We're so blessed to live when we can hear music whenever we want. In Scott Joplin's time, you only heard it when it was being played live in your presence.
There was an abundance of music recorded at the time, played by phonographs, cylinder players, and pianolas. But the only recordings of Scott Joplin songs I can find from his life are in this playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLbGAQvbfY3Z3X-_TSTDSU8Wwsol5IVeLh.html&si=Kcx6xBaWfcZIoI1X
@@GavinLepley In the movie, “Casablanca” (set and filmed during WW2), the 2 nightclub owners’ discussion makes it evident how valuable a good piano player was.
I have to say that Mr. Dyson doesn't play the same arrangement that I play. But, I've only gone by the sheet music. I like this version a LOT. Makes me want to throw rocks at my piano! LOL He plays the version I play starting a 2:36. Of course he gets to play it on a 9ft Steinway and I have to struggle with my 6ft Brambach. LOL
This was played at my brother's memorial. He was imbued with Joplin's music and his history and wrote several books, both fiction and nonfiction, featuring the music. He also was instrumental, no pun intended, in helping to fund the naming of a road in Sedalia as the Scott Joplin Memorial Highway. Rest in peace, my brother.
There was a little 8 year old, who used to be seated next to his father's piano, while he was playing Joplin's music among other classical pieces. That little boy now is a grown-up man..... and I can't stop listening to this piece without loosing a tear by remembering my old men who is no longer with me, but he left such beautiful memories by playing this masterpiece. That's why I will repeat that with my son!. Thank you for playing this!
Beautiful interpretation. Just this morning, I sat down at the piano to play this piece and honor the legacy Joplin left us. What an extraordinary human being.
Sadly, I can't agree, I find his phrasing and percussive style jarring, I can play a tiny part of this and the sound is much more gentle but many would probably hate it.
My favorite piece of music. Scott Joplin is an unappreciated genius. This was beautifully played. How can anyone ever be sad when there is music like this. Thank you!
My favourite thing about BioShock Infinite was when I got to the first loading screen and heard this, and was suddenly transported back to when I was a kid and The Sting was my favourite movie. The game had so much more emotional weight for me after that. Amazing.
I've come back to this video a dozen or so times over the last few years and it's better every time. This is definitely my favorite recording of my favorite work by Scott Joplin. In it Joplin created his own complete little world, with its own story. It speaks, like poetry, with its own perfect order. Can you picture him in his room, by himself, fingers wandering over the keyboard trying to capture the sounds he hears in his mind?
Eh, this doesn't even come close to encapsulating what this piece is supposed to be. It completely loses the underlying rhythm the piece is intended to have.
my father was so old there wasn't even radio when he was a kid. My grandfather play the piano to entertain the family in the evening. I used to go to my grandfather's and listen to him play the piano he had stacks of sheet music mostly Scott Joplin
I’ve heard several people play “solace” and this one is the best. Must be the acoustics of the grand room and the gentle touch. I’m now learning this piece. It’s so beautiful.
Sorry, have to disagree; this version has WAY too much rubato, enough to wreck the rhythm that's essential in a Scott Joplin piece. A rare "clunker" from Mr.Dyson...
One of the great artists, Joplin was an amazing inspiration of his time, and it continues....It will last forever. He wrote this after the death of his child. Solace is the perfect word when living through that pain.
Solace In soothing pain Finding solace A cleansing rain Nature's promise In calming fears Tranquility's solace Mind's spiritual tears Universe's promise Gives me solace Easing your pain Taking my place My nature's rain Gives me solace Calming your fears Taking my place With spiritual tears A solemn promise
Joplin's genius ear for twining harmonic structure and melody really shines through in this composition. One of my favorite pieces of piano music from any period in musical history.
OMG the acoustics in that room are so perfect for what is my favourite Scott Joplin piece. I also spent a lot of time IN Joplin Missouri named after the great man. Well played sir.
