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I've also run across a number of 78s, on Victor, HMV and Gramophone Shop. db Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2013, at 6:01 PM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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. > > -- 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 >> >> -- >> 1006 Langer Way >> Delray Beach, FL 33483 >> 212.874.9626"" >>