Rosario Bourdon
Joseph Charles Rosario Bourdon (March 6, 1885 – April 24, 1961) was a French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer. He was a child prodigy skilled with many musical instruments. Bourdon worked much of his life for the Victor Talking Machine Company where he exerted considerable influence. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 8, 1889 (Longueuil), Died April 24, 1961
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, director, piano, cello, celeste, arranger, session supervisor, composer, organ, xylophone, marimba, pipe organ, speaker, bells, drums
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Recordings (Results 326-350 of 4541 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CVE-15563 | 12-in. | 4/11/1928 | Gems from La traviata | Victor Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | C-15564 | 12-in. | 1/5/1915 | Gems from La traviata | Victor Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | B-15644 | 10-in. | 1/29/1915 | The ivy-green | Reinald Werrenrath | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-15688 | 10-in. | 2/8/1915 | Golden light | Florentine Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-15689 | 10-in. | 2/8/1915 | Melody of love | Florentine Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-15700 | 10-in. | 2/10/1915 | Wohin? | Paul Reimers | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-15719 | 10-in. | 2/18/1926 | Humoresque | Charles Kellogg | Whistling solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | B-15731 | 10-in. | 2/24/1915 | Twilight | Venetian Trio (Victor Records ensemble) | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | C-15732 | 12-in. | 2/24/1915 | Adagio de la sonate en Ut # mineur | Venetian Trio (Victor Records ensemble) | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | C-15771 | 12-in. | 3/9/1915 | A dream of love, no. 3 | Florentine Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-15807 | 10-in. | 3/17/1915 | Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix | Julia Culp | Contralto vocal solo, with cello obbligato and orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | C-15809 | 12-in. | 3/17/1915 | Serenade | Julia Culp | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra (variant: with violin and flute) | conductor | |
| Victor | B-15819 | 10-in. | 3/22/1915 | Evening bells | Venetian Trio (Victor Records ensemble) | Instrumental trio, with bells | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-15823 | 10-in. | 6/1/1927 | Clavelitos | Lucrezia Bori | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | B-15831 | 10-in. | 3/25/1915 | Good night | Florentine Quartet | Instrumental quartet, with celeste (takes 1-3); with bells (takes 4-6) | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-15832 | 10-in. | 3/25/1915 | Fifth nocturne | Florentine Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-15921 | 10-in. | 4/20/1915 | Träumerei | Florentine Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-15922 | 10-in. | 4/20/1915 | The shepherd boy | Venetian Trio (Victor Records ensemble) | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-15979 | 10-in. | 4/30/1915 | The bluebells of Scotland | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | B-15982 | 10-in. | 5/3/1915 | Larghetto | Florentine Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-15998 | 10-in. | 5/5/1915 | To you | Venetian Trio (Victor Records ensemble) | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-16014 | 10-in. | 4/11/1927 | William Tell overture | Victor Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | director | |
| Victor | BVE-16016 | 10-in. | 7/15/1926 | William Tell overture | Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | director | |
| Victor | B-16040 | 10-in. | 5/21/1915 | Oh, promise me | Venetian Trio (Victor Records ensemble) | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-16069 | 10-in. | 6/4/1915 | The village gossips | Byron G. Harlan ; Cal Stewart | Comic dialogue, with piano | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bourdon, Rosario," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.
Bourdon, Rosario. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.
"Bourdon, Rosario." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Bourdon, Rosario, 1885-1961 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85006135
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