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Versailles, chateau
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1 Place Léon Gambetta, 78000 VersaillesChapelle Royale
1711 - Robert Clicquot1736 - Louis-Alexandre Clicquot
1762 - Francois-Henri Clicquot
1817 - Pierre-François Dallery
1873 - Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
1936 - Victor Gonzalez
1995 - Jean-Loup Boisseau et Bertrand CattiauxIV/37- mechanical traction - stoplist
The Royal chapel of the Château de Versailles is
a masterpiece of Jules Hardouin-Mansart,
finished after his death by his brother-in-law,
Robert de Cotte in 1710. It is dedicated to Saint
Louis, patron saint of the Bourbons.
Photo organ case: Jeroen de Haan
The organ case is made by Philippe Bertrand
(1708). The instrument itself was built originally by
Robert Clicquot in 1711. A major transformation
was carried out by Cavaillé-Coll in 1873. In 1936,
this organ was sold to the Séminaire de
Châteaugiron (and later to the Saint Martin church
in Rennes) and Victor Gonzalez made a
recontruction of the Clicquot-instrument.
In 1995, a completely new instrument was made
by Jean-Loup Boisseau et Bertrand Cattiaux,
aiming to recontruct (again) the creation of Robert
Clicquot and the additions of Louis-Alexander and
Francois-Henri Clicquot.
Organiste titulaire
Michel Bouvard, Francois Epinasse, Frédéric Desenclos, Jean-Baptiste Robin. Up to 1995, there was only one titulaire, Michel Chapuis. In 1995, the management of the Castle decided to go back to a custom of the « Old Regime » when four « titulaires » were sharing the instrument « par quartier », meaning each one of them became, in turn, main « titulaire » for a four-year-period. Michel Chapuis became « titulaire honoraire » until his death on november 12, 2017.Titulair-honoraire
Michel ChapuisFamous organists in the past:
Nivers, Lebègue, Couperin, Marchand, D'Aquin, Balbastre.Concerts
Occasionnaly Video 1. Les organistes de la Chapelle Royale de Versailles 2. Le facteur d'orgue de la Chapelle royale 3. L'orgue de la Chapelle Royale
Organs of Paris
Versailles, chateau
1 2
1 Place Léon Gambetta, 78000 VersaillesChapelle Royale
1711 - Robert Clicquot1736 - Louis-Alexandre Clicquot
1762 - Francois-Henri Clicquot
1817 - Pierre-François Dallery
1873 - Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
1936 - Victor Gonzalez
1995 - Jean-Loup Boisseau et Bertrand CattiauxIV/37- mechanical traction - stoplist
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Organiste titulaire
Michel Bouvard, Francois Epinasse, Frédéric Desenclos, Jean-Baptiste Robin. Up to 1995, there was only one titulaire, Michel Chapuis. In 1995, the management of the Castle decided to go back to a custom of the « Old Regime » when four « titulaires » were sharing the instrument « par quartier », meaning each one of them became, in turn, main « titulaire » for a four-year-period. Michel Chapuis became « titulaire honoraire » until his death on november 12, 2017.Titulair-honoraire
Michel ChapuisFamous organists in the past:
Nivers, Lebègue, Couperin, Marchand, D'Aquin, Balbastre.Concerts
Occasionnaly Video 1. Les organistes de la Chapelle Royale de Versailles 2. Le facteur d'orgue de la Chapelle royale 3. L'orgue de la Chapelle Royale
Photo organ case: Jeroen de Haan
The organ case is made by Philippe Bertrand
(1708). The instrument itself was built originally by
Robert Clicquot in 1711. A major transformation
was carried out by Cavaillé-Coll in 1873. In 1936,
this organ was sold to the Séminaire de
Châteaugiron (and later to the Saint Martin church
in Rennes) and Victor Gonzalez made a
recontruction of the Clicquot-instrument.
In 1995, a completely new instrument was made
by Jean-Loup Boisseau et Bertrand Cattiaux,
aiming to recontruct (again) the creation of Robert
Clicquot and the additions of Louis-Alexander and
Francois-Henri Clicquot.
