Andrea Olmstead describes all of Sessions's symphonies as "serious" and "funereal".[5] In contrast, Prausnitz describes this symphony as having "a joyfully jazzy, organized vigor in its fast outer movements," in contrast with the middle movement, "a somberly reflective Largo that yields nothing to overt emotion. ..."[6]
Roger Sessions: Symphony No. 1; William Bergsma: Music on a Quiet Theme; Russell Smith: Tetrameron. Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra [ihon Firuhamoni Kokyo Gakudan], Akeo Watanabe, cond. (Sessions and Smith); William Strickland, cond. (Bergsma). LP recording, 1 disc: analog, monaural, 33⅓ 12 in. CRI 131. New York: Composers Recordings Inc., 1960. Reissued as part of Roger Sessions: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3. CD recording, 1 disc: analog/digital, 4¾ in., stereo. CRI Records, CR573. New York: Composers Recordings Inc., 1990. Reissued again on CD as New World Records NWCR573. New York: Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc., 2007.
Anonymous. "Roger Sessions". Theodore Presser website (accessed 29 August 2015).
Olmstead, Andrea. Roger Sessions: A Biography. New York: Routledge, 2012. ISBN9781135868925.
Prausnitz, Frederik. Roger Sessions: How a "Difficult" Composer Got That Way. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN0-19-510892-2
Sessions, Roger. Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3. CD recording, 1 disc: digital, 4¾ in., stereo. CRI Records, CR573. New York: Composers Recordings Inc., 1990. Reissued as NWCR573 by Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc., 2007. Cited on DRAM website (accessed 18 August 2015).
Further readingedit
Imbrie, Andrew. "The Symphonies of Roger Sessions". Tempo (new series), no. 103 (December 1972): 24–32.
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symphony, sessions, symphony, roger, sessions, symphony, three, movements, minor, three, movements, follows, giusto, largo, allegro, vivaceit, completed, january, 1927, premiered, serge, koussevitzky, boston, symphony, orchestra, april, 1927, dedicated, sessio. The Symphony No 1 of Roger Sessions is a symphony in three movements in E minor The three movements are as follows 1 Giusto Largo Allegro vivaceIt was completed in January 1927 2 and premiered by Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra on April 22 1927 3 It was dedicated to Sessions father Archibald 2 It is scored for three flutes one doubling piccolo three oboes one doubling English horn four clarinets three bassoons four horns three trumpets three trombones one tuba timpani percussion piano and strings 4 Andrea Olmstead describes all of Sessions s symphonies as serious and funereal 5 In contrast Prausnitz describes this symphony as having a joyfully jazzy organized vigor in its fast outer movements in contrast with the middle movement a somberly reflective Largo that yields nothing to overt emotion 6 Contents 1 Discography 2 References 3 Sources 4 Further readingDiscography editRoger Sessions Symphony No 1 William Bergsma Music on a Quiet Theme Russell Smith Tetrameron Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra ihon Firuhamoni Kokyo Gakudan Akeo Watanabe cond Sessions and Smith William Strickland cond Bergsma LP recording 1 disc analog monaural 33 12 in CRI 131 New York Composers Recordings Inc 1960 Reissued as part of Roger Sessions Symphonies Nos 1 2 3 CD recording 1 disc analog digital 4 in stereo CRI Records CR573 New York Composers Recordings Inc 1990 Reissued again on CD as New World Records NWCR573 New York Recorded Anthology of American Music Inc 2007 References edit Sessions a b Prausnitz page 83 Prausnitz page 89 Anonymous Olmstead page 356 Prausnitz page 82 Sources editAnonymous Roger Sessions Theodore Presser website accessed 29 August 2015 Olmstead Andrea Roger Sessions A Biography New York Routledge 2012 ISBN 9781135868925 Prausnitz Frederik Roger Sessions How a Difficult Composer Got That Way Oxford and New York Oxford University Press 2002 ISBN 0 19 510892 2 Sessions Roger Symphonies Nos 1 2 3 CD recording 1 disc digital 4 in stereo CRI Records CR573 New York Composers Recordings Inc 1990 Reissued as NWCR573 by Anthology of Recorded Music Inc 2007 Cited on DRAM website accessed 18 August 2015 Further reading editImbrie Andrew The Symphonies of Roger Sessions Tempo new series no 103 December 1972 24 32 nbsp This article about a symphony is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Symphony No 1 Sessions amp oldid 1132452942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
