World's oldest playable organ is assumed to be situated in the Cathedral of Valère above Sion/Sitten in Wallis/Switzerland. Built around 1430, three of its original registers, Superoctave 2', Quint minor 1 ⅔' and Mixture 1' have been preserved originally. With not more than altogether 8 different registers, this gothic organ is suited best for ancient music (try to imagine, how odd a Vierne or Widor would sound on it!) or, as in this case, for the Flötenuhr (flute clocks / organo mecchanico), wherefor Haydn has written several lovely pieces. Guy Bovet plays N° 2,5,12,11 (all C major), N° 18 and 17 (F major), N° 23 in C major again and N° 27 in G major).
1988 Gallo CD-281
A second recording of this organ you will find here: • Paul Hofhaimer (1459-1...
Негізгі бет Музыка World's oldest playable organ - Basilique de Valère/Sion - Guy Bovet plays Haydn, Flötenuhrstücke
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