This last rag of Joplin's reminds me of the first movement of Mozart's last piano concerto (the No. 27 in B-flat Major). Both have an understated, melancholy wistfulness that shines through their ostensible major-key cheerfulness.
I highly agree. Joplin in general strongly reminds me of Mozart - sadness veiled in happiness. I don't even listen as captivatedly to most other ragtime or jazz composers. Joplin really stands out.
Your performance of this--one of my favorites too--really shows us the truly incredible genius of Scott Joplin. I am sure beyond any doubt that he would be proud of and thoroughly enjoy hearing this great ragtime masterpiece played so impeccably as he composed it to be played. Superb in every way and done on such a fine instrument as that...Magnetic Rag at its very, very best!
Thank you for posting. I realy like how he slows down the piece. Many rag time players turn every tune into a competition who plays it the fastest. But this well played colourfull version is very nice.
This is too slow for a rag though. It ruins the ragtime characteristic playing it this slow, even if Joplin's melodies make it still very enjoyable. It'd be like playing Beethoven's 5th at half tempo or something. It'll still sound good but will be missing the point of the music.
@@noonehere0987 Yeah but this is Magnetic Rag, the last rag he ever wrote. Joplin was trying to insert sadness in his rags, especially this one. This isn't the festive Maple Leaf Rag. Joplin's ragtime is sadness veiled in happiness. So it's only apt to play it at a moderate, not fast, tempo. Especially since Joplin himself was very keen on making sure his rags weren't played "fast" - he wrote it down. Joplin was the black Chopin.
This tempo feels so perfect to me personally! So many other performances just feel rushed- and why? What’s the point? He said “ragtime should never be played fast”….
I'm a Pianist myself, and I have to add... What a magnetic rendition! Dick Hyman's interpretation of this rag is the only performance that comes close. Bravo!
God, when someone gets the timing right on a Joplin piece, like Frank absolutely nails here, it just comes to life. Thrilling sir. What a gift you've shared with us. LOVE IT!
Scott Joplin had the temperament of Mozart's more eccentric side - sadness veiled in happiness. And you cannot find that mood anywhere better than this piece, achieved successfully by Livolsi here.
Yes, that is usually the case. I went to the 2019 Scott Joplin Festival in Sedalia, MO. Most of the the people there were the elderly. I was an "oddball," as most of the audience called me as I was 15, one of the few "youngins" there. The performers, however, were in there 20s through 40s, a few elderly performers.
I LOVE this performance!!!! There is emotion in the varying tempos. More like a singer than a piano, even though it is an instrumental piece. I could listen again and again.
Excellent intonation, emotion and exactness. One of the best Scott Joplin pianists I have heard. Can't wait to hear him again if he comes to West Coast Rag Fest in Sacramento!
The favourite version I’ve heard of this piece, am slowly learning to play it from memory, will never match this quality but very inspiring, thank you! 👌
I don't understand the haters in comments saying that this isn't true to ragtime. IMO this rag is compositionally different than Joplin's other rags, and approaching it this way is a completely valid way of approaching it. As an aside, not only does the lady in the burgundy shirt seem to be the only person really enjoying this performance, she also looks like she was probably a fine filly when she was a little younger.
It is definitely more classical in nature than most Joplin Rags. But he was proud of his ability to blend classical onto his work. And the chick in thw burgandy...maybe his mom? lol
You brought out all the emotions of the piece which in turn brought us all joy. Thank you for your lovely vibes and the heart and soul you've put into your playing.
The work of the moment. A score that I particularly like and use as for me the best performed by Franck Livolsi who knows how to give the piece its real depth and the right tempo. THANKS Mr Livolsi ! Mon travail en ce moment .Une partition que j'aime particulièrement et interpreté magnifiquement par Franck Livolsi qui sait rendre au morceau sa profondeur réelle et le bon tempo. Merci
Gorgeously executed and at the optimal tempo! Scott Joplin viewed ragtime as the art form it is and said it was to be played slow. Often, people play ragtime too quickly. This was one of the best renditions ever played and put onto UA-cam. Thank you and I hope you're continuing to play.
