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Arnstadt, Bach Organ (Wender 1703) [Back to Library]
| Producer: | Sonus Paradisi |
| Builder: | Wender |
| Country: | Germany |
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| Manuals: | 2 |
| Pedalboard: | Yes |
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The New Church in Arnstadt was where the young Johann Sebastian Bach has got his first job as an organist at the age of 18. He served there from 1703 to 1707. After Johann Friedrich Wender erected the new organ in 1703, it was Johann Sebastian Bach who inspected and inaugurated it. The Weimar consistory had sent the young, talented musician to Arnstadt, and the church committee, thrilled by his skills, immediately offered him the position as the organist. However, Bach was not completely happy there and he often had conflicts with other musicians and students of the local school. The situation became even worse when he disappeared for several months in 1705 after being granted leave for only 4 weeks. During this time he traveled to Lübeck to hear and study with Dietrich Buxtehude. In 1707 he left Arnstadt for Mühlhausen, and a year later he started to work for the Duke of Weimar. |
| # of uploads with organ: | 13 |
| # of users uploaded using organ: | 5 |
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The Young Bach on the Bach organ, Arnstadt (Popup Player) |
| Website: | https://www.sonusparadisi.cz/en/organs/germany/arnstadt-bach-organ.html |
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