Women’s Philharmonic – Alto CD https://altocd.com Classical Music and Nostalgia CDs Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:47:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953) Symphony 3 / Mississippi River Suite/ The Oak https://altocd.com/product/florence-beatrice-price-1887-1953-symphony-3-mississippi-river-suite-the-oak/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:47:25 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52559 (San Francisco Bay) Women's Philharmonic
Apo Hsu, Artistic Director & Conductor

Catalogue Number: ALC 1461
Number of Discs: 1CD
Date/Runtime: 69:56 DDD, 2001
Barcode: 5055354414619

]]> “this first important black female composer has become celebrated recently as we discover her works. This includes her best Symphony and major Suite” (Alto)… *“history bears down on the opening of the Third Symphony … big moments where Price clearly feels the burden of the African American experience but allows it to fuel her soul. It’s easy to forget that she’s a contemporary of George Gershwin. In fact, (he) attended the premiere of Price’s Symphony No.1. So how do we tell this story, recognising on the one hand … she’s been neglected in this historiography, but … also she’s very much a part of the American symphonic scene?” (*Gramophone)

1. The Oak (c. 1934) [12:37]
 
2. Mississippi River Suite (c. 1934) [27:44]
(The river and songs of those dwelling upon its banks)
Stand Still Jordan • Deep River • Go Down Moses •
Lalotte • Steamboat Bill • River Song •
Nobody Knows de Trouble I Seen
 
Symphony No. 3 in C Minor (1940) [29:28]
3. Andante 10:37
4. Andante ma non troppo 8:34
5. Juba: Allegro 5:06
6. Scherzo: Finale 5:02
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