Mi piace molto.... è molto cantabile, fresco, ricco di colori....bel pezzo davvero ! Che vita povera ha avuto povera gioia e la sua musica dispersa ...
Florence Price is so fun to play! I've not played this piece before, but I really hope one day I will get the chance. I've played quite a bit of her repertoire as people are starting to discover her and so now musicians can start playing her really amazing pieces
Very nice piece. It does bring to mind Aaron Copeland. Was not aware of this black female composer. Interesting enough this composer was referred to me by my close friend duly named Vincent Price. Sometimes I call him Dr. Price. PWG
I heard this played last night by the Kansas City Symphony. An amazing piece played by an amazing orchestra. A gorgeous example of post romantic composition.
Yes, it has been recorded, on the CD entitled "Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers", performed by the Chicago Sinfonietta and released on the label Cedille. Here is the link: www.amazon.com/Project-Works-Diverse-Women-Composers/dp/B07NF3M3BD
So wonderful to hear the music of this wonderful American composer being heard! Price is having fun composing this beautiful work! It's radiating from the music! BTW...is there a second symphony extant?
It is a very nice piece, but the subtitle is a bit odd considering virtually no Ethiopians were among those brought to America as slaves. I am curious to know how she arrived at the name.
In 1919, an official Ethiopian goodwill mission was sent to the United States to congratulate the Allied powers on their victory during the First World War. After his official coronation (1930), Emperor Haile Selassie sent the first wave of Ethiopian students to continue their education abroad. Almost a dozen Ethiopian students likewise went to the United States - Harvard, Cornell, New York University, University of Ohio....
@@subrealist I think Bonaparte and the French count as European conquerors. Mussolini occupied Ethiopia long enough to depose Haile Salassie and claim the country for Italy.
Ethiopia or Ethiopian was often a term that meant African, its translation meaning "burnt face" the actual country of Ethiopia was named abyssinia. It adopted the name Ethiopia to show its pan African allegiance.
Reminds me of the kids in high school who used to say Twisted Sister was as good as Beethoven. They of course had never really listened to Beethoven either.
Played this in Italy last summer. Listening to this again transports me back there; the heat of the Italian sun, the lengthy yet valuable practice sessions, the satisfaction of completing concerts, and having that all to enjoy with people who have the same musical taste. Being able to lose yourself in a piece is one of the most beautiful things of life. I associate this song with freedom.
I went to a concert last night, Pacific Symphony Ochestra played this piece, conducted by Maestra Mei-Ann CHEN, then I found this posting in RU-vid and have listened to it more than 8 times, wonder why it wasn’t better known before.
@@elizabethrogers8306 It's not the orchestrated version, but the original piano edition is on a CD performed by Althea Waites. It's on RU-vid; hopefully it's more widely available in hard copy as well.
Because Florence Price was not only a woman, but a BLACK woman, born in the Jim Crow South. She was the first AA woman to have an orchestral piece played by a major orchestra. She was also highly awarded. Many gorgeous pieces written by AA composers are finally being dug out of dank corners and brought to light for the first time - literally, in the case of Price. Per Wikipedia, "In 2009 [nearly 60 years after her death], a substantial collection of her works and papers was found in her abandoned summer home." Who knows how many works were cavalierly destroyed without ever being shared with a public audience?
