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Even in the 19th century, the present-day city of Paris was only a series of small towns in the countryside, apart from medieval Paris. In 1824, the village of Batignolles had five thousand inhabitants and depended on Clichy. It was decided to build a church; a subscription was launched. The small sum raised only allowed the erection of a chapel completed in 1829. But the population continued to grow and the chapel was enlarged by Paul-Eugène Lequeux (1806-1873). Respecting the Latin cross shape, it had the two aisles, the transept and the choir added, completed in 1851. The building is inspired by the ancient Roman basilica. Its porch resembles that of a Greek temple. The interior bears the mark of the churches built under the Restoration: Sainte-Marie-des-Batignolles is a sober, almost severe church. Fortunately, a flat ceiling with painted compartments and a superb 19th-century choir with a magnificent sculpted retable break this sobriety and embellish the building.
C5 In the second half of the nineteenth century, the church of Sainte-Marie des Batignolles had a large Stoltz organ (36 stops), which operated until July 1912. The First World War halted all reconstruction projects. During the unavailability of this instrument, it is the accompanying organ, installed in the choir, which is used. It is a 16-stop Merklin, built around 1880. tIt was transferred in 1918 to Saint-André d'Antin without being replaced. 1923 A new great organ was built in the tribune on the reverse of the main façade by the company Mutin Cavaillé-Coll. 1936 The organ underwent a complete overhaul by Gloton- Debierre. 1947 A restoration with transformations was carried out by the same factory (now Beuchet-Debierre): changes in the stoplist: Terciane on the Positif, change of the Plein Jeu GO. Regularly maintained for twenty years, it then deteriorated rapidly: in 1982, it was completely unusable. 1991-1994 Dargassies restored it entirely with the addition of seven stops*. He kept the best of Mutin. However, he replaced the half-length Bombarde 16 Pedal with a real one, the Terciane with a simple Tierce. The tops of the Montre 8 GO had been badly damaged. He replaced them. The question arose, as for the Salicional 8 of the Positif, while it was desired to have a Doublette, in order to have a complete Jeu de Tierce. After much discussion and different opinions taken into account, it was opted for the Doublette. It should be noted that this Salicional was largely posted. However, the pipes were kept and the operation is reversible. The GO Tuba sounded very muffled. It was replaced by a classic Trumpet, made of beautiful pewter. The heavily altered Plein Jeu has been replaced with a new of 4 ranks. The pneumatic pedal traction has been electrified. Dargassies has sought to preserve the Mutin aesthetic, especially with this big and beautiful Symphonic Swell. The GO and OP foundations are very symphonic. The mutations are balanced to the whole, without betraying their identity. The Plein Jeu GO is rather classic, but not acidic. It was a unanimous choice. 2011 Dargassies restored the wind supply. *thanks to Mr Bernard Dargassies for these informations.
1923 - Mutin (1) 1936 - Gloton-Debierre (6) 1947 - Beuchet-Debierre (3a) 1994 - Dargassies (3a) 2011 - Dargassies (6)

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Organiste titulaire Simon Prunet-Foch Famous organists in the past: André Messager, Henti Busser (titulaires de l’ancien orgue Stoltz), Joseph Bonnet, Joachim Havard de la Montagne. Concerts Sometimes Masses with organ Saturday 6:00 PM, Sunday 10:30 AM, 6:45 PM Videos Simon Prunet-Foch Photos : Jeroen de Haan
The organs of Paris
ORGANS OF PARIS © 2024 Vincent Hildebrandt ALL ORGANS
C5 In the second half of the nineteenth century, the church of Sainte-Marie des Batignolles had a large Stoltz organ (36 stops), which operated until July 1912. The First World War halted all reconstruction projects. During the unavailability of this instrument, it is the accompanying organ, installed in the choir, which is used. It is a 16-stop Merklin, built around 1880. tIt was transferred in 1918 to Saint-André d'Antin without being replaced. 1923 A new great organ was built in the tribune on the reverse of the main façade by the company Mutin Cavaillé-Coll. 1936 The organ underwent a complete overhaul by Gloton- Debierre. 1947 A restoration with transformations was carried out by the same factory (now Beuchet-Debierre): changes in the stoplist: Terciane on the Positif, change of the Plein Jeu GO. Regularly maintained for twenty years, it then deteriorated rapidly: in 1982, it was completely unusable. 1991-1994 Dargassies restored it entirely with the addition of seven stops*. He kept the best of Mutin. However, he replaced the half-length Bombarde 16 Pedal with a real one, the Terciane with a simple Tierce. The tops of the Montre 8 GO had been badly damaged. He replaced them. The question arose, as for the Salicional 8 of the Positif, while it was desired to have a Doublette, in order to have a complete Jeu de Tierce. After much discussion and different opinions taken into account, it was opted for the Doublette. It should be noted that this Salicional was largely posted. However, the pipes were kept and the operation is reversible. The GO Tuba sounded very muffled. It was replaced by a classic Trumpet, made of beautiful pewter. The heavily altered Plein Jeu has been replaced with a new of 4 ranks. The pneumatic pedal traction has been electrified. Dargassies has sought to preserve the Mutin aesthetic, especially with this big and beautiful Symphonic Swell. The GO and OP foundations are very symphonic. The mutations are balanced to the whole, without betraying their identity. The Plein Jeu GO is rather classic, but not acidic. It was a unanimous choice. 2011 Dargassies restored the wind supply. *thanks to Mr Bernard Dargassies for these informations.
1923 - Mutin (1) 1936 - Gloton-Debierre (6) 1947 - Beuchet-Debierre (3a) 1994 - Dargassies (3a) 2011 - Dargassies (6)

III/35 (30) - traction mécanique

composition

Organiste titulaire Simon Prunet-Foch Famous organists in the past: André Messager, Henti Busser (titulaires de l’ancien orgue Stoltz), Joseph Bonnet, Joachim Havard de la Montagne. Concerts Sometimes Masses with organ Saturday 6:00 PM, Sunday 10:30 AM, 6:45 PM Videos Simon Prunet-Foch Photos : Jeroen de Haan