Search - Scott Joplin :: Original Rags 1896-1904

Don't waste your money!

11/14/1998

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This cd is terrible. It is a poor recording to the point where it sounds like a home taping job of someone playing an out-of-tune piano. It is certainly not what I'd expect from any quality cd and poor old Scott Joplin would be embarrassed to hear it!"

Great for teaching "Rag" to Kids!!!

K. Helder | Fremont, CA USA | 03/20/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I teach over 700 elementary students about the elements of art and music once a month. I look for original recordings from the artists so that the children can hear the actual artists perform and get a sense of the quality of the technology during the times. When explaining "Rag", the children are told about the history of the music and about the felt worn off the keys or even removed from the keys. They get that sense from this recording... I wouldn't want a highly digitized, quality production that distorts the reality of the music..."