Saint Augustin
Place Saint-Augustin, 75008 Paris Orgue de tribune1868 - Barker
1989 - Cavaillé-Coll
1945/62 - Beuchet-Debierre
1987 - Dargassies
III/54 - transmissions mécaniques -
composition
Orgue d'accompagnement sur tribune1899 - Mutin
1973 - Gonzalez
1983 - Dargassies
II/30 (21) - transmissions électriques -
composition
photo’s GO/OdC: Jeroen de Haan
Saint-Augustin was built between 1860 and 1871 by
Victor Baltard in an eclectic style combining Gothic
and Romanesque elements. It is almost 100 metres
in length, with a dome of 80 metres in height, and
was one of the first great buildings in Paris
constructed around a metal frame. This church is a
good example of the Parisan architecture during the
Second French Empire, directed by Baron
Haussmann, with many rectilinear avenues, which
called for prestigious buildings at prominent
locations.
Organiste titulaire
Didier Matry et Christophe Martin-Maëder
Famous organists in the past: Eugène Gigout, Jean Hure,
André Fleury, Suzanne Chaisemartin
Concerts
Regularly
Messes avec orgue
Saturday 6.30PM, Sunday 10AM, 11AM, 19PMVidéos GO
Didier Matry (Toccata Gigout) Didier Matry Christophe Martin-MaëderVidéo Orgue de choeur
Christophe Martin-Maëder
The organ was built by Charles Barker & Albert
Peschard and inaugurated in 1868. It was an
innovative instrument, the first organ equipped
with an electro - pneumatic transmission (type
Peschard - not to be confused wioth the type
Schmoele-Mol which was used by Merklin). In
1870 this system was improved by Paul Férat, one
of the pupils of Charles Barker. In 1889, the
maintenance was given to Cavaillé-Coll (i.c. his son
Gabriel, who was the expert on electricity).
However, shortly afterwards, Gabriel left the
company and Cavaillé-Coll decided tot carry out a
major reconstruction of the organ, with the
replacement of the electro - pneumatic
transmission by a mechanical transmission
assisted by the Barker lever, the extension of the
three keyboards to 56 notes and the pedal to 30
notes, and the addition of 9 stops. The new organ
was inaugurated in 1899 by Eugène Gigout. In
1925, Charles Mutin extended the instrument to
54 stops, and in 1962 the Beuchet company (i.c.
Picaud) added mixtures on each manual and
replaced the clarinette of the positif with a
cromorne. A restoration amd reharmonisation
was carried out in 1988 by Bernard Dargassies,
attempting to return to the original symphonic
instrument.
Les orgues de Paris
Saint Augustin
Place Saint-Augustin, 75008 Paris Orgue de tribune1868 - Barker
1989 - Cavaillé-Coll
1945/62 - Beuchet-Debierre
1987 - Dargassies
III/54 - transmissions mécaniques -
composition
Orgue d'accompagnement sur tribune1899 - Mutin
1973 - Gonzalez
1983 - Dargassies
II/30 (21) - transmissions électriques -
composition
photo’s GO/OdC: Jeroen de Haan
Saint-Augustin was built between 1860 and 1871 by Victor
Baltard in an eclectic style combining Gothic and
Romanesque elements. It is almost 100 metres in length,
with a dome of 80 metres in height, and was one of the
first great buildings in Paris constructed around a metal
frame. This church is a good example of the Parisan
architecture during the Second French Empire, directed
by Baron Haussmann, with many rectilinear avenues,
which called for prestigious buildings at prominent
locations.
The organ was built by Charles Barker & Albert Peschard
and inaugurated in 1868. It was an innovative instrument,
the first organ equipped with an electro - pneumatic
transmission (type Peschard - not to be confused wioth
the type Schmoele-Mol which was used by Merklin). In
1870 this system was improved by Paul Férat, one of the
pupils of Charles Barker. In 1889, the maintenance was
given to Cavaillé-Coll (i.c. his son Gabriel, who was the
expert on electricity). However, shortly afterwards,
Gabriel left the company and Cavaillé-Coll decided tot
carry out a major reconstruction of the organ, with the
replacement of the electro - pneumatic transmission by a
mechanical transmission assisted by the Barker lever, the
extension of the three keyboards to 56 notes and the
pedal to 30 notes, and the addition of 9 stops. The new
organ was inaugurated in 1899 by Eugène Gigout. In
1925, Charles Mutin extended the instrument to 54 stops,
and in 1962 the Beuchet company (i.c. Picaud) added
mixtures on each manual and replaced the clarinette of
the positif with a cromorne. A restoration amd
reharmonisation was carried out in 1988 by Bernard
Dargassies, attempting to return to the original
symphonic instrument.
Organiste titulaire
Didier Matry & Christophe Martin-Maëder
Famous organists in the past: Eugène Gigout, Jean Hure,
André Fleury, Suzanne Chaisemartin
Concerts
Regularly