Jacob’s Dream

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Jacob’s Dream

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Also known as: “Le Songe de Jacob”

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Marcel Dupré
…Le Songe de Jacob (Jacob’s Dream) performed at 15. An organist at Saint-Sulpice and Notre-Dame, Paris, he gave (1920) a series of 10 recitals in which he played from memory the complete organ works of J.S. Bach. He toured as a virtuoso (U.S. debut, 1921), frequently improvising fugues and…
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…Le Songe de Jacob (Jacob’s Dream) performed at 15. An organist at Saint-Sulpice and Notre-Dame, Paris, he gave (1920) a series of 10 recitals in which he played from memory the complete organ works of J.S. Bach. He toured as a virtuoso (U.S. debut, 1921), frequently improvising fugues and…
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