Versailles, chateau

1 Place Léon Gambetta, 78000 Versailles

Chapelle royal

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1711 - Robert Clicquot

1736 - Louis-Alexandre Clicquot

1762 - Francois-Henri Clicquot

1817 - Pierre-François Dallery

1873 - Aristide Cavaillé-Coll

1936 - Victor Gonzalez

1995 - Jean-Loup Boisseau et Bertrand Cattiaux

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The Royal chapel of the Château de Versailles is a masterpiece of Jules Hardouin-Mansart, finished after his death by his brother-in-law, Robert de Cotte in 1710. It is dedicated to Saint Louis, patron saint of the Bourbons.

Photo organ case: Jeroen de Haan The organ case is made by Philippe Bertrand (1708). The instrument itself was built originally by Robert Clicquot in 1711. A major transformation was carried out by Cavaillé- Coll in 1873. In 1936, this organ was sold to the Séminaire de Châteaugiron (and later to the Saint Martin church in Rennes) and Victor Gonzalez made a recontruction of the Clicquot-instrument. In 1995, a completely new instrument was made by Jean- Loup Boisseau et Bertrand Cattiaux, aiming to recontruct (again) the creation of Robert Clicquot and the additions of Louis-Alexander and Francois-Henri Clicquot.

Organiste titulaire Michel Bouvard, Francois Epinasse, Frédéric Desenclos, Jean-Baptiste Robin. Famous organists in the past: Nivers, Lebègue, Couperin, Marchand, D'Aquin, Balbastre. Up to 1995, there was only one titulaire, Michel Chapuis. In 1995, the management of the Castle decided to go back to a custom of the « Old Regime » when four « titulaires » were sharing the instrument « par quartier », meaning each one of them became, in turn, main « titulaire » for a four-year-period. Michel Chapuis became « titulaire honoraire » until his death on november 12, 2017. Concerts Occasionnaly Video 1. Les organistes de la Chapelle Royale de Versailles 2. Le facteur d'orgue de la Chapelle royale 3. L'orgue de la Chapelle Royale