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In the Forum: Playback Listening
In the Thread: Listening Pipe Organ Music
Post Subject: Thousands of musical instrumentsPosted by rowuk on: 12/5/2017
What makes the organ so special is truly not the what, rather the how. Each pipe is not just tuned to the correct pitch, it is also "voiced" to contribute the proper color for the particular register and room that it belongs to. Some registers are limited in range to only a few octaves, others span almost the whole audible range. I have a lot of respect for the fine "organ tuners" that crawl into an organ for days to bring the stops to life and balance. If there is synergy between the organist and the tuner, real magic can happen. The master builds the organ for the specific space size and acoustics.
I do not have a favorite organ, but the three Silbermann organs in the city of Freiberg (2 in the Dom and one in the Jakobskirche) are very special. Unfortunately idiots reduced the size of the main space in the Jakobskirche. The room is now too small and too reflective for the organ. Some registers are no longer brilliant, it sounds more like they are screaming... Certainly worth a visit however when one is in Germany.
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Die-beiden-Silbermann-Orgel-im-Dom-zu-Freiberg/hnum/8602099?iampartner=spon1&awc=201&awa=1215&kw=null&pos=1t1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxqO6zfjz1wIVRecbCh1tUQCoEAAYASAAEgISkvD_BwE

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