The organ

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The organ in brief

Built for the 1878 World Fair and the Trocadéro concert hall in Paris, this monumental instrument (82 stops and 6,500 pipes) was the “showpiece” of the most renowned organ builder of the time, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.

1878: Palais du Trocadéro

1939: Palais de Chaillot

1977: Auditorium de Lyon

Specifications

The works premiered on the instrument

Discography of the organ