Yours is by far my favorite performance of Magnetic Rag. Rifkin is #2. Your tasteful embellishments are perfect. I am incorporating them into my own practice of this piece.
An inspirational performance - I love your honesty and passion, this is one of my favourite pieces too, I've heard many reproductions, in my opinion this is the finest :)
Yes! I agree...this is Joplin's best rag written and published just before he was taken out permanently by tertiary syphilis. Well done playing it slow like it's suppose to be...this is his most dynamic rag in my humble opinion: you got traditional ragtime, Italian tarantella and "flat-out" classical bits & pieces all mixed into one great 5+ minute track of ear candy. ¡Bravo!
One word . . . Beautiful! Thankyou so much for posting this video. An absolutely wonderful performance of a terrific tune played by a master of the genre. Amazingly brilliant! Thankyou.
What I love about the version he plays is the part at 2:04, where it sounds as though he is playing the wrong notes, but is then ultra-satisfyingly smoothed out at 2:12-2:16.
Bravo Frank! I like the personal touches--the jazzy touch in the second section (the G-minor section), the boogie woogie style in the third section, the elaborated ending, the repeat of the opening theme at a higher octave. Nicely done.
I wanted to send a UA-cam link to my granddaughter in Australia of Magnetic rag. Having listened to about 8 different versions, I think this is the best, and I think Frank really has this down. I learned this rag last semester and hopefully will put up my own version one day. The saying attributed to Beethoven that a wrong note here and there is understandable, but that to play without passion is inexcusable rings true here, and if Frank will forgive me, there are other versions on UA-cam with fewer errors, but the clarity and passion of this rendition is just delightful. Thanks Frank for great playing.
bill kelly, i agree about the understated...those are the words i was searching for. soundtrack to mr. joplin's life? certainly to mine. this is one of my all-tije favorites. i think mr. livoni did some variations from what i have heard on other videos, but i am no expert. love this version and the lady who is near to tears listening in the audience. i think my mom played this a lot before she left at my early age of 10 months.
FRANK YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF BEING ONE OF THEGREATEST LIKE JOHNNY MADDOX, DICK KROECKEL AND OTHERS. YOUR FORMAL APPEARANCE DETRACTS FROM YOUR RELAXED PIANO TECHNIQUE. THE BEST TO YOU FROM ED AT AGE 85.I WISH I HAD BEEN AT THE FESTIVAL. MAYBE NEXT YEAR. I FORGOT TO MENTION MY YOUNG PIANO PLAYING FRIEND TERRY IN NEW YORK CITY
Joplin est mort trop tôt pour que ses acquis en contrepoint, très audibles dans cette pièce tardive, puissent se développer comme il en prenait manifestement le chemin. Ce garçon l'interpète vraiment à mon goût. Les bons pianiste pour Scott Joplin sont rares. Joplin died too early for his counterpoint skills, which are very audible in this late piece, to develop as he was obviously going. This boy really interprets it to my liking. Good pianists for Scott Joplin are so rare.
Not too fast doesn't mean too slow. This is way below what it should be. The only reason it's still enjoyable is because Joplin was a great composer. This isn't what rag is nor what Joplin intended.
This making me scream in my head because I want to play that damn piano!!!!!!
I'm real old fashioned. I love everything Sousa, Joplin, Dvorak, and Brahms wrote.
One of the loveliest renditions I've ever heard, Frank!
Perhaps the best rendition I've ever heard of the song. I wish I could have been in the audience that day.
You know our generation is lost when you see only old people watching and hearing art like this in nowdays.
A very soulful interpretation of a masterpiece...and a difficult one, at that - beautifully and lovingly performed here.
This last rag of Joplin's reminds me of the first movement of Mozart's last piano concerto (the No. 27 in B-flat Major). Both have an understated, melancholy wistfulness that shines through their ostensible major-key cheerfulness.
