Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Stars and Stripes Forever - Eubie Blake
2. Harlem Rag - Trebor Tichenor
3. Maple Leaf Rag - Dick Hyman
4. Rags to Burn - Richard Zimmerman
5. Charleston Rag - Eubie Blake
6. Easy Winners [A Ragtime Two Step] - Max Morath
7. Entertainer - Richard Zimmerman
8. Ragtime Dance - Joshua Rifkin
9. Pickles and Peppers (A Rag Oddity) - Max Morath
10. April Fool Rag - Mimi Blais
11. Scott Joplin's New Rag - Joshua Rifkin
12. Chevy Chase Rag - John Arpin, Catherine Wilson
13. Twelfth Street Rag - Richard Zimmerman
14. Bohemia - John Arpin, Catherine Wilson
15. Kitten on the Keys - Dick Hyman
16. Musical Massacre - Mimi Blais
17. Toad Stool Rag - Morten Gunnar Larsen
18. One for Amelia - Max Morath
19. Graceful Ghost - William Bolcom
20. Roberto Clemente - David Thomas Roberts

Disc 2:

1. Mississippi Rag - St. Louis Ragtimers
2. Echoes from the Snowball Club
3. Eli Green's Cake Walk - Dawn of the Century Ragtime Orchestra
4. Cotton Pickers Rag and Cakewalk
5. St. Louis Rag - The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
6. Belle of the Philippines
7. Frog Legs Rag - New England Ragtime Ensemble
8. Dixie Blossoms - Dawn of the Century Ragtime Orchestra
9. Black and White Rag - The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
10. Grace and Beauty - The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
11. Mephisto Rag - The New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra
12. Harmony Rag
13. American Beauty
14. Castle House Rag - New England Ragtime Ensemble
15. Reindeer Rag - The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
16. Cleopatra Rag - The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
17. Rag Baby - University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Symphony Band
18. Gold Rush Rag - University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Symphony Band

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #112911 in Music
• Released on: 1997-02-18
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Customer Reviews

Nice overview
This 2-CD set featuring a wide array of artists is true to its title in presenting a good overview of the century. The first disc features piano solos and the second disc small-orchestra arrangements, each presented chronologically. One caveat is that ragtime fans may already own several of the selections, as they are taken from existing CDs (e.g., Morath, Rifkin, Zimmerman).

Not a bitter old queen from Canada
Not to sound grand (...), but I rather enjoyed this compilation, bringing to life such music from our American past century. It's nice to have the variety available at ones finger tips all in on CD set. A great jumping off point to delve deeper into Ragtime. As a performing artist, I use this CD in my period work for inspiration on creative pieces that reflect the spirit of early America. Though, if you happen to be a Canadian music fan from British Columbia, you might want to try the Canadian brass ensemble instead.

A Great Collection
I have a rather extensive ragtime collection including such artists as Max Morath, Bill Bolcom, Guido Nielsen, Eubie Blake and Virginia Eskin, to name a few. "A Century of Ragtime" enjoys a favored place in my ragtime library for its diversity of artists, both on the piano and the ensembles, and in the selection of compositions included. The inclusion of several lesser know pieces adds to enjoyment of the package. I highly recommend this collection for anyone just getting started in collecting ragtime music, as well as for any collector who simply wants to have a lot of fun listening to really good music played by really good artists.