Loeb - JOPLIN: Piano Rags, Vol. 2

Scott Joplin's musical interests were considerably broader than what could be expressed in ragtime - he composed two operas ('Treemonisha' is considered by many to be his masterpiece), a ballet, and two orchestral works - but he is best remembered today as the 'King of the Ragtime Writers', the master of freely syncopated and extraordinarily inventive piano rags. This second disc of rags includes the whirling, scintillating 'Stoptime Rag', the nostalgic 'GladiolusRag', and Joplin's last ever work for piano, 'Reflection Rag'.