Desiré Defauw
Désiré Defauw (1885-1960) was a Belgian conductor and violinist, active in Europe and the United States. He became music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during the 1940s.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears with Erica Morini and Mischa Elman in violin repertory, preserving his role as concerto partner and orchestral leader.
Defauw’s conducting was practical, polished and shaped by a violinist’s ear for solo line. He ...
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Hungarian Dances
VIVALDI Violin Sonata in D
music by Ravel, Sarasate, Schubert, Schumann, Wieniawski, Zarzycki, Godard, Svendsen, Toselli, Tobani, Lange
Studio recordings, 1921-1945
Total duration: 2hr 3:22
Erica Morini, violin
Alice Morini, piano
Emanuel Balaban, piano
Sàndor Vas, piano
Kurt Hetzel, piano
Nathaniel Shilkret, piano
Max Lanner, piano
Artur Balsam, piano
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Désiré Defauw
VIVALDI Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 2
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
PAGANINI Caprice in A minor
Studio recordings, 1931-51
Total duration: 75:31
Mischa Elman, violin
New Symphony Orchestra
Lawrance Collingwood, conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Desiré Defauw, conductor
Wolfgang Rosé, piano
