Wed Oct 06, 2004 8:43 pm
My dream organs would be:
Ottobueren, Riepp organ
Leeuwarden, Christiaan Muller organ
Groningen, Martinikerk Schnitger
Helmond, St. Lambertuskerk, Robustelly-Smits organ
Steenwijk, Grote kerk, large Van Oeckelen organ early 19th C.
Leiden, St. Pieterskerk, early 17th C. Van Hagerbeer organ (3 man/ped in
meantone)
Leiden, Hooglandse kerk, another fantastic 17th C. organ
Steeles Tavern, Virginia, Presb. Church, small Tayor & Boody organ with a
great old sound
Clifton Forge, Taylor & Boody witha very suplesse sound
Zuidbroek, Ref. Chhurch, (Hinsch designed) Freytag organ, 2 man. ped.
Aarle-Rixtel, Smits irgan 19th century, 3 man. ped, wonderful! Also larger
Smits organ in Oirschot
Berlin, Dom, Sauer organ (wow!)
Alkmaar, St. Laurens, main organ (Schnitger Jr.)
Paris, Madeleine, Cavaille-Coll organ (I like this one the best)
St. Maximin de Provence, large french baroque organ
Tholen, OLV, Van Dam, 1832, 3 man. ped.
Deventer, Grote kerk, Holtgrave organ 3 man. ped.
Nijmegen, Main church, 1776, Konig, 3 man. ped.
Noordwolde, Groniognen, main chucch, 1640, 2 man. ped. (very auithentic sound)
Gronignen, Nieuwe Kerk, Timpe, 3 man. ped. Also his smaller organ in Middelbert (2 man., pped)
Edam, Grote Kerk, Barent Smit 1663 (went to England)
Vollenhove, Main Church
SPAIN: some great double fronted organs, like Salamanca, etc., also the Spanish organ in the Cathedral of Mexico City.
Add to this smaller organs by Cliquot, Schnitger, Batz, Vater, Muller, Hinsch, Freytag, Cav-Coll, etc.
This is for now my main Dream list.