How did Mendelssohn play Bach?

 Andreas SielingHow did Mendelssohn play Bach?Het ORGEL 93 (1997), nr. 9, 13-20 [summary]In order to answer the question how Mendelssohn played J.S. Bach’s organ music, the author investigates which organ compositions of Bach Mendelssohn played. Then the author...

IAOD-congres in Gotenburg

Hans FidomIAOD-congres in GotenburgHet ORGEL 93 (1997), nr. 9, 37-41 [summary]The annual congress of the International Association for Organ Documentation was this year organised in Göteborg, Sweden. Host of the iaod was the Göteborg Organ Art Centre Goart. Lectures...
The organs of Pereboom & Leyser

The organs of Pereboom & Leyser

Frans JespersThe organs of Pereboom & LeyserHet ORGEL 93 (1997), nr. 10, 20-25 [summary]Theodoor Pereboom (1828-1903) and Jan Leijser (1821-1903) established themselves as organbuilders at Maastricht in 1850. The musical culture of this city, located in the...

How did Mendelssohn play the organ?

Ewald KooimanHow did Mendelssohn play the organ?Het ORGEL 93 (1997), nr. 9, 6-12 [summary]In order to investigate how Mendelssohn played the organ, the author first describes three ways of gaining information about organ playing in former centuries. 1. One can study...

The report of the Commission HBO-Kerkmuziek

Wim KloppenburgThe report of the Commission ‘HBO-Kerkmuziek’Het ORGEL 93 (1997), nr. 10, 39-42 [summary]The report of the Commission ‘HBO-Kerkmuziek’ (College level professional training in Church Music) describes the ideal church musician:...
The organ builder König and the organ at Alden Biesen

The organ builder König and the organ at Alden Biesen

Jozef Mertens & Michel LemmensThe organ builder König and the organ at Alden Biesenhet ORGEL 93 (1997), nr. 10, 26-38 [summary]Literature on the organ builders König is rare. The origins of Balthasar König (ca. 1685-1756/1757) from Ingolstadt, said to be the...

German influences on Dutch church music after 1800

Jan R. LuthGerman influences on Dutch church music after 1800Het ORGEL 93 (1997), nr. 9, 29-36 [summary]After 1800 German musicians influenced Dutch church music especially through their pupils Bastiaans and Van Eijken. Johannes Gijsbertus Bastiaans (1812-1875)...

Slurs and tempo indications in Mendelssohn’s organ music

Hans van NieuwkoopSlurs and tempo indications in Mendelssohn’s organ musicHet ORGEL 93 (1997), nr. 9, 21-28 [summary]Mendelssohn was a precise musician, as historical evidence proves, and showed great interest in correct editions of his music. So we should take...

Thoughts on Bach’s Orgel-Büchlein

Wim S. RosThoughts on Bach’s Orgel-BüchleinHet ORGEL 93 (1997), nr. 10, 6-19 [summary]Bach planned 164 choral preludes in the manuscript of the Orgel-Büchlein. He completed 45 preludes (the two on Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier are counted as one). He notated 44...