Церковный орган St.Eustache в Париже

The organ at the St. Eustache, Paris persuaded the "Societe Academique d'Arts et Lettres" in Paris to bestow their "Medaille de Vermeul" upon Jan L. van den Heuvel in 1991 for his contribution to the Art of French organ building.

Visit the new A.R.G.O.S. site for information about the events at the St. Eustache church featuring the Van den Heuvel-organ.

The Church of St. Eustache, erected between 1532 and 1640, is one of the most important churches in Paris. Standing near the Louvre an the Royal Palace, St. Eustache was known as the Parochial an Royal Church from the 17th century until the French Revolution.

Numerous major events have marked its history. Richelieu, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson (the future Marquess de Pompadour) and MoliХre were baptised there. Louis XIV Holy Communion was celebrated in the St. Eustache, as were the funerals of La Fontaine, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's mother, and many others. The writer Voiture, the grammarian Vaugelas, FuretiХre, the harlequin Dominique Bensurade and Scaramouche are buried there.

The world-wide reputation of the St. Eustache is due not only to its splendid architecture, but also to its musical tradition. The merriage of Lulli, the last organ recital of Remeau, the concerts of Berlioz, Franck, Liszt and many others are examples. Since 1963 Jean Guillou, accomplished virtuoso, improviser of great talent and representative of modern music for the organ, has been the titular organist.

The Contre-Bombarde 32' was not specified in the original contract but the Van den Heuvel brothers thought that the existing Contre-Trombone 32' (with its wooden resonators of relatively small scale) was not assertive enough for such a large instrument; so they gave this new stop to the city of Paris. Thus the organ of the Saint Eustache seems to be the only one in the world which has three independent 32' reed stops.