FLAC (tracks), Lossless +Booklet | 1:07:55 | 250 Mb
Classical, Instrumental
Florence Price had worked for some years as a silent film organist before she won admiration in 1932 for her Symphony No. 1 in E minor. Works for organ form one of the largest parts of her output; the Sonata attests to her virtuosic command, as does the Passacaglia and Fugue which, while clearly indebted to Bach, reveals personal ideas of her own. Price’s gift for writing miniatures is also obvious – Adoration has heartfelt melodic beauty, and the dainty Caprice exemplifies light music at its best. Variations on a Folksong is a tour-de-force and her only organ work to be based on a pre-existing melody, a spiritual. A digital EP featuring four additional miniatures for organ is also available for streaming and download (9.70389).
Tracklist
01. First Sonata for Organ: I. Introduction. Maestoso
02. First Sonata for Organ: II. Andantino
03. First Sonata for Organ: III. Finale. Allegro
04. Adoration
05. Caprice in F Major
06. Passacaglia & Fugue in A Minor: I. Passacaglia
07. Passacaglia & Fugue in A Minor: II. Fugue
08. Hour of Peace
09. Variations on a Folksong Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells
10. Retrospection An Elf on a Moonbeam
11. Suite No. 1 for Organ: I. Fantasy. Tempo moderato
12. Suite No. 1 for Organ: II. Fughetta. Allegretto
13. Suite No. 1 for Organ: III. Air. Andante cantabile
14. Suite No. 1 for Organ: IV. Toccato. Allegro