Cellist Julian Schwarz presents the complete cello works of Arthur Foote including the world premiere commercial recording of the Cello Concerto in G Minor, Op. 33 performed with Gerard Schwarz conducting the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. The recording represents the culmination of a remarkable father-and-son effort to bring Foote’s concerto back to life. Julian Schwarz first discovered a listing for the work in an encyclopedia of American music but was unable to locate either a score or recording. With the help of librarians at the Seattle Symphony, Julian and Gerard Schwarz eventually located one set of 19th-century handwritten orchestral parts in the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Edwin A. Fleisher Music Collection. Working from these materials, they reconstructed the score from scratch. JoAnn Falletta, a champion of the project, subsequently arranged for the father and son to perform and record the work with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. The Schwarzes have since created a new published edition of the solo and orchestral parts through JSGS Publishing (ed. Julian Schwarz), making the concerto available to future generations of cellists and orchestras. Julian and the Boston Chamber Symphony gave the Boston premiere of the work earlier this year. The recording also features Foote’s 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 1; Aubade, Op. 77; Scherzo, Op. 22, and Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 78, recorded with pianist Marika Bournaki.

Arthur Foote: The Complete Cello Works
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