Bill Kelly, you have nailed an amazing connection between 1791 and 1941. Yes, so true. The bitter-sweet of both compositions is quite striking.
I highly agree. Joplin in general strongly reminds me of Mozart - sadness veiled in happiness. I don't even listen as captivatedly to most other ragtime or jazz composers. Joplin really stands out.
Your performance of this--one of my favorites too--really shows us the truly incredible genius of Scott Joplin. I am sure beyond any doubt that he would be proud of and thoroughly enjoy hearing this great ragtime masterpiece played so impeccably as he composed it to be played. Superb in every way and done on such a fine instrument as that...Magnetic Rag at its very, very best!
Thank you for posting. I realy like how he slows down the piece. Many rag time players turn every tune into a competition who plays it the fastest. But this well played colourfull version is very nice.
HobbyBlobby it's just so fun to play them as fast as you possibly can haha
This is too slow for a rag though. It ruins the ragtime characteristic playing it this slow, even if Joplin's melodies make it still very enjoyable. It'd be like playing Beethoven's 5th at half tempo or something. It'll still sound good but will be missing the point of the music.
@@noonehere0987 Yeah but this is Magnetic Rag, the last rag he ever wrote. Joplin was trying to insert sadness in his rags, especially this one. This isn't the festive Maple Leaf Rag. Joplin's ragtime is sadness veiled in happiness. So it's only apt to play it at a moderate, not fast, tempo. Especially since Joplin himself was very keen on making sure his rags weren't played "fast" - he wrote it down. Joplin was the black Chopin.
This tempo feels so perfect to me personally! So many other performances just feel rushed- and why? What’s the point? He said “ragtime should never be played fast”….
I love this song. It is like an old uncle reminiscing about the finest times in his youth.
Magnetic rag is my favourite too... :))
Best version I've seen on YT.
I'm a Pianist myself, and I have to add... What a magnetic rendition! Dick Hyman's interpretation of this rag is the only performance that comes close. Bravo!
I fully agree
Best I've seen as well - I love the subtleties of tempo, articulation, dynamics ... it's just a spectacularly good performance.
God, when someone gets the timing right on a Joplin piece, like Frank absolutely nails here, it just comes to life. Thrilling sir. What a gift you've shared with us. LOVE IT!
Magnetic isn't my favourite, but this rendition is the best I've ever seen, such style!!
OMFG this is probably the best version I've ever heard
Scott Joplin had the temperament of Mozart's more eccentric side - sadness veiled in happiness. And you cannot find that mood anywhere better than this piece, achieved successfully by Livolsi here.
I love how there's only old people watching...
That's what happens when you play rags at tempo made for bedtime.
@Laurent Pottiers Lady GooGoo has a PeePee
Scott Joplin is my favorite too, but I am 30 🤣
I'm not even adult and I listen to this while I play video games instead of the game volume
Yes, that is usually the case. I went to the 2019 Scott Joplin Festival in Sedalia, MO. Most of the the people there were the elderly. I was an "oddball," as most of the audience called me as I was 15, one of the few "youngins" there. The performers, however, were in there 20s through 40s, a few elderly performers.
He's playing it as if it wanted to tell us a story about life with all its ups and downs.
IIRC, Joplin was close to dying when he wrote this, and he knew it. So that might be why it sounds like a reflection on life.
I LOVE this performance!!!! There is emotion in the varying tempos. More like a singer than a piano, even though it is an instrumental piece. I could listen again and again.
Excellent intonation, emotion and exactness. One of the best Scott Joplin pianists I have heard. Can't wait to hear him again if he comes to West Coast Rag Fest in Sacramento!
Intonation? It's a piano
@@james_subosits O yes, intonation!
Fantastic! If Scott Joplin could hear Frank LiVolsi playing he would be enthusiastic about this congenial interpreter.
Brilliant performance. The AA at the end was magnificent and definitely captured the reconciliatory effect Joplin may have been going for.
One of my favorite ragtimes pieces too !
