Roger Sessions: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
Liner Notes   Cat. No. 80296     Release Date: 1977-01-01

Esther Hinds, soprano; Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano; Dominic Cossa, baritone; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa; Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver

Of the numerous settings of Walt Whitman’s poetry, and this poem in particular, Sessions's is generally agreed to be one of the very finest and most sensitive. His mature style - a highly personal, instantly recognizable mix of severity and control with passion and serenity - projects the poetry now in simple chordal declamation, now in the long, high-arched melodies of which he is the master, conveying wonderfully the feel and variety of Whitman’'s lines. Over the years, Sessions's elegy has taken its place as one of the cornerstones of the American choral repertory.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra

Roger Sessions: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd

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When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd: Part One
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When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd: Part Two
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When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd: Part Three
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