MAPLE LEAF RAG - Bryan Wright

[rostagnok]

Nice, nice!!!!



[superannabelle]

Love it! Great arrangement! You are crazy talented!

[idasynco]

Love the decending run at 35 seconds, and the smile at the end....great job!

[MrSausi]

great !!!!!!!!!!!!

[vantasties]

Sounds a bit rushed, but many cool variations!

[ultraAnomalocaris]

the lost form of music reborn

[Henry1993bc]

my personal favourite arrangement, i hope you dont mind me emulating a few of these moves, is it in F????

[TewjeBielski]

Great! :D I must try to rearrange it too.

[congressman92maxwell]

AMAZING ARRANGEMENT!!! This is a ton of fun just to listen to. Very well done, sir :D

[FrosDOwnz]

Sounds purple instead of red/orange.Or maybe green... I can't tell. Lolol.

[ThaRemco]

you got my respect man

unbelievable!

[Philc103]

should have cut the first few seconds of this video lol otherwise cool :)

[zinoff]

good playing, but it doesn't need a new arrangement

[AlBundyFan1991]

I LOVE THIS VERSION SO MUCH.. Can you please make a midi version so I can learn it?

[Henry1993bc]

@AlBundyFan1991 i second that ^^

[energizeroseven]

WOW!

[cebukid70]

I liked this variation! This sounds like the one that you can sing to.

[Jazucu]

I admire your choice of key, it definitely gives it a new feel that goes well with the stride arrangement. Your playing is amazing!

[cjhwth81]

Lovely version .......nice Bass Break!

[kimkwatson]

Awesome! I love your arrangement...where can I get the sheet music?

[JamesPriceJohnson]

nice piano finish, i think i have that finish

[Cylinderphonograph]

Great great performance. Thank you very much. The Bösendorfer sounds beautiful too. Seems to handle whatever you throw at it!

[josiah566]

Nice stride arrangement. :D

[bratsable]

Also you have this funny ( humorous face ) on your face especially when you're playing ( Cantina Song ). A but liked Mr Bean ( the comedian ).

[bratsable]

Omigosh, you and your partner are sooo great !!! I am a piano player myself, but an amateur one ( only passed my grade 8 from the Guidhall School Of London ). Watching videos such as this inspire me to practise my piano everyday. Who knows, I might take my recital one day. I love ragtime pices such as these and jazz. You are really great , and I will subscribe you on my site !!!

[pesten2]

Amazing play! Especially when you switch hands ;)

[h4xx0rnr1]

omg you are good at this, wish i could play this song!

[rickyc852007]

standing ovation for you!!!

[scottjop656]

you should write the notes out, or use a midi keyboard, so we can have the notes! it's awesome!

[accordionlady]

Bryan - You are so great. I'm sorry that I didn't bump into you at the 2009 Festival in Sedalia. Our schedules seemed to overlap. Your website is great. Lou LeBrun

[scottjop656]

i love your piano! where'd ya get it?

[bixvenuti]

I wish it were mine. Alas, this was taped at a friend's house on his Bösendorfer upright. A VERY nice piano indeed!

[fingerscarr]

@bixvenuti .... cheeky fellow but scintillating and fresh , however keep the cadence and don't speed up out of enthusiasm ... measured is the watchword .... look at stephanie trick's version

[imnotelvis]

@bixvenuti Good night! I didn't know Bosendorfer even made uprights!

[elPacaManca]

I watch this video all the time. It makes me happy!

[dmcII]

Excellent ! On question though - I always thought this was written in A flat. At least thats the one I learned. Yours sounded like it was in F. Did you rearrange or are there versions in this one ?

[bixvenuti]

Thanks -- I'm glad you enjoyed it. You're right, the original published version is in A-flat, but when rearranging it, I decided to transpose it to F. It gives it a different "color," I think.

[Keeper1st]

The song version (published in 1904) is in E-flat, by the way, so playing the tune in something other than A-flat is nothing new.

Anyway, fantastic job, Bryan!

[KawhackitaRag]

very nice version!

[tdub1941]

Beautiful! Nice work Bryan! Luvit!

5 STARS!

RagJazzMonkey Tom

[clemspaw]

Very goog arrangement!

[ragtimemax]

Phenomenal rendtion of an excellent arrangement; bravo, Bryan! =D

[LillyC68]

What an awsome rendition! 5*

Thanks for sharing,

best wishes,

Lilly

[PianoWallaby]

Gimpy Pete would be proud!

[bixvenuti]

Ah, if only Gimpy Peach were around today... ;)

[idasynco]

I like your descending arpeggio in sec A, hand crossings with bass boommm, and rousing finale complete with cool hung note...bryan, you rock! 5*

[elPacaManca]

"bass boommm" haha that's just how I felt. Wow, it was just amazing...like some sort of new happiness.

[ragtimist]

Nice West Coast feel to it. Well done.