Arthur Foote was one of the greatest composers of the New England school. His chamber music was greatly admired and represents some of his most splendid work. Foote’s style is consistently lyrical and refined – never over long or pretentious.

The late James Barbagallo and Flautist Jeani Muhonen join the Da Vinci Quartet in this important survey of the first American composer of note to receive his musical education entirely in the United States.

This second volume of Foote’s chamber music provides an overview of a most happy creative life, from the Schumannesque First String Quartet and the unaffected melodiousness of the Piano Quintet to the ever-popular Nocturne and Scherzo for Flute and String Quartet.