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Carouge, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Genève) - Église Sainte-Croix
Municipal: Genève
Address: Place du Marché, 1227, Genève
Description nr.: 2028189.
Built by: Orgelbau Kuhn AG (2010)
The organ contains older material: Organ case and pipes from 1832 by Jean Baud
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2', Cornet 5 rangs (8') (discant), Plein Jeu 4 rangs (2'), Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif (C-g'''): Suavial 8', Flûte à Cheminée 8', Principal 4', Flûte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cymbale 3 rangs (1'), Cromorne 8', Tremblant.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8' (from c°), Flûte 4', Octavin 2', Trompette 8', Basson-Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8', Tremblant.
Pédale (C-f'): Contrebasse 16', Soubasse 16', Flûte 8' - extension, Violoncelle 8', Bombarde 16'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand Orgue, Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Accouplement du Récit au Positif, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Positif, Tirasse Récit, Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue 16', Tirasse Récit 4'.
Accessories: 4x1000 Combinaisons.
Carouge, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Genève) - Église Sainte-Croix
Municipal: Genève
Address: Place du Marché, 1227, Genève
Description nr.: 2028189.
Built by: Orgelbau Kuhn AG (2010)
The organ contains older material: Organ case and pipes from 1832 by Jean Baud
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1832 | Jean Baud | new organ | ca. 1870 | Joseph Merklin | restoration and enlargement | 1926 | maison G. & A. Tschanun | new organ in old case | 1974 | S.A. Manufacture des Grandes Orgues Genève | rebuild | 2010 | Orgelbau Kuhn AG | new organ in old case |
- In 1832 Jean Baud built an organ for the Sainte-Croix in Carouge. The instrument originally had one manual and pedal. Around 1870, Joseph Merklin started with a major expansion, which was not completed. Gustave and Adolphe Tschanun then rebuilt the organ in the years 1924-1926. It now had three manuals and pedal, pneumatic action and cone chests. In 1974 the organ was restored by the company Orgelbau Genf. The action was electrified and the disposition was adapted to a more baroque character.
- In 2009, the Kuhn company started building a completely new organ in the 1832 case, using a lot of pipework from Baud, Merklin and Tschanun. The new organ was dedicated on November 28, 2010, after which Cathérine Gremaud-Babel played the inaugurational concert.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 11 |
| - Positif | 9 |
| - Récit Expressif | 9 |
| - Pédale | 5 (4) |
| Total number of stops | 34 (33) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2', Cornet 5 rangs (8') (discant), Plein Jeu 4 rangs (2'), Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif (C-g'''): Suavial 8', Flûte à Cheminée 8', Principal 4', Flûte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cymbale 3 rangs (1'), Cromorne 8', Tremblant.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8' (from c°), Flûte 4', Octavin 2', Trompette 8', Basson-Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8', Tremblant.
Pédale (C-f'): Contrebasse 16', Soubasse 16', Flûte 8' - extension, Violoncelle 8', Bombarde 16'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand Orgue, Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Accouplement du Récit au Positif, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Positif, Tirasse Récit, Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue 16', Tirasse Récit 4'.
Accessories: 4x1000 Combinaisons.
| Literature |
l'Orgue de Carouge : Eglise Sainte-Croix / Catherina Gremaud-Babel. - Troinex/Drize, 2010. |
| Recordings |
Guy Bovet joue Charles-Marie Widor, 5e Symphonie en fa majeur op. 42. - Disque VDE Gallo 30-167 (LP). - 1987. - (Orgues Historiques de Suisse ; 5) |
| Links |
https://www.orgelbau.ch/op=114300 https://www.orgues-et-vitraux.ch/default.asp/2-0-3049-11-6-1/ |