Heinrich Rasche

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Heinrich Rasche (born April 29, 1794 in Hamburg , † February 25, 1876 in Doberan ) was a German organ builder in Hamburg and Mecklenburg .

Life

Hamburg

Heinrich Rasche was the son of the city servant Johann Ernst Christian Rasche in Hamburg. It is not known where he learned to build organs , only Joachim Wilhelm Geycke worked in Hamburg at this time , but training in another location is also possible. The first known work by Rasches from 1828 was a conversion of a positive from Hamburg into Bentwisch in Mecklenburg . It is not known whether he worked independently or for another organ builder. In 1832 Rasche built an organ for the Reformed Church in Hamburg. No other activities of his in the city are recorded.

Rostock

In 1833 Rasche moved the previous organ from Arp Schnitger from the Reformed Church in Hamburg to Blankenhagen . He settled in Rostock and worked there with Joachim Heinrich Fromm, the organist at the Nikolaikirche . In 1834 Rasche was granted citizenship of the city. In 1838 he was referred to as a "Privileged State Organ Builder". In that year he worked with August Friedrich Ludwig Quosig as Rasche & Quosig organ builder . Since 1836 Rasche was also mentioned as an organ expert and organ carer. In 1843 he had to file for bankruptcy.

Doberan

In 1846 he therefore moved his workshop to neighboring Doberan . In 1860 he was no longer able to complete a new organ in Kessin himself. In 1875 he was described as ill and physically handicapped.

Works (selection)

7 new organs by Heinrich Rasche are known in Altona and Mecklenburg, as well as conversions, alterations and repairs. Instruments that are no longer available are in italics .

New organs

year place building image Manuals register Remarks
1833/36 Altona near Hamburg reformed Church ? ? Number of registers unknown, destroyed with the church in 1945 at the latest
1839 Levin Village church I. 8th several modifications and pedal extensions, 2004 reconstruction with the original disposition by Voigt
1839/40 Ribnitz Monastery church
Ribnitz 4 2013 23.JPG
I / P 11 Several changes of arrangement, 2019/20 restoration by Jehmlich with an electric self-play system that can play without an organist
1839? Church Rosin Village church I. 6th Advertised for sale due to bankruptcy in 1843 and sold to Kirch Rosin
1843-1844 Kühlungsborn Johanniskirche Replaced in 1973
1848/52 Bentwisch Village church II / P 12 Completed in 1848, installed in 1852, preserved
1860 Kessin St. Godehard
St. Godehard Kessin organ.jpg
II / P 12 Case and mechanics, built with three registers, remaining pipes completed by Lütkemüller in 1868, preserved

More work

year place building image Manuals register Remarks
1828 Bentwisch Village church I. 7th Implementation of a positive from Hamburg, Rasches first known work
1833 Blankenhagen Village church
Blankenhagen organ.jpg
II / p 12 Realization of the Arp Schnitger organ from Altona; 1851 extensive alterations and expansion by Rasche, restored → alterations

literature

  • Max Reinhard Jaehn: Building a bridge Hamburg - Mecklenburg: the organ builder Heinrich Rasche (1794–1876). In: Adolf Reichling (Ed.): Organista et homo doctus. Festschrift for Rudolf Walter's 90th birthday. Dr. J. Butz Musikverlag, 2008. pp. 87–100, with a list of all known works by Rasche
  • Wolfram Hackel: Heinrich Rasche . In: Uwe Pape, Wolfram Hackel, Christhard Kirchner (Eds.): Lexicon of North German Organ Builders. Volume 4. Berlin, Brandenburg and the surrounding area including Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Pape Verlag, Berlin 2017. p. 429, without using the Jaehn essay
  • Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. The dictionary of persons . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 , p. 7934 . on-line

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Detailed presentation of the known facts in Max Reinhard Jaehn: A bridge between Hamburg and Mecklenburg: the organ builder Heinrich Rasche (1794–1876). In: Adolf Reichling (Ed.): Organista et homo doctus. Festschrift for Rudolf Walter's 90th birthday. Dr. J. Butz Musikverlag, 2008. pp. 87–100, here pp. 87–96.
  2. ^ Organ in Levin Orgelmuseum Malchow
  3. ^ Organ in Ribnitz Malchow Organ Museum
  4. Rasche organ in Ribnitz is being restored Ostseezeitung from July 30, 2019
  5. ^ Organ in Kirch Rosin Orgelmuseum Malchow
  6. ^ Organ in Bentwisch Orgelmuseum Malchow
  7. ^ Organ in Kessin Orgelmuseum Malchow