Eugenio Casparini
Eugenio Casparini (actually Johann Eugen Caspar ; born February 14, 1623 in Sorau , Niederlausitz ; † September 12, 1706 in Wiesa near Greiffenberg ) was a German organ builder who worked in Italy for many years. From 1694 he was called to Vienna as an imperial organ builder.
Life
He learned his trade from his father Adam Casparini (1590–1665), who was a mathematician and organ builder, and when he was around 17 he emigrated to Italy via Regensburg (where he stayed for three years). First he worked in Gorizia and converted to the Catholic faith, which led to his name change. He then worked in Trieste and Venice until he came to Padua to work there for 28 years. His son Adam Horatio was born there on July 29, 1676 . From 1690 he worked in the diocese of Brixen and around 1694 he was appointed imperial organ builder to Vienna. There he erected a positive of six registers with pipes for the imperial art chamber . In 1697 he returned to Silesia , where he created the organs for the parish church of St. Peter and Paul and the Catholic parish church in Hirschberg in Görlitz , which was presumably completed by his son. Shortly before his death he is said to have returned to the evangelical faith.
He is considered the most important organ builder of the Casparini dynasty and a link between Italian and German organ building. His grandson was Adam Gottlob Casparini .
Proven work
Some works by Eugenio Casparini in Italy, South Tyrol and Silesia are known. The organ in Padua and brochures in Jelenia Góra (Hirschberg) and Görlitz ( sun organ ) have been preserved.
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1683 | Padua (Padova) | St. Giustina | II / P | 26th | receive | |
| 1687 | Trento (Trento) | Reconstruction of the carpenter organ of the Santa Maria Maggiore church | ||||
| 1690 | Burgeis | |||||
| 1690 | Brixen | Dom | ||||
| 1694 | Meran (Merano) | |||||
| 1697 | Lower maize near Merano | Probably with his son Adam Horatio Casparini . | ||||
| 1703 | Goerlitz | St. Peter and Paul |
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III / P | 57 | Sun organ , with his son, prospectus and a register preserved, organ work replaced by Schlag & Söhne in 1894 |
| 1706 | Deer Mountain (Jelenia Góra) | Catholic parish church | III / P | 43 | Completed according to his plans by his son. |
literature
- Arrey von Dommer : Casparini . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 55 f.
- Arno Büchner: Johann Christoph Schwedler's Nieder-Wiesaer funeral sermon to Eugenio Casparini from 1706 . In: Yearbook for Silesian Church History . tape 59 , 1980, pp. 62-83 .
- Wolfgang Klix: The organ builder Eugenio Casparini in South Tyrol . In: New Lusatian Magazine . New episode . tape 2 , 1999, p. 86-94 .
- Renato Lunelli: Eugenio Casparini, un organaro tedesco per gli italiani e italiano per i tedeschi . In: L'Organo . No. 1 , 1960, p. 16-46 .
- Renato Lunelli: Ingenious innovators dell'organo di Santa Maria Maggiore . In: Scritti di storia organaria per il restauro dell'organo di Santa Maria Maggiore in Trento . Trient 1925, p. 53-70 .
- Giuseppe Rádole: Eugenio Casparini costrui i suoi primi organi in Istria? In: L'Organo . tape 24 , 1986, pp. 127-133 .
- Emanuel Renkewitz: Eugenio Casparini redivivus . In: Ars Organi . tape 5 , no. 9 , 1957, pp. 139 f .
- Thekla Schneider: Casparini, Eugen. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 165 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Eugenio Casparini Lexicon of the organ builders active in Tyrol
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Casparini, Eugenio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Caspar, Johann Eugen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ builder in South Tyrol and Silesia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1623 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sorau , Lower Lusatia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1706 |
| Place of death | Why |