Organ
SKU:
HL.48180249
Composed
by Marcel Dupre. Leduc.
Classical. CD only. 41
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL16921. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48180249).
UPC:
888680794811. 9x12
inches.
French
organist and composer,
Marcel Dupré
(1886-1971) is also
remembered as a
significant pedagogue.
However, his prominence
within the organ
repertoire remains
absolute with sublime
works, including his
Passion Symphony.
Dupré studied at
the Paris Conservatoire
with Louis Vierne and
Charles-Marie Widor,
where he won prizes for
piano, organ and fugue,
as well as the Grand Prix
de Rome. He was a famous
organ virtuoso and was
able to perform the
entire works composed for
the instrument by J. S.
Bach from memory.
Dupré's Op. 23,
the Passion Symphony for
Organ is made up of
four movements depicting
the life of Christ; 1)
The World awaiting the
Saviour, 2) Nativity, 3)
Crucifixion, and 4)
Resurrection. All of the
movements display a high
degree of virtuosic
technique and musical
integrity. Dupré's
compositions and didactic
works remain important to
organists today and his
Passion Symphony
is no exception.
