Clarabella8 wrote:My question is: to what extent is it a CC?
The new Instrument is truly a magnificent achievement for Hauptwerk, and an absolute joy to play.
As to other available Sample Sets of "Cavaillé-Coll" organs, there really are just a few:
The St. Omer by Sonus Paradisi was a rebuild of an original Organ from 1717.
The Metz is actually by Mutin, the successor to Cavaillé-Coll in the same shop.
The one from Organ Arts Media was originally by Ducroquet and modified by Cavaillé-Coll.
So it looks like the only "real" Cavaillé-Coll Sample Set available would be the Caen. Also a marvellous Sample Set, especially in its latest v2.66 presentation. Some of the others mentioned may be "showing their age" by now, as Sampling Techniques continue to make vast improvements.
The Caen reflects a very different Tonal Concept from the Nancy, being built about 25 years later, reflecting the then-new vision for a "Symphonic" Organ. The Nancy reflects Cavaillé-Coll in his more youthful exuberance, and while being a fully "Romantic" Organ, contains stronger echos of the earlier Baroque ideal.
Found on-line (about the Nancy Cathedral Organ):
"This was Cavaillé-Coll's biggest work in France outside of Paris. The organ's outstanding specification, its size, and its sound, together with the cathedral's extraordinary acoustics, give this organ a richness and a depth of sound barely achieved elsewhere by the greatest organ builder of his time."