I was recently in Missouri, passing near Joplin, but found that it wasn’t actually named after Scott Joplin (I believe the town name preceded Scott Joplin’s heyday). Still, it’s nice to pretend its true.
This exquisite rendition of what to me is one of the most heartbreaking pieces of music ever written, has never been so lovingly performed. Mr. Dyson's playing is moving beyond words. There are so few who grasp the soul of Scott Joplin...and this artist has no peer in the 'Joplin' realm.
A beautiful piece of work. It is a pity that it is extremely rarely performed! The pianist interpreted this wonderful piece very subtly! Thank him very much!
Incredibly moving. A truly American masterpiece. Despite the simplicity, it contains all of the emotional intensity of the greatest moments of European classical music. I don’t care about the opinions of European elitist, this piece contains the essence of the human spirit!
This is my very favourite Scott Joplin piece-again played extremely well, Mr Dyson. I am going to buy the score so that I can punish and torture my limited ( but improving!) musical capabilities!
Still haven't done it-have gone down the Philip Glass rabbit hole and am contemplating taking on Etude No.6, I will have to play it at a human speed though-like 1/4 the speed of Yuja Wang!
@@amcdonal86VT bioshock infinite loading screen Edit: Link to Bioshock's version: th-cam.com/video/38ms-WVWI9w/w-d-xo.html Personally I like this one since it gives off the 'antique' vibes of an old record player
Wow. I never realized that was this. Excellent call. I was a huge fan of the original game and continued playing the second and ultimately the infinite. The nostalgia it captured in those games was incredible. It felt like you were playing in the 50’s. Very immersive and addictive with jump scares to add in some flavor.
I'm so impressed with this rendition, this captures the soul and takes you on a magical journey hearing this masterpiece. THIS is how I enjoy hearing Solace, you can feel the emotions. Bravo!
This is a very beautiful interpretation. Not only did you play the melody well, but you did a fantastic job picking a room to play in that has beautiful reverb. There's something in the melody of this song that makes everything feel right. I don’t know how, and quite frankly, I don't want to know. It's just great to know that Scott Joplin made this beautiful song for the world to enjoy and find some peace. Thank you for sharing this 😊
This piece played completely brings a hauntingly eerie sound perfect for a Joplin memorial. I love the slower, softer tempo, a slight added time to reflect meanings of lives this tune plays into, some personal, and oh that Steinway sounds like the music was written for this instrument.
As amazed as I am by this wonderful interpretation of classic piece, I'm similarly impressed by the piano's "house" - what a setting! Thanks for sharing
I love the way you are playing "Solace." It is supposed to be played at a slower tempo as Mr. Dyson has achieved very well. Thank you Mr. Dyson for the lovely, slower paced rag of Scott Joplin. Not all of Joplin's rags are supposed to be necessarily fast. I know that when he wrote "Bethena," his wife had died. So, there is no way I would myself play "Bethena," fast.
This is suppose to be played at a slower tempo, but it's also not a rag. This is a serenade. Bethena isn't a rag either. It's a waltz. And you're probably way off base by what's considered to be slow for rags. They're still supposed to be played fast, just not 140bpm racing to the finish line fast. When Joplin said "rags aren't meant to be played fast" he meant in the context of what fast music is. It does not mean to play them like a crawl. They're still dance music and are still supposed to be played at a march tempo. This performance though completely butchers the rhythm intended in this song. It's a disservice to such a beautifully written piece.
The slow tempo really brings out this gem of a melody. Ragtime, with all its ramifications, is a more complex musical genre than I first thought. To me it was just restricted to pianolas in 1900s saloons... How wrong I was !
This isn't ragtime. It's a serenade with a latin influenced habanera backing (hence why it's called a Mexican serenade). It's meant to have a slower tempo, but it's also meant to have a consistent groove, and this guy fails miserably at it.
@@os2386 It does of course involve leaving TH-cam to reach the page. The "song list" includes Solace which is the name of the piece. But if that's all you want, you can get it free on TH-cam !
