Scott Joplin “Maple Leaf Rag” Paul Barton, FEURICH HP piano

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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2024
  • Viewer request in overhead keyboard view. In this recording I play MLR as written in the published score.
    In a related video tutorial I play Maple Leaf Rag in 4 different ways: • Maple Leaf Rag - Scott...
    Free public domain edition of original published score: www.mutopiapro...
    In this recording I use the harmonic pedal (only) in resonance half-position. The harmonic pedal was invented by Denis de la Rochefordière.
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Комментарии • 302

  • @aa-lb4je
    @aa-lb4je 5 лет назад +738

    Notice how chill and relaxed his hands are

    • @mariscerezo9430
      @mariscerezo9430 4 года назад +30

      And the song is like ur so late for work

    • @thegodfather1499
      @thegodfather1499 3 года назад +38

      Probably because he can play way harder pieces! For example the Chopin Etudes really stretch you hands

    • @Ianthe22
      @Ianthe22 3 года назад +24

      @@thegodfather1499 nope. It's the his finger setting technique. But his attitude towards the piece shows through his playing here. In a sense that does reflect in the video to your example of this piece vs. Chopin etudes.

    • @MyHealthyPlate_recipes
      @MyHealthyPlate_recipes 3 года назад +1

      @@Ianthe22 no one cares. Say all you want

    • @Ianthe22
      @Ianthe22 3 года назад +25

      @@MyHealthyPlate_recipes apparently you did enough to reply...

  • @mmartin7483
    @mmartin7483 3 года назад +90

    Wow .. this reminds me of my mother .. she used to -play all of Joplins rags. She was the soul of the party, she could get everyone laughing and dancing. Folks would be holding their sides, tears rolling down their faces in fits of laughter as she sang and played the "Laughing Policeman". Such wonderful memories! My mom could sure make that piano move when playing.

  • @horaciomendez7133
    @horaciomendez7133 5 лет назад +330

    I move my left hand in the same way, when i clean the table.

    • @zenolord2242
      @zenolord2242 3 года назад +5

      Well then go play the song!

    • @Prod.Protonic
      @Prod.Protonic 3 года назад +4

      @@zenolord2242 *piece

    • @zenolord2242
      @zenolord2242 3 года назад +3

      @@Prod.Protonic :I

    • @jiriurban5772
      @jiriurban5772 3 года назад +6

      That's actually easy. The hard part of this song is, that the left hand plays a simple rythm 1 - 2 - 3 - 4, but the right hand plays 1.5 - 2 - 2.5 - 3 - 3.5 - 4.5 and then 1 - 1.5 - 2 - 2.5 - 3.5 - 4 - 4.5 . To catch this timing right with both hand together is super tricky and even a metronome doesn't help much here.

    • @cdllc1956
      @cdllc1956 3 года назад +1

      @@jiriurban5772 youre right! But you can learn it

  • @hnnymn
    @hnnymn 3 года назад +58

    Thank you for playing this at a balanced tempo and as written. More Joplin would be welcome.

  • @lymon800
    @lymon800 3 года назад +114

    the best version i have heard so far because it avoids over-interpretation.

    • @smileking2441
      @smileking2441 Год назад

      fax

    • @selladore4911
      @selladore4911 Год назад +1

      what's overinterpretation?

    • @6894q
      @6894q 10 месяцев назад +7

      @@selladore4911 like trying too hard to make the piece ‘your own’ if that makes sense. by doing things like using too much rubato (slowing down for interpretative purposes) or using weird phrasing, just anything like that in an attempt to make your interpretation unique, but then it ends up being too much/sounding forced, which is what over interpretation is

    • @selladore4911
      @selladore4911 10 месяцев назад

      @@6894q got it

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz 2 месяца назад

      Paul played this pretty much EXACTLY as written.

  • @drproton85
    @drproton85 18 дней назад +2

    I learned this song after 8 months of practice from another video, but this video helped me actually read each note after learning the whole song. I thought I may have been slightly off with some of the notes and I was. It was good to see all the signs for "rest" so I could perfect my timing. This video really helped me clean the song up. Thank you so much, Paul!

  • @smamwang
    @smamwang Год назад +12

    1:55 to 2:05 is really giving trouble with learning and playing up to tempo. Watching this video allowed me to see how to play it! It helped me a lot.

