Florence Price (1887-1953): Piano Concerto in D minor (1934) 

in the last movement, yes. Mostly it seems rooted in the Austro-German tradition.

@@MorganHayes_Composer.Pianist austro-german tradition ??? What a strange idea...

@@pilouetmissiou a reality as that’s where lots of people studied composition. Charles Ives was one of the first US composers to break away from this .

And that interests whom?

@@Nogah100 Those of use who want to know this kind of thing.

@@Nogah100 you know it does no good being an asshole. If it doesn’t interest you then don’t bother with it

Can you tell me who the soloist is?,I cannot find any recording of this with BBC NOW orchestra.

@@lawrencecody9316 Sophia Rahman who I emailed and received a response.

Florence Price is overwhelmed. Your expressed opinion has made her day.

Agreed. The spirituals segment is elucidation

Chill Brah. She rocks.

I don’t think a pianoconcerto is a “little” gem.

Actually, this is old news. They recently found some original orchestral parts (sometime in 2018 or 2019, so several years after Weston made this reconstruction we hear) belonging to this piece: www.classicfm.com/music-news/florence-price-composer-manuscripts-discovered/ and www.wisemusicclassical.com/features/florence-price-original-manuscripts/. They said that these would be published in March 2020, and sure enough, they are now available through G. Schirmer: www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/60868/Piano-Concerto-in-One-Movement-original-version--Florence-Price/.

So far, based on comparing this recording with the original version, Weston seems to have done a great job capturing her style and intentions at most parts, but Price's original version has several more elaborate flourishes and soloistic parts in the orchestra. Of course, Weston would've never known about any of these from a mere piano reduction. It also appears that her scoring is much more subtle and lighter overall. But not always. For instance, the climax up to 5:50 is massive in her original version, and instead of just ending with some brass hits, the original has a sustain for the whole orchestra at fortissimo, with the whole orchestra instead of primarily brass. Ahhh as an oboist and pianist, one thing I love about the original is that, the spiritual, intimate section from 8:56 to 10:46 is actually originally an oboe solo alone with piano (with some very minimal string stuff at the very end).

@@jonaskatona7136 Are there any plans to perform and record the original?

@@JAMESLEVEE there are plans to perform it in early February 2021 somewhere in Texas, but I'm not sure if that'll be recorded, unfortunately. However, in June 2021, it will be conducted by Dudamel and performed by the LA Phil with Aaron Diehl as the soloist. I'm sure that the latter will be recorded, even if the first one might not be.

@@jonaskatona7136 any updates regarding this? Texas as of now, looks like venezuela ..

I've seen two different people play it so far but I have not got a clue where they got it from. There is Samantha Ege playing a version here though: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iDZEdFgMBYw.html&ab_channel=SamanthaEge-Topic

You can rent it from Schirmer. I don't know that it's available for purchase.