Joplin and ragtime were almost forgotten within a few years of the composer's death, but by the 1970s, he was being awarded a posthumous Pulitzer prize and his music was everywhere. Donald Macleod tracks the phenomenal revival of Joplin's music with the help of Morten Gunnar Larsen.

Maple Leaf Rag - Stomp
Morten Gunnar Larsen (piano)

Stoptime Rag
Benjamin Loeb (piano)

Euphonic Sounds
Morten Gunnar Larsen (piano)

Scott Joplin's New Rag
Scott Kirby (piano)

Gladiolus Rag & Paragon Rag
Joshua Rifkin (piano)

Solace (orchestral version - arr Hamlisch)
The Entertainer (orchestral version - arr Schuller)
Pineapple Rag (orchestral version - arr Schuller)
Soundtrack from The Sting: Marvin Hamlisch (piano)/ Universal Studio musicians

Treemonisha (Act 3 excerpt)
Finale: A Real Slow Drag
Treemonisha ..... Carmen Balthrop (soprano)
Lucy ..... Cora Johnson (soprano)
Chorus and Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera, Gunther Schuller (cond)

Magnetic Rag
Morten Gunnar Larsen (piano)

Producer: Megan Jones. Show less