Ben van Oosten

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Ben van Oosten (* 1955 in The Hague ) is a Dutch organist and university professor .

Oosten studied organ and piano in Amsterdam and Paris. He teaches as a professor at the Rotterdam Conservatory . The main focus of his artistic activity is symphonic organ music. His recordings of sound documents have been awarded several record awards, including the German Record Critics' Prize and the Diapason d'or . For his services to French organ music, he was appointed Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government . He works as titular organist at the Grote Kerk in The Hague.

Ben van Oosten built - under the guidance of the organ builder Van den Heuvel - a house organ with 16 registers on three manuals and a pedal.

I Grand-Orgue C-g 3
1. Montre 8th'
2. Flûte Harmonique 8th'
3. Flûte à Chéminée 8th'
4th Prestant 4 ′
5. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
6th Duplicate 2 ′
7th Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
II positive C-g 3
8th. Bourdon 8th'
9. Flûte Douce 4 ′
10. Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
III Récit Expressif C – g 3
11. Flûte Traversière 8th'
12. Viole de Gambe 8th'
13. Voix Celeste 8th'
14th Flute Octaviante 4 ′
15th Basson-Hautbois 8th'
Pedal C – f 1
16. Bourdon 16 ′
  • Coupling : II / I, III / I (also as sub- and super-octave coupling), I / P, II / P, III / P

Publications

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biographical information accessed on January 27, 2016 ( Memento from March 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Information on the house organ van Oosten on orgelsite.nl
personal data
SURNAME Oosten, Ben van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch organist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH The hague