Re: Florence Price's symphonies
Thanks to Ralph for saying more precisely what I feel – that Florence Price’s current fame is due more to her gender and race than the intrinsic value of her music. I absolutely agree with Stuart Sillitoe about Hyperion, CPO and many other labels, and my shelves are packed with their discoveries, but my point is that there are huge quantities of music that may not ‘be as wonderful as a well-known masterpiece, but deserve to be known’ but which have not received the accolades bestowed upon Florence Price. Admittedly the quality of her work is a matter of opinion and I'm pleased to have heard her symphonies but I doubt I'll return to them very often...
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