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 351-375 of 4541 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-16070 | 10-in. | 6/4/1915 | Show troupe at Pun'kin Centre | Byron G. Harlan ; Cal Stewart | Comic dialogue, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | C-16079 | 12-in. | 6/7/1915 | Fiddle and I | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with piano and violin | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | C-16082 | 12-in. | 6/7/1915 | Old black Joe | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal quartet, celeste, and orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | BVE-16087 | 10-in. | 4/5/1926 | Mighty lak' a rose | Frances Alda | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | B-16126 | 10-in. | 6/22/1915 | Chanson hindoue | Florentine Quartet | Instrumental quartet, with bells | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-16127 | 10-in. | 6/22/1915 | Auf hoher Alp | Florentine Quartet | Instrumental quartet, with bells | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | CVE-16128 | 12-in. | 3/25/1925 | Dream faces | Clarence Whitehill | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | CVE-16129 | 12-in. | 3/25/1925 | Some day | Clarence Whitehill | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | B-16146 | 10-in. | 7/6/1915 | Massa's in de cold, cold ground | Clarence Whitehill | Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | B-16208 | 10-in. | 7/14/1915 | The sunshine of your smile | Florence Hinkle | Female vocal solo, with violin (or cello) and orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-16346 | 10-in. | 8/11/1915 | My sweet Adair | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with cello and orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-16440 | 10-in. | 9/1/1915 | Grossmütterchen | Florentine Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | C-16470 | 12-in. | 9/10/1915 | Love's nocturne | George Hamlin | Tenor vocal solo, with cello and harp | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-16491 | 10-in. | 9/14/1915 | Sapphische Ode | Ernestine Schumann-Heink | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | C-16530 | 12-in. | 9/21/1915 | Three fishers | Herbert Witherspoon | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | BVE-16588 | 10-in. | 9/13/1926 | Les petits riens (Gavotte) | William H. Reitz | Xylophone solo | director | |
| Victor | B-16608 | 10-in. | 10/7/1915 | Serenade | Victor String Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | C-16610 | 12-in. | 10/7/1915 | Quartet for strings : Molto lento | Victor String Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-16630 | 10-in. | 10/8/1915 | Sing a song of sixpence | Elizabeth Wheeler | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | B-16709 | 10-in. | 10/22/1915 | Siciliana | Giovanni Martinelli | Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | BVE-16709 | 10-in. | 4/15/1927 | Siciliana | Giovanni Martinelli | Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | director | |
| Victor | C-16719 | 12-in. | 10/26/1915 | Quartet in C minor, op. 18, no. 4 : Scherzo | Victor String Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | B-16720 | 10-in. | 10/26/1915 | Quartet in C minor : Menuetto | Victor String Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | BVE-16738 | 10-in. | 6/29/1927 | Shepherd's hey | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | director | |
| Victor | B-16769 | 10-in. | 11/12/1915 | Schumann concerto : Adagio | Beatrice Harrison | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bourdon, Rosario," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.
Bourdon, Rosario. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.
"Bourdon, Rosario." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Bourdon, Rosario, 1885-1961 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85006135
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