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May 8 02:23 UTC 2001

Just acquired an excellent ragtime recording: "Joseph F. Lamb:
The Complete Stark Rags", performed by Guido Nielsen.

Lamb, along with Scott Joplin and James Scott, was one of the
"big three" classical ragtime composers.  Included in this CD
are "Sensation", "Excelsior", "American Beauty", "Reindeer",
"Top Liner", "Nightingale", and others.

Guido Nielsen is a Dutch pianist.  I'd not heard him before.
He plays these pieces with wonderful style and precision.
The CD includes great liner notes by Galen Wilkes; they include
reproductions of the original covers of all the pieces.

Highly recommended.