Versailles, Cathédrale
Saint Louis
4 place Saint Louis, 78000 Versailles 1761 - François-Henri Clicquot1829 - Louis-Paul Dallery
1840 - John Abbey
1863 - Aristide Cavaillé-Coll1961 - Beuchet-Debierre
1987 - Théo Haerpfer
2018-20 - Lacorre & MuhleisenIII/46 - transmissions mécaniques - composition
Saint Louis de Versailles was built between 1743 and
1754. The architect was Jacques Hardouin-Mansart
de Sagonne (1711-1778), a grandson of the famous
architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart. In 1764 Louis-
François Trouard added the Chapelle de la
Providence (now the Chapelle des Catéchismes) to
the northern transept. In a graceful baroque style, it
also preserves a lovely collection of period paintings.
It served at first simply as the Saint Louis district
parish. It became a cathedral in 1848.
Organiste titulaire
Jean-Pierre Millioud, Christian OttConcerts
OccasionnalyMesses avec orgue
Dimanche 11.00 AM Vidéo Christian Ott
The organ was built by François-Henri Clicquot in 1759-
1761 (45 stops and 4 manuals and a pedal with a 'grand
ravalement').
1829: Maintenance by Louis-Paul Dallery (addition of a
Bombarde at the GO).
1840: Maintenance by John Abbey (new wind supply).
1863: Renovation by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll: deletion of the
fourth manual, addition of a Swell with 8 stops,
replacement of several mutations and mixtures by
'symphonic' stops on the other manuals (a Gambe and
an Unda Maris on the Positif, a Gambe and a Salicional
on GO), a Barker machine for the GO, several 'pédales de
combinaisons', extention of winchests from 50 to 54
notes for each manual and renovation of the wind supply
applying various pressures.
In the first half of the XXth century, works were carried
out by Mutin, Bossier and Costa-Duval.
In 1961, a restoration was performed by Beuchet-
Debierre: extension of manuals to 56 notes, installation
of a new 30-note pedalboard, repositioning of the swell
pedal, using a toespoon, from the extreme right to the
middle of the console. On the Grand-Orgue, a poor
Quinte, not from Clicquot nor from Cavaillé-Coll, was
replaced by a new one, and a 4' Flûte replaced the
second 4' Prestant (which was relocated on the Swell). On
the Positif. Gambe and Unda Maris stops were replaced
by a 4' Flûte douce and a 1 3/5' Tierce, and a 1 1/3'
Larigot was added. An additional winchest was built for
the Swell to house the following stops: 8' Principal, 4'
Prestant, 2' Doublette, and Plein-Jeu.
In 1987 a thorough restauration was carried out by Théo
Haerpfer (Manufacture Lorraine de Grandes Orgues),
restoring the creation of Cavaillé-Coll in 1863.
Les orgues de Paris
Versailles,
Cathédrale
Saint Louis
4 place Saint Louis, 78000 Versailles 1761 - François-Henri Clicquot1829 - Louis-Paul Dallery
1840 - John Abbey
1863 - Aristide Cavaillé-Coll1961 - Beuchet-Debierre
1987 - Théo Haerpfer
2018-20 - Lacorre & MuhleisenIII/46 - transmissions mécaniques - composition
Saint Louis de Versailles was built between 1743 and
1754. The architect was Jacques Hardouin-Mansart
de Sagonne (1711-1778), a grandson of the famous
architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart. In 1764 Louis-
François Trouard added the Chapelle de la
Providence (now the Chapelle des Catéchismes) to
the northern transept. In a graceful baroque style, it
also preserves a lovely collection of period paintings.
It served at first simply as the Saint Louis district
parish. It became a cathedral in 1848.
The organ was built by François-Henri Clicquot in
1759-1761 (45 stops and 4 manuals and a pedal with
a 'grand ravalement').
1829: Maintenance by Louis-Paul Dallery (addition of
a Bombarde at the GO).
1840: Maintenance by John Abbey (new wind supply).
1863: Renovation by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll: deletion of
the fourth manual, addition of a Swell with 8 stops,
replacement of several mutations and mixtures by
'symphonic' stops on the other manuals (a Gambe
and an Unda Maris on the Positif, a Gambe and a
Salicional on GO), a Barker machine for the GO,
several 'pédales de combinaisons', extention of
winchests from 50 to 54 notes for each manual and
renovation of the wind supply applying various
pressures.
In the first half of the XXth century, works were
carried out by Mutin, Bossier and Costa-Duval.
In 1961, a restoration was performed by Beuchet-
Debierre: extension of manuals to 56 notes,
installation of a new 30-note pedalboard,
repositioning of the swell pedal, using a toespoon,
from the extreme right to the middle of the console.
On the Grand-Orgue, a poor Quinte, not from
Clicquot nor from Cavaillé-Coll, was replaced by a
new one, and a 4' Flûte replaced the second 4'
Prestant (which was relocated on the Swell). On the
Positif. Gambe and Unda Maris stops were replaced
by a 4' Flûte douce and a 1 3/5' Tierce, and a 1 1/3'
Larigot was added. An additional winchest was built
for the Swell to house the following stops: 8'
Principal, 4' Prestant, 2' Doublette, and Plein-Jeu.
In 1987 a thorough restauration was carried out by
Théo Haerpfer (Manufacture Lorraine de Grandes
Orgues), restoring the creation of Cavaillé-Coll in
1863.