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Erfurt Büssleben 1702 [Back to Library]
| Producer: | Piotr Grabowski |
| Builder: | Georg Christoph Stertzing |
| Country: | Germany |
| Style: | |
| Manuals: | 2 |
| Pedalboard: | No |
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| Date Built: | 1702 |
Description: |
The organ was initially built for the Benedictine monastery located in Erfurt on the Petersberg (Peter’s hill) in 1702. It was made by Georg Christoph Stertzing from Eisenach, who was a very well-known organ builder of his times and was valued by the members of the Bach family. Three members of the family played his instruments! During the time of secularization, the municipality of Büßleben decided to buy the organ and move it to St. Petrikirche in Büßleben in 1812. At that time, Büßleben was a separate city, and now it is a district of Erfurt. The St. Petri church is the oldest building of Büßleben. Its construction started in 1103. Maybe the reason why the organ survived in the almost unaltered condition is the church, which was far from the big music centres. In the era of romantic modifications, this instrument remained virtually intact, as there was also no place to make such modifications. Even for its original case, it fits the church just right, with no space left above. Despite the changes, which were made throughout its existence, a massive part of the original substance was preserved, which allowed for very accurate renovation, performed by Alexander Schuke company from Potsdam in years 1998-2002. |
| # of uploads with organ: | 55 |
| # of users uploaded using organ: | 8 |
| Popular Uploads: |
Helft mir Gott's Güte preisen (Popup Player) Fuge C-Dur "Sind wir vereint zur guten Stunde" (Popup Player) |
| Website: | https://piotrgrabowski.pl/erfurt-bussleben/ |
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