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Florence Beatrice Price: Organ Works (First Sonata; Suite No. 1; Passacaglia And Fugue)

Tom Winpenny

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Format: CD

Cat No: 8559956

PRE-ORDER: This item will be shipped with the aim to deliver on release day.

Release Date:  10 October 2025

Label:  Naxos - Nxp / Naxos Classics

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  636943995624

Genres:  Classical  Solo Instrumental  

Composer/Series:  Florence Beatrice Price

  • Description

    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).