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This liturgical paraphrase was commissioned in 1946 by the American editor David McK.Williams for inclusion in his two-volume Modern Anthology. Dupré’s setting of the familiar Gregorian theme is by no means a conventional hymn of thanksgiving, and the barrage of staccato chords on the opening pages introduces a wild and slightly unsettling mood, an evocation perhaps of the dark wartime years that had just come to an end. Inspired throughout by the different phrases of the hymn, the music passes through a variety of different textures and tone-colours, including two softer interludes, before a hammered rhythm of repeated notes, initiated by the pedals, introduces the final march-like clima
Disc No: GMCD 7164
Price: Sek. 157
Name: Marcel Dupré Vol. 5
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Composer Opus Name Key Performer
Dupré, Marcel (1886-1971) Op.43 Paraphrase sur le Te Deum   Jeremy Filsell, Organ
Dupré, Marcel (1886-1971) Op.34 Anélus  
Dupré, Marcel (1886-1971)   Épithalame WoO  
Dupré, Marcel (1886-1971) Op.56 Annonciation E minor
Dupré, Marcel (1886-1971) Op.56 Annonciation G Major
Dupré, Marcel (1886-1971) Op.39 Suite  
Dupré, Marcel (1886-1971) Op.40 Offrande A La Vierge  
Dupré, Marcel (1886-1971) Op.41 Trois Esquisses C Major
Dupré, Marcel (1886-1971) Op.41 Trois Esquisses E minor
Dupré, Marcel (1886-1971) Op.41 Trois Esquisses B flat minor

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