Daniel Deffayet (May 23, 1922 – December 27, 2002) was a French classical saxophonist. He was the professor of

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at the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

where he succeeded

Marcel Mule Marcel Mule (24 June 1901 – 18 December 2001) was a French classical saxophonist. He was known worldwide as one of the great classical saxophonists, and many pieces were written for him, premiered by him, and arranged by him. Many of these piec ...

after Mule's retirement in 1968. He held this position until 1988.

Biography

Daniel Deffayet started studying music at the age of seven, and later entered the Paris conservatory where he studied the saxophone with

. He became professor and worked with chamber orchestras under the direction (i.a.) of

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, Cluytens, Doráti, Fricsay, Karajan, Kubelík, Leinsdorf, Maazel, Markevitch, Martinon,

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, Munch,

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, Paray et

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. In 1953 he established his quartet. He recorded several times with Herbert Von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic.

Recordings

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: '' Concertino da camera'' (Epic) *Woodwind Music: Gallois-Montbrun,

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(Musical Heritage Society) *Rivier: Double Concerto (RTF-Barclay) *Debussy: Rapsodie (ERATO) *Daniel Deffayet, Alto Saxophone: Boutry, Gallois-Montbrun, Rueff (Crest) *Georges Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2 (Deutsche Grammophon) *Works by Pierre Max Dubois, Challan, Planel (EMI) *Le Quatuor de Saxophones Deffayet Rueff, Tisné, Pascal (CBS Sony) *Quatuors de Saxophones:

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, Pierné, Rivier, Schmitt (EMI) *L' Art suprême du Quatuor de Saxophones (CBS/Sony) *Piéces Classiques, Célébres: arr. by

(London) *Le Quatuor de Saxophones Deffayet: Glazunov, Feld, Schmitt (Crest)Discogs
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References

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