Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
Works for Organ Vol. 3

Descended from a family of organists and musicians, Marcel Dupré was born in Rouen in 1886. Taught by his father, he had his first appointment as an organist at the age of twelve and in 1898 became a pupil of Alexandre Guilmant, his teacher at the Paris Conservatoire, with Vierne and Widor, studying composition with the last and winning the Prix de Rome in 1914. Unfit for military service, he took the place of Vierne at Notre-Dame between 1916 and 1922, during the latter's illness, and found time to study all Bach's music for the organ, in 1920 playing in recital the complete organ works from memory, thus establishing his reputation. An international career followed, with many recitals throughout the world, particularly in the United States, where he exercised considerable influence. This activity he coupled with the position of professor of organ at the Conservatoire from 1926, when he succeeded Eugène G