Beautiful. But yes...I agree with acoustics comments. One might also argue that the echo produces a lovely nostalgic effect.. like listening to a beautiful memory filtering through the years..
We're so blessed to live when we can hear music whenever we want. In Scott Joplin's time, you only heard it when it was being played live in your presence.
There was an abundance of music recorded at the time, played by phonographs, cylinder players, and pianolas. But the only recordings of Scott Joplin songs I can find from his life are in this playlist:
th-cam.com/play/PLbGAQvbfY3Z3X-_TSTDSU8Wwsol5IVeLh.html&si=Kcx6xBaWfcZIoI1X
@@GavinLepley In the movie, “Casablanca” (set and filmed during WW2), the 2 nightclub owners’ discussion makes it evident how valuable a good piano player was.
I have to say that Mr. Dyson doesn't play the same arrangement that I play. But, I've only gone by the sheet music. I like this version a LOT. Makes me want to throw rocks at my piano! LOL He plays the version I play starting a 2:36. Of course he gets to play it on a 9ft Steinway and I have to struggle with my 6ft Brambach. LOL
@@davidgrason161 I must try it with the Spoons!
Yes you are right. I only know the part from 2:36 @@davidgrason161
This was played at my brother's memorial. He was imbued with Joplin's music and his history and wrote several books, both fiction and nonfiction, featuring the music. He also was instrumental, no pun intended, in helping to fund the naming of a road in Sedalia as the Scott Joplin Memorial Highway. Rest in peace, my brother.
He lives with Joplin Music if I may say so.
Sounds like a life very well spent. And now he is in the very dimension of the music itself, with no separation...
May he rest in peace and may his memory forever strengthen you along your journey till you meet at last
Care to share his name? I would love to read his literature.
Wonderful.
There was a little 8 year old, who used to be seated next to his father's piano, while he was playing Joplin's music among other classical pieces. That little boy now is a grown-up man..... and I can't stop listening to this piece without loosing a tear by remembering my old men who is no longer with me, but he left such beautiful memories by playing this masterpiece. That's why I will repeat that with my son!.
Thank you for playing this!
"Joplin's music among other classical pieces" is a wonderful phrase.
That's a beautiful thought, I hope it's going well for you and your very lucky son!
This is the Joplin song I would want to be played at my funeral.
snap
Listen to it now. It's better that way.
Moi aussi
Beautiful interpretation. Just this morning, I sat down at the piano to play this piece and honor the legacy Joplin left us. What an extraordinary human being.
I played Solace at my grandmother's funeral. Such a wonderful composition.
This is how you play Joplin. He plays lovingly... love this man’s interpretation and style
Sadly, I can't agree, I find his phrasing and percussive style jarring, I can play a tiny part of this and the sound is much more gentle but many would probably hate it.
This makes me cry, reminds me of my parents. I miss them so much. 😢
*hug*
My favorite piece of music. Scott Joplin is an unappreciated genius. This was beautifully played. How can anyone ever be sad when there is music like this. Thank you!
At least you didn't refer to Joplin as underrated, the curse of the TH-cam commenter.
@@mitchgawlik1175 he’s underrated too
@@andrewjacobs6576 Who isn't?
He's neither underrated nor underappreciated lol. He is widely considered a genius and his work is still extremely popular
@@gb5663 So true. His influence on Randy Newman is undeniable. Joplin, Gershwin, Newman - American Greats.
A beautiful and serene piano melody, which seems to relax the mind and spirit.
My favourite thing about BioShock Infinite was when I got to the first loading screen and heard this, and was suddenly transported back to when I was a kid and The Sting was my favourite movie. The game had so much more emotional weight for me after that. Amazing.
How are you doing lately, mein Kaiser?
Actually the picture is of Otto von Bismarck, who was a close advisor the Kaiser Wilhelm
...they named a battleship after him. =)
The Ship for me, which came quite a bit earlier, but still, same feeling of sort of bittersweet nostalgia.