This is (imo) the best rag by Joplin and maybe the best to ever exist.
Will be so nice to get a teacher like you Mr Livolsi . Its so difficult to play . You are very good . Tanks a lot !
This is also my favorite Scott Joplin rag. Played here in the tempo intended by the composer, lyrical and beautiful.
best interpretation I've heard
The best version I've ever heard.
Congratulations!
Such a good interpretation and feeling
Das ist die beste Version, die ich vom Magnetic Rag gehört habe! Ganz wunderbar!
The favourite version I’ve heard of this piece, am slowly learning to play it from memory, will never match this quality but very inspiring, thank you! 👌
God I would've loved to see that live!
The pianist, the piano, the tempo, the subtle nuances ... All perfect!
I don't understand the haters in comments saying that this isn't true to ragtime. IMO this rag is compositionally different than Joplin's other rags, and approaching it this way is a completely valid way of approaching it.
As an aside, not only does the lady in the burgundy shirt seem to be the only person really enjoying this performance, she also looks like she was probably a fine filly when she was a little younger.
@Thomas Richard You can only enjoy the pleasures of an older woman as a young man.
It is definitely more classical in nature than most Joplin Rags. But he was proud of his ability to blend classical onto his work.
And the chick in thw burgandy...maybe his mom? lol
You brought out all the emotions of the piece which in turn brought us all joy. Thank you for your lovely vibes and the heart and soul you've put into your playing.
You put an exquisite stamp on this fantastically played ragtime piece of art with a gorgeous last chord...well-played my good man.
The work of the moment. A score that I particularly like and use as for me the best performed by Franck Livolsi who knows how to give the piece its real depth and the right tempo. THANKS Mr Livolsi ! Mon travail en ce moment .Une partition que j'aime particulièrement et interpreté magnifiquement par Franck Livolsi qui sait rendre au morceau sa profondeur réelle et le bon tempo. Merci
Gorgeously executed and at the optimal tempo! Scott Joplin viewed ragtime as the art form it is and said it was to be played slow. Often, people play ragtime too quickly. This was one of the best renditions ever played and put onto UA-cam. Thank you and I hope you're continuing to play.
Yours is by far my favorite performance of Magnetic Rag. Rifkin is #2. Your tasteful embellishments are perfect. I am incorporating them into my own practice of this piece.
An inspirational performance - I love your honesty and passion, this is one of my favourite pieces too, I've heard many reproductions, in my opinion this is the finest :)
That was awesome Frank. I enjoyed that so much.
Yes! I agree...this is Joplin's best rag written and published just before he was taken out permanently by tertiary syphilis. Well done playing it slow like it's suppose to be...this is his most dynamic rag in my humble opinion: you got traditional ragtime, Italian tarantella and "flat-out" classical bits & pieces all mixed into one great 5+ minute track of ear candy. ¡Bravo!
Sublime. Thank you for this.
Beautify performed! My favorite rag
Beautifully played
Good evening.
A beautiful ragtime; one of the most inspired by this great composer.
A very nice performance.
Best regards.
Great performance Frank! Yes, one of my favorites as well and you play it beautifully. I'd love to hear you record this as an AMPICO piano roll!!!
Your soul shines bright my friend!
One word . . . Beautiful! Thankyou so much for posting this video. An absolutely wonderful performance of a terrific tune played by a master of the genre. Amazingly brilliant! Thankyou.
What I love about the version he plays is the part at 2:04, where it sounds as though he is playing the wrong notes, but is then ultra-satisfyingly smoothed out at 2:12-2:16.
Bravo Frank! I like the personal touches--the jazzy touch in the second section (the G-minor section), the boogie woogie style in the third section, the elaborated ending, the repeat of the opening theme at a higher octave. Nicely done.
Timing, Frank. Wonderful timing here. Didn't let the tune get away from you. The composer would be proud of you.
Gorgeous.
Extremely pleasant - thanks !
