Bernard Rogers (1893-1968)
This is not a discography. Recordings when listed are generally the one or two earliest known to me, not the most recent, and are listed just to note that a recording of some kind exists (and whether it is a commercial one - this will be updated occasionally if commercial recordings are released.)
Note:
*Another Biography and Worklist (larger)
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'Adonais': Symphony (no.1 of 1926) in two parts, based on two poems of Shelley - "Prometheus unbound" and "Adonais".
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Africa: symphony (no.5 of 1959) in two movements
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Allegory (1961) for 2 flutes, marimba & strings
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Amphitryon: overture (1946)
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Apparitions (1967) (CRI SD 259)
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Arrangement for baroque winds of a Vivaldi concerto for oboe
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Arrangement for orchestra of Dido's lament from Purcell's Dido & Aeneas
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Ballade for piano, viola and bassoon (1959)
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Characters from Hans Christian Andersen : [four drawings for small orchestra] (1946)
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The colors of youth: for orchestra (1951)
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The colours of war: for orchestra (1939)
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Dance of Salome: for orchestra (1940)
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Dance scenes (Louisville edition LOU 606) (1953)
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Dirge for Two Veterans: SATB with piano. (Private tape of Feb. 26 1996 performance by Eastman Chorale & Repertory Singers at Sibley Library Rochester.) (after Whitman.) (1967)
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Three Eastern Dances, for orchestra
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Elegy: to the memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1945) (Private tapes exist, of May 9, 1997 performance by Eastman Philharmonia, William Weinert cond. at Sibley Library Rochester, and of a June 25, 1996 Ulster Orchestra performance conducted by Proinnsías Ó Duinn, at the BBC Sound Archive; possibly others.)
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The Exodus: sacred poem (after Rodda) (1931) for chorus, solo voices and orchestra.
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Fantasia : for solo horn in F, kettle-drums and string orchestra (1952)
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Fantasy: for solo flute, solo viola and orchestra (1937)
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In the Gold Room (a harmony). for medium voice. (1924)
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Three Japanese Dances (1933) (Mercury 432 754-2, originally SR 90173 in 1959)
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Leaves from the tale of Pinocchio (Mercury MG 50114, 1957- another rec. on American Recording Society, 1953 also (Schonherr cond.))
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A letter from Pete: cantata for mixed chorus and small or large orchestra (after Whitman) (1947)
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The Light of Man, an oratorio (rec. 1970s by the National Methodist Student Movement) (1964)
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Mirage, for marimba (private tape of Feb. 15 1993 performance at Sibley Library U. Rochester by Eastman Intermusica.)
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Mood for piano trio (1918)
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The musicians of Bremen; a folk tale after Grimm for narrator and thirteen players (Delos CD 6001, 1990)
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New Japanese Dances: for symphony orchestra.
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Once upon a time- five fairy tales for small orchestra (Mercury MG 50147, 1957)
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The passion: for mixed chorus, solo voices and orchestra (text adapted from St. Matthew and other sacred books by Charles Rodda.)
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Pastorale mistico: for string orchestra and clarinet
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Pictures from the Tale of Aladdin: for winds and percussion
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Portrait, for violin and orchestra (1925)
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Prelude to Hamlet: for orchestra (1925)
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The prophet Isaiah; for incidental soli, mixed chorus, and large orchestra (1950)
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Psalm 18: for male voices and piano (1963)
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Psalm 114: for SATB and piano (1968)
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Psalm 89: for baritone, chorus, and piano (1963)
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Psalm 95: for chorus and orchestra (1965)
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Psalm 98: for voice and piano (1963)
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Raising of Lazarus (1929): cantata for three solo voices, chorus and orchestra (after L. Rogers)
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Sailors of Toulon: for orchestra
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The silver world : (1950) for flute (picc.), oboe and string orchestra
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Soliloquy : for flute with string orchestra (Coronet 850C-3753, 1960s; Mercury MG 50076, 1956)
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Soliloquy no. 2 : for bassoon and string orchestra
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Sonata for violin and piano (1962) (private recording at Sibley Library Rochester, in the April 30 1990 Burrill Phillips memorial concert)
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The song of the nightingale; suite for orchestra after Hans Christian Andersen.
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String Quartet No.1 (1918)
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String Quartet No.2 (1925)
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Study for solo piccolo (Boston Records BR1011, 1994)
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The supper at Emmaus; symphonic picture after Rembrandt.
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Trio for violin, viola and cello (1953) (performed in a Library of Congress concert, Nov. 19, 1953, with Haydn op. 51, by the Schneider Quartet; stored in their archives.)
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Variations on a song by Mussorgsky (A child's song, 1868) (CRI 153, 1962) (composed 1960)
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The warrior, an opera in one act; libretto by Norman Corwin (1944)
A number of works in manuscript can be found in a collection at Sibley Library at the Eastman School, Rochester, including his 2nd (A-flat) and 3rd symphonies, brief instrumental works, songs, revised editions of scores listed above, etc., in microform, a collection they obtained in 1973. For a full list see under Bernard Rogers in their library catalog. (Bad Eric, don't give away your sources. *chuckle*)
A tape of his symphony 4 in g minor is at U Texas Austin's library (Thor Johnson cond. CBS Symphony, May 15, 1949.)
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