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The Church of Saint-Dominique is quite recent in construction since it was completed in 1921. It is the work of the architect Georges Gaudibert, who was inspired by the Romano-Byzantine style. One of its peculiarities is its East eardrum on the outside for which the sculptor André Bourroux placed in 1946 a high relief representing Saint-Dominique in the guise of ... actor and director Louis Jouvet who posed for the artist.
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Count Christian de Bertier de Sauvigny was born on April 10, 1864. Coming from an old family of Burgundian origin, he studied organ with M. Wakanthaler, organist of Dijon Cathedral, then in Paris with Eugène Gigout and Henri Dallier. He was the assistant organist of the churches of Saint Eustache and La Madeleine, he was then titular of the organ of the church of Saint Antoine des Quinze-Vingts in the 12th arrondissement, from 1909 to his death in 1939. In 1904, Count Bertier had an organ built by Merklin for his mansion located at 14 rue Legendre in the 17th arrondissement (14 rue Georges Berger since 1912). The organ was placed in the spacious 6-metre-high artist's studio, located on the 2nd floor of the mansion. The organ was inaugurated on Thursday, May 19, 1904 by Eugène Gigout, organist of the church of Saint Augustin in Paris, and by Henri Dallier, organist of the church of Saint Eustache in Paris. On the program of this inauguration, works by Bach, Saint-Saens, Dubois, Boëllmann, Gigout and Dallier. The instrument then has 28 stops, spread over three keyboards of 56 notes, including 2 expressive, and a pedalboard of 30 notes. Many organ concerts were held at the home of Count Bertier. According to Les archives bibliographiques contemporaines, années 1906-1917, the Count organized each year, at his home, "very well attended organ auditions in honor of the laureates of the National Conservatory of Music". In the early 1920s, Count Bertier and his wife left the hotel on rue Legendre to settle in a more spacious mansion at 7 rue de Poitiers.
However, the Merklin organ did not seem to find its place in any of the rooms of this mansion. According to the plans of the latter, the ceiling height of the reception rooms was 3.80 m while the height of the organ rised to 5 meters. On November 20, 1923, Count Bertier filed a building permit, it was the construction of an annex in the courtyard of his mansion, between the main building and outbuildings. The architect's plans detail the construction of a "gallery" containing an organ. The façade of the organ case was slightly reworked and adapted to the dimensions of the new hall and the composition was increased by 3 new stops: a 4' Clairon, a Nasard and a 4' Flûte douce, the 5' 2/3 pedal Quinte was transformed into a 10' 2/3 Quinte. At the level of the couplings, new low and high octaves were added. These transformations were carried out by Gaston Gutschenritter, Merklin & Cie. At this new address, many concerts were held. An evening was organized there on March 12, 1931, in honor of the promotion of the organist Louis Vierne to the Legion of Honor. During this evening André Marchal, André Fleury and Maurice Duruflé played works by the famous organist of Notre-Dame de Paris, in the presence of the master. Marcel Dupré, André Fleury and Maurice Duruflé gave several recitals in the new organ hall of the Comte Bertier. Gaston Litaize gave a concert there in May 1932 in the presence of the famous organist of the church of Saint Sulpice, Charles-Marie Widor. Source
1904 - J. Merklin & Cie (1) 1924 - Joseph et Gaston Gutschenritter (2) 1945 - Jules Isambart et Jean Perroux (5) 1962 - Gutschenritter (Robert Masset) (3a) 2003 - Marc Hedelin (5) 2021 - Bernard Dargassies (4)

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C3 Completed in 1921, the church of Saint-Dominique had a large tribune to accommodate an organ. It is not known if the parish had initially planned to build a new organ, but in 1926 it was decided to acquire the instrument of the Touche Concert Hall (Boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris, 10th arrondissement). It was an organ of 2 keyboards and pedalboard, of 19 stops, built by the house Mutin-Cavaillé- Coll. It was installed in Saint-Dominique by Gaston Gutschenritter. This instrument had fine and delicate tones but, shortly after its installation, its sound power was judged clearly insufficient for the interior volume of the church and the size of its dome. From the end of the 30s, the parish considered replacing it, a project delayed by the war. Fortunate circumstances led to the acquisition of a salon organ (3 keyboards, 30 stops) belonging to Count Christian Bertier de Sauvigny (1864-1939). The instrument was built in 1904 by J. Merklin & Cie of Paris, directed by Joseph Gutschenritter. Its drowned sideboard is very elaborate, Louis XIV style. Its unusual design is reminiscent of that of the great organ of the Saint-Sulpice church. The instrument has been designed with very safe taste and made with exceptional care. Modern for its time, it was equipped with the tubular pneumatic transmission system that had been developed by the Merklin house at the end of the 19th century. The instrument was placed in a spacious artist's studio in a mansion located rue Legendre in the 17th arrondissement. In the early 1920s, Count Bertier left the rue Legendre to settle in a more spacious mansion rue de Poitiers. A room was specially built in the courtyard of the latter to accommodate the organ. While keeping its general appearance the façade of the buffet was slightly reworked and adapted to the dimensions of this new room, Count Bertier took advantage of this move to increase the instrument with three new stops. This move and transformation was carried out by Joseph and Gaston Gutschenritter (father and son). Musical mecca, concerts were regularly organized each year (Gigout, Dallier, Dupré, Duruflé, Fleury, Litaize, Langlais ...). The instrument of the Concerts Touche was then installed in the church of Saint-Antoine de Padoue (Paris 15) while that of Count Bertier took place in Saint-Dominique in 1944-45. It was Jules Isambart, organ builder, and Jean Perroux, harmonist, both former workers of the illustrious Cavaillé- Coll house, who were in charge of its installation. The harmonist did his best according to the financial and material means of the time to adapt the instrument