Roger Quilter

Roger Cuthbert Quilter (1 November 1877 – 21 September 1953) was a British composer, known particularly for his art songs. His songs, which number over a hundred, often set music to text by William Shakespeare and are a mainstay of the English art song tradition.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 1, 1877 (Hove), Died September 21, 1953 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger, piano, director

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CVE-34134	12-in.	12/9/1925	Giannina mia	Elva Kalb	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-78965	10-in.	2/2/1934	Drink to me only with thine eyes	André Benoist ; Albert Spalding	Violin and piano duet	arranger
Victor	BS-87050	10-in.	12/20/1934	Four dances	Bruno Reibold ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-87051	10-in.	12/20/1934	Four dances	Bruno Reibold ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	39415	10-in.	5/25/1914	Now sleeps the crimson petal	Oscar Seagle	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W150188	10-in.	4/8/1930	Now sleeps the crimson petal	Louis Graveure ; S. Schlüssel	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W98185	12-in.	9/14/1925	Cupid	Kasschau Solo Choir	Mixed vocal octet, unaccompanied	composer
Columbia	6847	12-in.	approximately May 1916	Blow, blow, thou winter wind	Gervase Elwes	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	6848	12-in.	approximately 1916	Fill a glass with golden wine	Gervase Elwes	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6850	12-in.	approximately May 1916	Now sleeps the crimson petal	Gervase Elwes	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	6852	12-in.	approximately 1916	The cuckoo song	Gervase Elwes	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	75243	12-in.	12/20/1922	Children's overture, part 1	Alick Maclean ; New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	75244	12-in.	12/20/1922	Children's overture, part 2	Alick Maclean ; New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	75245	12-in.	12/20/1922	Children's overture, part 3	Alick Maclean ; New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	75246	12-in.	12/20/1922	Rosamund and fairy frolic	Alick Maclean ; New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	75329	12-in.	approximately 1916	O mistress mine	Gervase Elwes	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	76533	12-in.	approximately 1919	Dream valley	Hubert Eisdell	Male vocal solo, with string quartet and piano	composer
Edison	6951	10-in.	10/1/1919	Drink to me only with thine eyes	André Benoist ; Albert Spalding	Violin solo, with piano	arranger
Edison	7005	10-in.	11/3/1919	Valse bluette	André Benoist ; Albert Spalding	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Gramophone	Bb11346	10-in.	9/2/1927	Now sleeps the crimson petal	John McCormack ; Edwin Schneider	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Gramophone	Bb13690	10-in.	9/21/1928	Children's overture, part 1	New Light Symphony Orchestra ; Malcolm Sargent	Orchestra	composer
Gramophone	Bb13691	10-in.	10/15/1928	Children's overture, part 2	New Light Symphony Orchestra ; Malcolm Sargent	Orchestra	composer
Gramophone	Bb13692	10-in.	9/21/1928	Children's overture, part 3	New Light Symphony Orchestra ; Malcolm Sargent	Orchestra	composer
Gramophone	Bb13693	10-in.	9/21/1928	Children's overture, part 4	New Light Symphony Orchestra ; Malcolm Sargent	Orchestra	composer
Gramophone	Bb14285	10-in.	8/28/1928	Heav'n, heav'n!	Marian Anderson ; Lawrence Brown	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Columbia (U.K.)	WA2726	10-in.	between November 1925 and January 1926	O mistress mine	Frank Mullings	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WA2727	10-in.	between November 1925 and January 1926	Blow, blow, thou winter wind	Frank Mullings	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CA14797	10-in.	between July and November 1934	Come away, death	Mark Raphael	Male vocal solo, with piano, violin, viola, and cello	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CA14798	10-in.	between July and November 1934	It was a lover and his lass	Roger Quilter ; Mark Raphael	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CA14799	10-in.	between July and November 1934	Fear no more the heat o' the sun	Roger Quilter ; Mark Raphael	Baritone vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CA14800	10-in.	between July and November 1934	Take, o take those lips away	Roger Quilter ; Mark Raphael	Baritone vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano, composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Quilter, Roger," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103041.

Quilter, Roger. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103041.

"Quilter, Roger." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.