A symphonic italian instrument in a flamboyant atmosphere....


The organ by Carlo Vegezzi Bossi (1910) at the Basílica de
María Auxiliadora y San Carlos.

The original tubular pneumatic console

Echo organ in the dome

The Echo organ windows in the dome (right)

The organ specification:

Action: Electropneumatic (originaly tubular pneumatic)

Manual Compass: C 1 - c 6
Pedal Compass: C 1 - f 3 

Speaking Stops: 38 

Windchest: Cone valve system

Manual I

    Principale 16'
    Principale 8'
    Dulciana 8'
    Bordone 8'
    Ottava 4'
    Flauto a camino 4'
    Duodecima 2-2/3'
    Decimaquinta 2'
    Pieno grave 3 file
    Pieno acuto 3 file
    Tromba armonica 8'

Manual II

    Bordone 16'
    Dulcan 8'
    Flauto traversiere 8'
    Gamba 8'
    Undamaris 8'
    Flauto armonico 4'
    Flautino 2'
    Clarinetto 8'

Manual III

    Principalino 8'
    Viola di Gamba 8'
    Viola celeste 8'
    Concerto viole 8' (3 file)
    Ottava dolce 4'
    Flauto ottaviante 4'
    Ottavina 2'
    Pienino 3 file
    Oboe 8'
    Tremolo

Pedal

    Contrabasso 16'
    Subbasso 16'
    Ottava 8'
    Bordone 8'
    Violoncello 8'
    Bombarda 16'

Echo organ

    Bordone 8'
    Tuba mirabilis 8'
    Voce corale 8'
    Tremolo

II to I
III to I
Super I M
Super II to I
Super III to I
Sub I M
Sub II to I
Sub III to I
Ripieno Manual I
Tromba 8' On
Tromba 8' Off
Corale I M
Principale 16' Off

 III to II
 Super II M
 Super III to II
 Sub II M
 Sub III to II 


 Clarinette 8' Off

 Super III M

 Sub III M

Ripieno Manual III

Oboe 8' Off

Expression III M

Expression Echo organ

  I to Ped
  II to Ped
  III to Ped
 Super I to Ped
 Super II to Ped
 Super III to Ped
 Super Ped   

 Bombarda 16' Off
    
 Fixed Combinations : P, MF, F, T
    

Adjustable combinations:

3 for each manual and pedal, 96 generals (6 x 16 channels)  

Crescendo - Decrescendo 

Unisono Off

Crescendo Off 

Reeds (all) Off

A Danish Herald.....


The Starup & Son organ (Copenhague-Dennmark) year 1931, Op. 250 
at Iglesia Danesa

The Organ Specification:

Builder:   Starup & Son (Copenhague-Dennmark) year 1931, Op 250 

 
Manual Compass:  C 1 - G 5
Pedal Compass:  C 1 - D 3
Speaking Stops:  5

Action:  Mechanic. 

Manual:

   Bordun 16'   

   Principal 8'
   Salicional 8'
   Flüite 4'
   Gemsehorn 2'

 

Pedal: 

   Bordun 16´ (from Manual)

Coupler Man to Ped 
Superoctave.
General Expression Pedal 

"A french charming miniature...."


The Mutin Cavaillé-Coll organ
at the Church of San Cristóbal

The organ Specification:

Builder: Mutin Cavaillé-Coll (date uncertain)

Manual Compass: Do 1 - Sol 5
Pedal Compass: Do 1 - Sol 2 (straight)
Speaking stops: 7

Action: Mechanic
Windchest: slide


Manual

Montre 8'
Bourdon 8'
Flûte harmonique 8'
Unda Maris 8'
Prestant 4'
Basson 8' (b)
Hautbois 8' (s)


Pédale

Bourdon 16' (permanently "on")

Appels

Forte
Anches

"Camille Saint-Saëns ' choice...."

The E. F. Walcker Organ (1897) at the Basílica de
Nuestra Señora de la Merced.

August 19, 1904 : Camille Saint-Saëns plays a recital on this instrument with his own works

The Organ Specification:

Builder: E. F. Walcker , Ludwigsburg, Germany - year 1897.

