Palais du Trocadéro: Grand orgue de la salle des fêtes construit par Mr. A Cavaillé-Coll - s.n.
"Tableau de la disposition générale des claviers des registres et des pédales de combinaison"
The Trocadéro Palace was an eclectic building of Moorish and neo-Byzantine inspiration dating from the second half of the 19th century. Located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, on the Covent of the Visitandines de Chaillot between the Place du Trocadéro and the gardens of the same name, it comprised a 4,600-seat auditorium extended on either side by two curved wings, each housing a museum (the Musée des Monuments Français and the Musée d'Ethnographie), as well as conference rooms.Built for the 1878 Exposition Universelle, it was not intended to outlast the event; although the building was eventually preserved for some sixty years, it was widely criticized for its architectural style, its progressive dilapidation, and the poor acoustics of its main hall, which was soon deserted by orchestras. It was dismantled in 1935 in preparation for the 1937 Exposition Universelle, to make way for a new building, the Palais de Chaillot.The Palais du Trocadero housed an organ built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, with a case designed by Raulin and Dumas. Inaugurated on 8 August 1878, by Alexandre Guilmant, it was originally intended for the church of Notre-Dame-d'Auteuil (it was upgraded when it was transferred). Despite its 66 stops, 72 registers, 1,470 pipes, and 32 feet, it is not the largest organ in France, but rather the first concert organ installed in the country.[39] The instrument was first transferred to the modern-day Palais de Chaillot, before moving permanently to Lyon, where it became the organ of the Auditorium Maurice-Ravel.It was here that Camille Saint-Saëns's Symphonie avec orgue (Symphony with organ) was performed for the first time. The hall became known as a venue for organ concerts, then recitals, although its poor reputation for sound and technique (too much room for the organ, lack of dressing rooms, no stage clearances, almost impossible to modulate lighting, difficult to evacuate in the event of a disaster, etc.) eventually scared off both prestigious and popular orchestras, making it difficult to fill given its size. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trocad%C3%A9ro_Palace
Keywords: 1811-1899