The organ builder Albert de Graaf by Rogér van Dijk

The organ builder Albert de Graaf by Rogér van Dijk

Rogér van Dijk The organ builder Albert de GraafHet ORGEL 98 (2002), nr. 5, 5-11 [summary] Organ Builder Albert de Graaf (1928) is planning to retire in near future; hence this overview of his work.De Graaf served his apprenticeship with A.S.J. Dekker (Goes) and Jan...

Organ music and psychiatry by Kees Huges

Kees Huges Organ music and psychiatryHet ORGEL 98 (2002), nr. 2, 38-39 [summary] (Kees Huges is music therapist)Many people in Holland associate organ music with negative emotions. This makes organmusic very fit for music therapy: people react to it easily.The first...
Flentrop revisited by Peter van Dijk

Flentrop revisited by Peter van Dijk

Peter van Dijk Flentrop revisitedHet ORGEL 98 (2002), nr. 1, 5-14 [summary] How do we deal with organs built between 1940 and 1965? Will weleave them unchanged or should we choose to ‘retouch’ them? The Dutch NationalHeritage Service is drafting a set of standards in...

Charles Matthews wins Franck Contest by Gemma Coebergh

Gemma Coebergh Charles Matthews wins Franck ContestHet ORGEL 98 (2002), nr. 1, 32-34 [summary] Every third year the International César Franck Contest is held in the CathedralBasilica St Bavo at Haarlem. This year (15, 17 and 20 October), five organists competed:Arno...

The ‘Husumer Orgelbuch’ of 1758 by Hans Beek

Hans Beek The ‘Husumer Orgelbuch’ of 1758Het ORGEL 98 (2002), nr. 1, 39-41 [summary] The Husumer Orgelbuch [Husum Organ Book] contains little-known works of NorthGerman composers. They were written in the 18th century. The manuscript on which therecently published...

Musica mathematica by Pieter Bakker

Pieter Bakker Musica mathematicaHet ORGEL 98 (2002), nr. 2, 11-14 [summary] Most of Andreas Werckmeister’s sources can be identified easily. This is not the casewith regard to his irregular circular tunings. It seems, however, that he was inspired bytwo sources....
Liszt’s harmonium-piano by Joris Verdin

Liszt’s harmonium-piano by Joris Verdin

Joris Verdin Liszt’s harmonium-pianoHet ORGEL 98 (2002), nr. 2, 15-26 [summary] FranzLiszt’s harmonium-piano was brought to Patrick Collon’s workshop in Brussels forrestoration in 1994. The instrument combines a piano built by Erard with a harmonium. Thepiano seems...