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La Sauve Majeure, France (Gironde (33)) - Église Saint-Pierre
Municipal: La Sauve Majeure
Region:Aquitaine
Address: 32 rue de l'Église, 33670, La Sauve Majeure
Description nr.: 2001959.
Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1879) - opus 504
For Charles Gounod, Cavaillé-Coll built a salon organ for his home on Place Malesherbes in Paris. The instrument was put into use on April 2, 1879. In 1937 it was sold to the Institut des Jeunes Aveugles in Bordeaux. Robert Boisseau relocated the instrument. In 1976 the organ was transfered to the Salle Polyvalente of the Center Peyrelongue in Ambarès-et-Lagrave. Since 2020 the organ is located in the Église Saint-Pierre in La Sauve Majeure. It was transfered to this church by Stéphane Pesce.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue Expressif (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Octavin 2'.
Récit Expressif (C-f'''): Flûte Harmonique 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Trompette 8', Basson-Hautbois 8', Trémolo.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16' - transmissie, Basse 8' - transmissie, Trombone 16' - transmissie.
Other stops: Effets d'Orage.
Couplers: Copula des Claviers, Tirasse Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Prolongement Harmonique.
La Sauve Majeure, France (Gironde (33)) - Église Saint-Pierre
Municipal: La Sauve Majeure
Region:Aquitaine
Address: 32 rue de l'Église, 33670, La Sauve Majeure
Description nr.: 2001959.
Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1879) - opus 504
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1879 | Aristide Cavaillé-Coll | 504 | new organ | 1937 | Robert Boisseau | transfer/relocate | 2020 | Pesce Frères | transfer/relocate |
For Charles Gounod, Cavaillé-Coll built a salon organ for his home on Place Malesherbes in Paris. The instrument was put into use on April 2, 1879. In 1937 it was sold to the Institut des Jeunes Aveugles in Bordeaux. Robert Boisseau relocated the instrument. In 1976 the organ was transfered to the Salle Polyvalente of the Center Peyrelongue in Ambarès-et-Lagrave. Since 2020 the organ is located in the Église Saint-Pierre in La Sauve Majeure. It was transfered to this church by Stéphane Pesce.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1879 | Paris | Orgue de Salon du Charles Gounod |
| 1937 | Bordeaux | Institut des Jeunes Aveugles |
| 1976 | Ambarès-et-Lagrave | Centre Peyrelongue, Salla Polyvalente |
| 2020 | La Sauve Majeure | Église Saint-Pierre |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 5 |
| - Récit | 6 |
| - Pédale | 3 (0) |
| Total number of stops | 13 (10) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue Expressif (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Octavin 2'.
Récit Expressif (C-f'''): Flûte Harmonique 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Trompette 8', Basson-Hautbois 8', Trémolo.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16' - transmissie, Basse 8' - transmissie, Trombone 16' - transmissie.
Other stops: Effets d'Orage.
Couplers: Copula des Claviers, Tirasse Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Prolongement Harmonique.
| 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. |
| Links |
http://orgue-aquitaine.fr/Orgue-d-Ambares-et-Lagrave-Centre-regional-Alfred-Peyrelongue.html |