC MASTERS.
- 01612-67102-2.
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Scott Joplin
Maple leaf rag
Performer: Scott Joplin.- BIOGRAPH.
- BCD-102.
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Scott Joplin
Elite syncopations
Conductor: Gunther Schuller. Performer: New England Conservatory Ragtime Ens..- ANGEL.
- CDC 7-47193 2.
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Scott Joplin
Treemonisha - The Bag of Luck; The Corn Huskers; We’re Goin’ Around (A Ring Play)
Performer: Ben Harney. Performer: Betty Allen. Performer: Carmen Balthrop. Performer: Curtis Rayam. Performer: Kenneth Hickson. Performer: Sir Willard White. Performer: Houston Grand Opera Chorus. Performer: Houston Grand Opera Orchestra.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- 435-709-2.
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