I've also run across a number of 78s, on Victor, HMV and Gramophone Shop.
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> On Dec 15, 2013, at 6:01 PM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Dupre recorded with the Detroit Symphony, with his friend Paul Paray, for Mercury. It would be worth checking out if the Saint-Saens "Organ" Symphony was also performed live, and if a radio broadcast occurred. I would guess one might check with the Detroit Symphony's archivist as a first step, perhaps check Detroit newspapers' radio listings from that time period.
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> -- Tom Fine
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Rooney" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 4:53 PM
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Marcel Dupré Radio Broadcasts
>
>
>> Dear fellow list members,
>>
>> I received the following query from Adam Freeman, which I pass on in case
>> anyone has the information he seeks.
>>
>> * * * * *
>>
>> I am writing on behalf of l'Association des Amis de l'Art de Marcel Dupré.
>>
>> Dupré toured extensively the US; do you know of radio broadcasts he
>> participated in America? In conversion with Michael Murray, he remembered
>> that Dupré was interviewed at least once on an American radio station, and
>> performed a recital or two on American radio. Would you be able to offer
>> any more information on these broadcasts?
>>
>> The AAAMD, in agreement with INAF,
>> recently published a CD of French Radio broadcasts, made by M. Dupré and
>> Bernard Gavoty in 1949-50. Subsequently, we approached the BBC to enquire
>> to broadcasts Dupré made with them. Barely a handful of recordings were
>> found in their archives. It would be wonderful to find more archived
>> broadcasts and interviews, or private recordings of Marcel Dupré.
>>
>> It is difficult to find contacts who may help us. I don't even know which
>> broadcasters in the US to approach. If you could offer advice, it would be
>> wonderful. If you have an idea of who to contact - an individual,
>> broadcaster, or association who may hold such recordings - I would be very
>> grateful to you.
>>
>> * * * * *
>>
>> Thanks for your attention.
>>
>> DDR
>>
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