Florence Price’s voice and the richness and complexity of an almost-entirely neglected body of symphonic music by Black American composers can be heard in this excellent recording.
Philadelphia Orchestra
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Michael Lewin’s new album must surely rank among the most poetic and sensitive Debussy recordings of recent memory.
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