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Meudon, Auditorium
Marcel Dupré
40 Boulevard Anatole France, 92190 Meudon1899 - Cavaillé-Coll
1926 - Joseph Beuchet
1979 - Jean-Claude Merouze
IV/34 - electro-mechanical traction - Stoplist
Site of the organ
Video of the organ
Video Marcel Dupré
Video Frédéric Blanc (improvisation)
The Marcel DUPRE Auditorium is located in Meudon, in
the house of the Master who lived there from 1925 to
1971.The organ was built in 1897 by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
for Alexandre Guilmant. It was installed in 1898 by
Charles Mutin in the house of the composer who resided
in Meudon, at No. 2 of the street that now bears his
name. This large living room organ originally had 28
stops on 3 keyboards and pedals, with a mechanical
transmission. In 1925, Marcel Dupré, who had been a
pupil of Alexandre Guilmant in Meudon, bought a large
house at No. 40 Boulevard Anatole France, perpendicular
to Rue Alexandre Guilmant. In 1926, Dupré bought the
organ from Guilmant and had it transformed and
installed in his new home by Joseph Beuchet, then
director of CavaIllé-Coll. A solo division is added with 6
stops. The transmission of the stops is transformed into
a electro-mechanic systems to allow the implementation
of multiple combinations imagined by Dupré. The range
of keyboards is extended by one octave. With its grids of
combination switches, the new console has a futuristic
appearance. Dupré gave numerous recitals there until his
death in 1971.
In 1979, the house was bought by a private individual,
who pledged to restore and maintain the instrument,
which has been restored patiently by Jean-Claude
Merouze. An Association for the preservation of Marcel
Dupré's Organ organizes biannual concerts to help
develop and maintain the instrument. It goes without
saying that this organ has an exceptional historical value.
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Marcel Dupre and his daughter Marguerite
Organs of Paris
Meudon,
Auditorium
Marcel Dupré
40 Boulevard Anatole France, 92190 Meudon1899 - Cavaillé-Coll
1926 - Joseph Beuchet
1979 - Jean-Claude Merouze
IV/34 - electro-mechanical traction - Stoplist
Site of the organ
Video of the organ
Video Marcel Dupré
Video Frédéric Blanc (improvisation)
ORGANS OF PARIS © 2023 Vincent Hildebrandt ALL ORGANS
The Marcel DUPRE Auditorium is located in Meudon, in
the house of the Master who lived there from 1925 to
1971.The organ was built in 1897 by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
for Alexandre Guilmant. It was installed in 1898 by
Charles Mutin in the house of the composer who resided
in Meudon, at No. 2 of the street that now bears his
name. This large living room organ originally had 28
stops on 3 keyboards and pedals, with a mechanical
transmission. In 1925, Marcel Dupré, who had been a
pupil of Alexandre Guilmant in Meudon, bought a large
house at No. 40 Boulevard Anatole France, perpendicular
to Rue Alexandre Guilmant. In 1926, Dupré bought the
organ from Guilmant and had it transformed and
installed in his new home by Joseph Beuchet, then
director of CavaIllé-Coll. A solo division is added with 6
stops. The transmission of the stops is transformed into
a electro-mechanic systems to allow the implementation
of multiple combinations imagined by Dupré. The range
of keyboards is extended by one octave. With its grids of
combination switches, the new console has a futuristic
appearance. Dupré gave numerous recitals there until his
death in 1971.
In 1979, the house was bought by a private individual,
who pledged to restore and maintain the instrument,
which has been restored patiently by Jean-Claude
Merouze. An Association for the preservation of Marcel
Dupré's Organ organizes biannual concerts to help
develop and maintain the instrument. It goes without
saying that this organ has an exceptional historical value.
Source