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Radio 3,15 May 2026,59 mins

SeriesFlorence Price (1887-1953)

More than a woman

Composer of the Week

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Kate Molleson and Samantha Ege explore Florence Price’s later years and the music she left behind. To close the week, the pair delve into Price’s struggles for recognition, her encounters with musical gatekeepers, and the range of work she continued to produce. It includes music recovered after her death, and Ege’s own completion of Fantasie Nègre No. 3, raising questions about preservation, authorship and how Price’s legacy continues to take shape. Resignation Reginald Mobley, countertenor Baptiste Trotignon, piano Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major – III. Allegro Randall Goosby, violin The Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nézet Séguin, conductor The Mississippi River – I–IV ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra John Jeter, conductor Fantasie Nègre No. 3 in F minor Samantha Ege, piano Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales and West.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Resignation
    Resignation
    Florence Price
  3. 2.
    Violin Concerto No.1 (3rd mvt)
    Violin Concerto No.1 (3rd mvt)
    Florence Price
  4. 3.
    The Mississippi River
    The Mississippi River
    Florence Price
  5. 4.
    Fantasie Negre No. 3 in F minor
    Fantasie Negre No. 3 in F minor
    Florence Price