Wright,Bryan Syncopated Musings - Classic Piano Rags & Ragtime CD

Pianist Bryan Wright plays the classic ragtime of Scott Joplin and his contemporaries with a "warmth that is often missing in other ragtime recordings" (Jack Rummel, Ragtime Music Reviews). Though Joplin has been widely lauded as the "King of Ragtime Composers," the ragtime era was rich with gifted composers writing tuneful syncopated melodies to satisfy the public's demand for ragtime. In addition to such Joplin standards as "Maple Leaf Rag," "Bethena," "Magnetic Rag," and "Heliotrope Bouquet," this disc features other delights ranging from May Aufderheide's exciting "The Thriller!" to Arthur Marshall's bluesy "Ham And!" to Joseph Lamb's Chopin-inspired "Ragtime Nightingale" to Harry Jentes's quirky vaudeville showpieces "Smiles and Kisses (A Syncopated Classic)" and "Bantam Step." In more than an hour of music that is hauntingly beautiful one moment and full of fire and pep the next, let Bryan Wright take you on a musical tour of the Ragtime Era!

1. The Thriller! 2. Ham and! 3. Country Club 4. Magnetic Rag 5. Smiles and Kisses (A Syncopated Classic) 6. Pastime Rag No. 4 7. Binks' Waltz 8. Rooster Rag 9. Weeping Willow 10. Ragtime Nightingale 11. Bantam Step 12. Harmony Club Waltz 13. Sleepy Sidney 14. Heliotrope Bouquet 15. Bethena - a Concert Waltz 16. Maple Leaf Rag