Marcel Dupré – a man between the centuries.

Dupré Digital is an exciting journey of discovery through the musical cosmos of the French composer Marcel Dupré (1886-1971). For the 50th anniversary of his death in 2021, the Munich Dupré expert Tobias Frank initiated the international online project, which is based on three pillars: music, interviews and the newcomer project Nymphéas.

Interviews with experts (including Ben van Oosten, Jeremy Filsell, Olivier Latry, Helmut Deutsch, Robert Quinney) and contemporary witnesses (the students Michel Tissier and Dominique Rebourgeon as well as the composer’s granddaughter Alice Tollet-Szebrat) portray Dupré in 13 video episodes as an artistic personality in his contemporary historical context with all his rough edges and reveal surprising facets. All videos are subtitled in three languages: German, English and French.

Musicians around the world bring to life music that has been slumbering in the archives for decades and is being performed for the first time.

If you are looking for sheet music, please visit the Edition Dupré Digital website. The online shop will open on 13 April 2026.

Browse through the site and dive into the musical cosmos of Marcel Dupré.

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Latest releases (click on the thumbnails to order):

Marcel Dupré – VOCAL DISCOVERIES – An album featuring world premiere recordings of choral works by Marcel Dupré.

Press reviews:

‘Discoveries at their finest’. […] Tobias Frank has released the CD Marcel Dupré – Vocal Discoveries (on the Dabringhaus & Grimm label) with the fabulous chamber choir Vox ad hoc. This recording shatters the cliché of Marcel Dupré (1886–1971) as solely an organ virtuoso, revealing him to be an eminent vocal composer of astonishing breadth. A panorama of hitherto overlooked sacred and secular vocal works unfolds, captivating the listener immediately. […] The choir sings with slender yet rich voices, producing a warm sound imbued with French character. In terms of sound engineering, the recording impresses with its heavenly clarity and flattering sense of space.’
(Dr Wolfram Goertz, Rheinische Post, 16 March 2026).

‘The ensemble Vox ad hoc, founded by Tobias Frank, consists of 20 singers, all of whom are excellent and sing as a choir rather than as soloists. They sing with little vibrato and thus have an almost instrumental approach. They unite to create a lively, stable, robust and shining choral sound with a steely quality; the articulation is fluid, filling the ever-moving, lively and joyful choruses with a zest for life. […] The instrumentalists play impeccably: Aaron Voderholzer plays the grand organ of the Himmelfahrtskirche in Munich-Sendling with great vitality, as do Laurine Follonier and Sachiko Hara on the pianos. Christian Segmehl plays the saxophone, which sounds almost like a human voice. The sound engineer has superbly captured the true sense of space within the Himmelfahrtskirche, maintaining an excellent balance between the piano(s) and the choir.’
(Rainer W. Janka, Klassik heute, 10 March 2026).
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Marcel Dupré: NYMPHÉAS for organ | op. 54
(Listen to the music here.)

“The edition presents in one volume the original version with all the author’s indications, and a transcription for a three-manual organ. The arranger [Tobias Frank] explains in great detail how he worked, and the presence of the original version allows the performer to see exactly what changes and adaptations had to be made. Some passages even offer two possibilities of performance.”
(Guy Bovet in La tribune de l’orgue, Juni 2022, S. 45)

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Marcel Dupré: RÉSONANCES for organ & orchestra | WoO
(Full score and the composer’s reduction for piano and organ. Listen to the music here.)