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Source: De Orgelvriend.

Source: De Orgelvriend

London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Brompton Oratory (Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)
Municipal: London
Address: Brompton Road, SW7 2RP, London
Website: http://www.bromptonoratory.co.uk/

Description nr.: 2000859.

Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1952)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1952 J.W. Walker & Sons  new organ
2005 J.W. Walker & Sons  restoration

The organ at Brompton Oratory was built by the Walker firm, advised by the church's organist, Ralph Downes. The organ is considered one of the best English organs in terms of structure, intonation and timbre. In the years 2004-2005 the instrument was restored by the company Walker & Sons. Consultant was Patrick Russill. The original voicing has not been changed.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great10
- Choir9
- Swell14
- Pedal12
Total number of stops45

Specification
Great (C-a'''): Quintadena 16', Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Octave 4', Gemshorn 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Superoctave 2', Tertian 2 ranks, Mixture 4-5 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir (C-a'''): Gedackt 8', Principal 4', Rohrflöte 4', Octave 2', Waldflöte 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Scharf 4 ranks, Cromorne 8', Tremulant.
Swell (C-a'''): Baarpijp 8', Quintadena 8', Viola 8', Céleste 8', Principal 4', Gedacktflöte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Oktave 2', Gemshorn 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 4 ranks, Cymbel 3 ranks, Echo Trumpet 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Pedal (C-g'): Prinzipal 16', Subbaß 16', Quintflöte 10 2/3', Oktave 8', Gedackt 8', Rohrquint 5 1/3', Oktave 4', Nachthorn 2', Mixtur 4 ranks, Bombarde 16', Trumpet 8', Trumpet 2'.

Literature Grote Engelse organisten spelen geen werk van hun landgenoten : Internationaal orgelcongresweek juli/aug. '80 centrum Oxford : deel 2 / Jan W. van Spronsen. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 23, nr. 7, juli 1981.
Recordings
  • Matthew Martin plays the 1954 Walker/Downes organ of the London Oratory / Matthew Martin. - Priory Records PRCD 1084 (CD). - 2012. - (Great European Organs ; no. 86).
  • Brompton Oratory / Patrick Russill. - Herald 214 (CD).
  • César Franck : Organ Works / David Sanger. - Basic Record Library BRL 70 (LP).
  • The Organ of Brompton Oratory / Ralph Downes. - Sagapan PAN 6328 (LP). - 1965. - (The Saga Golden Treasury of Sacred Music).
Links http://www.bromptonoratory.co.uk/the-organs/