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ISERLOHN (Germany)BAUERNKIRCHE
A well-conceived instrument must allow a wide range of stylistic possibilities, always maintaining its own character. This includes first of all the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Barcelona (Spain)BASILICA DE LA MERCÈ
Wohl keine europäische Orgellandschaft hat so viele Meister aus fremden Ländern angezogen wie der katalanische Sprachraum. So arbeiteten hier unter örtlichen Meistern deutsche Orgelbauer seit Mitte des 15. Jahrhundert, die teilweise große Instrumente (bis zu fünf Manualen) erstellten. Bestens dokumentiert ist zum Beispiel Johann Spinn von Neuern in der Basilika Santa Maria del Mar in Barcelona 1474.
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Grosshansdorf, Hamburg (Germany)Auferstehungskirche Grosshansdorf
Die Spieltraktur ist vollmechanisch.
Die Nomalkoppeln der Werke sind ebenfalls mechanisch. Die Oktavkoppeln werden elektrisch über präzise und sensible Sensoren in der Tastenmechanik angesteuert, es gibt frei programmierbare Koppelzüge (z.B. als Intervallkoppeln).
Die Registertraktur ist elektrisch, mit elektronischer Setzeranlage für ca. 5000 Speicherplätze (incl. USB-Speicheranschluss und Touchscreen).
Die Orgel hat ein elektronisches Bussystem. Letzteres eröffnet unter anderem die Möglichkeit, in Zukunft z.B. einen zweiten mobilen Spieltisch elektronisch anzukoppeln, der bei Musikaufführungen vorne im Altarraum unterstützen kann.
Eine Sonderspende finanzierte den Einbau eines Carillons, das auch als Zimbelstern gespielt werden kann.
Insgesamt klingen in der Orgel 2174 Pfeifen.
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Seoul (South Korea)Ahyun Methodist Church
Stoplist with Changeover Stops (Wechselschleifen) and Swellbox
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Colmenar de Oreja (Madrid) (Spain)Iglesia de Santa María La Mayor de Colmenar de Oreja
In Colmenar de Oreja, as in most of the area surrounding Madrid, a large part of its historical treasures was, unfortunately, lost, primarily during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39).
In building this instrument, our main purpose was not to re-create a replica of an historical organ, but rather to build something that would reflect the organs development over the centuries in Madrid, especially, but also tried to approach this organ as a musical instrument with resources that reflect organ building in recent times internationally. This philosophy of combining historical features alongside an innovative, contemporary approach is at the heart of the organ in Colmenar de Oreja. For instance, we can program over 5,000 different free combinations. There is a truly effective swell box. The touch is light, precise and, sure
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Taize (France)Église de la Reconciliation
The organ at the Community of Taizé has a personality of its own, in tune with the functions and needs of the community, and although it is a smaller instrument, it is perfectly suitable for a wide range of musical activities, such as spiritual concerts or a pedagogical role in the training of organists, etc.
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Deba (Guipúzcoa) (Spain)Parroquia de Santa María la Real de Deba
The organ in the parish church of Santa María la Real in Deba is both a contemporary and innovative instrument, but, at the same time, it preserves close ties to the organ tradition as it developed on the Iberian Peninsula. Given these distinctive features, the new organ offers us a perfect contrast to the important Romantic-style organs we find throughout Guipúzcoa.
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Madrid (Spain)Auditorio de la Escuela de Música Reina Sofía
The sole purpose of organ in the Auditorium at the Reina Sofia School of Music in Madrid (the Albéniz Foundation) is to teach organists, it is a tool that any aspiring organist has to practice on day in and day out, many hours, and even for many years. This instrument is also used for different cultural events: as a concert instrument it is excellent as a solo instrument or in an accompanying role with other instruments or groups (choirs, orchestras, etc.) This wide range of roles requires the instrument to be highly versatile.The acoustics in the concert hall require an instrument whose voicing can fill it with a beautiful, full sound even when it is completely filled to capacity, but also be able to give a balanced sound when the organist is all alone.
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Elche, Alicante (Spain)Església Sta. Maria d'Elx
Since 2006, the new organ in the Basilica de Santa Maria in Elx, apart from carrying out its role as a liturgical and concert instrument, has made a significant contribution to the performances of the Misteri dElx, the mystery play which UNESCO declared worthy of a Human Heritage designation. This instrument has 47 stops spread over three manuals and pedal, and an impressive set of horizontal façade reeds.
