Johann Andreas Stein (organ builder, 1752)

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Organ in Kielkonna, oldest surviving organ in Estonia

Johann Andreas Stein (* 1752 in Heidelsheim , Electoral Palatinate , † 1821 ) was a German organ builder in the Baltic States .

Life

Johann Andreas Stein came from a family of organ builders in Baden, his brother Georg Marcus Stein (1738–1794) later became an organ builder in Durlach . Johann Andreas Stein went to Riga to Heinrich Andreas Contius in the mid-1770s , with whom he built several organs together. From 1780 both had their workshop in Wolmar (today Valmiera, Latvia), from around 1786 Stein worked there alone. Around 1800 he moved to Pernau (today Pärnu, Estonia).

Organs (selection)

Johann Andreas Stein built organs in what was then the Russian governorate of Livonia , today in Latvia and Estonia. The instruments in Kihelkonna , as the oldest existing organ in Estonia, and in Käsmu (previously in Reval, St. Michael), as well as parts of the large organ in Liepāja (Libau), on which he was involved, have been preserved.

year place building image Manuals register Remarks
until 1779 Libau , today Liepāja, Latvia Trinity Church
Baltu vienības dienas pasākumi Liepājā (29269903313) .jpg
 II / P 38 with Heinrich Andreas Contius , after which the organ was expanded several times, to become the largest mechanically damaged organ in the world → organ
1780 Wolmar , today Valmiera, Latvia St. Simonis Church with Heinrich Andreas Contius, probably not preserved
1783 Riga , today Latvia reformed Church II / P 14th with Heinrich Andreas Contius, not preserved
1786 Wenden , today Cēsis, Latvia St. John's Church probably not received
1787 Welfare , today Ēvele, Latvia church alone
1804 Great Johannes, today Suure-Jaani, Estonia church not received
1805 Kielkond , today Kihelkonna, Estonia St. Michael Church
Kihelkonna kirik 2015 1.jpg
 I / P 12 in rococo brochure, oldest surviving organ in Estonia, restored in 2007 by Alexander Eckert
1806 Nüggen , today Nõo church not received
1812 Reval , today Tallinn Nikolaikirche II / P 28 not received
1813/14 Reval , today Tallinn Swedish Church of St. Michael with pipes and shop from the 17th century, moved to Käsmu in 1895 , today II / P, 18, restored

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Michael Gerhard Kaufmann: Organ history in Karlsruhe. In: Ars Organi . 60th year. Issue 1. 2012. pp. 3–9, here p. 4 (PDF)
  2. ↑ Alexander Fiseisky : The history of the organ in Latvia. In: Acta Organologica , 28, 2004. pp. 11-36. Summary
  3. ↑ Organ in Kielkonna Orgeldatabase (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Projects. Alexander Eckert, Section 7, accessed on December 31, 2019 .
  5. ↑ International Symposium on the Preservation of Historic Organs in the Baltic States using the example of the Johann Andreas Stein Organ. In: Association of Restorers (VDR) Bulletin 3 2006. Accessed on December 31, 2019 .
  6. ↑ organ in Käsmu organ Database
personal data
SURNAME Stein, Johann Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organ builder in the Baltic States
DATE OF BIRTH 1752
PLACE OF BIRTH Heidelsheim , Electoral Palatinate
DATE OF DEATH 1821