"Maple Leaf Rag", "42nd Street", Adam Swanson, semifinals Old-Time Piano Contest 5-24-2015

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9 жыл бұрын

Adam Swanson performing "Maple Leaf Rag" and "42nd Street" at the 41st Annual World Championship Old-time Piano Playing Contest and Festival 5-24-2015 in East Peoria, IL. This unique weekend music festival is supported by the nonprofit OMPA oldtimepianocontest.org and includes youth an adult piano contests, silent movies, seminars, riverboat cruise, and much more. This organization is dedicated to the preservation of music prior to 1940. Contestants are judged upon piano technique, style, interpretation, showmanship and costume. This registered nonprofit depends on donations at their website oldtimepianocontest.org for its providing this exciting festival. Please view the award winning movie "The Entertainers" at www.TheEntertainersMovie.com to see the excitement and drama created for the audience and performers each year. View the many videos on KZfaq and please consider making a small donation to this worthy cause. oldtimepianocontest.org

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@cg0825 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing young musician. Good job Adam!

@gloriamosure9184 5 жыл бұрын

Love listening to this great artist: that's what he is for sure. JOPLIN WOULD BE PLEASED.

@michaelmerenda1343 5 жыл бұрын

Terrific talent! As good as it gets.

@DougieL 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, finely tuned; supreme!

@yoavshati 5 жыл бұрын

He was really indecisive about what key he wanted to play in

@SenorN2000 4 жыл бұрын

When I asked Adam how many different keys he played in when performing the Maple Leaf Rag, he told me he thought it was seven. (I'd complained about the impossibility of playing along with his KZfaq videos because of his Many key changes!)

@isopath1 3 жыл бұрын

Never heard of modulation?????

@yurigubanov5506 Жыл бұрын

He wanted to try em all!

@snowlinewest1321 Жыл бұрын

So many players get 'lost' in the middle when the sequence changes but his customized handling of it is the best by far of any I have heard!

@timtownley4378 5 жыл бұрын

Love your playing Adam! Glad to see that the classic genres haven't died!

@steinwaygrande3971 8 жыл бұрын

Oh to be young and have agile fingers. No longer playing myself as the hands are buggered with Arthritis now days. Good on Adam as I have been following is progress since he came onto KZfaq

@oliviajanzkordell4491 4 жыл бұрын

c'mon Aussie ... hang in there ! !

@claudiasmemaw 6 жыл бұрын

Joplin would be proud

@user-ez6ec6dz3l 4 жыл бұрын

Some people look at eye contact and applause too negatively while playing, which is a kind of style that interacts with the audience. Sometimes this is rather exciting. I hope you see it positively.

@thomasleitzke67 5 жыл бұрын

Adam Swanson, a true gift, on and off the keys....🎶

@theoldman947 Жыл бұрын

42nd Street was outstanding. Reminded me when I saw it on Broadway about 15 or 20 years ago. Very good, Adam!

@OldsVistaCruiser 4 жыл бұрын

5:20 - "You know the ZIP Code for that?" It's New York NY 10036, although ZIP Codes didn't debut until 1963. For those who recite the Gettysburg Address, it's Gettysburg PA 17325.

@anachronism-ne2gq Жыл бұрын

I was privileged to hear him in person at Mason, Michigan around 20 years ago

@jollylawyer9999 3 жыл бұрын

3:47 love when he played it in Boogie Woogie

@gloriamosure9184 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite player of Ragtime!

@MrHupps93 9 жыл бұрын

Just superb. That tap on 42nd Street was just a toe-tapper, marvellous!

@MrHupps93 9 жыл бұрын

Elijah Bell *take

@MikeRotch23 11 ай бұрын

@@MrHupps93😂

@markmiller3516 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing Adam! Your talent is awesome!

@justlucamusic 4 жыл бұрын

How many key changes do you want? This guy: yes

@verafrazier3209 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous!

@broadcaster1027 3 жыл бұрын

By far the best arrangement and performance of maple leaf rag that exist on youtube

@markkeller9378 Жыл бұрын

Great talent, great song. Incredible!

@larrypatterson3957 3 жыл бұрын

Great performance!

@themotiondoctor Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@sherribanet2107 2 жыл бұрын

awesome talent!

@mikeburda3038 2 жыл бұрын

Wow now that’s playing with Finesse!!! Great Job!

@chlhpua Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@crfdln 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, Adam !!

@elcamino817 5 ай бұрын

Incredible key changes! 👏👏

@haydegantus5933 8 ай бұрын

Fabuloso... amei !!! ❤

@bennykoren7304 5 жыл бұрын

great!

@Anton-sv7df 5 жыл бұрын

Nice !

@Anton-sv7df 5 жыл бұрын

Good !

@telesniper2 2 жыл бұрын

plot twist: it's a player piano, with choreographed motions

@leonidgoncharov1787 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo. It is the only thing,

@philipepstein8399 8 жыл бұрын

A new piano! Spoils the ambiance. Adam great as always.

@pennagainagain7491 4 жыл бұрын

Be careful! They may be going to grands next year!

@raymondbiller2257 9 жыл бұрын

Much better video w/o the superimposing. Much more professional even though only 1 camera was used for the performance.

@srenhaandbk7904 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful twist! Sometimes the original gets a little dull, I feel, but this resolves that absolutely perfect!!

@PianoDiva24 Жыл бұрын

He switched to B major! Super hard key to play in!

@crfdln 4 жыл бұрын

NIce !!

@christianwilliams1753 4 жыл бұрын

They’re both named Scott

@michielfenaux7598 2 жыл бұрын

Good ideas! I would go a little easier on the pedal, it's sometimes a bit noisy.