to its new place of adoption. The organ was inaugurated in October 1945 by Marcel Dupré. In the late 50s, the instrument showed signs of fatigue and required restoration. Work was undertaken in 1961. The pneumatic bed bases were kept but the transmissions were electrified, this allowed the console to be moved away from the buffet by placing it on one side of the stand. This restoration, led by Robert Masset (successor of Gaston Gutschenritter), profoundly changed the style of the organ. His initial style, ultra symphonic no longer met the taste of the time. The composition of the games and their harmonization were modified in the neoclassical style, aesthetics requiring clearer and higher tones. The instrument was inaugurated in 1962 by Pierre Cochereau. In 2002, Marc Hedelin restored all the pneumatic bed bases and returned the console to its original location, in front of the sideboard. From 2019 to 2021, Bernard Dargassies and his associates undertake a major restoration: Restoration of throats Restoration of façade pipes Replacing the electric traction of the 60s with a digital system Console deported again on the side of the stand, replacement of game controls (cat tongues) by wooden tie rods with porcelain. Added a combinator and a pedal cut. dusting of piping and false box springs. Changes in the composition of the stops and harmonization in order to give a symphonic color to the instrument, also with the aim of improving the neoclassical contributions of the 60s. Installation of a chamade on the roof of the organ. The instrument was inaugurated in October 2021 by Julien Lucquiaud, titular organist. Text: Julien Lucquiaud, titular organist Vidéo
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C3 Completed in 1921, the church of Saint-Dominique had a large tribune to accommodate an organ. It is not known if the parish had initially planned to build a new organ, but in 1926 it was decided to acquire the instrument of the Touche Concert Hall (Boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris, 10th arrondissement). It was an organ of 2 keyboards and pedalboard, of 19 stops, built by the house Mutin-Cavaillé- Coll. It was installed in Saint-Dominique by Gaston Gutschenritter. This instrument had fine and delicate tones but, shortly after its installation, its sound power was judged clearly insufficient for the interior volume of the church and the size of its dome. From the end of the 30s, the parish considered replacing it, a project delayed by the war. Fortunate circumstances led to the acquisition of a salon organ (3 keyboards, 30 stops) belonging to Count Christian Bertier de Sauvigny (1864-1939). The instrument was built in 1904 by J. Merklin & Cie of Paris, directed by Joseph Gutschenritter. Its drowned sideboard is very elaborate, Louis XIV style. Its unusual design is reminiscent of that of the great organ of the Saint-Sulpice church. The instrument has been designed with very safe taste and made with exceptional care. Modern for its time, it was equipped with the tubular pneumatic transmission system that had been developed by the Merklin house at the end of the 19th century. The instrument was placed in a spacious artist's studio in a mansion located rue Legendre in the 17th arrondissement. In the early 1920s, Count Bertier left the rue Legendre to settle in a more spacious mansion rue de Poitiers. A room was specially built in the courtyard of the latter to accommodate the organ. While keeping its general appearance the façade of the buffet was slightly reworked and adapted to the dimensions of this new room, Count Bertier took advantage of this move to increase the instrument with three new stops. This move and transformation was carried out by Joseph and Gaston Gutschenritter (father and son). Musical mecca, concerts were regularly organized each year (Gigout, Dallier, Dupré, Duruflé, Fleury, Litaize, Langlais ...). The instrument of the Concerts Touche was then installed in the church of Saint-Antoine de Padoue (Paris 15) while that of Count Bertier took place in Saint-Dominique in 1944-45. It was Jules Isambart, organ builder, and Jean Perroux, harmonist, both former workers of the illustrious Cavaillé- Coll house, who were in charge of its installation. The harmonist did his best according to the financial and material means of the time to adapt the instrument to its new place of adoption. The organ was inaugurated in October 1945 by Marcel Dupré. In the late 50s, the instrument showed signs of fatigue and required restoration. Work was undertaken in 1961. The pneumatic bed bases were kept but the transmissions were electrified, this allowed the console to be moved away from the buffet by placing it on one side of the stand. This restoration, led by Robert Masset (successor of Gaston Gutschenritter), profoundly changed the style of the organ. His initial style, ultra symphonic no longer met the taste of the time. The composition of the games and their harmonization were modified in the neoclassical style, aesthetics requiring clearer and higher tones. The instrument was inaugurated in 1962 by Pierre Cochereau. In 2002, Marc Hedelin restored all the pneumatic bed bases and returned the console to its original location, in front of the sideboard. From 2019 to 2021, Bernard Dargassies and his associates undertake a major restoration: Restoration of throats Restoration of façade pipes Replacing the electric traction of the 60s with a digital system Console deported again on the side of the stand, replacement of game controls (cat tongues) by wooden tie rods with porcelain. Added a combinator and a pedal cut. dusting of piping and false box springs. Changes in the composition of the stops and harmonization in order to give a symphonic color to the instrument, also with the aim of improving the neoclassical contributions of the 60s. Installation of a chamade on the roof of the organ. The instrument was inaugurated in October 2021 by Julien Lucquiaud, titular organist. Text: Julien Lucquiaud, titular organist Vidéo
Organiste titulaire Julien Lucquiaud Concerts - Masses woth organ Saturday 6:30, Sunday 9, 10:30 AM, 6:30 PM Videos Julien Lucquiaud Photos de l’orgue : Julien Lucquiaud
1904 - J. Merklin & Cie (1) 1924 - Joseph et Gaston Gutschenritter (2) 1945 - Jules Isambart et Jean Perroux (5) 1962 - Gutschenritter (Robert Masset) (3a) 2003 - Marc Hedelin (5) 2021 - Bernard Dargassies (4)

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