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Cavaillé-Coll organ of Baron Erlanger
Special feature: the console can be fully uncovered without a
screwdriver. (Facebook Xavier Lebrun)
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The choir organ was built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in
1865 for the salon of Baron d’Erlanger (Opus 250–229).
In 1927, the baron’s son donated it to the City of Paris.
It was then reinstalled in the chapel of the Sorbonne by
the firm Convers-Cavaillé-Coll, with the addition of an
extended 30-note pedalboard made independent
through pneumatic action.
In 1987, the organ was installed in Saint-Jacques-du-
Haut-Pas by organ builder Jean Renaud, at the end of
the south transept, replacing the former choir organ.
The instrument is still in its original state today.
1865 - Cavaillé-Coll (1)
1927 - Cavaillé-Coll-Convers (6)
1986 - Renaud (6)
II/14 - mechanical traction
Stoplist
Titular organist
Philippe Sauvage
Video
Philippe Sauvage
Photo
Buffet : Jeroen de Haan
Photos ci-dessous : Vincent Hildebrandt
The former choir organ
1889
A choir organ was built by Joseph Merklin. The
instrument had electric action and was played from a
four-manual console with pedalboard, which also
controlled the great organ in the gallery. This organ
served for several decades, but by the 1960s its
condition had become highly concerning, and a
complete rebuild was increasingly necessary.
1967
The organ was rebuilt by the firm Gutschenritter and
installed at the end of the south transept. The new
instrument had about fifteen stops spread over two
manuals and pedal, using tubular pneumatic key action
and electric stop action. Unfortunately, its condition
deteriorated very quickly.
1985
The choir organ was dismantled and later installed in
the church of Sainte-Geneviève in Rosny-sous-Bois
(Seine-Saint-Denis), where it is still present today.
The organs of Paris
ORGANS OF PARIS © 2026 Vincent Hildebrandt
C1
The choir organ was built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in 1865
for the salon of Baron d’Erlanger (Opus 250–229).
In 1927, the baron’s son donated it to the City of Paris. It
was then reinstalled in the chapel of the Sorbonne by the
firm Convers-Cavaillé-Coll, with the addition of an extended
30-note pedalboard made independent through pneumatic
action.
In 1987, the organ was installed in Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-
Pas by organ builder Jean Renaud, at the end of the south
transept, replacing the former choir organ.
The instrument is still in its original state today.
1865 - Cavaillé-Coll (1)
1927 - Cavaillé-Coll-Convers (6)
1986 - Renaud (6)
II/14 - mechanical traction
Stoplist
Titular organist
Philippe Sauvage
Video
Philippe Sauvage
Photo
Buffet : Jeroen de Haan
Photos ci-dessous : Vincent Hildebrandt
The former choir organ
1889
A choir organ was built by Joseph Merklin. The instrument
had electric action and was played from a four-manual
console with pedalboard, which also controlled the great
organ in the gallery. This organ served for several decades,
but by the 1960s its condition had become highly
concerning, and a complete rebuild was increasingly
necessary.
1967
The organ was rebuilt by the firm Gutschenritter and
installed at the end of the south transept. The new
instrument had about fifteen stops spread over two
manuals and pedal, using tubular pneumatic key action and
electric stop action. Unfortunately, its condition deteriorated
very quickly.
1985
The choir organ was dismantled and later installed in the
church of Sainte-Geneviève in Rosny-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-
Denis), where it is still present today.
