Roger Sessions: Compositions


	Stage

Lancelot and Elaine (opera, A. Tennyson), 1910, unpublished.

The Black Maskers (incidental music, L. Andreyeff), 1923, unpublished. 
Sessions, conductor: Northampton, MA, June 1923; arr. orchestral suite, 
1928, F. Reiner, conductor: Cincinnati, 5 Dec 1930.

The Fall of the House of Usher (opera, E.A. Poe, T.S. Eliot), 1925, i
ncomplete, unpublished.

Turandot (incidental music, K. Vollm¸ller), 1925, unpublished; Sessions, 
conductor: Cleveland, 8 May 1925.

The Trial of Lucullus (opera, 1, B. Brecht), 1947, unpublished; Sessions, 
conductor: Berkeley, 18 April 1947.

Montezuma (opera, 3, G.A. Borgese), 1935-63, H. Hollreiser, conductor: 
Berlin, 19 April 1964.

The Emperor's New Clothes (op, A. Porter), 1978-84, incomplete, 
unpublished.


	Orchestral

Symphony in D, 1917, unpublished.

Nocturne for Orchestra, 1921-2, unpublished.

Symphony no.1, 1926-7; Boston SO, S. Koussevitzky, conductor: Boston, 
22 April 1927.

3 Dirges, 1933, withdrawn, unpublished.

Violin Concerto, 1927-35; R. Gross, I. Solomon, conductor: Chicago, 
8 Jan 1940.

Symphony no.2, 1944-6; San Francisco SO, C. Monteux, conductor: San 
Francisco, 9 Jan 1947.

Piano Concerto, 1955-6; B. Webster, Juilliard Orchestra, J. Morel, 
conductor: New York, 10 Feb 1956.

Symphony no.3, 1957; Boston SO, C. Munch, conductor: Boston, 6 Dec 
1957.

Symphony no.4, 1958; Minneapolis SO, A. Dorati, conductor: 
Minneapolis, 2 Jan 1960.

Divertimento, 1959-60; Honolulu SO, G. Barati, conductor: Honolulu, 
9 Jan 1965.

Symphony no.5, 1964; Philadelphia Orchestra, E. Ormandy, conductor: 
Philadelphia, 7 Feb 1964.

Symphony no.6, 1966; New Jersey SO, K. Schermerhorn, conductor: 
Newark, 19 Nov 1966.

Symphony no.7, 1966-7; Chicago SO, J. Martinon, conductor: Ann Arbor, 
1 Oct 1967.

Symphony no.8, 1968; New York Philharmonic SO, W. Steinberg, 
conductor: New York, 2 May 1968.

Rhapsody for Orchestra, 1970; Baltimore SO, S. Comissiona, conductor: 
Baltimore, March 1970.

Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra, 1970-71; P. Zukofsky, J. 
Sessions, Juilliard Theater Orchestra, L. Barzin, conductor: New York, 
5 Nov 1971.

Concertino for Chamber Orchestra, 1971-2; R. Shapey, conductor: Chicago, 
14 April 1972.

Symphony no.9, 1975-8; Syracuse SO, C. Keene, conductor: Syracuse, 17 
Jan 1980.

Concerto for Orchestra, 1981; Boston SO, S. Ozawa, conductor: Boston, 
23 Oct 1981.


	Vocal

Romualdo's Song (Andreyeff), soprano orchestra, 1923; Northampton, MA, 
June 1923.

On the Beach at Fontana (J. Joyce), soprano and piano, 1930; London, 
1930.

Return, O Libertad (W. Whitman), mixed chorus, piano 4 hands/2 pf, 
1944; Sessions, conductor: New York, April 1944.

Idyll of Theocritus (Theocritus, trans. R.C. Trevelyan), soprano and 
orchestra, 1954; A. Nossaman, Louisville SO, R. Whitney, conductor: 
Louisville, 14 Jan 1956.

Mass for Unison Choir, 1955; Sessions, conductor: New York, April 
1956.

Psalm 140, soprano and organ, 1963; Princeton, NJ, June 1963; 
version for soprano and orchestra, A. Elgar, Boston SO, E. Leinsdorf, 
conductor: Boston, 11 Feb 1966, orchestral score unpublished.

When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd (cantata, Whitman), Soprano, 
Alto, Baritone, chorus, orchestra, 1964-70; H. Joseph, S. Friedman, 
A. Shearer, M. Senturia, conductor: Berkeley, 23 May 1971.

3 Choruses on Biblical Texts, chorus, orchestra, 1971-2; L. Spratlan, 
conductor: Amherst, MA, 8 Feb 1975.


	Chamber

Piano Trio, 1916, unpublished.

Violin Sonata, 1916, unpublished.

Pastorale, flute, 1927, lost, unpublished.

String Quartet no.1, 1936; Coolidge String Quartet, Washington DC, 
April 1937.

Duo for violin and piano, 1942; J. Antal, R. Sessions, Princeton, NJ,
 Jan 1943.

String Quartet no.2, 1950-51; Pro Arte Quartet, Madison, WI, 28 May 
1951.

Violin Sonata, 1953; R. Gross, San Francisco, 1953.

Quintet, 2 violins, 2 violas, cello, 1957-8; movements 1 and 2 only, 
Berkeley, 1958, Griller Quartet, F. Molnar; complete, Lenox Quartet, 
J. Fawcett, New York, 23 Nov 1959.

6 Pieces for cello, 1966; J. Sessions, New York, 31 March 1968.

Canons (to the memory of Igor Stravinsky), string quartet, 1971; 
London, 1972.

Duo for violin and cello, 1978; C. Macomber, T. Mook, New York, Jan 
1989.


	Keyboard

3 Chorale Preludes, organ, 1924, 1926; J. Yasser, New York, Dec 1927.

Piano Sonata no.1, 1927-30; J. Duke, New York, 6 May 1928.

4 Pieces for Children, piano: Scherzino, 1935; March, 1935; Waltz, 
1936; Little Piece 1939.

Pages from a Diary (From my Diary), piano, 1937-9; Sessions, New York, 
Nov 1939, 2nd movement rev. 1940.

Chorale, organ, 1938; R. Hufstader, Princeton, NJ, April 1938.

Piano Sonata no.2, 1946; A. Foldes, New York, March 1947.

Piano Sonata no.3, 1964-5; J. Lateiner, Berkeley, March 1969.

5 Pieces, piano, 1974-5; R. Miller, Davis, CA, May 1977.

Waltz, piano, 1977-8.

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