Organs in Bach Country (August 2002)

Altenburg

Castle Church & Trost Organ. Bach examined this organ. This organ has amazing string-tone pipes.

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Arnstadt

Neuekirche or Bachkirche. This organ contains pipes from the organ Bach played.

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Eisenach

Georgenkirche, font at which Bach was baptized, and the organ

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Halle

Marktkirche is 2 churches joined together, which is why it has 2 sets of steeples. Font at which Händel was baptized and Reichel Organ played by Händel. We also heard a demonstration of quarter comma meantone tuning.

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Leipzig

Thomaskirche, Bach window, and the New Bach Organ

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Naumburg Maria Magdalenenkirche

Maria Magdalenenkirche, which is used as the winter church, Ladegast organ, and key desk

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Naumburg Wenzelkirche

Wenzelkirche, Hildebrandt Organ which Bach examined, and key desk

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Pomßen

Wehrkirche (Fortress Church) and renaissance organ. We heard a concert of renaissance music on the oldest organ we visited.

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Rötha Georgenkirche

Georgenkirche, Silbermann organ, and key desk. Mendelssohn played this organ.

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Rötha Marienkirche

Marienkirche, Silbermann organ, and key desk.

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Störmthal

Church, Hildebrandt organ, and key desk. Bach examined this organ and took part in the dedication in 1723.

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Waltershausen

Kirche zur Gotteshilfe, Trost organ, and key desk.

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Weimar

Stadtkirche and modern organ

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