Wolfgang Jacobi premier performance of "Kleine Stucke" (1932) for violin, alto saxophone and piano

Music History in the making!
The history and tradition of the saxophone and its music is undergoing a revelation of discovery that is changing everything we thought we knew.
Over the last 30 years a treasure trove of unknown, lost or under-appreciated works have been discovered, performed, recorded and published that redefine the concert saxophone in ways unimaginable.
The latest is “Kleine Stucke”, a remarkable chamber work by Wolfgang Jacobi for violin, alto saxophone and piano from 1932. The manuscript for this chamber work was found by David Baker in the Rascher archives as part of his DMA research into lost chamber music for saxophone.
Wolfgang Jacobi was a German composer whose music is reminiscent of the style of Paul Hindemith. In the early 1930s Jacobi was a young composer whose career showed great promise. However, in 1933 his music - because of his Jewish background - was banned by the Nazi regime and barred from public performance until the end of World War II. Jacobi was also dismissed from his job at the Conservatory in Berlin and was forbidden to take over any job. His music was completely eliminated from the music scene in Germany.
Jacobi is well-known among saxophonists for his Sonata for alto saxophone and piano, written in 1932 for saxophonist Sigurd Rascher. His other works for saxophone include two saxophone quartets, Barcarole for two alto saxophones, Cantata for soprano voice, alto saxophone and piano, and later a concerto for saxophone and orchestra (1961).
As part of his Manhattan School of Music doctoral research into lost/unknown works for saxophone, DMA candidate David Baker discovered another work by Jacobi that includes the saxophone from the same year (1932). "Kleine Stucke fur Violine, Altsaxophon und Klavier" is a short four movement chamber work for violin, alto saxophone and piano. The Rascher archives had the piano score, violin and saxophone parts (as well as the optional viola part). Sigurd Rascher was meticulous in documenting every performance of every work he played. Often he wrote the performance details in the margins of his part. There are no markings at all on the music, and no reference to the work in his letters. The Jacobi estate in Germany has no record of the work. "Kleine Stucke" appears to never have been performed, and was unknown until now. This first performance took place on David Baker’s DMA recital on May 5, 2023.
Bravo to David Baker for his research!
Kleine Stücke (1932) Wolfgang Jacobi
I. Comodo
II. Allegro
III. Adagio
IV. Alla Marcia
Quianru Elaine He, Violin
David Baker, Alto Saxophone
Chin-yu Lu, Piano