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David RumseyOrganist, organ consultant"Die Orgel ist ein zu kompliziertes Instrument, als daβ sie je vollendet sein könnte: Sie fordert immer von neuem zu Veränderungen heraus." / "The organ is such a complex instrument that it can never be completed; it constantly provokes new variants of itself". This site is devoted to selected publications and other material relating to organs and organ music with which I have usually had some personal connection. It could well eventually epitomize Dahlhaus' statement above. Your patience is appreciated.
News and forthcoming eventsAn invitation --- to two special “Gothic organ” events at Peterskirche, Basel Musik zur Reformationszeit June 8th 2012 Concert 19:00 Uhr Brett Leighton, Gotische Orgel und Silbermann/Lhôte-Orgel Elizabeth Rumsey, Fidel Marc Lewon, Laute Nicolas Savoy, Tenor Eve Kopli, Sopran Details from Peterskirche web-site The mediæval organ June 9th 2012 Symposium 14:00-17:00 Discussion and performances with Special guests Winold van der Putten (organ builder) Crawford Young (lute) Mathias Spoerry (baritone) Tobie Miller (hurdy-gurdy) Elizabeth Rumsey (viola d’arco, fidel) Brett Leighton & David Rumsey (gothic organ)
An OehmsClassics series: historic recordings, demonstrations, the earliest organ recordings played "live" in Seewen: Volume I was released in June 2011, Volume II ("Christmas aboard ship") in October 2011 and Volume III ("Music on the High Seas") appeared in early 2012. One more volume is planned for 2012 - Gigout and Bonnet playing, amongst other items, works of their own (Volume IV). This CD pair is currently in production and should be available by August. In 2013 an all-Wagner disk (Volume V) is planned as part of that year's celebrations to be followed by another two CD-pairs (Volume VI and VII) of important historic British and Swiss organists. An extended set of program notes to Volume III can be found on this web-site (in 3 languages: German, French, English): Extended program notes to Volume III
Museum der Musikautomaten: "Shop" Further samples of these historic recordings can be found on this web-site by clicking on the "Articles - Seewen/Welte" page.
Exhibition in Seewen Centenary of the Welte Philharmonie Exhibition commenced Seewen (SO-CH) October 22nd 2011. Welte Philharmonie Exhibition details (Museum Web-Site) Some newspaper, announcements and critiques of concerts and recordings:
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