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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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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