"The Entertainer" Elaine Comparone plays Scott Joplin

[@ChadAbdulJabar]

You are definitely one of the brights spots of the internet. Thank you Mme. Comparone!

[@ElaineComparone]

It's my pleasure! And thank you for your wonderful compliment!!

[@Uajd-hb1qs]

It works so well, it’s easy to forget the harpsichord was a renaissance instrument. If Scott Joplin might have been able to play a harpsichord in his time, we might have had a resurgence of harpsichord popularity.

[@LordSandwichII]

Love that bouncy sound! 😊

[@ElaineComparone]

Me too! The instrument really works with this stuff. Just have to practice it a lot!

[@gabithemagyar]

Works surprisingly well on harpsichord !!! Thank you :-) Merry Christmas !

[@ElaineComparone]

I'm glad you think so! Merry Christmas to you, too!!

[@StoneChords]

I love the gentle swing you bring!

[@ElaineComparone]

Thanks for noticing!

[@MarkHewis]

The first piano piece I learnt off by heart. Must say the rhythm is utterly perfect here. What an instrument, what player!

[@ElaineComparone]

I'm so glad you play it also!!

[@Vincent-ow9lj]

Well that performance entertained me Elaine ❤

[@ElaineComparone]

Well, that's why I put it up here on YOuTube!!

[@sheikov2000]

The incredible Elaine! It is so good to see you and hear you, dear Elaine! And a Happy NEW YEAR!

[@ElaineComparone]

Nickolai, what a treat to hear from you!!! Would love to chat someday! I hope all is well with you and your family! Happy New Year!!!

[@fajarsuaminyagawrgura1308]

i like this version 😍

[@ElaineComparone]

Good. I'm glad!

[@leahsland777]

Love this version ❤

[@ElaineComparone]

Glad you like it!

[@George_theguy-29]

great job elaine I love the sound of these songs on the harpsichord😆😆😆

[@ElaineComparone]

Me too! Glad we agree!!

[@lindacomparone4853]

Terrific! Love the film along with it - great rhythms!

[@ElaineComparone]

Nothing like Comparone rhythms, be they Elaine or Linda!

[@ElaineComparone]

Glad you looked and listened! That's a beautiful pic you've got there!

[@Emma22808]

would love to hear "Solace" on the harpsichord too!

[@ElaineComparone]

Thanks for the suggestion! I haven't looked at that piece in ages, but I will!!

[@SanderLewis]

Thank you! Great interpretation and visuals. I also have a 1968 Dowd and it sounds very similar. I think our two instruments may have been together back then :D

[@ElaineComparone]

They must have been! Back there in the Dowd workshop, like a couple of elves. Mine is a Blanchet . What's yours?

[@HarpsichordVinylGallery]

Hell, after listening to your version, I am awake more than ever at 11 p.m. (The Netherlands) while I was at a dozing state of half sleeping some minutes ago. ;-)

[@ElaineComparone]

Nice to know that the music is lively enough to keep you awake!!!

[@TheGuilhermepiano]

Wonderful interpretation!

[@ElaineComparone]

Thank you!!

[@GenlyAi]

such an awesome and cool version! the harpsichord sound fits the piece perfectly. Well done Mrs Comparone, you are a master.

[@ElaineComparone]

I'm glad you like it!!

[@legoguy13]

What a wonderful interpretation!

[@ElaineComparone]

Thank you very much!!

[@sooth15]

These pieces sound great on harpsichord! Thanks for sharing.

[@ElaineComparone]

My pleasure, of course!!

[@kuru9157]

It's cool to hear joplin played on a harpsichord, what a great idea!

[@ElaineComparone]

Glad you think so!! Thanks!!

[@dilipaweeratunga]

Dear maam, Very nice playing❤❤❤ i think one of the plectra in the bass side is touching its string on the underside

[@danielj9042]

Wow! I didn’t think it would sound good on harpsichord! Perhaps it’s just your playing that makes it sound so good!! ❤

[@ElaineComparone]

My playing helps, but the instrument does it all!!

[@youfrancis]

This is the best! It really is. (:0) y

[@ElaineComparone]

I'm glad you like it! Thank you!!

[@keithdavies1911]

Ragtime music goes surprisingly well on a harpsichord considering the music and instrument are separated by about 100 years.

[@ProntoLlegaraElDiaDeMiSuerte-1]

name is Lonegan, ya falla?

[@ElaineComparone]

Are you Irish ?

[@ProntoLlegaraElDiaDeMiSuerte-1]

@@ElaineComparone I am not, this was just a funny line from the movie 'The Sting' where this piece, you playing so beautifully, was used.

[@ProntoLlegaraElDiaDeMiSuerte-1]

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[@bootman26]

Anyone who plays a rag in the Key of C automatically gets the badge of honor.

[@ElaineComparone]

I'd have to look at the score again to see if it was in C Major or A-flat. It's been a few years sinceI read the score and memorized it. I used to play this piece by heart! And I don't have perfect pitch! (My father did, but I didn't inherit that!)

[@bootman26]

I don't have perfect pitch, either, but the original is in the key of C Major, a deadly key for ragtime. I think Joplin did that to make sure the player would keep the tempo a little slower than usual.

[@bootman26]

Also, I failed to mention the video footage was a perfect accompaniment.

[@bootman26]

I see you also made a recording of the Maple Leaf Rag, which is in A-flat Major.

[@ElaineComparone]

@@bootman26 Interesting assumption!

[@allyalison1043]

again, works wonderfully on haprsichord, i feel like haprscihord jazz/ragtime is alittle underapreciated,

[@bullfart9221]

Come to Arizona one day !

[@ElaineComparone]

Thanks for the invitation!!