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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  
(Results 326-350 of 4541 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bourdon, Rosario," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.

Bourdon, Rosario. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.

"Bourdon, Rosario." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.

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