Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Jean Aubry
Dreux, France (Eure-et-Loir (28)) - Chapelle Royale Saint Louis (Domaine Royale de Dreux)
Municipal: Dreux
Region:Centre-Val de Loire
Address: 2 Square d'Aumale, 28100, Dreux
Website: https://www.domaine-royal-dreux.com/
Description nr.: 2006849.
Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1845) - opus 77
The organ of the Chapelle Royale in Deux near Orléans was built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in 1844/1845 and was inaugurated on July 13, 1845. In 1875 Cavaillé-Coll revised the instrument. The disposition has been modernized, partly by placing new stops, partly by renaming existing registers.
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Doublette 2' - 1875, Trompette 8' - 1875, Clairon 4' - 1875, Basson 8' - 1875.
Récit Expressif (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Dulciane 4' - 1875, Basson-Hautbois 8' - 1875, Voix Humaine 8' - 1875, Trémolo.
Pédale (C-c'): Soubasse 16', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8'.
Couplers: Copula des Claviers, Tirasse Grand Orgue.
Accessories: Anches Grand Orgue, Anches Récit.
Photo: Jean Aubry
Dreux, France (Eure-et-Loir (28)) - Chapelle Royale Saint Louis (Domaine Royale de Dreux)
Municipal: Dreux
Region:Centre-Val de Loire
Address: 2 Square d'Aumale, 28100, Dreux
Website: https://www.domaine-royal-dreux.com/
Description nr.: 2006849.
Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1845) - opus 77
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1845 | Aristide Cavaillé-Coll | 77 | new organ | 1875 | Aristide Cavaillé-Coll | modify stoplist |
The organ of the Chapelle Royale in Deux near Orléans was built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in 1844/1845 and was inaugurated on July 13, 1845. In 1875 Cavaillé-Coll revised the instrument. The disposition has been modernized, partly by placing new stops, partly by renaming existing registers.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 11 |
| - Récit Expressif | 6 |
| - Pédale | 3 |
| Total number of stops | 20 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Doublette 2' - 1875, Trompette 8' - 1875, Clairon 4' - 1875, Basson 8' - 1875.
Récit Expressif (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Dulciane 4' - 1875, Basson-Hautbois 8' - 1875, Voix Humaine 8' - 1875, Trémolo.
Pédale (C-c'): Soubasse 16', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8'.
Couplers: Copula des Claviers, Tirasse Grand Orgue.
Accessories: Anches Grand Orgue, Anches Récit.
| Other specifications | |
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| Different specifications |
The original specification from 1845 was: Grand Orgue: Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Octavin 2', Trompette 8', Clairon 4', Basson 8', Éoline 8'. Récit Expressif: Flûte Douce 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Voix Angélique 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Cor d'Harmonie 8', Cor Anglais 8', Trémolo. Pédale: Contre Basse 16', Bombarde 16', Ophicleide (8'). |
| Literature |
l'Orgue Cavaillé-Coll. - Motette Ursina Schallplatten Motette M 10760. - Boek bij platencassette. |
| Recordings |
l'Orgue Cavaillé-Coll / Kurt Lueders, Georges Lartigau, José Manuel Azcue, Léonce de Saint-Martin, Daniel Roth. - Motette M 10760 digital (LP). - [1981]. - Album met zeven lp's. |