Manual Compass: C 1 - G 5
Pedal Compass: C 1 - D 3 (straight)
Speaking stops: 40

Action: Tubular pneumatic.
Windchest: Cone valve system.


Manual I: 

    •    Bordón 16'
    •    Principal 8'
    •    Gedackt 8'
    •    Doppelflöte 8'
    •    Viola de Gamba 8'
    •    Gemshorn 8'
    •    Dulciana 8'
    •    Octava 4'
    •    Flauta de punta 4'
    •    Octava 2'
    •    Quinta 2-2/3'
    •    Mixtura 2' (5 ranges)
    •    Cornett 8'
    •    Trompeta 8'


Manual II:

    •    Flauta amable 8'
    •    Lieblgedackt 16'
    •    Geigen principal 8'
    •    Hohlflöte 8'
    •    Principal 4'
    •    Rorhflöte 4'
    •    Salicional 8'
    •    Aeoline 8'
    •    Cimbala 2' (3 ranges)
    •    Clarinete 8'
    •    Voz Humana 8'
    •    Trémolo (for Voz Humana)





Manual III:

    •    Flauta travesera 8'
    •    Fugara 8'
    •    Dolce 8'
    •    Voz celeste 8' y 4'
    •    Flauta amable 4'
    •    Flageolet 2'
    •    Oboe 8'

Pedal:

    •    Bajo de Octava 16'
    •    Bajo de Octava 8'
    •    Bajo violoncello 16'
    •    Subbajo 16'
    •    Violoncello 8'
    •    Bombarda 16'
    •    Trompeta 8'
    •    Clairon 4'


Couplers:

II - I
III - II
I - Ped
II - Ped
III - Ped


Expression Man III
Fixed Combinations: P -Mf - F - Tutti
Crescendo Pedal


Here you can listen: J. S. Bach´s  Choral Prelude  "O Mensch ...."





additional views of the instrument, here:

"The luxurious sound palette...."

The great Mutin Cavaillé-Coll  organ  (1912) at the
Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento. 

The original tracker console facing

the altar

Original tracker console with

pneumatic stop action by Charles Mutin

These two stop labels are the only existent remains
 from the original Mutin console.

Renée Nizan, french organist at the old console in 1941

The Organ Specification:

Builder:  Charles Mutin,  (1912)

Manual Compass: Do 1 - Do 6

Pedal Compass: Do 1 - Sol 3 

Action : Mechanic with Barker lever (keyboards) and tubular pneumatic (stops)  between 1912 and 1955.  Electropneumatic since 1955  (Tamburini, Italy).

Windchests: Slider 

Number of speaking stops: 74 on four keyboards and pedal.


Grand Orgue: (Man II)

    .   Montre 16'
    •    Bourdon 16'
    •    Principal fort 8'
    •    Montre 8'
    •    Flûte harmonique 8'
    •    Bourdon 8'
    •    Violoncelle 8'
    •    Quinte 5 1/3'
    •    Prestant 4'
    •    Nazard 2 2/3'
    •    Doublette 2'
    •    Fourniture V ranges
    •    Cymbale IV ranges
    •    Cornet V ranges
    •    Bombarde 16'
    •    Trompette 8'
    •    Clairon 4'


 Positif: (Man I)
 
    .   Quintaton 16'
    •    Principal 8'
    •    Flûte harmonique 8'
    •    Cor de Nuit 8'
    •    Salicional 8'
    •    Unda maris 8'
    •    Octave 4'
    •    Flûte octaviante 4'
    •    Quinte bouchée 2 2/3'
    •    Flageolet 2'
    •    Tierce 1 3/5'
    •    Cor anglais 16'
    •    Trompette royale 8'
    •    Clarinette 8'
    •    Soprano harmonique 4'
    •    Tremulant



Récit: (Man III)

    •    Bourdon 16'
    •    Diapason 8'
    •    Flûte harmonique 8'
    •    Viole de Gambe 8'
    •    Voix céleste 8'
    •    Flûte octaviante 4'
    •    Octavin 2'
    •    Plein jeu VII ranges
    •    Cornet V ranges
    •    Basson 16'
    •    Trompette harmonique 8'
    •    Basson hautbois 8'
    •    Voix humaine 8'
    •    Clairon harmonique 4'
    •    Tremulant


Solo: (Man IV)

