Marty Mincer playing Black & White Rag

[pal98111]

Too fast

[MrGerva97]

@pal98111 giusto

[Janschannel]

this guy makes me feel mentally retarded

[MrRagtimefan]

what the hell this is damned fast! gorgeous

[chanlongching666]

9 people are noobs

[GodManWho]

peace to the mincer

[noiseache]

9 people lost their rag.

[wowmageownz247]

I think the piano just jizzed...

[Sephiroth02091996]

ZOMG!

[BuckshotLaFunke]

I know what it takes, can't play it myself. Beavo!

[bmxjames1]

AMAZING

[Catsrule506]

wow

[Atreju93]

I wish, i can play like him... :(

[MrPizzaCutter]

Awesome

[MrPizzaCutter]

i just started learning this today and listening to this and what he does just amazes me

[laffypaulie]

he makes like so freakin simple. best part ALL OF IT!

[johnno4623185]

Does anybody know where the music is for the section he plays at 2:21 onwards?

[PaulClesham]

@johnno4623185 .. I cant seem to find it anywhere. All of the sheetmusic i've seen for this piece only contains only AABBACCDD. I just learnt that last part he plays by hear. Hope this helps.

[rtpress]

@johnno4623185 just added some links... I think its the Atwell arr.

Howard



[pianodemon66]

Love this! I'll have to learn it!

[robbiecarroll08]

thats amazing...

does anyone know where i can get sheet music for this exact version of the Black and White Rag? i found a few versions of the sheet music but its a different version from the one marty mincer plays.

[KingRat355]

Marty must be one of the fastest players there is.

He is so precise too and he plays with such a happy face on.

[bachaddict]

you haven't heard hyun-jung lim.

[KingRat355]

Hey I searched her now, yea she is blistering fast.

[bachaddict]

but he might still be one of the fastest. :)

[xxrocklee13xx]

wow (O_O) amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[marci9018]

Bravooo!! *****

Ciao

[CFB5Cats2Harps]

WOW!!! What a great piece of music!

[tdub1941]

Marty is a pal that I met here in Kansas City several years ago, and he MC'd and performed here at a KCRR Concert.

For a time, he was employed by the famous Jenkins Music Company while he resided here. Eventually, he returned to his farming/apple orchard enterprise back up in Iowa. Home sweet home!

He is a fun guy and obviously one fantastic piano player.

[FaddleonLSD]

Holy sh*t. Piano master.

[bbaker904]

Yeh, someone that plays it in the correct key. Too many put that right hand up an octive and turn it into something else. Great job.

[scottg4life]

check out my version of this please view comment and rate.

[xXaUsSiEaZnGiRlXx]

OMG!

he's so gud!

except his version sounds diff.

frm the one i hav =S

[jamzie2]

i playubthis at that speed:)

[mafool13]

VERY COOL!

[Narimatzu]

fantastic man! best version i have ever heard! it was truely a pleasure listening to you

[Angeedawg]

wow.. i mean relly, WOW i played this piece srsly look its up on my channel, but i could never play it THAT well!! thats like amazing!!

[MisterMulluc]

Gracefully played

[roky24]

this is the best prefomance of this rag i ever saw!!!

amazing!!

[ze590597]

very nice

[ladiesman249]

this is the only song my grandad refuses to play because its so hard, lol. exellent playing by the way.

[strawberrysquish]

i know how to play this song! but NOT THAT FAST!!! :P

LOL! :) so fast lol...

[tralee2006]

wow. the only reason i cant play this song is my fingers arent long enough for some of the hand spans. i've killed it nicely tho :oP

[sistybomb23]

omg omg omg omg im starting grade 6 piano for leisure and im learning that song. WOW im really scared (watch how fast his hands move)

[lordmarzar]

it's not the same one :S

the one in the leisure is actually the original. this is winifred atwell's version. your one's a lot easier

[sistybomb23]

o thanks, that is a big relief!! phew

[HandyTheXxxX]

Nearly right- this is the original George Botsford version, the AMEB version is an arrangement.

[nicolenie97]

omg im scared! im gonna play this song for my next piano recital and i havent even started yet!! Spare me! im only 11! (but still, i really wanna play this song! its cool!)

[eruidfhjcvbn]

WTDF?!

[mrgphill]

Wow! Fun to listen to! Really great!!

[hrhas5]

i can play it but not like THAT!!!

[mathrules77]

BEST PART: 0:00 ~ 2:54

[thevuutrain]

lol

[giovannibattistalupi]

too fast and some mistakes..but GOOOD

[KenKY4]

An interesting comment. Not being a musicion myself, what were the mistakes, out of curiosity?

[PaulClesham]

does anyone know where i can find the sheet music for this exact version of this rag?

[perumnx]

What magical fingers!

[siteof008]

Fantastic. Scott Joplin always said never play ragtime fast, but its more fun to play it fast.

[1224JF]

Make me wish...

[Earthiratertair]

I can imagine an old time bar fight going with this song!

[wrath687]

wooooooooow!!! O_o thats freakin awesome man!!!! :D love it!!!

[jamzie2]

1:35

[donoses]

Amazing!!!

[danishpride1]

1:22

[danedaworld]

whoa there watch ur keyzz lol they on firee

but a constructive critisism is becareful cus ur makin a few mistakes that can be bad. Also, control ur tempo, ur speeding at times and sluggish at times too. Anywayz nice job!

[fredanderssen]

I play this piece as well. Though you're technically a better piano player than I, your tempo destroys the nuances of the piece. Sorry.

[lamppostpizza]

holy crap that looks insanely hard. my string quartet is playing a version of this arranged for string quartet it's so freakin fun

[Nadcu92]

Just fantastic!

it is a different version of what I'm playing... and near the end there was a part not written in my version.

Loved the performance!

[andrewn17]

too fast

[fingerscarr]

pretty damned good i'd say

[hanasspace]

i dont this was a joplin but a very good recital maby to quick but its how you interprate it well done

[GreyDahling]

Amazing! I hope to be even half that good one day.

[aaron12345432]

best version of black and white rag I've heard, I like this one even better thatn atwell's arrangement

[jechristensen]

I love to see thoes hands work at the piano.

[gmonkey808]

great version. is this not Joplin? fantastic

[MetalMadness345]

Nah George Botsford.

Yeah good song. It's been altered from the original a little though.

[danedaworld]

total of 6 messups, but nonetheless, very good

[fingerscarr]

so what , it's the o'all effect that counts and as you say , very good

[keancharles]

Whoosh! You know it's great 'cause it's over TOO SOON!!

[bwiggs6]

WONDERFUL TALENT. THANKS FOR THE FUN.

VERY NICE,bw

[royfirstsone]

Winfread Atwell would thank for playing like that. You do here song proud!.

[CJohnston079]

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...wow

[PaulClesham]

amazing!

[shenanigan20]

I'm learning grade 6 piano... I can't help thinking what the examiner would think if I played this version of the rag for him o_o INSTANT A+!!! Lol.

I can't help watching this... I even put it onto my R4 =]

[ThisIsMe113]

shenanigan20, are you doing sixth grade piano for leisure?

[shenanigan20]

Sure am =]

[danedaworld]

ho ho ho merry christmas...genie pops out of lamp grants u 3 wishes...I WISH FOR PIANO SKILLZ AS GOOD AS HIS AND AS GOOD AS THE BEST PIANIST...I ALSO WANT JUGGLING SKILS(random)

[marcuslewis1979]

brilliant pianist so quick great

[rondal2024]

Marty - So enjoyable to see a local on Youtube! My children are in awe! Ronda Finnell - Lingerfelt

[PsyberJocker]

look how his left wrist seems to float over the keyboard....smoothness.

great perfomance!

[TheMessi123]

One of my favourite rag piece. And AMAZINGLY performed by marty mincer :).

[piotraap]

when he does it like this, it just looks so easy:O But when I try myself...

[shenanigan20]

Omg this is the first time I watched this vid... I just sat here in my seat and stared at his hands... Holy cow that was amazing! I felt like clapping with the ppl on the vid cos I've never really heard such amazing piano work at that kind of speed! Amazing... Just.... Completely.... Amazing!!!!

[ThisIsMe113]

thats awesome!!!

