About: Symphony No. 5 (Sessions)

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The Symphony No. 5 of Roger Sessions was commissioned in 1960 and completed in 1964. It was commissioned by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the first movement only was premiered by them in February 1964, the rest not being completed until that December. It is in three connected movements, with a pause after the first. It is scored for three flutes, three oboes, four clarinets, three bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, harp and strings.

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  • La Symphonie no 5 de Roger Sessions a été commencée en 1960 et terminée en 1964. Elle a été commandée en 1960 par Eugene Ormandy et l'Orchestre de Philadelphie. Seul le premier mouvement a été joué en première exécution le 7 février 1964, le reste de la symphonie n'ayant été écrit qu'en décembre. (fr)
  • The Symphony No. 5 of Roger Sessions was commissioned in 1960 and completed in 1964. It was commissioned by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the first movement only was premiered by them in February 1964, the rest not being completed until that December. It is in three connected movements, with a pause after the first. It is scored for three flutes, three oboes, four clarinets, three bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, harp and strings. Andrea Olmstead describes all of Sessions's symphonies as "serious" and "funereal", with No. 5 being one of four with "quiet reflective endings." (en)
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  • La Symphonie no 5 de Roger Sessions a été commencée en 1960 et terminée en 1964. Elle a été commandée en 1960 par Eugene Ormandy et l'Orchestre de Philadelphie. Seul le premier mouvement a été joué en première exécution le 7 février 1964, le reste de la symphonie n'ayant été écrit qu'en décembre. (fr)
  • The Symphony No. 5 of Roger Sessions was commissioned in 1960 and completed in 1964. It was commissioned by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the first movement only was premiered by them in February 1964, the rest not being completed until that December. It is in three connected movements, with a pause after the first. It is scored for three flutes, three oboes, four clarinets, three bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, harp and strings. (en)
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  • Symphonie no 5 de Sessions (fr)
  • Symphony No. 5 (Sessions) (en)
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