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Source: Postcard.

Source: Postcard

Agde, France (Hérault (34)) - Cathédrale Saint-Étienne
Municipal: Agde
Region:Languedoc-Roussillon
Address: 3 Rue Hôtel du Cheval Blanc, 34300, Agde
Website: https://eglisedagde.jimdo.com/contact/

Description nr.: 2000392.

Built by: Gérald Guillemin (1990)


The new organ in Agde Cathedral is inspired by the work of Silbermann. It replaces a 1901 Puget organ.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk11
- Hinterwerk13
- Pedal5
Total number of stops29
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
TemperamentKirnberger III

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Bordun 16', Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Quintaden 8', Octava 4', Spitzflöte 4', Quinta 2 2/3', Octava 2', Mixtur 6 fach, Cornet 3 fach, Trompete 8'.
Hinterwerk (C-g'''): Gemshorn 8', Gedackt 8', Octava 4', Rohrflöte 4', Nazat 2 2/3', Octava 2', Waldflöte 2', Quinta 1 1/3', Sifflöte 1', Sesquialter 2 fach, Mixtur 3 fach, Krummhorn 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Principalbass 16', Octavbass 8', Posaunenbass 32', Posaunenbass 16', Trompetenbass 8'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Hinterwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Hinterwerk.
Accessories: Tremblant Doux.

Literature
  • Orgues en Languedoc-Roussillon : Tome 3 : Hérault. - Aix-en-Provence : Édisud ; Association Régionale des Activités Musicales en Languedoc-Roussillon (ARAM-LR), 1988.
  • Les visites d'orgues 2007 : Les orgues du Languedoc / Jean-Claude Péruchot. - In: Association François-Henri Cliquot Poitiers, Bulletin No. 31, 2007-2008.
Recordings Dietrich Buxtehude : l'Oeuvre pour Orgue CD 3 / OIivier Vernet. - Ligia Digital 0104025-95 (CD). - 1995.