Christmas Carols

Augustine of Augustine's Virtual Organs (http://grandorgue-hauptwerk.vacau.com) sent me a copy of the new sample set he is working on to test. I really like it - the sounds it can make, especially the full organ is wonderful, and quiet stops like the Celeste + Krummhorn are very suitable for romantic music (showcased in the first extract 'Myn Lyking).

I did some quick excerpts of carols to test all the organ out - as I was concentrating more on the stops there are mistakes in the music but hope that doesn't detract from this wonderful sample set! They get progressievly louder as the extracts go on. We Three Kings shows a build up from 8 foot foundations to full (7:55). The rest just play about with different settings.

I will aim to upload a few more pieces this week showcasing the sounds it can make for Bach, romantic and baroque music.

These are Augustine's words about the organ:

"The organ was built by the Rieger organ factory in 1941.The organ is three-manual and 30-register.The organ was designed by Joseph Geyer. His main ambition was alloying the romantic and baroque instruments.

The links of the screenshots:
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/s/4k2wfouyha6hsh9/Rieger-Esztergom-consol_stereo-mix.jpg?dl=0
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/s/juyd72c1uexgg5r/Rieger-Esztergom-Jamb.jpg?dl=0

The storage requirement of the organ is small. 16 bit: 3 GB, 24 bit: 5 GB
It is the stereo-mix version. I will prepare 6-channel surround version too, but this is about two months of work"

Well worth checking this organ out when it comes out!

John