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The Cathedrals of France. An old clip with just a little selection of the huge number of marvelous French cathedrals which bear witness to the Christian times in nowadays secular France. Music: The …More
The Cathedrals of France.

An old clip with just a little selection of the huge number of marvelous French cathedrals which bear witness to the Christian times in nowadays secular France.

Music: The Dies Irae of Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)
Sankt Michael
My favorite because of its great combination of architecture and landscape is Laon. See 07:24 and 08:03. And Bamberg cathedral's western towers are modelled on Laon cathedral's towers (08:50-09:04).
ACLumsden
Greg and Sankt Michael - Greetings bretheren! 🤗 Indeed, here is a little on the Organ in St Cecilia's Cathedral, Albi:
The origin of the classical organ whose actual case remains, is attributed to Christophe Moucherel (1736). This gigantic organ (width : 16.2 m) was worked upon by Francois & Jean-Francois Lepine (1747), Joseph Isnard (1779) and Antoine Peyroulous (1824). Then, it was then transformed …More
Greg and Sankt Michael - Greetings bretheren! 🤗 Indeed, here is a little on the Organ in St Cecilia's Cathedral, Albi:

The origin of the classical organ whose actual case remains, is attributed to Christophe Moucherel (1736). This gigantic organ (width : 16.2 m) was worked upon by Francois & Jean-Francois Lepine (1747), Joseph Isnard (1779) and Antoine Peyroulous (1824). Then, it was then transformed into a romantic organ by the Claude brothers (1840), Thibault Maucourt (1865) and finally, Puget & Co. (1904). However, after the Historic Organ Committee in the 1960s uncovered the original specifications of this organ, they contracted Schwenkedel in 1971 and Bartholomeo Formentelli in 1977 who finished restoring it in 1981 to its original classical specifications.

An amazing instrument indeed!! There are 5 manuals, pedals and has 19 ranks of reeds!!! All full length and voiced for 'imperial marches' - impressive!! 🙂
Sankt Michael
@ACLumsden
As it's written, this is just a small selection (not mine).
Many cathedrals are missing.
For all who want to see and hear Albi cathedral: www.youtube.com/watchMore
@ACLumsden

As it's written, this is just a small selection (not mine).
Many cathedrals are missing.

For all who want to see and hear Albi cathedral: www.youtube.com/watch
ACLumsden
Thanks, but where's Albi Cathedral, that magnificent mediaeval fortress!? 🤗