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This disc is more than the sum of its parts. The women ragtime composers sampled in this anthology weren't geniuses, and their pieces are seldom as memorable as those of Joplin, Lamb, or Scott. Even the rags of Mary Auferheide, who provided the title of the collection, are more amusing than entrancing. Yet for anyone who has explored the delights of ragtime beyond its few best-known names, these brief piano pieces are as charming and entertaining as many pieces by better-known men. Is Virginia Eskin--who plays with style and sensitivity--trying to make a point with this music about the neglect of women's artistic efforts? Well, she does that, along with providing an anthology that will stick in your memory for its collective impact more than for any single piece ... except, perhaps, for the two contemporary rags by Judith Lang Zaimont, who combines classic style with more contemporary harmonies to extremely good effect. --Leslie Gerber
Fluffy Ruffle Girls, Music, Virginia Eskin, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Collections-Artist Desc., Jazz Music
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Fluffy Ruffle Girls: Women in Ragtime
Virginia Eskin Manufacturer: Koch Entertainment D ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000001YLZ Release Date: 1993-03-29 |
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Fluffy Ruffle Girls: Women in Ragtime
Virginia Eskin Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000IYNJ Release Date: 1999-05-18 |
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Amazon.com
This disc is more than the sum of its parts. The women ragtime composers sampled in this anthology weren't geniuses, and their pieces are seldom as memorable as those of Joplin, Lamb, or Scott. Even the rags of Mary Auferheide, who provided the title of the collection, are more amusing than entrancing. Yet for anyone who has explored the delights of ragtime beyond its few best-known names, these brief piano pieces are as charming and entertaining as many pieces by better-known men. Is Virginia Eskin--who plays with style and sensitivity--trying to make a point with this music about the neglect of women's artistic efforts? Well, she does that, along with providing an anthology that will stick in your memory for its collective impact more than for any single piece ... except, perhaps, for the two contemporary rags by Judith Lang Zaimont, who combines classic style with more contemporary harmonies to extremely good effect. --Leslie GerberMusic Review:
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