Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin, 1899) [WITH SWING]

Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin, 1899) [WITH SWING] - played by Victor Beck

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NOTE: This version is played with swing. For the non-swing version, click here: • Maple Leaf Rag (Scott ...
The Maple Leaf Rag is undoubtedly the most famous ragtime of all time. Prior to its publication, the composer, Scott Joplin, expected the piece to be a great success. He told Arthur Marshall that "The Maple Leaf will make me the king of ragtime composers". And he was right. Today, Scott Joplin is considered to be the greatest and most well-known ragtime composer of all time.
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@theragtimevirtuoso8534 9 ай бұрын

Download the sheet music here: vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/9/98/IMSLP270188-PMLP06700-Maple_Leaf_Rag.pdf

@federicotalamucci2028 6 ай бұрын

thank you! you are great

@nadrojnoslo774 2 күн бұрын

certified banger the variations were amazing

@vaniasetti7753 8 ай бұрын

Excellent rendition of the Ma pie Leaf swing ! my favorite. thank you Victor!

@MRHEY 6 ай бұрын

ma pie

@wandtpag 2 күн бұрын

Regardless of what the purists say, I liked it and I think you had fun playing it. Music is about having fun and loving what you do.

@theragtimevirtuoso8534 2 күн бұрын

Thank you 😀

@PiotrBarcz 10 ай бұрын

This is how you swing a rag, lightly and subtly! Otherwise it sounds stupid as heck, like that one piano roll that I have.

@theragtimevirtuoso8534 10 ай бұрын

Man, you are quick with those replies! Thanks for the kind words. I am on the verge of uploading a version without swing as well. I am stil not sure which version I like the most... :)

@PiotrBarcz 10 ай бұрын

@@theragtimevirtuoso8534 Can't wait to hear your take without swing :D I'm pretty quick if I catch the video a few minutes after it was uploaded, I'm always on and offline so I catch stuff usually within an hour of it being uploaded.

@scivalesmusicbooks1977 9 ай бұрын

Bravo! I do love this "swing version" with variants too!

@johngeverett 9 ай бұрын

An excellent rendition of my favorite Joplin Rag! Bravo!

@itsRemco 10 ай бұрын

Hey bro, sicke youtube channel heb je! Eindelijk iemand anders uit NL die zich ook op Ragtime stort 😁 I subbed 🔥

@theragtimevirtuoso8534 10 ай бұрын

Hey, dank je wel! Ja inderdaad, het merendeel van de mensen in Nederland weet niet eens wat ragtime is... Wat een groot kanaal heb je zeg! Leuk dat je op mij bent geabonneerd :)

@John-eq8cu 9 ай бұрын

I also heard your no-swing version, and I agree that version was very straight, too straight, and this version is swung, but almost too swung. I've heard it played halfway between your 'swing' and 'no swing' versions, and that sounded right to me. But overall, I think that your swing version sounds a bit better than the non-swinger. I also liked the embellishments in this one, which added a lot of 'rag' to the piece.

@pixel_meltdown 10 ай бұрын

Nice one, wondering if you're gonna record more rags by Joplin or Scott perhaps?

@theragtimevirtuoso8534 10 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yes, I will be uploading a couple more Joplin compositions in the near future, possibly a few by Joseph Lamb as well.

@DefenderTerrarian 4 ай бұрын

While this isn't as terrible as most. This is not correct. Ragtime is played straight. The "swing" feel is provided by the syncopation. I do not deny this was well played, but Ragtime and swing are mutually exclusive.

@theragtimevirtuoso8534 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I agree with you. Since I uploaded this video, many people have said something similar. I am starting to like the straight version more. The reason why I played it with swing is because the first ever rendition of Maple Leaf Rag I heard was from a video by Cory Hall, and he played it with a lot of swing. So I played it too in a similar way and I liked it a lot. I still like it, however I do agree that Ragtime should be played straight. I found the Maple Leaf Rag to be the only Joplin piece that sounds fun too when swung.

@DefenderTerrarian 4 ай бұрын

@@theragtimevirtuoso8534 I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so negative. I am somewhat of a snob and purist when it comes to Ragtime. This is well played, and I shouldn't have put you down as I did.

@theragtimevirtuoso8534 4 ай бұрын

@@DefenderTerrarian No worries, I am always open to critique. How would you ever improve if you only listened to yourself lol :)

@tortysoft 10 ай бұрын

Not a lot of actual swing here, just a few extra twiddles mostly, I was expecting more acentuation on the syncopation. Great though isn't it :-)

@michaelmorin6235 10 ай бұрын

That’s swing honey it’s excellent

@tortysoft 10 ай бұрын

Nah, needs syncopation!@@michaelmorin6235

@simongross3122 10 ай бұрын

Seems like the semiquavers are swung but not the quavers. Ok, that seems natural for this piece, but I think I still prefer it played straight.

@theragtimevirtuoso8534 10 ай бұрын

I've also uploaded a version without swing, if you prefer. I can understand, sometimes I like the no-swing version more than the swing version. It depends mostly on my mood at the moment.

@simongross3122 10 ай бұрын

@@theragtimevirtuoso8534 Yes thanks. I did find your straight version. I guess I shouldn't complain. I can't play it myself anyway, so any version played for me is a treat :)

@theragtimevirtuoso8534 10 ай бұрын

@@simongross3122 Haha, are you going to learn to play Maple Leaf at some point? It's a very fun piece to play, I can definitely recommend it. Listening is fine too though because the audience is also important. Why would you play something anyway if nobody listens to it xD

@simongross3122 10 ай бұрын

@@theragtimevirtuoso8534 My main instrument is a baritone saxophone, but I have been trying to learn piano. I do have it on my list of pieces to learn, but I am a long way off it at the moment. So far I am more successful writing music than playing :)

@theragtimevirtuoso8534 10 ай бұрын

@@simongross3122 You write music? That's very cool! For piano? If yes, then I find it amazing that you can write music for an instrument you are still learning! And also cool you play the saxophone. I really don't know anything about a saxophone, nor how it works, but it seems to me a very hard instrument to play - so hats off to you! I also play the accordion by the way. I've been playing it since I was 5, so for a very long time. I think most people also have no idea how it works xD But I can tell, the accordion is a very difficult instrument. It's very hard to play pieces perfectly, as you can't see your left hand. Every button you press with your left hand has to be through muscle memory. Luckily for me, I have built up a sort of muscle memory because I started playing so early, but it is still hard. I wish you the best of luck on your piano journey :)

@davidkyle2073 5 ай бұрын

Why swing? Joplin specifically did NOT want his rags swung. Oh well…

@theragtimevirtuoso8534 5 ай бұрын

You are right, but I genuinely think that swing sounds fun too with this piece! I have uploaded a non-swing version as well for those who would dislike the swing.