In the liner notes he wrote for the album, Rifkin provides a brief history of ragtime music, a biographical sketch of Joplin, and a musical analysis of the included compositions. He concludes by saying: "The awakening of … See more

• Joshua Rifkin – piano and liner notes
• Marc J. Aubort & Joanna Nickrenz – engineering and tape editing (Elite Recordings, Inc.) See more

Nonesuch reissued the album on CD in 1987. This release features nine additional tracks, which were taken from Rifkin's two subsequent albums of music composed by Joplin. See more

• LA Times. "Entertainment Awards Database". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
• Billboard magazine (1974). "Best Selling Classical LPs". … See more

The album was released in November 1970. It sold 100,000 copies the first year, and went on to become Nonesuch's first million-selling album. … See more

• Side One
1. "Maple Leaf Rag " (1899) (3:13)
2. "The Entertainer" (1902) (4:58)
3. "The Ragtime Dance" (1906) (3:13)
4. "Gladiolus … See more

Rifkin recorded two more albums of music composed by Joplin, Piano Rags by Scott Joplin, Volume II (1972) and Piano Rags by Scott Joplin, Volume III (1974), both of which were also … See more