Harald Vogel

Harald Vogel – J.P. Sweelinck: Organ Works Vol.1 (2011)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0, 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 01:18:33 minutes | 4.4 GB
Genre: Classical | Publisher (label): Germany – MDG – 914 1690-6

The Schwalbennestorgel is a remarkable survival of a type of organ called “swallow’s nest”, because of its appearing to have been glued onto the wall of the church – a look at the photograph on the disc cover shows this very well. The distinctive organ case was built between 1586 and 1595 by Dutch organ builders, and the loft and pedal cases were added by a Hamburg company in 1612. Many of their front pipes remain, with even their voicing preserved. A sensitive reconstruction by Altenahr in 2010 has produced an organ which is not only capable of playing music from the Renaissance, but also the high Baroque. Note that the organ’s mean-tone temperament with perfect thirds may at times and in some keys seem out of tune to ears used to modern pitches.

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