Roots

CD 2021

Randall Goosby presents Roots, a celebration of classical music by Black composers and inspired by Black American culture. This debut album is a homage to the pioneering musicians that paved the way for Goosby's generation of young artists. It features world premiere recordings of pieces by Florence Price, as well as looking to the future, opening with a new work by Xavier Foley.

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Music by Black composers

Sonatas (Violin and piano)

Suites (Violin and piano)

Violin and piano music

Violin and piano music, Arranged

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1 compact disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (booklet)
4 3/4 in
digital
optical
1.4 m/s
audio file
CD audio

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Randall Goosby, violin ; Zhu Wang, piano
Recorded 2020 December 18-20 ; 2021 February 10 & 11 Mary Flagler Cary Hall, The DiMenna Center, New York City

Contents:

Shelter island / Xavier Dubois Foley (5:14)
Blue/s forms for solo violin / Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (8:02)
Porgy and Bess. Summertime ; A woman is a sometime thing ; It ain't necessarily so ; Bess you is my woman now / George Gershwin ; transcription by Jascha Heifetz (10:07)
Suite for violin and piano / William Grant Still (14:17)
Adoration (3:38) ; Fantasie no. 1 in G minor (4:44) ; Fantasie no. 2 in F♯ minor (5:28) / Florence Price
Deep river / Samuel Coleridge-Taylor ; arr. Maud Powell (4:33)
Sonatina in G major / Antonín Dvořák (19:36)

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1252218890

Control Number:

3077608

UPC:

028948516643

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Container of (expression): Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, 1875-1912. Negro melodies. Deep river; arranged
Container of (expression): Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess. Selections; arranged
Container of (work): Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Sonatina, violin, piano, op. 100, G major
Container of (work): Foley, Xavier Dubois. Shelter Island
Container of (work): Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor. Blue/s forms
Container of (work): Price, Florence, 1887-1953. Adoration
Container of (work): Price, Florence, 1887-1953. Fantasies, violin, piano, F♯ minor
Container of (work): Price, Florence, 1887-1953. Fantasies, violin, piano, G minor
Container of (work): Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Suites, violin, piano
Foley, Xavier DuBois, instrumentalist
Wang, Zhu, 1997- instrumentalist

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