Randall Goosby: Roots CD

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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. Tracklist Foley: Shelter Island Perkinson: I. Plain Blue/s [Blue/s Forms] Perkinson: II. Just Blue/s [Blue/s Forms] Perkinson: III. Just Blue/s [Blue/s Forms] Perkinson: IIII. Just Blue/s [Blue/s Forms] Gershwin: Summertime (Arr. Heifetz) [Porgy and Bess] Gershwin: A Woman Is a Sometime Thing (Arr. Heifetz) [Porgy and Bess] Gershwin: It Ain't Necessarily So (Arr. Heifetz) [Porgy and Bess] Gershwin: Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Arr. Heifetz) [Porgy and Bess] Still: I. African Dancer [Suite for Violin and Piano] Still: II. Mother and Child [Suite for Violin and Piano] Still: III. Garmin [Suite for Violin and Piano] Price: Adoration Price: Fantasie No. 1 in G Minor Price: Fantasie No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor Coleridge-Taylor: 10. Deep River (Arr. Maud Powell) [24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59] Dvořák: I. Allegro risoluto [Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100, B. 120] Dvořák: II. Larghetto [Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100, B. 120] Dvořák: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace [Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100, B. 120] Dvořák: IV. Finale. Allegro [Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100, B. 120] Show more