  • @xandersonepic
    @xandersonepic 3 года назад +142

    My goodness both his hand are so relaxed makes me think I have a lot more to work on my tense fingers

    • @izzy8655
      @izzy8655 3 года назад +19

      i think its something you get after playing a song many many times, when you know it well and you feel confident playing it your hands stop being tense and start dancing softly on the keys

    • @cdllc1956
      @cdllc1956 3 года назад +3

      @@izzy8655 👍 youre right, just practise

    • @tibasproductions7267
      @tibasproductions7267 3 года назад +1

      @@cdllc1956 no way its the real Beethoven

    • @cdllc1956
      @cdllc1956 3 года назад +3

      @@tibasproductions7267 I am

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz 2 месяца назад

      You have to use arm weight but keep a firmness to your hands so they don't just flop around and get sloppy.

  • @marcoantoniomunozperez9472
    @marcoantoniomunozperez9472 5 лет назад +108

    I aspire to play someday like you

  • @Rozczoch67
    @Rozczoch67 Год назад +7

    Scott Joplin said that ragtime should not be played fast.
    I think you got the exact tempo the wanted them to be played in, good job!

  • @deansuter1263
    @deansuter1263 3 года назад +13

    To watch something so beautiful, played so effortlessly is pure genius.

  • @ErikHuizinga
    @ErikHuizinga 3 года назад +5

    I like it a lot that the left hand syncopates with the march 2-step rhythm once in this piece (played twice) in the trio part at 2:00 and 2:20, and that the right hand plays the march 2-step instead.

  • @miguelangelrubio6182
    @miguelangelrubio6182 5 лет назад +29

    Wonderful! I have been struggling with the simpler version but this one ....the way you play it is simply fascinating....I think the elephant would enjoy it too... running the risk that it might make all the seismographs in the area go crazy if it decides to dance to the rhythm!!!

  • @janjool
    @janjool 5 лет назад +35

    I very much enjoy your technical accuracy. Another great performance as always.

  • @thedesolatemusic
    @thedesolatemusic Год назад +4

    I've heard many people play this, but this is by far the best interpretation I've heard. Something about the voicing makes this sound so nice. Another great video, Paul :)

  • @Dominique632
    @Dominique632 4 года назад +58

    * bar fight intensifies *
    Anywhow, I love the articulation =)

    • @axothelotl4418
      @axothelotl4418 3 года назад +1

      Ah give me the mind to think what is happening in the bar the song makes me think

  • @paolodema100
    @paolodema100 10 месяцев назад

    Ottima interpretazione. Senza variazioni di stile . Grazie per averci reso partecipi di questo capolavoro. Bravissimo.

  • @Kraken1000
    @Kraken1000 5 лет назад +23

    Cool cat! The right hand melody was played so crisply.

  • @pota7opotato573
    @pota7opotato573 5 лет назад +100

    Hey Paul, any plans on doing any Rachmaninoff or Liszt any time soon? I'd love to hear your approach to some of the more popular pieces such as Rach's Piano Concerto no 2 mov 1 or La Campanella.

  • @ryantimm9748
    @ryantimm9748 Месяц назад +1

    Very few people play this piece as written. 98% of videos they are playing WAY too fast. I like to hear it played at the correct tempo. Well done this was lovely.

  • @goesfastandfar
    @goesfastandfar Месяц назад

    This is played at the correct tempo which gives it the proper feel throughout.
    Dancing hands at work. Well done!

  • @camgehringer
    @camgehringer 5 лет назад +22

    Another flawless performance. Great work.

  • @bethanynicole871
    @bethanynicole871 2 месяца назад +2

    your technique is immaculate 😯😯😯

  • @nurkhaledmusic
    @nurkhaledmusic 5 лет назад +10

    Wow, what an amazing performance. I really enjoyed how steady you played it. Great job....

  • @johne6081
    @johne6081 3 года назад +4

    Very clean performance. Right-on tempo.

  • @bloodpallette
    @bloodpallette 5 лет назад +23

    Yass... I've been waiting for this!

  • @pamshearer7407
    @pamshearer7407 5 лет назад +8

    Good Morning , Paul Barton - Thank you so much for sharing this very inspiring music with everybody ! May God Richly bless you and keep them all , God bless you all 💙🙏
    Date 5/1/2019

  • @michaelascigelova211
    @michaelascigelova211 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for showing the score while playing - very helpful for a learner.

  •  5 лет назад +11

    An excellent performance! I tried learning that piece years ago, but I found the left hand too difficult for my skill level, especially in the trio section.

  • @tow5384
    @tow5384 5 лет назад +3

    Bravo! My favorite Joplin by my favorite RUclips performer!

  • @TheSteinmetzen
    @TheSteinmetzen 11 месяцев назад +1

    One of the best renditions!

