Arthur Foote: Complete Piano Music
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résumé
With this remarkable three-CD collection of Arthur Foote’s complete piano music (much of it recorded here for the first time), Ms. Johnson has filled a long-standing gap in the global discography of this very worthwhile American composer’s music. Foote was a prominent member of the so-called “Boston Six,” a highly influential group that included fellow composers Beach, George Chadwick, Edward MacDowell, John Knowles Paine and Horatio Parker. Much of their music has yet to gain the exposure it deserves, as its strong European roots has led the musical establishment to unfairly dismiss it as lacking originality as well as true American sound and spirit.
Tracks
Morceaux (3), Op. 3
Pieces (5), Op. 6
A Pedal Study in F major
Gavotte, Op. 8 No. 1
Eclogue, Op. 8 No. 2
Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Piano Pieces, Op. 18
Suite No. 2 in C minor, Op. 30
Studies (9), Op. 27
Bagatelles (5), Op. 34
Piano Pieces (3) for the Left Hand, Op. 37
Poems (5) after Omar Khayyám, Op. 41
Pieces (2), Op. 42
Little Etude in A minor
Preludes (20) In the Form of Short Technical Studies), Op. 52
Serenade, Op. 45
An Irish Folk Song
Compositions (2) in Op. 60
Meditation, Op. 61
Pieces (2), Op. 62
Silhouettes (5), Op. 73
Octave Study in G minor
Rondo in G major
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