[charliegf91]

The composer of this piece is George Botsford, not Scott Joplin. I know this because I am playing this piece now. But very good interpretation

[perfessorbill]

Listen carefully. It is the Scott Joplin Festival - perhaps your confusion - but Marty CLEARLY says "George Botsford." He has known this piece for over 20 years, so I think he also knows the correct composer.

[rangeguy12]

you just wana keep listening to it over and over because it's sooooo good!

[Gramophones]

That's the most goolest version of the song that's my 20ths time I listen to it.

Gramophones 12.01.2008

[cubestation]

great camera work (!) :-S

[Ragtimesolo]

Lol, don't comment on the camera work, comment on the song! IT'S AMAZING!

[GS336]

Amazing playing! Good work, Mr. Mincer.

[PhilippeLernould]

Excellent

[bartomanboy]

fantastic version of the song!!

[TheColoradoan]

Mad skills! I gotta get back to that Festival!

[ThisIsMe113]

I can't stop watching this

[rangeguy12]

jeees

that was amazing!

I have never seen such an amazing version of this piece.

This guy seriously knows how to play a rag tim piece

[bkgangstapianist]

so cool. So clean. The sound is magnificent and he is magnificent. I love it.

[ThisIsMe113]

Wow that is awesome!

[kentwsharp]

This video is one of the best videos i've seen on youtube i hope one day i will be able to play the piano like you. Its so cool you played everything perfect!

[tdub1941]

Great Job Marty! 5 stars and Favorites!

Tom Warner

[museee999]

wow!!! just look at that fingers!!!

[keiron1209]

Unbelievable!! That was fantastic!!

[rtpress]

Hi, Folks. Just want to remind everyone that the Sedalia Ragtime Festival, in addition to the ticketed main stage shows that I shot, also features free outside daytime venues and an all-night, after hours, open-piano party. So if you have your own interpretation of this kind of music, by all means come on by and strut your stuff. All the top players like Marty started out that way and are often still the last ones standing when the sun comes up.

Howard

[timcostello9]

Dear Marty,

Excellent playing and I loved your repeting the difficult 'decending arpeggio' section. Many have tried but you succeeded! Don't rush it too much and I look forward to your next version of this great rag. Tim Costello, Dublin.

[JWV8]

This performance leaves a lot to be desired. It's not only played too fast, but so overly fast that he frequently misses notes and plays more than 2 keys at the same time --throughout.

His style creates an unrecognisable rendition since its key charm, and as one user mentioned "smoothness" is lost. I also don't like the way he has simplified the song from its extreme difficulty. A good pianist he may be, but this I'm afraid is out of his league- nobody has come close to Atwell's dexterity.

[cannondale25]

Dude - do you seriously think this was a bad performance? I'd give anything to be able to play 1/2 this good!!

[JWV8]

I didn't say it was a bad performance, but it serves no justice to the beautiful rag that this is.

He's probably a very good pianist, and with the right piece I too might say "I wish I could play half that good", but I think this performance ruins the tune as it is meant to be played- and for a rag, that's a sin.

The way this clip has received relatively good reviews from most users has surprised me but given its difficulty and the listeners' knowledge of this, I suppose can be understood.

[WillieDines1]

This is the first time that I've heard the original speed and exact style of Black & White Rag, but even upon listening to this, I prefer Winnifred Atwel's version that she recorded on her upright, as she played it a little slower, but alot smoother, whereas this seems not as smoothly played, but saying that, I still enjoyed listening to it and it gets a top rating :)

[joeyboi87]

that sounds aweful, since when has ragtime been played at presto speed?? horrible

[bixvenuti]

As long as people have been playing ragtime--that's how long it has been played fast. Not all ragtime is supposed to be fast (most Joplin-style ragtime should not be played this fast), but plenty of Tin-Pan Alley-style ragtime like this piece by George Botsford was written to be played as fast and showy as the performer wants.

[acchos]

Its usually played at this speed, and i think it sounds great like this.

[MrBooyah314]

he makes it look so easy, but boy is it fun

[Zhang099]

This is great, i did not know this piece could be played so quickly!!

[dforeman7]

This is reall excellent. He totally nails this recording.

[NicolaBurrow]

simply brilliant

[tdub1941]

Marty nails this rag! Lovely tune.

Tom Warner = tdub1941