  • @VictorIgboatuegwu
    @VictorIgboatuegwu 10 месяцев назад

    I love how the piece swings
    Lovely hand independence

  • @ВалентинаНикитина-у4з

    Как всегда: чудесная Музыка и прекрасное исполнение! Спасибо!

  • @atvalleau
    @atvalleau 5 лет назад +4

    Paul, you always play this piece so well. But I really think your previous recent video of this with the little riffs included is the better of the two. Those riffs just somehow tie everything together. The tune sounds more complete with them in there. Joplin knew what he was doing by including these!

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz 2 месяца назад

      That piano roll wasn't Joplin's work.

  • @gothboi4ever
    @gothboi4ever Год назад +1

    Elegantly played

  • @emilybird7749
    @emilybird7749 3 года назад +1

    BLESS YOU FOR THE SHEET MUSIC !!

  • @c.a.savage5689
    @c.a.savage5689 Год назад

    Nicely played, sir. Thank you

  • @nguyenthuyduong191
    @nguyenthuyduong191 5 лет назад +2

    i will try this piece, how awesomely you play🥺

  • @happy2space
    @happy2space 5 лет назад +6

    It makes me happy😊

  • @ADRIANRC-nb6iw
    @ADRIANRC-nb6iw 8 месяцев назад

    Gracias Paul por ese aporte,siempre te sigo,es una Pieza que podría compararla hasta con Chopin.Saludos desde Venezuela.

  • @andresilva_bjj
    @andresilva_bjj 3 месяца назад

    clear like crystal ! Fantastic.

  • @w3w3ify
    @w3w3ify 5 лет назад +1

    That's the most attractive version of maple leaf I have ever heard

  • @dylandecker_music
    @dylandecker_music 5 лет назад +3

    Very clean. My only note is that it would be more representative of the style of the left hand was slightly louder, but other than that it was perfect.

  • @bradfordklaus-peterermel6852
    @bradfordklaus-peterermel6852 5 лет назад +1

    This looks/sounds incredibly fun to play!

  • @jenny72
    @jenny72 2 года назад

    Koselig pianomusikk som jeg blir glad å lytte til 🎶🎵🎶🎹🎹😊

  • @serlal-s3b
    @serlal-s3b 10 месяцев назад

    Une fois, je suis allé à un récital de piano où on a joué du Ravel, du Debussy, du Satie et du Joplin. En regardant mieux le programme j'ai réalisé avec étonnement que l'oeuvre la plus ancienne jouée ce soir là était celle de Joplin!

    • @Shark-Rex
      @Shark-Rex 2 месяца назад

      Debussy is more older

  • @simongross3122
    @simongross3122 Месяц назад

    Thanks, I really enjoyed that.

  • @insidewest
    @insidewest 4 года назад

    very easy looking, and high quality sound.
    thanks a lot.

  • @annaroseannadanna1
    @annaroseannadanna1 5 лет назад +2

    Beautiful as always!

  • @dossy12
    @dossy12 5 месяцев назад

    Absolutely sensational!

  • @naturesonslimechaefan
    @naturesonslimechaefan 9 месяцев назад

    THIS IS MY FAVORITE PIANO SONG!! 2:25 I love this part

  • @samwest6918
    @samwest6918 3 года назад

    Wow Paul Barton, you make all the piano pieces you play seem so easy; your playing is wonderful! Thanks for all your uploads.

  • @Guto-df3hq
    @Guto-df3hq 3 месяца назад

    Que maravilha... simplesmente fenomenal, obrigado por compartilhar, vai ajudar muito meu desenvolvimento no piano! Ganhou mais um inscrito😎🎹

  • @boozflooz6255
    @boozflooz6255 2 года назад

    I really like this rendition

  • @louxloux59
    @louxloux59 5 лет назад +1

    Great performance. I love this 😃

  • @fernandomazzini4326
    @fernandomazzini4326 4 года назад

    Beautifully played! Congrats my friend!

  • @kantegaparaglider
    @kantegaparaglider 2 года назад

    I learned a lot. im training this song just now.

  • @odile296
    @odile296 2 года назад

    Interprétation magnifique, quel merveilleux pianiste êtes vous, vous jouez avec une telle facilité que cela fait rêver ! merci que du bonheur !

  • @veganpianist22
    @veganpianist22 2 года назад +3

    He plays very nicely, but I notice that he is adding another E flat octave in measure 4 every time through the first section.

