CD 1
1. Original Rags
2. The Entertainer
3. Pineapple Rag
4. Breeze from Alabama
5. Solace (A Mexican Serenade)
6. Peacherine Rag
7. The Paragon Rag
8. Ragtime Dance
9. Heliotrope Bouquet
10. Reflection Rag
11. Elite Syncopations
CD 2
1. The Easy Winners
2. Leola
3. Magnetic Rag
4. Gladiolus Rag
5. Fig Leaf Rag
6. Stoptime Rag
7. Wall Street Rag
8. Rose Leaf Rag
9. Search-Light Rag
10. Maple Leaf Rag
11. Peace Piece – Bill Evans
Note on Scott Joplin Ā© Cecile Licad
After performing Scott Joplinās music extensively in recital during the 2024-2025 season, I came to feel that these works benefit from breadth, space, and sustained listening. Presented across two discs, the program allows each rag to retain its individuality while revealing the remarkable range of invention
within Joplinās language. No two pieces speak in the same voice, and the extended format lets the music breathe without compression or fatigue.
The album concludes with Peace Piece by Bill Evans (1929-1980), the wonderful jazz pianist and composer, offered as a quiet epilogue. Heard after Joplinās world of syncopation and invention, it provides a moment of stillness ā a reflective coda that listens forward, honoring the spirit of contemplation and
humanity that underlies this entire journey.
RELEASE DATE: APRIL 2026
CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 1010
EAN: 5709499101001
