Désiré Defauw

Désiré Defauw (5 September 1885, Ghent, Belgium – 25 July 1960, Gary, Indiana, United States) was a Belgian conductor and violinist.

During World War I he became a refugee, working in London where in 1917 he appeared at the Wigmore Hall performing John Ireland's Violin Sonata No. 2 with the composer at the piano.

He was professor of conducting at the Brussels Conservatory and was the first conductor of the Orchestre National de Belgique from 1937. He left Belgium for North America in 1940 and was music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1941 to 1952 and also music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1943 to 1947. In 1947 he recorded the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the CSO and Mischa Elman as soloist. Defauw, who later served as music director of the Grand Rapids Symphony in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 1954 to 1958, also was a composer. He was simultaneously the conductor of the Bloomington-Normal Symphony Orchestra (IL) from 1953 to 1958 (ref. https://www.mchistory.org/research/finding-aids/collection/bloomington-normal-symphony).

Birth and Death Data: Born September 5, 1885 (Ghent), Died July 25, 1960 (Gary)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 31 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D5RC-1648 12-in. 12/12/1945 Concerto in D, op. 35, part 3 Chicago Symphony Orchestra ; Désiré Defauw ; Erica Morini Violin and orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX134 12-in. 11/18/1927 Les equipées de Till Eulenspiegel, 1re partie Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX135 12-in. 11/18/1927 Les equipées de Till Eulenspiegel, 2e partie Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX136 12-in. 11/18/1927 Les equipées de Till Eulenspiegel, 3e partie Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX137 12-in. 11/18/1927 Les equipées de Till Eulenspiegel, 4e partie Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX138 12-in. 11/21/1927 Arioso Désiré Defauw ; Louis Richard Baritone vocal solo, with piano conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX139 12-in. 11/21/1927 Récit et cavatine Désiré Defauw ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX140 12-in. 11/21/1927 Romance de l'étoile Désiré Defauw ; Louis Richard Baritone vocal solo, with piano conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX141 12-in. approximately November 21, 1927 On m'appelle Mimi Désiré Defauw ; Anna Talifert Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX142 12-in. 11/21/1927 Récit et romance de Lowko Désiré Defauw ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX155 12-in. 1/19/1928 Christ, roi des anges Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Choeur ; Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Chorus, with orchestra and organ conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX156 12-in. 1/19/1928 Christ, roi des anges Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Choeur ; Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Chorus, with orchestra and organ conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX157 12-in. 1/4/1928 Choeur final : Repose en paix Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Choeur ; Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Chorus, with orchestra and organ conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX158 12-in. 1/4/1928 Crucifiez cet homme; Deux chorales Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Choeur ; Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Chorus, with orchestra and organ conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX293 12-in. 3/19/1928 Stenka razine, 1re partie Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX294 12-in. 3/19/1928 Stenka razine, 2e partie Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX296 12-in. 3/19/1928 Depuis de jour Désiré Defauw ; Anna Talifert Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX298 12-in. 3/19/1929 Sur la mer calmée Désiré Defauw ; Anna Talifert Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX299 12-in. 3/19/1928 Valse Désiré Defauw ; Anna Talifert Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX300 12-in. 3/20/1928 Le voyage de Siegfried au Rhin, 1re partie Désiré Defauw ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX301 12-in. 3/20/1928 Le voyage de Siegfried au Rhin, 2e partie Désiré Defauw ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX302 12-in. 3/20/1928 Stenka razine, 3e partie Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX303 12-in. 3/20/1928 Stenka razine, 4e partie Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX304 12-in. 3/20/1928 Ton doux regard se voile Désiré Defauw ; Louis Richard Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX944 12-in. 3/27/1929 Suite no. 3 in D major Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Orchestre ; Désiré Defauw Orchestra conductor  
(Results 1-25 of 31 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Defauw, Désiré," accessed November 8, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106416.

Defauw, Désiré. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 8, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106416.

"Defauw, Désiré." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 November 2024.

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