In memoriam – Marcel Dupré

Marcel Dupré in memoriam – an album recorded by Tomasz Głuchowski on the organ of the National Forum of Music in Wrocław. This is the first solo organ record featuring this instrument, built in 2018–2020 by Orgelbau Klais Bonn.

Album premiere: January 27, 2023

Publishers: National Forum of Music, CD Accord

Performers: Tomasz Głuchowski – organ of the National Forum of Music in Wrocław

Fascination, inspiration and exploration – these are the key words to this album. The fascination is undoubtedly connected with the new, wonderful organ built for the National Forum of Music in Wrocław by the renowned organ-building firm Philipp Klais from Bonn. The instrument was built in the years 2018–2020, and its timbre was de- signed in the spirit of the French symphonic organ at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The discovery of its technical and sound possibilities has been hugely inspiring. In my numerous searches, I began to wonder in which direction to go and how, in accordance with my artistic convictions, to best reflect the spirit of this instrument. The solution was suggested by life, and more precisely by the calendar. Looking at the various anniversaries and commemorations falling in 2021, one of them (double in fact) caught my attention especially, closing the area of research. In May 2021, 135 years passed since the birth and 50 years since the death of the great French artist, organist, improviser and composer – Marcel Dupré (born 3 May 1886, died 30 May 1971). Both anniversaries inspired me to make this recording.

Tomasz Głuchowski