New World
Kate Molleson explores Florence Price’s years at music college, her early career, and the social pressures shaping her life and work with pianist and scholar Samantha Ege.
Kate Molleson follows Florence Price through a period of sharpening ambition and rising pressure. In conversation with pianist and scholar Samantha Ege, Kate Molleson explores Price’s early professional life, her growing engagement with African-American musical material, and the social and political forces shaping her voice. From teaching posts and rocky family dynamics to increasing exposure to violence and restriction under Jim Crow, Price persevered, adapted and continued to flourish in a world that sought to limit her.
Fantasie Nègre No. 2 in G minor
Samantha Ege, piano
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor – IV. Finale
Catalyst Quartet
Concert Overture No. 2
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
John Jeter, conductor
Adoration
Randall Goosby, violin
Zhu Wang, piano
Fantasie No. 2 in F sharp minor
Randall Goosby, violin
Zhu Wang, piano
A Day in the Life of a Washerwoman
Kirsten Johnson, piano
Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales and West.
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Florence Price
Fantasie Negre No. 2 in G minor
Performer: Samantha Ege.- LORELT.
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Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Azica Records - USSF61800349.
- Azica Records.
- 10.
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Florence Price
Concert Overture No. 2
Orchestra: Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen. Conductor: John Jeter.- NAXOS : 8.559920.
- NAXOS.
- 2.
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Florence Price
Adoration
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.- Decca : 4851664.
- DECCA.
- 12.
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Florence Price
Fantasie No. 2 in F sharp minor
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.- Roots.
- Decca.
- 14.
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Florence Price
A Day in the Life of a Washerwoman
Performer: Kirsten Johnson.- Guild Music.
Broadcast
- Tuesday16:00BBC Radio 3
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