Presto Editor's Choice
June 2021

Gramophone Magazine
August 2021
Editor's Choice

Randall Goosby (violin), Zhu Wang (piano), Xavier Dubois Foley (double bass)

Foley, X: Shelter Island
Perkinson: Blues Forms, for solo violin
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess. Excerpts
Still, W G: Suite for Violin and Piano
Price, F: Adoration
Price, F: Fantasie No.1 in G minor
Price, F: Fantasie No.2 in F sharp minor
Coleridge-Taylor: Deep River
Dvořák: Sonatina for violin and piano in G major, Op. 100

'Roots’ is an exploration of the music written by Black composers and inspired by Black culture. A homage to the pioneering musicians who paved the way for Randall and his generation. Looking to the future with a specially commissioned piece by young Black composer Xavier Dubois Foley. World premiere recordings of music by Florence Price that was rescued from an abandoned house over half a century after her death. The Perlman protégé celebrates his own journey and shows young people that music can inspire regardless of background. Produced by 2021 GRAMMY Producer of the Year, David Frost.

"This is selfless, stylish playing which – paradoxically – ends up by projecting the personalities of both artists with even more freshness and warmth." - Gramophone Magazine, August 2021.