"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 ...."





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