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The church has one of the very first organs by Aristide
Cavaillé. Many refer to it as his very first organ, but it is in fact
his Opus No. 4. The organ was delivered on October 22, 1838.
It had 47 stops on three manuals and pedalboard. Its design is
typical of the transition between the classical period and the
future Romantic period (Expressive Swell with the 8' and 4'
harmonic flutes). The narrowness of the gallery forced the
builder to create a new layout: the exposed case is that of the
Positif (in 8'), the Grand-orgue and the Récit are at the back
and the Pedal is placed on the sides.
1846
Maison Cavaillé-Coll carried out an overhaul.
1881
Stoltz et Frères performed an overhaul. Six Cavaillé-Coll games
(mixtures) are replaced by four 8' stops.
1902
Maison Mutin-Cavaillé-Coll carried out an overhaul.
1975-1978
Haerpfer-Erman completed a ‘restoration’ which became a
complete disaster and a black page in the history of the
French organ heritage. During this ‘restoration’, it was decided
that 54 notes was not enough, so there was a re-make of the
chests to have 56 notes. That made it necessary to replace the
whole mechanics. And that made it necessary to replace the
old console. To complete the disaster, the harmonisation was
changed into a neo-baroque direction and the number of
stops was extended from 41 to 48. Fortunately, the old
console was not destroyed, but left behind somewhere on the
organ loft and 31 stops of Cavaillé-Coll were preserved (albeit
modified).
In 2020, Yves Fossaert carried out extensive works, including a
reconstruction of the original wind supply and parts of the
mechanics.
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The construction of the church began in 1823 during
the reign of Louis XVIII and was completed in 1836
during the reign of Louis-Philippe, with Louis-Hippolyte
Lebas as architect. Georges Bizet received his baptism
at the church on March 16, 1840, while the painter
Claude Monet was baptized on May 20, 1841. César
Franck was married there on February 22, 1848.
Organiste titulaire
Marie-Ange Laurent
Concerts
Regularly
Masses with ogan
Saturday 6:30 PM
Sunday 9:30 and 11:00 AM, 6:30 PM
Videos
Marie-Ange Leurent
1838 - Cavaillé-Coll (1)
1846 - Cavaillé-Coll (6)
1881 - Stolz (5)
1902 - Mutin (6)
1978 - Haerpfer-Erman (3a)
2020 - Fossaert (5)
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A2
The church has one of the very first organs by Aristide
Cavaillé. Many refer to it as his very first organ, but it is in
fact his Opus No. 4. The organ was delivered on October 22,
1838. It had 47 stops on three manuals and pedalboard. Its
design is typical of the transition between the classical
period and the future Romantic period (Expressive Swell
with the 8' and 4' harmonic flutes). The narrowness of the
gallery forced the builder to create a new layout: the
exposed case is that of the Positif (in 8'), the Grand-orgue
and the Récit are at the back and the Pedal is placed on the
sides.
1846
Maison Cavaillé-Coll carried out an overhaul.
1881
Stoltz et Frères performed an overhaul. Six Cavaillé-Coll
games (mixtures) are replaced by four 8' stops.
1902
Maison Mutin-Cavaillé-Coll carried out an overhaul.
1975-1978
Haerpfer-Erman completed a ‘restoration’ which became a
complete disaster and a black page in the history of the
French organ heritage. During this ‘restoration’, it was
decided that 54 notes was not enough, so there was a re-
make of the chests to have 56 notes. That made it necessary
to replace the whole mechanics. And that made it necessary
to replace the old console. To complete the disaster, the
harmonisation was changed into a neo-baroque direction
and the number of stops was extended from 41 to 48.
Fortunately, the old console was not destroyed, but left
behind somewhere on the organ loft and 31 stops of
Cavaillé-Coll were preserved (albeit modified).
In 2020, Yves Fossaert carried out extensive works, including
a reconstruction of the original wind supply and parts of the
mechanics.
More information…
More info 2…
Organiste titulaire
Marie-Ange Laurent
Concerts
Regularly
Masses with ogan
Saturday 6:30 PM
Sunday 9:30 and 11:00 AM, 6:30 PM
Videos
Marie-Ange Leurent
1838 - Cavaillé-Coll (1)
1846 - Cavaillé-Coll (6)
1881 - Stolz (5)
1902 - Mutin (6)
1978 - Haerpfer-Erman (3a)
2020 - Fossaert (5)