Theater organs
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Cité de la musique
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Concerts Colonne
Organ of Mutin, built at the beginning of the XXth
century and sold in 1927 to the parish of Saint-
Nicolas, Meursault (Côte-d'Or). It’s stoplist is identical
to that of the choir organ of Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix.
Source et composition
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Opéra comique
The first organ of the Opera-Comique (a small
Cavaillé-Coll of 4 stops) was replaced by a larger
instrument at an unknown date. This organ, whose
console was already missing, was dismantled by
Dargassies in 1999 and is stored at the workshop in
Rambervilliers. The little Cavaillé-Coll was transferred
to the church of Saint Germain les Corbeil (91).
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Palais du Trocadéro/Palais de Chaillot
Built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll for the Word Exposition
of 1878 at the Palais du Trocadéro, transfert in 1937 to
the Palais de Chaillot and in 1977 to the Auditorium
Maurice-Ravel in Lyon.
Audio:
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improvisation André Marchal : nous n’irons plus au
bois
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Rare recordings of the organ at the Palais de
Chaillot
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Les Portiques des Champs-Élysées
Organ of Convers, 1928, now at the au Temple
Protestant in Amiens. Composition
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Maison de Radio France
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Philharmonie de Paris
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Salle Berlioz (now: Théâtre de l’œuvre)
This organ was built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in 1890.
In 1909, it was transfered to the church Sainte
Geneviève des grandes carrières.
Original composition
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La salle d’armes de M. Pauilhac
An organ of , 1912, constructed with the tubular
system on indications of Docteur Bédart. 48 stops
and three expressive keyboards. This instrument
disappeared.
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Salle Gaveau
This hall housed an organ built in 1900 by Mutin
(III/39) ; only the facade survived - the instrument
itself was moved to Saint-Saëns (Normandie).
Original composition
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Salle Pleyel
This hall housed a big organ, built by the Société
anonyme française de facture d’orgues Cavaillé-Coll in
1929 (IV/70) and inaugurated by Marcel Dupré in
1930. It was removed in the fifties and seems to have
been moved several times during the follwing years.
It was bought by the Italian organ builder Formentelli
and stored in a warehouse. There is only a photo of
the console, the organ had no case. Photos of the
pipework (thanks to Christian Tedesco).
Original composition
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Salle de concerts Touche
Organ of Mutin (1906). Vierne gave often lessons in
this hall.
Moved to l'église Saint-Dominique de Paris in 1926
and later to Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue after the
second world war.
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Studio 103 et 104 de la Maison de Radio-France
The organ of Müller of Studio 103 was transferred
in 2008 to l'église Sainte Jeanne-d'Arc de Versailles.
The Gonzalez organ of Studio 104 was transferredto
Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille, the cathedral of Lille.
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Théâtre des Champs Élysée
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Théâtre de l’œuvre (voir: Salle Berlioz)
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Théâtre Lyrique
The organ of the Hall at the Boulevard du Temple
(Cavaillé-Coll, 1859, II/8): moved as choir organ to the
Cathédrale de Grenoble in 1869, after that to the Petit
Séminaire de Saint-Antoine-L'Abbaye (1928) and
finally to the Church of St. Didier of Voreppe.
Current composition
The organ of the Hall at the Place du Châtelet (Cavaillé-
Coll, 1864, II/8): Transferred to Belle-Ile-en-Mer in
1875 by Cavaillé who added the buffet and the pipes
in front. Restored by Bernard Hurvy, 1992.
Composition
Cinema organs…
Saint-Saens à l’orgue de la Salle Gaveau (1910?)
Jeanne Demessieux à l’orgue de la Salle Pleyel (1946)
Salle Berlioz : buffet d’orgue
(merci à Xavier Lebrun)
Palais de Chaillot
Victor Gonzalez - André Fleury - André Marchal
Palais du Trocadéro
Saint-Nicolas, Meursault
Saint-Germain-les-Corbeil. Photos Xavier Lebrun.
Console of the former organ of Salle Pleyel
Salle Gaveau
La salle d’armes de M. Pauilhac
(facebook Christophe Rouby-Cours
Console of the former organ of Salle Pleyel