About the Author

Frederik Prausnitz, now retired, was a conductor with the BBC Symphony, the New Philharmonia Orchestra of London, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Juilliard Orchestra, and his own chamber ensemble. He also taught in the conducting program at the Peabody Conservatory of Music for many years, as well as at the New England Conservatory of Music. In 1974, he was the recipient of the American Bruckner Society's Mahler Medal of Honor. Roger Sessions's
Ninth Symphony is dedicated to him.

Reviews

"[A] thorough study of previously unpublished materials."--Symphony
"Sessions taught....inspiring generations of composers from Milton Babbitt to David Brewbaker....In his endeavor to explain "how a 'difficult' composer got that way," Prausnitz leads us through Sessions's life....Prausnitz has been, and is, another champion.New champions, "willing ears," and time are needed."--Times Literary Supplement , November 15, 2002
"Prausnitz's book complements Andrea Olmstead's well-balanced but shorter study Rogers Sessions and His Music (1985). Prausnitz offers more detail about Sessions' life and provides perspective about contemporary music in the US and Europe, as he follows Sesions' path from a neoclassic to a 12-tone composer."--Choice
"[A] thorough study of previously unpublished materials."--Symphony
"Sessions taught....inspiring generations of composers from Milton Babbitt to David Brewbaker....In his endeavor to explain "how a 'difficult' composer got that way," Prausnitz leads us through Sessions's life....Prausnitz has been, and is, another champion....New champions, "willing ears," and time are needed."--Times Literary Supplement , November 15, 2002
"Prausnitz's book complements Andrea Olmstead's well-balanced but shorter study Rogers Sessions and His Music (1985). Prausnitz offers more detail about Sessions' life and provides perspective about contemporary music in the US and Europe, as he follows Sesions' path from a neoclassic to a 12-tone composer."--Choice