| Other author/creator | Donaldson, Will, 1891-1954. |
| Included Work | Antheil, George, 1900-1959. Sonatas, piano, no. 2. |
| Included Work | Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Nocturne, piano, op. 33. |
| Included Work | Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Sonatas, piano, op. 26. Fuga. |
| Included Work | Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 Troublesome ivories. |
| Included Work | Carpenter, John Alden, 1876-1951. Impromptus, piano. |
| Included Work | Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Variations, piano. |
| Included Work | Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Advertisement. |
| Included Work | Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Aeolian harp. |
| Included Work | Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Exultation. |
| Included Work | Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965 Invention. |
| Included Work | Europe, James Reese, 1881-1919. Castle House rag. |
| Included Work | Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Preludes, piano. |
| Included Work | Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Rialto ripples. |
| Included Work | Griffes, Charles Tomlinson, 1884-1920. Roman sketches. Fountain of Acqua Paola. |
| Included Work | Griffes, Charles Tomlinson, 1884-1920. Roman sketches. White peacock. |
| Included Work | Hampton, Robert. Cataract rag. |
| Included Work | Harris, Roy, 1898-1979. Sonatas, piano, op. 1. |
| Included Work | Hunter, Charles, 1876-1906. Possum and taters. |
| Included Work | Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Sonatas, piano, no. 2. Alcotts. |
| Included Work | Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Studies, piano, no. 21. |
| Included Work | Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Studies, piano, no. 9. |
| Included Work | Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917. Entertainer. |
| Included Work | Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917. Maple leaf rag. |
| Included Work | Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917. Reflection rag. |
| Included Work | Lamb, Joseph F. (Joseph Francis), 1887-1960. Bohemia rag. |
| Included Work | MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908. Woodland sketches. Selections. |
| Included Work | Matthews, Artie, 1888-1958. Rags, piano. No. 4. |
| Included Work | Piston, Walter, 1894-1976. Passacaglia, piano. |
| Included Work | Riegger, Wallingford, 1885-1961. New and old. Selections. |
| Included Work | Roberts, Luckey, 1887-1968. Pork and beans. |
| Included Work | Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971. Evocations. |
| Included Work | Schuman, William, 1910-1992. Three-score set. |
| Included Work | Scott, James, 1885-1938. Ragtime oriole. |
| Included Work | Sessions, Roger, 1896-1985. From my diary. |
| Included Work | Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Etudes, piano (1944). Parallel chords. |
| Included Work | Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Etudes, piano (1944). Ragtime bass. |
| Included Work | Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Sonatas, piano, no. 3, C major. |
| Included Work | Turpin, Tom, 1873-1922. Harlem rag. |
| Series | American composers series American composers series. ^A368731 |
| Contents |
[Disc 1] Woodland sketches, op. 61. A deserted farm ; From Uncle Remus ; At an old trysting place ; By a meadow brook ; Told at sunset / MacDowell (12:34) -- Roman sketches, op. 7. The white peacock ; The fountain of the Acqua Paola / Griffes (8:34) -- Second sonata : Airplane / Antheil (5: 33) -- Exultation (2:20) ; Invention (1:17) ; Aeolian harp (1:56) ; Advertisement (1:31) / Cowell -- Three preludes / Gershwin (6:15) -- Harlem rag / Turpin (3:15) -- Possum and taters / Hunter (3:15) -- Bohemia rag / Lamb (3:19) -- The entertainer (4:13) ; Maple leaf rag (3:07) ; Reflection rag (4:28) / Joplin. |
| Contents |
[Disc 2] Pastime rag no. 4 / Matthews (2:15) -- Ragtime oriole / Scott (3:45) -- Cataract rag / Hampton (3:24) -- Rialto ripples / Gershwin ; Donaldson (2:38) -- Pork and beans / Roberts (1:59) -- Castle house rag / Europe (2:54) -- Troublesome ivories / Blake (2:09) -- Impromptu / Carpenter (6:21) -- Piano sonata no. 3 (4:23) ; Etudes. (4 :09) / Thomson -- Nocturne, op. 33 (4:14) ; Piano sonata, op. 26. Fuga (4:35) / Barber -- Passacaglia / Piston (6: 20) -- New and old. The twelve tones ; The tritone ; Seven times seven ; Tone clusters ; Twelve upside down ; Fourths and fifths / Riegger (9:23). |
| Contents |
[Disc 3] Evocations : 4 chants for piano / Ruggles (10:41) -- The anti-abolitionist riots (2:50) ; Some southpaw pitching (2:52) ; "The Alcotts" from Sonata no. 2 (6:10) / Ives -- Piano sonata, op. 1 / Harris (13:31) -- From my diary / Sessions (9:49) -- Three-score set / Schuman (3: 00) -- Piano variations / Copland (12:46). |
| General note | Originally issued as compact discs. |
| General note | Originally released in 1975 (ragtime pieces) and 1976 (remaining works). |
| General note | Program notes and performer biographical notes (27 p.) in container. |
| Performer |
Roger Shields, piano. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |