Herrmann (organ builder)
Herrmann were German organ builders in the Baltic States in the 19th century.
Organ builder
Carl Paul Otto Herrmann
Carl Paul Otto Herrmann (1807–1868) was an organist in Saint Petersburg . In 1830 he went to Kandau (Kandava) in Courland , and worked there as an organ builder. In 1836 he moved to Doblen (Dobele) and in 1844 to Libau (Liepāja).
Carl Alexander Herrmann
Carl Alexander Herrmann (Latvian Karls Aleksandrs Hermans ; 1847–1928) initially worked in his father's workshop in Libau. In 1877 he went to Saint Petersburg to build an organ and stayed there until 1895. After that he went to Kadrina in Estonia for a short time , the future of his life is unclear.
Carl J. Herrmann
Carl J. (..?) Herrmann († after 1883) was a nephew of Carl Paul Otto Herrmann. He was known as an organ builder in Mitau (Jelgava) from 1863 to 1883.
Organs (selection)
Carl Paul Otto Herrmann and Carl Alexander Herrmann rebuilt or rebuilt more than 180 organs in what is now Latvia , Lithuania , Estonia and St. Petersburg . Some have been preserved.
Carl Paul Otto Hermann
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830-1835 | Doblen (Dobele) | Lutheran Church | II / P | 19th | 1908 expanded to 43 registers, restoration planned | |
| 1859 | Tuckum (Tukums) | Lutheran Church | I / P | 12 | replaced Frölich organ, in 1871 expansion by Ms. Weißenborn to II / P / 20, received | |
| 1860 | Bellows | Lutheran Church | II / P | 12 | C. Herrmann from Libau on shield, preserved | |
| 1863-1864 | Kandau (Kandava) | Lutheran Church | II / P | 18th | receive |
Carl Alexander Herrmann
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | Frauenburg (Saldus) | St. John's Church | II / P | 20th | receive | |
| 1877 | St. Petersburg | Jesus Church | II / P | 11 (or 10) | Moved to Kadrina in Estonia in 1895 , the only surviving Herrmann organ in Estonia |
Carl J. Herrmann
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | Holmhof (Sala) | St. John's Church | I / P | 9 | receive | |
| around 1884 (?) | Mitau (Jelgava) | St. John's Church | only preserved historical organ in Jelgava |
literature
- Alexander Fiseisky: A History of the Organ in Latvia . In: Diapason . No. 98. 2007. Issue 8.
Web links
- German musicians in Latvia including southern Livonia by Klaus-Peter Koch
- Carl Alexander Herrmann Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia , by Rimantas Gučas (Lithuanian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Organ in Dobele (Latvian)
- ^ History of the organ, with German historical quotations , disposition , prospectus music.lv, with links to organ details on the left bar (Latvian)
- ↑ History of Organ music.lv, with links to additional details organ on the left bar (Latvian)
- ↑ Organ of the Katharinen Church in Kadrina Organ map (German)
- ↑ History of the organ music.lv (Latvian)