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John Arpin plays Ragtime Nightingale at the Bohem Festival

The 16th Bohem Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemet, Hungary in March 2007 was one of John Arpin's last appearances. John passed away 6 months later in cancer. Here he was weak but vivid and his pl...  
 
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lauraneville (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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meltingly beautiful...thank you for this wonderful version...
maurofoil (1 month ago) Show Hide
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esecuzione che senz'altro fa sognare!
greasepuddle (2 months ago) Show Hide
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That was simply incredible. The best ragtime piano I've ever heard. That was heartbreakingly beautiful. What a brilliant player.
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RagingForce (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Exactly!
Alejandrogaby quit being a fag
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ChrisPatuzzo (3 months ago) Show Hide
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The control on those trils towards the end must take a lot of skill.
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Rubbish sir, it is fine to play ragtime as a concert rag, any afficianado knows the difference. There is a nice piece on you tube with Eubie Blake playing an exceprt for Chopin's Funeral March (PC No 2). Ragtime can be exciting, fast, base but it can also be 'concert' as well.
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I believe that Ragtime is all about interpretation and feeling. It's like the Blues(slower with hope) and also European Classical music(hence the different style to the Blues). As long as you enjoy it, it's ragtime!

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