The 21th century: an exciting start!Inthelastdecadesofthe20thcentury,continuinginthe 21thcentury,viewsareshiftingagain:agrowinginterestin the19thcenturysymphonicorgansisseen,givingbirthtoa moreconservativerestorationpolicy.Theleadingbuilderin thesedecadesisDargassies(fromtheformerGonzalez firm).Thefirstdecadesofthe21thcenturyseemtoelaborateon theviewsdevelopedinthelastpartofthepastcentury: moreprudentrestorations,respectingtheviewsofthe originalbuilder(s)anditssubsequenthistory.Remarkably, threelargeneworgansareaddedtotheParisiansorgan landscape:theAubertin-organofStLouis-en-l’ile(2004),the Rieger-organofthenewPhilharmonie(2016)andthe Grenzing-organattheauditoriumofRadioFrance(2016).In addition,somesmallerorganswerebuilt:twoorgansby Cogez and one by Chevron. Incontrast,themaintenanceandrestorationsofexisting Parisianorgansisseverelyhamperedduetoalackof resources;mostrestorationsinthiseraarefinancedby private funds (e.g. Saint Clotilde, 2006). Thetableontherightsideshowsthemainorganbuildersofthe 21thcentury(andlastdecadesofthe20thcentury)andthe numbers of organs they built or restored and/or renovated.ThistableshowsthedominanceofDargassies,inparticularin the last decades of the 20th century.Inthisera,thereare15neworganstowelcome,asharpdecline inrelationtothenumberspresentedbeforeonthe19thand 20thcentury,butstillimpressivewhenrealisingthatthis ‘market’iswellsaturatedaftercenturiesoforganbuilding activities in Paris.
The 21th century: an exciting start!Inthelastdecadesofthe20thcentury,and continuinginthe21thcentury,viewsareshifting again:agrowinginterestinthe19thcentury symphonicorgansisseen,givingbirthtoamore conservativerestorationpolicy.Theleadingbuilderin thesedecadesisDargassies(fromtheformer Gonzalez firm).Thefirstdecadesofthe21thcenturyseemto elaborateontheviewsdevelopedinthelastpartof thepastcentury:moreprudentrestorations, respectingtheviewsoftheoriginalbuilder(s)andits subsequenthistory.Remarkably,threelargenew organsareaddedtotheParisiansorganlandscape: theAubertin-organofStLouis-en-l’ile(2004),the Rieger-organofthenewPhilharmonie(2016)andthe Grenzing-organattheauditoriumofRadioFrance (2016).Inaddition,somesmallerorganswerebuilt: two organs by Cogez and one by Chevron. Incontrast,themaintenanceandrestorationsof existingParisianorgansisseverelyhampereddueto alackofresources;mostrestorationsinthiseraare financed by private funds (e.g. Saint Clotilde, 2006).Thetablebelowshowsthemainorganbuildersofthe21thcentury(and lastdecadesofthe20thcentury)andthenumbersoforganstheybuiltor restored and/or renovated.ThistableshowsthedominanceofDargassies,inparticularinthelast decades of the 20th century.Inthisera,thereare17neworganstowelcome,asharpdeclinein relationtothenumberspresentedbeforeonthe19thand20thcentury, butstillimpressivewhenrealisingthatthis‘market’iswellsaturatedafter centuries of organ building activities in Paris.