ASSOCIATION DES AMIS DE L'ART DE MARCEL DUPRÉ



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Marcel Dupré au grand-orgue de Saint-Sulpice
Dimanche 15 avril 1934 à 10 heures.
Photo Matin ; collection : Bruno Chaumet

Marcel Dupré at Saint-Sulpice
Sunday, the 15th of April 1934, at 10:00 am.
Photo Matin, collection: Bruno Chaumet

Pipedreams Program No. 2617 (distribution on 4/27/2026, accessible as of this date online at Remembering Marcel Dupré #2617)

Remembering Marcel Dupré … as we embrace the 140th birthday of twentieth-century France's most famous organist (b. May 3, 1886)



Marcel Dupré baby
Collection: Mme Manchon


Hour 1, devoted to recordings by the maitre himself.

  • J.S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV 541 - Marcel Dupré (1925 Hill, Norman & Beard/Queen's Hall, London, England; r. 6/23/27) Opal 9863

  • J.S. BACH: Prelude in E, BWV 548 - Marcel Dupré (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of St. Sulpice, Paris, France; r. 7/8/59) Mercury 478 8388 (still available at AAAMD catalog: code 350142 in the order form)

  • MARCEL DUPRÉ: Cortège et Litanie, Op. 19, no. 2 - Marcel Dupré (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of St. Sulpice, Paris, France; r. 7/7/59) Mercury 478 8388 (still available at AAAMD catalog: code 350143 in the order form)

  • MARCEL DUPRÉ: Inaugural improvisations (Tu consolaberis - Tu extolles - Oremus) - Marcel Dupré (1687 Thierry-1957 Beuchet-Debierre/St. Louis-des-Invalides, Paris, France; r. 12/8/57) Association des Amis de l'Art de Marcel Dupré (code 350302 in the order form)

  • CESAR FRANCK: Pièce héroïque - Marcel Dupré (1956 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Thomas Church, New York, NY; r. 10/15/57) Mercury 478 8388 (still available at AAAMD catalog: code 350140 in the order form)

  • MARCEL DUPRÉ: Prélude et Fugue en ut majeur, Op. 36, no. 3 - Marcel Dupré (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of St. Sulpice, Paris, France; r. 7/9/59) Mercury 478 8388 (still available at AAAMD catalog: code 350146 in the order form)

  • Following a concert appearance at Carleton College, during his 10th tour in the United States, Marcel Dupré recorded an interview on November 11, 1948 in the radio studios of WCAL-760AM on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. https://soundcloud.com/lew-williams-1/marcel-dupre-interview-1948

IMPORTANT: there is a special offer regarding all Mercury Living Presence recordings: see the section Offres promotionnelles / Special discount offers in the homepage.




Pipedreams broadcast New Year News #2601.

See Hour One and go to +32:12.