This unique recording sets out to give a flavour of American ragtime through the medium of the mandolin. It is now believed that many of the original early twentieth-century rags were regularly performed by American-Italian mandolin orchestras.

Tracklist:

That Italian Rag, song
Bunch o' blackberries
A' Frangesa, Neapolitan two-step for piano
Spaghetti Rag, for mandolin & harp (or ensemble)
Lady of My Hearts Rag, for ensemble
Entertainer, for piano, The
Solace: A Mexican Serenade, for piano
Maple Leaf Rag, for piano
Ragtime, for ensemble
Rubber Plant Rag, for ensemble
Russian Rag, for jazz ensemble (after Rachmaninoff's Prelude in
Funny Old Fakir, song, The
Detective Rag, for ensemble
Mando Rag, for mandolin ensemble
Operatic Rag
Flirtation Rag, for ensemble
Red Bach Book: Three Rags after Bach, for mandolin ensemble: Rag
Red Bach Book: Three Rags after Bach, for mandolin ensemble: The
Red Bach Book: Three Rags after Bach, for mandolin ensemble: The
Calace Rag, for mandolin ensemble

UPC: 747313299928
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 11.21.06
Format: CD

Raffaele Calace Plectrum Quintet - Spaghetti Rag / Various (CD)