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SPECIAL: The Bavarian organ landscape - Part 1

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SPECIAL: The Bavarian organ landscape – Part 1
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SPECIAL: The Bavarian organ landscape – Part 1

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SPECIAL: The Bavarian organ landscape – Part 1
D_Würzburg_Dom Würzburg_C Bistum Würzburg 2
Built in 1968 by the Klais company, the main organ of Würzburg Cathedral has 87 stops over five manuals and pedal, and is one of the most important large organs of the Neo-Baroque period. The instrument was a prestige project of the company at the time and even today, after more than 50 years, still has an outstanding status in the German organ landscape. The facade impressively frames the great clock and displays the organ’s construction: At the very top the Hauptwerk (II) is enthroned in an opening, below it in the middle, the Rückpositiv (I), flanked by the Trompeteria (V). Again, next to it on both sides is the Positiv (III) and on the very outside the large 32′ pedal towers. The Schwellwerk (IV) is hidden behind the great clock!
The organ of the Protestant Stadtkirche Bayreuth was built in 1961 by the Steinmeyer company from Oettingen and has 70 stops over four manuals and pedal. The traditional organ construction can be seen in the facade, which consists of flat case boxes, as was usual for the time of construction: In the parapet is the Rückpositiv (I) with copper pipes in the prospect. In the middle is the Hauptwerk (II), the tonal backbone of the organ. Below it in the lower case is the swellable Brustwerk (IV). Finally, the blinds of the large Schwellwerk (III) peek out from above behind the front pipes. This superimposed arrangement of manuals is flanked by the pedal towers.
SPECIAL: The Bavarian organ landscape – Part 1
D_Deutschland_Bayreuth_Steinmeyer Orgel C Johannes Bayer
SPECIAL: The Bavarian organ landscape – Part 1
D_ Ansbach_St._Gumbertus_Wieglegorgel 2_C Burkhard Mücke
In 2007, an historic organ was rebuilt in the Protestant town church of St. Gumbertus in Ansbach. The Dutch organ-building company Reil built a new organ in the Baroque case, which is an exact reconstruction of the original Wiegleb. 48 stops are distributed over three manual and pedal, with some stops of the III manual being housed in an echo box (a predecessor of the Swell). The instrument is ideally suited for the interpretation of the music of Central German masters – especially, of course, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
SPECIAL: The Bavarian organ landscape – Part 1
Steffen Schmidt C Martin Mahlmeister
Steffen Schmidt, organist at St. Kilian’s Cathedral in Würzburg, had the idea during the pandemic to combine the silent film “”Faust. A German Folk Saga”” from 1926 with 100 minutes of live improvisation and has thus certainly provided many people with a completely new cinematic and listening experience in the cathedral. Schmidt, who trained with Daniel Roth among others, has been cathedral organist in Würzburg since 2005. In Düsseldorf, he leads an organ class as an honorary professor and also introduces young musicians to the high art of improvisation. https://stefan-schmidt-organist.de/
Michael Dorn directs the church music at the Stadtkirche Bayreuth. Born and raised in Middle Franconia, he received his training in Protestant church music, organ and choral conducting at the Munich Academy of Music. As city and deanery cantor, church music director Dorn is responsible for the whole wealth of church music practice, from directing the various vocal ensembles, the trombone choir and chamber orchestra, to organising festive church services and concerts.
SPECIAL: The Bavarian organ landscape – Part 1
Michael_Dorn_C Foto Mauer
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