@gary24752 2 жыл бұрын

Where is the fire?

@user-si4wr6iw9b 10 ай бұрын

All the key changes is called “peacocking”!

@jopeckxpress 2 жыл бұрын

Just give him the cup

@tylerwhitney1161 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone got a lesson on how to play like this?

@stijnvth Жыл бұрын

Well this guy played the piano before.

@peterhadley3934 Жыл бұрын

@MrCrowebobby 3 жыл бұрын

Love Adam and his playing, but this is the only time he seemed just a tad bit mechanical. He never does, which is what I love most about his playing.

@TheAvenstar 5 жыл бұрын

This guy is as good as they come -- Bravo! One little thing: I wish to heaven he would stop looking away from his instrument; that behavior went out with the Lawrence Welk era. And it seems to demean the piano and the artist as well.

@crescenzoverdenavidacrociera 5 жыл бұрын

it's part of this style specifically this old-time piano contest championship where they have to be also entertaining and not just playing like a formal recital.

@TheAvenstar 5 жыл бұрын

@@crescenzoverdenavidacrociera Too bad ...because it's juvenile, silly and silly looking. Can you imagine any truly great piartists behaving like that? (Please don't say Liberace. He was very good, but light years from "great ")

@crescenzoverdenavidacrociera 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheAvenstar I actually don't like showmanship pianists, such as Liberace, I really don't like any pianist or musicians showman actually, I was just giving you the information of what I 've noticed about this young pianist and other contestants in the same piano competition they are probably instructed to look at the audience when getting applauses; the first time I saw it was a bit weird, then I got used to it when watching this piano contest old style, I've even done it myself during some piano show ahah, but then again I am about serious pianists I love the formal recitals.

@TheAvenstar 5 жыл бұрын

@@crescenzoverdenavidacrociera I stands corrected. You make a good point. Thanks .

@TheAvenstar 5 жыл бұрын

STAND

@MarvinsMusik 5 жыл бұрын

Why is he always looking at the audience? It is as if he is asking for applaus

@scottking4810 5 жыл бұрын

The amount of applause and playing to the audience is one of the categories for judging in this contest - so being able to look at the audience and away from your hands is a piano entertaining performance skill - also - many times when looking at the audience, Adam is acknowledging the applause from the audience which may not be audible on this recording - again - a skill that is potentially part of the judging total score.

@MsGrandunion 4 жыл бұрын

Actually its the other way round. if you listen closely, the applause comes first and he turns to acknowledge it.

@scottking4810 3 жыл бұрын

@@MsGrandunion Being able to acknowledge the applause by looking away from your hands is part of the scoring.- that is, the artist is showing that they appreciate the applause. Many pianists have tried to do this at the contest - and then make mistakes. Join Adam’s fee concerts on every Sunday night on KZfaq and Facebook during the pandemic. Scott

@MsGrandunion 3 жыл бұрын

@@scottking4810 agreed. Perhaps you were responding to the OP who didn't seem to get it?

@scottking4810 3 жыл бұрын

@@MsGrandunion Yes. Best wishes. Scott

@jacobschiller4486 2 жыл бұрын

The Maple Leaf Rag was way too fast.

@DeathValleyLumberCompany Жыл бұрын

Ur face is too fast

@jacobschiller4486 Жыл бұрын

@@DeathValleyLumberCompany When do you plan to host your fifth birthday party? Am I invited?

@DeathValleyLumberCompany Жыл бұрын

@@jacobschiller4486 hell yeah It’ll be at your moms house!

@chuckferrel5482 3 жыл бұрын

Scott Joplin would not be happy listening to it played like this lmao

@daftheck1439 3 жыл бұрын

Oh you think he would prefer listen to someone playing the score that sold millions time? He wouldnt give a fuck. There is a reason we call it "rag"

@faheyplayer Жыл бұрын

If you say so it must be true, do tell. Your ass looks rather ridiculous being laughed off.

@xmxyfair 9 жыл бұрын

Why is it that American audiences clap during performances and not just at the end? Very disruptive and can't help the performer much.

@Akmanet 9 жыл бұрын

***** Exactly was what I thought. Was about to write a comment about it, but you seems like you were ahead of me. To my knowledge it is very rude to clap in the middle of a classical performance. But today most audiences and artists are not aware of this.

@MrBlueboy6666 7 жыл бұрын

usually with jazzy sort of performances like this its's actually customary to clap for especially technical or otherwise awesome moments in a performance. If he were playing something classical it would be a totally different feel, and i doubt people would clap.

@davidcavalari226 6 жыл бұрын

Because this is not a classical performance. This is a ragtime/jazz performance, and one at a competition, and so it is encouraged and appreciated if the audience makes some noise when the performer does something they really like. It shows that people are having a good time. There's even a category on the judging sheet for how the performer handles applause.

@crescenzoverdenavidacrociera 5 жыл бұрын

it's part of this style of old-time piano contest.

@pennagainagain7491 4 жыл бұрын

This American music is meant to be clapped and danced and exclaimed to. It's . . . . . just . . . American. (And the performer feeds on it!)

@oliviajanzkordell4491 4 жыл бұрын

he's a top keyboard master but manic speed and clang doesn't cut it .. Scott would turn in his grave

@galenschultz3239 4 жыл бұрын

Scott was aghast people were having fun playing his music. He wanted it to be taken as seriously as classical. Thank goodness jazzers punched it up to stride in dance halls rather than let it languish, only to be trotted out in a stuffy concert venue.

@daftheck1439 3 жыл бұрын

"RAGtime"