❤
I've come back to this video a dozen or so times over the last few years and it's better every time. This is definitely my favorite recording of my favorite work by Scott Joplin.
In it Joplin created his own complete little world, with its own story. It speaks, like poetry, with its own perfect order. Can you picture him in his room, by himself, fingers wandering over the keyboard trying to capture the sounds he hears in his mind?
Eh, this doesn't even come close to encapsulating what this piece is supposed to be. It completely loses the underlying rhythm the piece is intended to have.
my father was so old there wasn't even radio when he was a kid. My grandfather play the piano to entertain the family in the evening. I used to go to my grandfather's and listen to him play the piano he had stacks of sheet music mostly Scott Joplin
BOOKER CATCH!
:D
I just came across this kinda randomly. Just typed in 'solace' and I knew this sounded familiar. Now I know. My fav video game Bioshock
Much obliged
"Gotcha Hooker!"
“Much obligated”
I’ve heard several people play “solace” and this one is the best. Must be the acoustics of the grand room and the gentle touch. I’m now learning this piece. It’s so beautiful.
Sorry, have to disagree; this version has WAY too much rubato, enough to wreck the rhythm that's essential in a Scott Joplin piece. A rare "clunker" from Mr.Dyson...
@@michaelshanks6932 Agree; way to much rubato. A crying shame really because the tone is gorgeous.
One of the great artists, Joplin was an amazing inspiration of his time, and it continues....It will last forever. He wrote this after the death of his child. Solace is the perfect word when living through that pain.
I feel that the tempo is perfectly judged for the resonant acoustic. A+ for sure!
Solace
In soothing pain
Finding solace
A cleansing rain
Nature's promise
In calming fears
Tranquility's solace
Mind's spiritual tears
Universe's promise
Gives me solace
Easing your pain
Taking my place
My nature's rain
Gives me solace
Calming your fears
Taking my place
With spiritual tears
A solemn promise
No words to express the beauty Joplin gives us with this work... Fantastic perforance by Mr. Dyson. Cheers!
Joplin's genius ear for twining harmonic structure and melody really shines through in this composition. One of my favorite pieces of piano music from any period in musical history.
This performance feels like it was offered up as a gift of love. Did I imagine the clarinet and string quartet, or was it just piano magic?
It's so wonderful to see people doing what they love and have that thing be lovely in itself too :)
I agree
So well said.
Beautiful
For David 2-16-57 3-7-15
My Only Love
❤❤❤
Outstanding! It’s so nice to hear someone take his music seriously. I think the lonely echo-y room is a good interpretation.
A beautiful piece played with great care, thank you. So peaceful.
Jeff Ronning I'm mm
OMG the acoustics in that room are so perfect for what is my favourite Scott Joplin piece. I also spent a lot of time IN Joplin Missouri named after the great man. Well played sir.
I was recently in Missouri, passing near Joplin, but found that it wasn’t actually named after Scott Joplin (I believe the town name preceded Scott Joplin’s heyday). Still, it’s nice to pretend its true.
This exquisite rendition of what to me is one of the most heartbreaking pieces of music ever written, has never been so lovingly performed. Mr. Dyson's playing is moving beyond words. There are so few who grasp the soul of Scott Joplin...and this artist has no peer in the 'Joplin' realm.
Grace and beauty personified, played to perfection!
I wish that one of my piano students play this piece at my funerals. What a Solace! Thank you Mr Dyson for such a well felt interpretation.
I was just thinking the same thing. A beautiful composition.
A beautiful piece of work. It is a pity that it is extremely rarely performed!
The pianist interpreted this wonderful piece very subtly! Thank him very much!
Love the tone of that Steinway, also Phillip Dyson's performance.
Incredibly moving. A truly American masterpiece. Despite the simplicity, it contains all of the emotional intensity of the greatest moments of European classical music. I don’t care about the opinions of European elitist, this piece contains the essence of the human spirit!
