Italian pianist Marco Fumo always brings joy and unique insight to his Odradek recordings, and this album of the music of Scott Joplin is particularly special, reflecting his specialist knowledge of ragtime, and representing his last release. Joplin was hailed the ‘King of Ragtime’ for his mastery of the genre, and Fumo’s performances, which brim with joie de vivre, reveal his love of this repertoire.