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Photo: Bram Luteyn.

Photo: Bram Luteyn

Genève, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Genève) - Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, Orgue de Choeur
Municipal: Genève
Address: 24 Place du Bourg-de-Four, 1204, Genève
Website: https://www.saintpierre-geneve.ch/

Description nr.: 2023104.

Built by: Xavier Silbermann (1972)


In 1972 an organ by Xavier Silbermann was placed in Geneva Cathedral as a choir organ. It was commissioned on January 18, 1973.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual10
- Pédale1
Total number of stops11
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (C-f''', division between c'/cis'): Montre 8' (B/D), Bourdon 8' (B/D), Prestant 4' (B/D), Flûte 4' (B/D), Nasard 2 2/3' (discant), Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5' (discant), Quinte 1 1/3', Sifflet 1', Plein-Jeu 2 rangs.
Pédale (C-d'): Soubasse 16'.
Couplers: Tirasse Permanent.

Literature Berühmte Orgeln : Meisterwerke europäischer Orgelbauer / Ursula und Ulrich Rüge. - Hamburg : Nikol Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1994.
Links https://concerts-cathedrale.ch/instruments/orgue-choeur/

Photo: Silvia de Ruiter. Date: 16 July 2010.
Photo: Silvia de Ruiter