Sample Set Spotlight
Furtwängler & Hammer Imperial Cathedral Königslutter - A Kingly Instrument for a Royal Worship Space
2019-03-01
Furtwängler & Hammer, No. 286 - A Masterpiece Saved!!!
The grand organ in the Kaiserdom, Königslutter, Germany, was built by the firm of Furtwängler & Hammer as No. 2...
A noble Hill organ, twice orphaned, finds a new home!
2018-11-30The proud organ, built by William Hill for St. Paul's Church-Burton-on-Trent almost 150 years ago, now stands commandingly in its new home in St. Afra's Church in Berlin.On the Sonus Paradis...
Read MoreThe Stahlhuth / Jann organ of St. Martin’s Church at Dudelange, Luxembourg
2018-05-02The famous Stahlhuth / Jann organ of St. Martin's Church in Dudelange is a successful blending of several different national styles. In fact it is not only a combination of national diversity, b...
Read MoreThe Steinmayer organ of the St. Magnus Church in Marktoberdorf finds a Loving Home and a New Life!
2018-02-05Have you ever thought of how many churches have been lost during the last 100 years or so?The buildings, I mean. How many of these have been lost in the last century? Care to guess? ...
Read MoreThe Armley Schulze - speaking English with a German accent!
2017-05-23St. Bartholomew's Church, Armley, Leeds, built in 1872.Standing in the Choir and looking up and North at the great Schulze organ case.Anyone who has ever been part of a pipe organ installation knows t...
Read MoreThe Great Christian Müller Organ of the St. Bavo Church in Haarlem, Holland
2016-06-27The great Church of St. Bavo, Haarlem, Holland.I think all organists will agree that the 1738 Christian Müller organ at the St. Bavo Church in Haarlem, Holland is one of the world's gr...
Read More1787 Holzhey organ at the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Weissenau, Germany
2016-02-16The great baroque Abbey Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Weissenau, Germany - West Front.The abbey of St. Peter and Paul was founded in 1145 by Gerbizon Ravensburg ministerial Guelph. The congreg...
Read MoreThe Rieger Organ of the Scots' Church, Melbourne, Australia
2015-07-03Several weeks ago, Dr. Csaba Huszty, founder and director of Inspired Acoustics, asked if I would like to review the organ of the New Scots' Church in Melbourne, Australia, one of IA's latest sample s...
Read MoreThe Great 1714 Boizard Organ of St. Michel en Thiérache
2015-05-25If terms like Tierce en taille, or Basse de Trompette, or Plein Jeu, both Grande and Petite, mean something to you, then you have an interest in organ music of the French Baroq...
Read MoreThe Willis organs of Hereford and Salisbury Cathedrals - a Comparative Look
2015-04-13I love the sound of an English cathedral organ! It is a unique and highly varied tonal palette that allows the performance of a large and diverse spectrum of musical styles. The great Engl...
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