I think this piece is such a unique and special one of Joplin's great work. Especially played slowly like this. It has so much character and emotion.
This is my very favourite Scott Joplin piece-again played extremely well, Mr Dyson.
I am going to buy the score so that I can punish and torture my limited ( but improving!) musical capabilities!
Still haven't done it-have gone down the Philip Glass rabbit hole and am contemplating taking on Etude No.6, I will have to play it at a human speed though-like 1/4 the speed of Yuja Wang!
*waits for the game to load*
I'm so glad someone was thinking the same.
@@jasonstreet2134 What is this a reference to?
@@amcdonal86VT bioshock infinite loading screen
Edit: Link to Bioshock's version: th-cam.com/video/38ms-WVWI9w/w-d-xo.html
Personally I like this one since it gives off the 'antique' vibes of an old record player
Wow. I never realized that was this. Excellent call. I was a huge fan of the original game and continued playing the second and ultimately the infinite. The nostalgia it captured in those games was incredible. It felt like you were playing in the 50’s. Very immersive and addictive with jump scares to add in some flavor.
Stunningly beautiful. You play Joplin so lovingly. It's marvelous. Thank you so much.
Solace!!!!que de la beauté et du miel...simplicité,tranquilité de la mélodie, du pur nectar!!!
I'm so impressed with this rendition, this captures the soul and takes you on a magical journey hearing this masterpiece. THIS is how I enjoy hearing Solace, you can feel the emotions. Bravo!
In the depression, this song hugs my heart
Literally, put me so sad...
By far the most emotional interpretation of the wonderful piano piece! Thanks very much!❤
Moved to tears...
and given solace.
💜
Fantastic interpretation by one of my favorite composers. Truly does justice to the man himself :) Personally I love a slow tempo for this piece
Same
Thanks Mr. Dyson for this wonderful performance. Scott Joplin, El Maestro...
Exquisitely played. What a great pianist.
Extraordinarily well played. Every nuance of mood and color and texture come through like a great tapestry. Bravo!
This is a very beautiful interpretation. Not only did you play the melody well, but you did a fantastic job picking a room to play in that has beautiful reverb.
There's something in the melody of this song that makes everything feel right. I don’t know how, and quite frankly, I don't want to know. It's just great to know that Scott Joplin made this beautiful song for the world to enjoy and find some peace.
Thank you for sharing this 😊
I've been listening to Joshua Rifkin's version for years.
This is a beautiful departure. I really enjoyed it.
This piece played completely brings a hauntingly eerie sound perfect for a Joplin memorial. I love the slower, softer tempo, a slight added time to reflect meanings of lives this tune plays into, some personal, and oh that Steinway sounds like the music was written for this instrument.
This is excellent....thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Perfect piece and perfect performance
I'd only heard the version played by Marvin Hamlisch in "The Sting" before this. Your playing is lovely and it's good to hear the piece as written.
I agree with my fellow one who wants this magnificent piece performed at our final goodbye.
Like others below, this tune is a favorite. Even more so, since one of my sons came home and played a rendition on our piano.
Wonderful performance and beautiful hall reverb.. thank you for sharing 🫡
The Solace I know (from the movie The Sting) starts from 2:37. Love the tempo, touch, and acoustics. Nice play!
A big beautiful city that floats in the sky
Absolutely amazing! Keep up the great work! It sounds amazing
I love that piece. Awesome!
If I ever get my “ dream” piano room, that is it. The windows and natural lighting are so lovely, and the piano ain’t to shabby ither.
yes sir
As amazed as I am by this wonderful interpretation of classic piece, I'm similarly impressed by the piano's "house" - what a setting! Thanks for sharing
+Phillip Dyson Thank You for your brilliance
Deeply felt and thoughtful interpretation, Phillip, as ever. Bravo.
