Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:17 am
Segovia Cathedral Organ, a large three manual Spanish baroque organ now available from Sonus Paradisi.
The Segovia Cathedral organ was built by a member of the most famous Spanish organbuilding family - Joseph Echevarria - in 1769-1772 on the north side of the quire (the Gospel side). It is his largest preserved instrument, and one of the largest organs from the baroque period preserved in Spain.
It is extraordinary for its rich stop list, range of sound colors and effects, and especially for its enormous echo possibilities. The organ has two facades, creating a pronounced echo effect when the Organo Mayor plays towards the listeners in the quire, while the Organo Respaldo sounds in the opposite direction from the quire into the side isle. In addition to the Organo Mayor and Organo Respaldo, the organ has a Cadereta division located deep inside the base of the organ case and capable of creating another kind of an echo. The Cadereta is enclosed in a box that can be opened via an unbalanced pedal to the left of the pedalboard. It is also worth noting that it was the Echevarria organ building family who used horizontal facade reeds for the first time in the world. The Segovia Cathedral organ represents the climax of the Iberian organ building style.
More details, including the specification and plenty of audio pieces performed on the instrument may be found on the Sonus Paradisi web pages. The vol.1 is free for everyone to download and test. It features almost half stops of the organ without any limitations, and gratis.
The Segovia Cathedral organ was built by a member of the most famous Spanish organbuilding family - Joseph Echevarria - in 1769-1772 on the north side of the quire (the Gospel side). It is his largest preserved instrument, and one of the largest organs from the baroque period preserved in Spain.
It is extraordinary for its rich stop list, range of sound colors and effects, and especially for its enormous echo possibilities. The organ has two facades, creating a pronounced echo effect when the Organo Mayor plays towards the listeners in the quire, while the Organo Respaldo sounds in the opposite direction from the quire into the side isle. In addition to the Organo Mayor and Organo Respaldo, the organ has a Cadereta division located deep inside the base of the organ case and capable of creating another kind of an echo. The Cadereta is enclosed in a box that can be opened via an unbalanced pedal to the left of the pedalboard. It is also worth noting that it was the Echevarria organ building family who used horizontal facade reeds for the first time in the world. The Segovia Cathedral organ represents the climax of the Iberian organ building style.
More details, including the specification and plenty of audio pieces performed on the instrument may be found on the Sonus Paradisi web pages. The vol.1 is free for everyone to download and test. It features almost half stops of the organ without any limitations, and gratis.
