Georg Christoph Stertzing
Stertzing organ from 1702 in St. Petri (Büßleben)
Georg Christoph Stertzing (* 1659 or 1660 in Ohrdruf ; † 1717 ; buried February 21, 1717 in Eisenach ) was a German organ builder .
Life
Stertzing became the successor of the Eisenach organ builder Christoph Nott in 1690 and was responsible for the maintenance of the organs in the city. He worked closely with the church musician Johann Christoph Bach , with whom he designed his most important work, the organ of the Georgenkirche . In 1701 he traveled to Magdeburg on behalf of the city . There it was possible to get to know the works of Arp Schnitger .
His brothers Johann Christian and Johann Friedrich and his son Johann Georg (1681–1731) were also active as organ builders. A student of Stertzing was Johann Georg Fincke .
Works
- Eisenach, Georgenkirche (1696–1707), prospectus preserved
- Berka / Werra (1697)
- Obersuhl (1701)
- Erfurt , Peterskirche (1702), preserved in Büßleben
- Jena , Michaeliskirche (1703–1706)
- Erfurt, Reglerkirche (1709)
- Eisenach , Kreuzkirche (1710)
- Udestedt (1710)
- Erfurt, Augustinian Church , completed by Johann Georg Stertzing and Johann Georg Schröter
Web links
- Biography of Georg Christoph Stertzing on the page about the Büßleben Stertzing organ
Individual evidence
- ↑ Büßleben, St. Petri im Organ Index
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stertzing, Georg Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ builder of the Thuringian baroque |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1659 or 1660 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ohrdruf |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1717 |
| Place of death | Erfurt |