Pipe making and metal casting at the Ahrend organ workshop
March 24, 2010 - 4:22 pm
Demonstration of metal casting and organ pipe making at the Ahrend Orgelbau workshop in Leer, Germany. From the film ‘Martinikerk Rondeau’ part of a 5CD and 1DVD boxset ‘Pronkjuwelen in Stad en Ommeland’. See http://www.fuguestatefilms.co.uk/martinikerk for further information.
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, played by Sietze de Vries on the Martinikerk pipe organ.
Pipe maker: Hinrich Manssen
Now available from http://www.fuguestatefilms.co.uk/shop
And from http://www.muziekhandel-boeijenga.nl/
US NTSC Edition to follow. Release Date TBC.
Duration : 0:4:53
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March 24th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
The music is Bach’s …
The music is Bach’s BWV 659 Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland
March 24th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
I am in awe of this …
I am in awe of this painstaking craftsmanship. The contrast between the forceful manual labor and the ethereal musical background of the completed organ is unforgettable.
March 24th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Muchísimas gracias …
Muchísimas gracias por esta completa demostración artesanal. Los órganos Ahrend tienen su indiscutible sello de calidad.
March 24th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Sehr schöner Film! …
Sehr schöner Film! Danke für’s Posten! Ich hatte schon die Ehre bei einer Führung durch diese Werkstatt dabei zu sein
March 24th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Ich war schon mal …
Ich war schon mal hier
March 24th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Mooie film 5*
Mooie film 5*
March 24th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Het boek, de dvd en …
Het boek, de dvd en 5 cd’s zijn uit. Echt geweldig zo’n document. De meeste muziek wordt gespeeld door Sietze de Vries.