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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 it's 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). Album Tracks 1. First Sonata for Organ in D minor~I. Introduction Maestoso - Allegro - Adagio - Tempo Primo 2. First Sonata for Organ in D minor~II. Andantino 3. First Sonata for Organ in D minor~III. Finale Allegro - Andante - Allegro assai 4. Adoration in D major (version for organ) 5. Caprice in F major 6. Passacaglia and Fugue in A minor~Passacaglia Andante non tanto 7. Passacaglia and Fugue in A minor~Fugue Andantino 8. Hour of Peace 9. Variations on a Folksong (Peter, go ring dem bells) in G major 10. Retrospection (An Elf on a Moonbeam) 11. Suite No. 1 for Organ~I. Fantasy Tempo moderato 12. Suite No. 1 for Organ~II. Fughetta Allegretto 13. Suite No. 1 for Organ~III. Air Andante cantabile 14. Suite No. 1 for Organ~IV. Toccato Allegro
