Sadly, the only virtue this set possesses is completeness.The pianist does not play Joplin's pieces "as written", the piano is of poor quality, and not properly in tune.This is emphatically NOT the set to buy. A far better set, beautifully annotated and well played on a good concert grand piano, is the complete works played by Guido Nielsen on the Basta Label.This set is a dis-service to Joplin and his music. He deserves better, and gets it elsewhere.