  • @somebody7270
    @somebody7270 5 лет назад +4

    Thank you sir

  • @highphlyer
    @highphlyer 3 года назад

    Lovely performance, Paul, I challenge anyone to sit still while listening to this!.
    Paul, I was first attracted to your wonderful, loving elephant "serenades", but then grew to appreciate your piano talents apart from that. I grew up listening to my Mom playing rags by Scott Joplin, who in my opinion was an underappreciated genius.
    Are you familiar with William Bolcom's three "Ghost Rags", Graceful Ghost Rag, Poltergeist, and Dream Shadows? If not, I urge you to check them out; they are an absolute delight! And quite challenging, as I have heard. Thank you for your videos, especially those with your charming daughter Emilie.

  • @chrissansum
    @chrissansum 2 месяца назад +1

    Really enjoying this version. Am I correct in thinking you are using almost no pedal - with a bit on the wide leap bars in part 3? And maybe on the final cadence? It all sounds a lot more effective and clear than a big echoey performance with the dampers lifted and lots of reverb.
    I’ve just started having a look at The Cascades - lots of pedal markings in there, but it feels like if you played them as written you would end up with musical mush - will have to have a look at how you tackle that one!

  • @czeynerpianistproducercomp7155
    @czeynerpianistproducercomp7155 5 лет назад +1

    Este estilo de Música empezó en estudios como el #49 el Op.740 de Czerny y el 39# del Op.337 de Czerny

  • @7thpowertv
    @7thpowertv 11 месяцев назад

    I really love this song.

  • @user-ye7wy4eo5z
    @user-ye7wy4eo5z 3 года назад

    Awesome performance

  • @gettygarrettable
    @gettygarrettable Год назад

    Incredible Video!!!

  • @SabatoDeSimone
    @SabatoDeSimone 2 года назад

    Amazing... Thanx for this video 🙂

  • @nadiaboulanger9323
    @nadiaboulanger9323 3 года назад +1

    Excellent. A+

  • @321bigbang
    @321bigbang 5 лет назад +5

    Beautiful !
    Is there some piano piece you can't play ?

  • @dillon4321
    @dillon4321 5 лет назад +1

    Wow! Sounds so much better when played by a real pro as opposed to beginner me

  • @jean-pierrelobsiger2045
    @jean-pierrelobsiger2045 5 лет назад +4

    Thank you ! I was waiting for this too ! Any other ragtime ?

  • @olivesup1
    @olivesup1 5 лет назад

    Wow clean and pleasant!

  • @kanyekubrick5391
    @kanyekubrick5391 5 лет назад +1

    Amazing!

  • @elettrofisaGENNARORUFFOLO
    @elettrofisaGENNARORUFFOLO 5 лет назад +1

    Very good

  • @zelphx
    @zelphx 8 месяцев назад

    THAT was fun!!!

  • @mikeburda3038
    @mikeburda3038 3 месяца назад +1

    Wow!

  • @pianoandstuff-b3l
    @pianoandstuff-b3l Год назад

    That was so cool

  • @쏭쏭-l2o
    @쏭쏭-l2o 5 лет назад +2

    유툽서 자주듣던 배경음악

  • @beegeesromero3476
    @beegeesromero3476 4 года назад +17

    I can do the the others but the “Trio” part is irritating.

    • @unnamed_boi
      @unnamed_boi 4 года назад +1

      relatable

    • @beegeesromero3476
      @beegeesromero3476 4 года назад

      Buddy The Dog im not a music genius but I think that part can be played with many instruments preferably 3. I think there is another meaning for it tho.

    • @MissAlyssaDee
      @MissAlyssaDee 4 года назад

      It really is. I'm learning this for a studio recital and I somehow keep messing up my fingering for the first few measures of this trio. I can play everything else fine, though.

    • @francescoc
      @francescoc 4 года назад

      @Buddy The Dog "Trio" is an italian word that means "three". With "trio" you refer to a group of three people/instrumentalists. But, instead, the "Trio" in the Maple Leaf Rag is an interlude, a piece inside a piece.

    • @Rob2
      @Rob2 4 года назад +3

      @@francescoc But it sounds like 3 instruments because the left hand is playing two melodies at the same time (and the right hand is playing the 3rd one)

  • @Denissandayy
    @Denissandayy 5 лет назад +1

    Ideally and without any extras:) Thanks for the performance) Paul, did you ever think about playing Rakhmaninoff's musical moment op.16 no.4? It would be very interesting to hear your performance.

  • @UlizesGarcia-g3d
    @UlizesGarcia-g3d 12 дней назад

    Someday I'll play like this

  • @mikedaniels3009
    @mikedaniels3009 4 года назад

    Very interesting to hear a classical maestro play ragtime.

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz 2 месяца назад

      And play it as it should be played!

  • @mitcherny6965
    @mitcherny6965 Год назад +3

    Is there a reason for the "unsanctioned" repetition of the E-flat chord in BAR 4?

    • @caioschissatti
      @caioschissatti 7 месяцев назад

      yes. sounds nice

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz 2 месяца назад

      I've been curious about that myself.

  • @abelardoavendano6013
    @abelardoavendano6013 Месяц назад

    Great! 👏👏👏

  • @vincew5130
    @vincew5130 3 года назад

    Thank you

  • @ringoluv1331
    @ringoluv1331 2 месяца назад

    Fabulous

  • @rodgermyles2871
    @rodgermyles2871 4 года назад +3

    I'm finding the Trio very difficult esp the left hand. Any advice welcome.

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz 2 месяца назад

      With the trio the most difficult part is that damned arpeggio. You could try playing it as an octave phrase which takes some more bouncing around but you don't need to use 4 fingers, only 2. I can barely do it and I just ignore it for the most part. The long jumps are muscle memory, do them slowly and get the feel for swinging your hand down low and then get up to speed as you get more accurate.

  • @lucasfeliciano2164
    @lucasfeliciano2164 5 лет назад +2

    Lhe falta um pouco de alegria pois éssa música deve ser tocada de forma alegre

  • @kjellfagerheim6789
    @kjellfagerheim6789 3 года назад

    Bravo...!

  • @mariomj4535
    @mariomj4535 5 лет назад +1

    Hi Paul you should do the Chopin ecossaises

  • @TS_Mind_Swept
    @TS_Mind_Swept 2 года назад

    I randomly search for a song and I see that you've played it years ago… What in the world is going on..

  • @ebanavorio
    @ebanavorio 5 лет назад

    Flawless

  • @marcosalexandre3253
    @marcosalexandre3253 5 лет назад +2

    Eu gosto dessa música mais rápida, então acelerei para 1,25x.

  • @sashakozakova
    @sashakozakova 3 года назад

    Super!!!!👏👏👏👏

  • @TerrenceMurphy-k4i
    @TerrenceMurphy-k4i 7 месяцев назад

    This was "rock'n roll in Joplin 's day.

  • @kantegaparaglider
    @kantegaparaglider 2 года назад

    so cool!!!!

  • @irodragon7184
    @irodragon7184 5 лет назад

    I love you obedience to the phrases, very few slurs, just amazing, but you play alot of the notes staccato.

    • @crimsonair8890
      @crimsonair8890 5 лет назад

      Irodragon When I play this piece I play it legato and I prefer this interpretation from Paul Barton much more clean and enjoyable. You can clearly hear notes played by the left hand, which is way better then the legato interpretation in my opinion. It’s so hard to play it like him though!

    • @irodragon7184
      @irodragon7184 5 лет назад

      @@crimsonair8890 I agree, but some notes he plays he makes stacato. its like some baroque era music, there is no slur lines so you play them detached but no stacato.

    • @crimsonair8890
      @crimsonair8890 5 лет назад +1

      Irodragon even though his dynamics (sorry if my vocabulary is not great) are not exactly as what’s written down, he seems to play it the way he likes it and there’s nothing wrong with that. I like it too!

    • @irodragon7184
      @irodragon7184 5 лет назад

      @@crimsonair8890 So um do you think that there are too many stacatos but its good its not legato, I dont quite understand your stance at the moment

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz 2 месяца назад

      Paul plays the slurs where slurs are do but generally speaking Joshua Rifkin's interpretation is more accurate in that respect. It's played a little more legato which gives it a smoother sound and clarifies each phrase and how well everything meshes.

  • @zenolord2242
    @zenolord2242 3 года назад

    I have been playing so much on my new keyboard that has rly good bass and speakers, that when he plays a deep note I feel bass in my desk, oh and did I mention im using earphones.

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz 2 месяца назад

      That Feurich is amazing in terms of tone.

  • @tinac3094
    @tinac3094 3 года назад

    Magnificent! 👏👏

  • @Thegameplayer69
    @Thegameplayer69 4 года назад +4

    Very well done! I have also mastered the song and I am very impressed by how accurate your left had is in section C! That section is not easy to get right, VERY well done. One thing that may or may not make the performance better would be to hold the swing slightly more in the chord progressions specifically in parts A and B. This is not necessary, it just comes down to personal preference. the only question I have is how long did it take for you to fully master the song? It took me about a month and a half and I want to know how I would compare to others and again, Very Nice!

    • @aswomebro2601
      @aswomebro2601 3 года назад

      this transition hits me in the feels knowing how life was like for Scott Joplin 2:20