Back to Composers
20th Century
Roger Sessions
- Years
- 1896–1985
- Nationality
- United States
- Born in
- Brooklyn
- Works
- 21
- Recordings
- 61
Biography
American composer, critic, and teacher of music (1896-1985)
Born
December 28, 1896
Brooklyn
Died
March 16, 1985
By Form
Top Performers
Dennis Russell Davies
Conductor · 9 rec
American Composers Orchestra
Orchestra · 9 rec
Graham Hair
Conductor · 7 rec
Kevin Bowyer
Soloist · 7 rec
Matt Haimovitz
Soloist · 6 rec
Robert Mann
Conductor · 5 rec
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Conductor · 4 rec
Gunther Schuller
Conductor · 4 rec
Herbert Blomstedt
Conductor · 4 rec
Howard Hanson
Conductor · 4 rec
Igor Buketoff
Conductor · 4 rec
Leon Fleisher
Conductor · 4 rec
Works (21)
| Title | Catalog | Form | Key | Year | Recordings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony no. 2 | — | Symphony | - | - | 8 |
| Mass for Unison Chorus and Organ | — | Mass | - | - | 7 |
| String Quartet no. 2 | — | String Quartet | - | - | 5 |
| From My Diary | — | - | - | - | 4 |
| Symphony no. 3 | — | Symphony | - | - | 4 |
| The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite) | — | Suite | - | - | 4 |
| Violin Concerto | — | Concerto | - | - | 4 |
| Symphony no. 1 | — | Symphony | - | - | 3 |
| Symphony no. 6 | — | Symphony | - | - | 3 |
| Symphony no. 7 | — | Symphony | - | - | 3 |
| Symphony no. 9 | — | Symphony | - | - | 3 |
| When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd | — | - | - | - | 3 |
| Symphony no. 8 | — | Symphony | - | - | 2 |
| Concerto for Orchestra | — | Concerto | - | - | 1 |
| On the Beach at Fontana | — | Lied | - | - | 1 |
| Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 1. Prelude | — | - | - | - | 1 |
| Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 2. Dialogue | — | - | - | - | 1 |
| Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 3. Scherzo | — | - | - | - | 1 |
| Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 4. Berceuse | — | - | - | - | 1 |
| Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 5. Capriccio | — | - | - | - | 1 |