I wish I could play it anywhere like that ... and if I could, I wouldn't leave out all the repetitions Joplin included.
The music is beautiful, and i love the crewel work picture on the wall, too!
Open mouthed. So beautiful, and the acoustics are just wonderful.
Gosh all i can say is it puts me in tears
Beautiful. An incredible touch.
Yeah, i'm currently re-studying piano after about a forty year absence. The deep reveal is...I want to learn to play this. I need solace in my life
I love Joplin’s melodies…
Ugh... gotta love it... It does bring a sense of solace. Beautiful.
Best rendition I've heard . . . beautiful
You should listen to more, because this is not good.
@@noonehere0987 Which one would you recommend?
@@arturolpc3593 Scott Joplin does a nice version
This is one of my favourite piano pieces to play❤
Bioshock Infinite...... if you know what I mean...
+MrB3nzy I love Bioshock Infinite!!!
I was playing this and just thought. Bioshock and then I was so shook.
I love the way you are playing "Solace." It is supposed to be played at a slower tempo as Mr. Dyson has achieved very well. Thank you Mr. Dyson for the lovely, slower paced rag of Scott Joplin. Not all of Joplin's rags are supposed to be necessarily fast. I know that when he wrote "Bethena," his wife had died. So, there is no way I would myself play "Bethena," fast.
This is suppose to be played at a slower tempo, but it's also not a rag. This is a serenade. Bethena isn't a rag either. It's a waltz. And you're probably way off base by what's considered to be slow for rags. They're still supposed to be played fast, just not 140bpm racing to the finish line fast. When Joplin said "rags aren't meant to be played fast" he meant in the context of what fast music is. It does not mean to play them like a crawl. They're still dance music and are still supposed to be played at a march tempo.
This performance though completely butchers the rhythm intended in this song. It's a disservice to such a beautifully written piece.
How do you know that it's "supposed to be played at a slower tempo"? And anyway, slower than what? Sources, please!
The slow tempo really brings out this gem of a melody. Ragtime, with all its ramifications, is a more complex musical genre than I first thought. To me it was just restricted to pianolas in 1900s saloons... How wrong I was !
This isn't ragtime. It's a serenade with a latin influenced habanera backing (hence why it's called a Mexican serenade). It's meant to have a slower tempo, but it's also meant to have a consistent groove, and this guy fails miserably at it.
This tune was used in a video game called BioShock Infinite.
It's so delicious that I bought the sheet music album.
Very tricky bass part !
Where???
@@os2386
Way down man
@@tedgrant2 Would you kindly send the link for the sheet music album? ;)
@@tedgrant2 Hope you understood that reference.
@@os2386
It does of course involve leaving TH-cam to reach the page.
The "song list" includes Solace which is the name of the piece.
But if that's all you want, you can get it free on TH-cam !
Just a great arrangment.....And probably one of the most beautiful piano pieces ever....
Indeed!
The arrangement is just the original score. He just butchers the rhythm of the piece.
Literally the essence of the clouds
Bioshock reference?
I love this melody! Great composer!
beautiful rendition
We love it-Extremely mellow!
scott joplin at his best so much passion
At last. Someone who plays Solace like the masterpiece it is.
Sublime
Just beautiful
Fantastic. Beautiful
Beautiful!!!
I Played Sone Joplin In The 70's Classic
You're good at this, baby. Your cameraman too.
Love this ❤
My favorite Scott Joplin rag.
Beautiful
gr8 performance :)
2:40
Don’t thank.
I'm gonna thank you anyway
i think you mean 3:28
the best part about hearing the theme of a song is listening to the build up, thats what gives it meaning and prosperity
bioshock infinite
Is there anything more beautiful?
Beautiful; right tempo, well interpreted
Thank you.
Excellent expression
Beautiful. But yes...I agree with acoustics comments. One might also argue that the echo produces a lovely nostalgic effect.. like listening to a beautiful memory filtering through the years..
I like this