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 1-25 of 4541 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-564 | 10-in. | 10/20/1903 | I'm old but I'm awfully tough | Cal Stewart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra (except take 1) | conductor | |
| Victor | B-1914 | 10-in. | 11/9/1904 | Kilkenny | James McCool | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | BVE-1916 | 10-in. | 5/25/1926 | Santa Lucia | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | BVE-1917 | 10-in. | 1/8/1926 | La paloma | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | C-1917 | 12-in. | 11/9/1904 | La paloma | Sig. Carlos Francisco | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | B-2127 | 10-in. | 1/10/1905 | Linda mía | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | C-2238 | 12-in. | 2/11/1905 | O don fatale | Louise Homer | Contralto vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment | conductor | |
| Victor | BVE-2310 | 10-in. | 10/11/1926 | Konigs Gebet | Marcel Journet | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | BVE-2313 | 10-in. | 9/11/1925 | Canzone del porter | Marcel Journet | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | B-2483 | 10-in. | 4/20/1905 | The minstrel boy | James McCool | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | B-2485 | 10-in. | 4/20/1905 | The low back'd car | James McCool | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | B-2582 | 10-in. | 5/29/1905 | La tempestad : Monólogo | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | B-2869 | 10-in. | 11/7/1905 | Nigger loves his 'possum | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | C-2976 | 12-in. | 1/3/1906 | Mein Herz | Ernestine Schumann-Heink | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cello | |
| Victor | CVE-2980 | 12-in. | 6/26/1930 | But the Lord is mindful of His own | Ernestine Schumann-Heink | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | BVE-3010 | 10-in. | 10/11/1926 | Oh, tu, bell' astro incantador | Marcel Journet | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | CVE-3010 | 12-in. | 10/21/1925 | Evening star | Marcel Journet | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | BVE-3118 | 10-in. | 12/30/1925 | Hi-le-hi-lo | George P. Watson | Male vocal solo (yodeling), with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | B-3118 | 10-in. | 2/16/1906 | Hi-le hi-lo | George P. Watson | Male vocal solo (yodeling), with orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | BVE-3162 | 10-in. | 9/10/1925 | Vecchia zimarra | Marcel Journet | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | CVE-3163 | 12-in. | 10/20/1925 | Serenade de Mephistopheles | Marcel Journet | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | CVE-3164 | 12-in. | 9/11/1925 | Les rameaux | Marcel Journet | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | CVE-3165 | 12-in. | 9/11/1925 | Les deux grenadiers | Marcel Journet | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | CVE-3178 | 12-in. | 9/10/1925 | La Marseillaise | Marcel Journet | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | B-3353 | 10-in. | 5/2/1906 | Praise ye the Father | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bourdon, Rosario," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.
Bourdon, Rosario. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.
"Bourdon, Rosario." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Bourdon, Rosario, 1885-1961 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85006135
Wikidata: Rosario Bourdon - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q657735
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/32188116
MusicBrainz: Rosario Bourdon - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/960803a5-b807-43ec-abb6-7fd45ede6848
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