I am proud to release my new sample set - the Rieger/Mathis organ system in the Cathedral (Dom) of Regensburg, Germany.
For centuries, the cathedral did not have an adequate organ; King Ludwig I of Bavaria and the monument protection authorities forbade a visible installation in the church interior, as the organ would "disturb" the Gothic architecture. As a result, for a long time only a relatively small organ was placed out of sight behind the silver high altar, from where it could only sound a small part of the cathedral. The current choir organ from the Mathis company (1989, originally III/43, now II/33) was also placed behind the altar.
When Franz Josef Stoiber took over as cathedral organist in 1996, it quickly became clear that the cathedral could only be adequately served by a large organ. The north wall of the transept turned out to be the best location, but as the preservation order forbade fixing it to the wall, an organ suspended from the supporting walls of the so-called "donkey tower" (remnant of the Romanesque cathedral) was designed. With 80 stops and a weight of 37 tonnes, this is the largest suspended instrument. The access to the organ is a novelty: The organist reaches the mechanical console via a lift that disappears invisibly into the organ. A second electric console is located at the front of the choir. Both organs can be played from both.
Further information and order option you can get here (please click on the photo):
https://forestpipes.de/?page_id=901
Prof. Wolfgang Seifen has improvised a Symphony on the organ in a live concert, you can hear it there:
Allegro Vivace: https://youtu.be/0RFN4EmHr-Q
Scherzo: https://youtu.be/GHtiDHOKBjg
Adagio espressivo: https://youtu.be/_FqQN0qlwfw
Finale: https://youtu.be/qDnzJMtpgds
Until December 31st 2023 the sample set has an introductory price of 700,- EUR (incl. german VAT), the regular price will be 850,- EUR (incl. german VAT). For a small fee you can order a test version (HW V and higher) for 14 days without any restrictions. A HW4-version of the full sample set is available on request.
A special thanks to Prof. Franz Josef Stoiber, the organist who made possible the sampling, and to Olivia Nagioff and Steven Ades for the programming.
In addition our annual 2 for 1 occasion starts (until December 31st):
When you buy one of our big samplesets (Regensburg, Wesel, Sankt Arnual, Valley or Waldkirchen), you get one of our small sets (Bayr Weng or Walcker Mimbach) for free. Please note during the ordering process what sample set you want to have.
For centuries, the cathedral did not have an adequate organ; King Ludwig I of Bavaria and the monument protection authorities forbade a visible installation in the church interior, as the organ would "disturb" the Gothic architecture. As a result, for a long time only a relatively small organ was placed out of sight behind the silver high altar, from where it could only sound a small part of the cathedral. The current choir organ from the Mathis company (1989, originally III/43, now II/33) was also placed behind the altar.
When Franz Josef Stoiber took over as cathedral organist in 1996, it quickly became clear that the cathedral could only be adequately served by a large organ. The north wall of the transept turned out to be the best location, but as the preservation order forbade fixing it to the wall, an organ suspended from the supporting walls of the so-called "donkey tower" (remnant of the Romanesque cathedral) was designed. With 80 stops and a weight of 37 tonnes, this is the largest suspended instrument. The access to the organ is a novelty: The organist reaches the mechanical console via a lift that disappears invisibly into the organ. A second electric console is located at the front of the choir. Both organs can be played from both.
Further information and order option you can get here (please click on the photo):
https://forestpipes.de/?page_id=901
Prof. Wolfgang Seifen has improvised a Symphony on the organ in a live concert, you can hear it there:
Allegro Vivace: https://youtu.be/0RFN4EmHr-Q
Scherzo: https://youtu.be/GHtiDHOKBjg
Adagio espressivo: https://youtu.be/_FqQN0qlwfw
Finale: https://youtu.be/qDnzJMtpgds
Until December 31st 2023 the sample set has an introductory price of 700,- EUR (incl. german VAT), the regular price will be 850,- EUR (incl. german VAT). For a small fee you can order a test version (HW V and higher) for 14 days without any restrictions. A HW4-version of the full sample set is available on request.
A special thanks to Prof. Franz Josef Stoiber, the organist who made possible the sampling, and to Olivia Nagioff and Steven Ades for the programming.
In addition our annual 2 for 1 occasion starts (until December 31st):
When you buy one of our big samplesets (Regensburg, Wesel, Sankt Arnual, Valley or Waldkirchen), you get one of our small sets (Bayr Weng or Walcker Mimbach) for free. Please note during the ordering process what sample set you want to have.