Megaron, The Athens Concert Hall
Vas. Sofias & Kokkali
Athens, GR
Images
2019-11-16 - The organ at the Christos Lambrakis Hall of the Athens Concert Hall. (StrangeTraveler/Wikimedia Commons/Antony Fragakis)
2019-02-06 - The organ at the Christos Lambrakis Hall of the Athens Concert Hall. (StrangeTraveler/Wikimedia Commons/Antonis Fragakis)
2019-12-22 - The organ at the Christos Lambrakis Hall of the Athens Concert Hall. (StrangeTraveler/Wikimedia Commons/Antony Fragakis)
2019-02-24 - The organ at the Christos Lambrakis Hall of the Athens Concert Hall. (StrangeTraveler/Wikimedia Commons/Antony Fragakis)
2014-04-07 - The organ interior at the Christos Lambrakis Hall of the Athens Concert Hall. (Haris Akriviadis/Antony Fragakis)
2023-03-12 - The organ manuals at the Christos Lambrakis Hall of the Athens Concert Hall. (Kiki Papadopoulou/www.megaron.gr/Antony Fragakis)
2017-12-26 - The organ pipes at the Christos Lambrakis Hall of the Athens Concert Hall. (Haris Akriviadis/www.megaron.gr/Antony Fragakis)
2020s - The facade of Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall. (Mathias Völzke/www.documenta14.de/Antony Fragakis)
1990 - Installation (Sgoutas Architects/sgoutas.com/Antony Fragakis)
1989-10-20 - Drawing of the organ of the Athens Concert Hall designed by Vassilis Sgoutas (Vassilis Sgoutas/sgoutas.com/Antony Fragakis)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
- 4 manuals
- 76 stops
- 93 registers
- 6 divisions
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
- Combination action: Computerized/Digital
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
Stoplist
Compass 61/32 Source: From builder website
Positiv Gedackt 8, Praestant 8, Quintade 8, Principal 4, Rohrflöte 4, Octave 2, Waldflöte 2, Larigot 1 1/3, Sesquialter 2 2/3' II, Scharff 1 1/3' V, Cymbel 2/3' IV, Tremulant, Dulcian 16, Cromorne 8
Hauptwerk Praestant 16, Principal 8, Doppelflöte 8, Gemshorn 8, Quinte 5 1/3', Octave 4, Nachthorn 4, Terz 3 1/5, Quinte 2 2/3, Superoctave 2, Mixtur 2' V, Acuta 1' V, Cornet V, Trompete 16, Trompete 8, Trompete 4
Récit Bourdon 16, Montre 8, Flûte harmonique 8, Rohrflöte 8, Octave 4, Flûte octaviante 4, Nasard 2 2/3, Octavin 2, Sifflet 1, Terz 1 3/5, Plein jeu 2' VI, Basson 16, Trompette harmonique 8, Clairon harmonique 4
Schwellwerk Salicet 16, Geigenprincipal 8, Holzflöte 8, Gedackt 8, Viola di Gamba 8, Voix céleste 8, Blockflöte 4, Salicional 4, Flageolett 2, Harmonia aetheria 2 2/3' IV, Hautbois 8, Vox humana 8, Tremulant
Chamade Trompeta magna 16, Trompeta de batalla 8, Orlos 8, Clarín brillante 4
Pedal Untersatz 32, Principal 16, Violon 16, Subbass 16, Gedackt 8, Octave 8, Flötgedackt 4, Tenoroctave 4, Cello 8, Jubalflöte 2, Aliquot 5 1/3' IV, Hintersatz 4' V, Bombarde 32, Posaune 16, Fagott 16, Trompete 8, Schalmey 4
Positiv to Hauptwerk 8, Récit to Hauptwerk 8, Schwellwerk to Hauptwerk 8, Schwellwerk to Hauptwerk 8, Récit to Positiv 8, Schwellwerk to Positiv 8, Chamade to Positiv 8, Schwellwerk to Récit 8, Récit to Récit 16, Récit to Hauptwerk 16, Schwellwerk to Schwellwerk 16, Schwellwerk to Hauptwerk 16, Positiv to Pedal 8, Hauptwerk to Pedal 8, Récit to Pedal 8, Schwellwerk to Pedal 8, Chamade to Pedal 8
Documents
Websites
- Megaron, Christos Lambrakis Hall - Organbuilder page with specification and photos (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
- Festive music with the Megaron Organ - Ourania Gassiou, organ, Dimitris Gogas, trumpet, and Andreas-Rolandos Theodorou, trombone, perform Christmas carols at the Christos Lambrakis Hall of the Athens Concert Hall. (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
- Great European Organs, Vol. 63: The Athens Concert Hall - 2002 album by Nicolas Kynaston (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
- An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653b - (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
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