Great, classic version! The best one, congrats!
nice dynamics. i play this piece often. Thanks.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH you helped my spirits intense trying times
I wanted to send a UA-cam link to my granddaughter in Australia of Magnetic rag. Having listened to about 8 different versions, I think this is the best, and I think Frank really has this down. I learned this rag last semester and hopefully will put up my own version one day. The saying attributed to Beethoven that a wrong note here and there is understandable, but that to play without passion is inexcusable rings true here, and if Frank will forgive me, there are other versions on UA-cam with fewer errors, but the clarity and passion of this rendition is just delightful. Thanks Frank for great playing.
bill kelly, i agree about the understated...those are the words i was searching for. soundtrack to mr. joplin's life? certainly to mine. this is one of my all-tije favorites. i think mr. livoni did some variations from what i have heard on other videos, but i am no expert. love this version and the lady who is near to tears listening in the audience. i think my mom played this a lot before she left at my early age of 10 months.
Nice interpretation with a reverb in the room that gave the sound a real depth. Not too staccato. Very pleasant to listen to.
Perfectly done Sir ........ Bravo !!!
Awesome playing!
Some liberties taken aside...a very inspired performance!
Superb rendition and you are easy on the eyes as well.
WOW you REALLY nailed this piece!
Very nice ! and the piano sound good !
Lovely - just the right speed !
Very nice, Frank.
Muy bien tocado. Es un gran pianista
めっちゃ可愛い！！！
so calm. I love it.
Excellent!!
Very good interpretation.
This is perfect
Finally some ragtime played classically. Still probably not as slow as Jopling might have wanted it, but definitely closer to the intended way!
Frank! I love You
FRANK YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF BEING ONE OF THEGREATEST LIKE JOHNNY MADDOX, DICK KROECKEL AND OTHERS. YOUR FORMAL APPEARANCE DETRACTS FROM YOUR RELAXED PIANO TECHNIQUE. THE BEST TO YOU FROM ED AT AGE 85.I WISH I HAD BEEN AT THE FESTIVAL. MAYBE NEXT YEAR. I FORGOT TO MENTION MY YOUNG PIANO PLAYING FRIEND TERRY IN NEW YORK CITY
Edward using no capital letters is ok everyone would otherwise see your comment XD
Beautiful
You are the best! or All regards! 1Fill
Just elegant playing. Outstanding artist of ragtime.
it's also my favorite
Il est rare d'entendre un aussi bon interprète de Scott Joplin, qui est souvent mal compris
Brilliant rendition, miles away from the road runners' that are too often to be heard
the tempo is magic
Terrific phrasing and tempo on this!
why?
terrific sounds like a negative adjective but he's saying it sounds good lol
Joplin est mort trop tôt pour que ses acquis en contrepoint, très audibles dans cette pièce tardive, puissent se développer comme il en prenait manifestement le chemin. Ce garçon l'interpète vraiment à mon goût. Les bons pianiste pour Scott Joplin sont rares.
Joplin died too early for his counterpoint skills, which are very audible in this late piece, to develop as he was obviously going. This boy really interprets it to my liking. Good pianists for Scott Joplin are so rare.
Perfect tempo
Super
sorry, can someone repeat what he said before the performance, please?
I love You
Great!
Aces!
wow
♥♥♥
Perfect tempo -- not too fast, as Joplin wanted.
Not too fast doesn't mean too slow. This is way below what it should be. The only reason it's still enjoyable is because Joplin was a great composer. This isn't what rag is nor what Joplin intended.
As someone else said, “slow” for Joplin was still at least 100 bpm aka march tempo- which isn’t slow.
Here,Here,to Tokyo Bobbys remark !!
Is that Bob Reiner in the front row?
This a more a well thought out composition than a tune 😅. Give Scott Joplin the honor he deserves please.
depressing song cos joplin was going mad due effects of sphyphillis. but his best ever. but cory hall rendition is the best on utube
Corey Hall plays it too fast.
What kind of piano is that?
It's a 9-foot grand made by Baldwin in 1913.