| Portraits of Guilmant | |||
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An old picture of Guilmant. | ||
![]() Photo: C. Schulz, Riga, 1884 |
Guilmant in Riga, 1884. He has been playing the large Walcker-organ. | ||
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An old postcard of Guilmant. | ||
Photo: Casavant Frères |
Autographed photograph of Alexandre Guilmant,
dated 4 May 1898 at the time he played the dedication recital on
Casavant Opus 40 at Saint Jacques Cathedral (now Mary, Queen of the World) in Montréal.
This photograph is published here with the kind permission of Casavant Frères , organ builders in Canada. You can find this picture on their Archives webpage, containing more interesting photographs. |
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![]() Photo: Gutekunst, Philadelphia, 1893 |
A portrait of Guilmant in Philadelphia, USA in 1898 during his second American tour. Note: this picture is correct. The one on the startpage has been flipped horizontal for esthetical reasons! |
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![]() Photo: Ernest Hergt, Chicago, 1898 |
A picture of Guilmant with Clarence Eddy during his second American tour in 1898 at the console of the Steinway Hall organ in Chicago. | ||
| Guilmant at the console | |||
![]() Photo: Wizard of the Organ Reproduction by Agnes Armstrong |
Guilmant playing his own house organ in Meudon. | ||
![]() Photo: Wizard of the Organ Reproduction by Agnes Armstrong |
Playing the great organ in the Trocadero Palace in Paris. | ||
![]() Photo: Jessie Tarbox Beals, St.Louis, 1904 |
Playing the large organ at the Saint Louis Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in 1904 during his third and last American tour. This organ was the largest organ in the world. Guilmant played 40 concerts on the instrument with all different programs. The organ has been rebuild and enlarged (!) and is placed in the Wanamaker Store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. | ||