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Photo: Didier Berthelot. Datation: 24 March 2012.

Photo: Didier Berthelot

Nantes, France (Loire-Atlantique (44)) - Cathédrale Saint-Pierre
Commune: Nantes
Région:Pays-de-la-Loire
Adresse: 7 Impasse Saint-Laurent, 44000, Nantes
Site Web: http://cathedrale-nantes.fr/

Description no.: 2000215.

Bâti par: François-Henri Clicquot (1784)
Destroyed by fire (2020)

AnnéeFacteurOpusActivité
1784 François-Henri Clicquot  orgue neuf
1933 Gloton-Debièrre  conversion
1971 Manufacture Beuchet-Debièrre  restauration

  • The large organ in the Cathedral of Nantes was built by François-Henri Clicquot in 1784. He constructed an instrument with five manuals and an independent pedal. It had 49 stops. Pipework from the previous organ was also used by him, which was built in 1619 by Jacques Girardet, and was subsequently enlarged and modified several times. The organ of Clicquot was spared during the revolution years thanks to the efforts of the organist Denis Joubert. In 1866 it was restored by Merklin-Schütze, with some minor modifications being carried out.
  • During a renovation in 1932-1933 by the company Gloton-Debierre, the action was made pneumatic. The organ was then re-dedicated on February 19, 1933, with a concert by Louis Vierne.
  • The instrument was damaged during World War II. It was not until 1971 that it was fully restored, by the company Beuchet-Debierre. The action was rebuilt to electro-pneumatic. On November 21, 1971 the renewed organ was inaugurated with a concert by the organist-titular Félix Moreau and guest organist Gaston Litaize.
  • On July 18, 2020, a large fire in the cathedral destroyed the main organ completely. The choir organ was damaged: the console was lost.

Données techniques
Nombre de registres par manuel
- Grand-Orgue22
- Positif15
- Récit Expressif19
- Bombarde16 (6)
- Pédale20 (14)
Nombre de jeux total92 (76)
Transmission des clésElectropneumatic
Transmission des jeuxElectropneumatic
Sommier(s)Cone chests

Composition
Grand-Orgue (C-c''''): Montre 16' - 1784, Bourdon 16' - 1784, Montre 8' - 1784, Principal 8' - 1784, Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Diapason 8', Grosse Quinte 5 1/3' - 1784, Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Grosse Tierce 3 1/5' - 1784, Quinte-Flûte 2 2/3' - 1784, Doublette 2', Quarte de Nazard 2' - 1784, Tierce 1 3/5' - 1784, Grosse Fourniture 2-4 rangs, Fourniture 4 rangs - 1784, Cymbale 4 rangs - 1784, Cornet 5 rangs (discant) - 1784, 1ère Trompette 8' - 1784, 2ème Trompette 8' - 1784, Clairon 4' - 1784.
Positif (C-c''''): Montre 8' - 1784, Salicional 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4' - 1784, Flûte Douce 4' - 1784, Nazard 2 2/3' - 1784, Doublette 2' - 1784, Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Piccolo 1', Fourniture 4 rangs, Cornet 5 rangs (discant) - 1784, Trompette 8' - 1784, Cromorne 8' - 1784, Clairon 4' - 1784.
Récit Expressif (C-c''''): Quintaton 16', Principal 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte 8' - 1784, Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte de Nazard 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Plein-Jeu 4 rangs, Cymbale 4 rangs, Bombarde Acoustique 16', Trompette 8' - 1784, Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8' - 1784, Clairon 4', Tremulant.
Bombarde (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' - gereserveerd, Violoncelle 8', Flûte Creuse 8' - gereserveerd, Bourdon 8' - gereserveerd, Principal 8' - gereserveerd, Prestant 4' - gereserveerd, Principal 4' - gereserveerd, Quinte 2 2/3' - gereserveerd, Principal 2' - gereserveerd, Fourniture 4 rangs - gereserveerd, Cymbale 4 rangs - gereserveerd, Cornet 5 rangs (discant) - 1784, Bombarde 16' - 1784, Trompette 8' - 1784, Hautbois 8', Clairon 4' - 1784.
Pédale (C-g'): Soubasse (ext) 32', Soubasse 16' - 1784, Principal 16' - transmissie, Flûte 16', Grosse Quinte 10 2/3' - gereserveerd, Principal 8', Basse (ext) 8', Flûte 8' - 1784, Principal 4', Flûte 4', Principal 2', Plein-Jeu 4 rangs, Bombarde Acoustique 32', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8' - 1784, Clairon 4' - 1784, Clariton 2' - gereserveerd, Régale 16' - gereserveerd, Régale 8' - gereserveerd, Régale 4' - gereserveerd.

Références
  • l'Orgue de la Cathédrale de Nantes / Abbé Marcel Courtonne. - Nantes : Imprimerie Armoricaine, 1924.
  • Kroniek : Nieuwe orgels. - In: Musica Sacra, XLe jaar, no. 2, juni 1933.
  • Le grand orgue de la Cathédrale de Nantes / Félix Moreau. - Saint-Nazaire : Association Hymnal, 2005.
  • Uit de orgelwereld : Hoofdorgel Kathedraal Nantes verbrand / Gerco Schaap [red.]. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 62 nr. 7, september 2020.
Enregistrements Augustin Barié : l'Oeuvre d'orgue / Marie-Thérèse Jehan. - SOCD-17 (CD).
Lièns https://www.musiquesacree-nantes.fr/les-orgues/les-instruments/
https://www.musiqueorguequebec.ca/orgues/france/nantescsp.html
http://www.musimem.com/Nantes.htm
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The sad remains after the fire. Photo: Jean-Alain Ripoche. Datation: 18 July 2020.
Photo: Jean-Alain Ripoche