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Navalcarnero (Madrid) (Spain)The Vera Cruz Hermitage
The City Hall asked us to build these two organs; the local government is making a concerted effort at present to preserve and foster its cultural heritage.
When they asked us to undertake an Organ Project for the Church of San José and the Vera Cruz Hermitage (at present it is being rebuilt and restored), we suggested instruments which would respect the spirit of the age in which each church was built. The casework was designed and developed in collaboration with the architects Raimundo Estepa and José Miguel Rueda.
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Navalcarnero (Madrid) (Spain)The Church of San José
The City Hall asked us to build these two organs; the local government is making a concerted effort at present to preserve and foster its cultural heritage.
When they asked us to undertake an Organ Project for the Church of San José and the Vera Cruz Hermitage (at present it is being rebuilt and restored), we suggested instruments which would respect the spirit of the age in which each church was built. The casework was designed and developed in collaboration with the architects Raimundo Estepa and José Miguel Rueda.
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Palma de Mallorca (Spain)Convento Sant Francesc
All that remains of the historical organ in the church of St Francesc in Palma de Mallorca (Majorca) is the magnificent case and the façade pipes, which highlight the fantastic battery of original, unaltered en chamade reed pipes built by Jordi Bosch (1972?1772). These have all been carefully restored.
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Brussels (Belgium)The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudule (2000)
L´orgue des milles couleurs « (Marie-Claire Alain)
The Cathedrals nave is very narrow. In order to take up the least amount of space possible, the organ had to be divided into three different parts. This required some rather bold technical solutions, such as constructing the pedal action.
(Lorgue) se distingue par loriginalité et laudace de sa conception, autant que par le soin et la grande qualité artistique apportés à sa réalisation. (Jean Ferrard)
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Hanau (Germany)Marienkirche (2004)
This instrument is representative of the ambitious cultural project undertaken by the German city of Hanau, near Frankfurt. The technical concepts involved as well as the organs aesthetic design are totally avant-garde.
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Calatayud, Zaragoza (Spain)Iglesia de San Juan (2001)
Inside the historical 18th century case youll find a very coherent instrument, built in the Iberian Tradition but, a tradition which has evolved so that the performer can play a remarkably wide variety of music.
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Órganos de Calatayud
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Lyon (France)Conservatoire Supérieur CNSM (Lyon 1993)
The distinguished organist, Xavier Darasse, commissioned this organ for a hall which is also a historical monument. This is more like a lecture hall with a capacity for 120 people and, needless to say, it lacks the acoustical properties associated with a church. However, the idea behind the instrument was to create a tool for the training of future organists.
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Paris (France)Conservatoire Supérieur CNR (1996)
"A great organ in a very small hall"
The concervatoire asked us to build an instrument which would be capable of playing music in the Mediterranean tradition and literature. As a result, this instrument is inteneded for the training of future organists; the action is therefore meant to express all the nuances of playing.
This instrument is used for part of the Competition „Concours Prix de la Ville de Paris....un travail remarquable, tout en finesse, et permettant de varier à l´infini les couleurs sonores, les Meslanges que prônaient nos Maîtres classiques Français. ( Marie-Claire Alain)
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Madrid (Spain)Auditorio Nacional de Música (1990)
In building this important instrument, a large part of the mechanical features and the sound quality which characterize Grenzings organs have been fully developed here for the first time.
...one of the (few) instruments I know, which are located in a hall and still are beautiful and have their own character. (Michael Radulescu)
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Seville (Spain)Iglesia de Los Venerables (1991)
Aesthetically, the new case fits in perfectly with the delicate Baroque style church, which also serves as the main offices for the Focus Foundation. The principal organist here, José Enrique Ayarra, organizes numerous concerts involving internationally famous organists. Recordings made here have reached a wide audience as well.
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Niigata (Japan)Niigata Performing Arts Centre (Japan 1998)
The instruments presence is clearly a determining factor in the Halls aesthetics. The organ itself is based on an expanded classical concept, as is the façades design. It also has a reenforced inner structure of the highest quality which helps prevent damage from any seismic activity.
Thanks to a very meticulous organization, we were able to mount the instrument in the Hall in only 4 weeks, thereby reducing any inconvenience or expense to a bare minimum.
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Madrid (Spain)CATHEDRAL "LA ALMUDENA" (1999)
This instrument, whose design was inspired by Gothic altarpieces, is impressive not only beacuse of its size but also because of its sound, even in a cathedral of these dimensions. The organ was built with the idea of creating a unique musical instrument with its own personality, that would adequately express the evolution of the organ at the end of the XXth century.
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