Joplin, Scott: Piano Rags.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)

From: Sensible Sound | Date: July 1, 2005 | Copyright information

Joplin, Scott: Piano Rags. Alexander Peskanov, piano. Recorded in 2002, at the Performing Arts Center, Country Day School, Ontario, Canada. Engineer: Norbert Kraft. 65+ minutes. Naxos 8.559114.

Joplin is a joy to listen to (my wife hauled the disc with her to work and listened to it on the car CD player even before I had a chance to mess with it at home), and this presenta...

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