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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.
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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 with 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 to 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.
In 1962 the Beuchet company (i.c. father and son Picaud)
carried out an overhaul and reharmonization, with the
addition of mixtures on each manual and the replacement
of the Voix humaine of the Swell with a Sesquialtera II and
the Clarinette of the Positif with a Cromorne.
A new restoration and reharmonization was carried out in
1988 by Bernard Dargassies, with the aim to return to the
original symphonic instrument.
In 2023, an overhaul (concerning the swell and a part of
mecanic and blowers) is being carried out.
Organiste titulaire
Didier Matry & Christophe Martin-Maëder
Famous organists in the past: Eugène Gigout, Jean Hure,
André Fleury, Suzanne Chaisemartin
Concerts
Regularly
Masses with organ
Saturday 6.30PM, Sunday 10AM, 11AM, 19PM
Videos
Didier Matry
•
Improvisation (2021)
•
Widor (2021)
•
Dupré (2021)
•
Tournemire (2021)
•
Metaprisme III
•
Toccata Gigout
•
Improvisation, saxophone et orgue
•
Extraits des "Sonnets" mélodies
•
André Fleury Pièce N°14
•
André Fleury Pièce N°20
•
Pierre Cochereau Grand Plein Jeu improvisé
•
Buxtehude Erhalt uns Herr
Christophe Martin-Maëder
photos GO : Didier Matry
Eugène Gigout on the organ of Saint-Augustin, Paris
1868 - Barker (1)
1899 - Cavaillé-Coll (3a)
1925 - Mutin (2)
1945- Beuchet-Debierre (6)
1962 - Beuchet-Debierre (3a)
1988 - Dargassies (4)
III/54 - traction mécanique
composition
The organs of Paris
ORGANS OF PARIS © 2023 Vincent Hildebrandt ALL ORGANS
C2
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 with 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 to 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.
In 1962 the Beuchet company (i.c. father and son Picaud)
carried out an overhaul and reharmonization, with the
addition of mixtures on each manual and the replacement of
the Voix humaine of the Swell with a Sesquialtera II and the
Clarinette of the Positif with a Cromorne.
A new restoration and reharmonization was carried out in
1988 by Bernard Dargassies, with the aim to return to the
original symphonic instrument.
In 2023, an overhaul (concerning the swell and a part of
mecanic and blowers) is being carried out.
Organiste titulaire
Didier Matry & Christophe Martin-Maëder
Famous organists in the past: Eugène Gigout, Jean Hure,
André Fleury, Suzanne Chaisemartin
Concerts
Regularly
Masses with organ
Saturday 6.30PM, Sunday 10AM, 11AM, 19PM
Videos
Didier Matry
•
Improvisation (2021)
•
Widor (2021)
•
Dupré (2021)
•
Tournemire (2021)
•
Metaprisme III
•
Toccata Gigout
•
Improvisation, saxophone et orgue
•
Extraits des "Sonnets" mélodies
•
André Fleury Pièce N°14
•
André Fleury Pièce N°20
•
Pierre Cochereau Grand Plein Jeu improvisé
•
Buxtehude Erhalt uns Herr
Christophe Martin-Maëder
photos GO : Didier Matry
1868 - Barker (1)
1899 - Cavaillé-Coll (3a)
1925 - Mutin (2)
1945- Beuchet-Debierre (6)
1962 - Beuchet-Debierre (3a)
1988 - Dargassies (4)
III/54 - traction mécanique
composition