    •    Cor de nuit 16'
    •    Grosse flûte 8'
    •    Jubal 8'
    •    Flûte d'orchestre 4'
    •    Viola 4'
    •    Eoline 4'
    •    Quinte 2 2/3'
    •    Larigot 2'
    •    Tierce 1 3/5'
    •    Septiéme 1 1/7'
    •    Tuba mirabilis 8'
    •    Cor d'harmonie 4'
    •    Cloches
    •    Tremulant

Pédale:

    •    Acoustique 32'
    •    Contrebasse fort 16'
    •    Contrebasse 16'
    •    Soubasse 16'
    •    Violon basse 16'
    •    Quinte 10 2/3'
    •    Basse bouchée 8'
    •    Flûte 8'
    •    Bourdon 8'
    •    Violin diapason 8'
    •    Quinte 5 1/3'
    •    Flûte ouverte 4'
    •    Trombone 16'
    •    Trompette 8'
    •    Clairon 4'
    •    Cloches
    •    Tremulant


 Couplers:

    •    III al I
    •    IV al I
    •    Sub I
    •    Super I
    •    Sub III al I
    •    Sub IV al I
    •    Super III al I
    •    Super IV al I
    •    I al II
    •    III al II
    •    IV al II
    •    Sub II
    •    Super II
    •    Sub I al II
    •    Sub III al II
    •    Sub IV al II
    •    Super I al II
    •    Super III al II
    •    Super IV al II
    •    IV al III
    •    Sub III
    •    Super III
    •    Sub IV al III
    •    Super IV al III
    •    II al IV
    •    Sub IV
    •    Super IV
    •    Sub III al IV
    •    Super II al IV
    •    I al Ped.
    •    II al Ped.
    •    III al Ped.
    •    IV al Ped.
    •    Super I al Ped.
    •    Super II al Ped.
    •    Super III al Ped.
    •    Super IV al Ped.
 

Toe Studs: 

    •    Fonds
    •    Violes
    •    Anches
    •    Tutti
    •    Grand choeur man I y II
    •    I al Ped
    •    II al Ped
    •    III al Ped
    •    III al I
    •    I al II
    •    III al II
    •    6 free combinations

Thumb Pistons: 

    •    8 free combinations for each manual
    •    6 free general combinations
    •    Tutti
    •    Glockenspiel attenuator off
    •    Memory setter
    •    Cancel
    •    Expressions joined
    •    Pedale Grand Orgue
    •    Piano Pedale
    •    General Coupler.

Switch Tablets: 

    •    Anches I
    •    Anches II
    •    Anches III
    •    Anches IV
    •    Anches Ped
    •    Tutti des Anches
    •    Grand Choeur  II y III
    •    Cornet pour II y III
    •    Mutations
    •    Quinte pour Pedal
    •    Superoctaves
    •    Suboctaves
    •    Claviers accouplées
    •    Tous les claviers accouplées à la Pédale


    •    Crescendo
    •    Expression Récit
    •    Expression Positif


 Here you can listen Franz Liszt´s "Les Preludes"  (Organ Transcription)

The Symphonic pipe organ: A versatile instrument

A "Cecilian" creature:

The Choir Organ by Rudolph Ibach /  A. M. Poggi  (1907) at
the Basílica del Sagrado Corazón

          

                                                                                  

                                                                                 

                                                                                 

       




The organ Specification:

Builder:  Rudolph Ibach - installed by Alberto Mateo Poggi - year 1907 -
Manual Compass: Do 1 - La 5
Pedal Compass: Do 1 -Fa 3 

Action: Tubular pneumatic.

Number of speaking stops: 7
Keyboard splitted at Do 3


Manual:

Bordón 16´
Principal 8´
Viola de Gamba 8´
Voz Celeste 8´
Flauta Octaviante 4´
Bordón 8´ (bajo)
Bordón 8´ (discanto)
Fagot 8´ (bajo) 
Oboe 8´ (discanto)

Pedal:

Bordón 16 ´ (from manual)


I/Ped
Sub I
Super I

Fixed Combinations:  P-F-T
Tremulant
Reeds off
Exp. Pedal (whole organ) 

Listen music by Charles Tournemire:

Listen music by Robert Schumann: