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Joplin, Bolcolm
Euphoric Sounds
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Classical, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Original Rags, for piano (collaboration with Charles Daniels)
2. Fig Leaf Rag, for piano
3. Maple Leaf Rag, for piano
4. Eugenia, for piano
5. The Entertainer, for piano
6. Nonpareil, rag & two-step for piano
7. Elite Syncopations, for piano
8. Country Club, ragtime two-step for piano
9. Sugar Cane, ragtime two-step for piano
10. Bethena, waltz for piano
11. The Ragtime Dance, stoptime two-step for piano
12. Solace: A Mexican Serenade, for piano
13. Search-Light Rag, syncopated march & two-step for piano
14. Euphonic Sounds, syncopated two-step for piano
15. Gladiolus Rag, for piano
16. Magnetic Rag, for piano

CD Details

All Artists: Joplin, Bolcolm
Title: Euphoric Sounds
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Omega Classics
Release Date: 4/7/1993
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Classical, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Nostalgia, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 723918300122, 723918300146

Synopsis

Amazon.com

William Bolcom is my kind of musician: a fine composer of varied music, and a terrific pop and ragtime pianist. Unlike many contemporary players, Bolcom always heeds Joplin's directive never to play ragtime fast. He captures the cakewalk rhythm of Joplin's rags, and plays the gorgeous waltz Bethena as beautifully as you'll ever hear it. This is an excellent selection of Joplin's pieces without a second-rate work in the bunch, beautifully recorded in stylistically aware performances. The intelligent annotations give you a good sense of Joplin's accomplishment and place in American music. This is probably the best single-disc Joplin collection on the market. --Leslie Gerber

CD Reviews

The best ragtime you'll ever hear

Jean Reynolds | Winter Haven, FL USA | 06/08/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"William Bolcom is the best ragtime pianist alive. You'll play this CD over and over. It's not just that he's so good technically--he interprets the rags beautifully. My favorites are "The Ragtime Dance" (the introduction is almost majestic) and the "Magnetic Rag." And then there's the "Maple Leaf Rag," so familiar yet so special....If you're going to buy one ragtime album, this is the one to get."

Euphohnic Sounds by William Bolcolm

Reita R. McGee | Fishers, In USA | 11/17/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a one of a kind! I have owned this for about ten years, and still enjoy it as much as when I found it! Mr. Bolcom does indeed convey that special touch and rhythm that we Joplin lovers think sounds just as he would have played. Note: I did not know I was a fan of Joplin until discussing "The Sting" (movie) with a professionl pianist. Even if you think you don't like ragtime, this is one to own!"