Marcel Dupré, the composer, was born into a highly musical family in Rouen, France, and his unusual musical talent was recognized and nurtured from an early age.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Marcel Dupré's 'Le Chemin de la Croix' (The Way of the Cross) is a deeply considered work, musically constructed and theologically grounded, that masterfully solves the controversial problem of program music.
Compositional Technique
In 'Le Chemin de la Croix', Dupré reinterprets traditional themes of the Stations of the Cross, for example, depicting the mockery of the naked man instead of the removal of Jesus' clothes in the Tenth Station.
Composer Biography
Marcel Dupré was a private student of Alexandre Guilmant, a renowned French organist and composer, from the age of twelve.
Performer Biography
Mario Verdicchio, the organist on this recording, graduated with honors in both piano and organ from the 'Arrigo Boito' conservatory in Parma, Italy.
Composer Biography
Marcel Dupré taught the organ class at the Conservatoire National in Paris for 28 years, training generations of elite organ students.
Composer Biography
In 1920, Marcel Dupré was likely the first organist ever to perform the entire organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach by heart over ten evenings.
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