Organ of the basilica in Lezajsk
| Organ of the basilica in Lezajsk | |
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| place | Basilica in Lezajsk |
| Organ builder | Stanisław Studziński / Jan Głowiński |
| Construction year | 1680-1693 |
| Last renovation / restoration | 2003 by Manufacture Provençale d'Orgues |
| epoch | Baroque |
| Organ landscape | Poland |
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| Number of registers | 40 |
| Number of rows of pipes | 72 |
| Number of manuals | 3 |
| Number of 32 'registers | 1 |
The organ of the basilica in Leżajsk is a baroque organ from the 17th century in Leżajsk in south-east Poland and is considered to be one of the most beautiful and, with over 6000 pipes, the largest in Europe.
history
The Basilica of the Annunciation ( Polish : Bazylika Zwiastowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny ) was built in 1618-1628. The construction of the organ began in the second half of the 17th century with the financial support of the Potocki family by the organ builder Stanisław Studziński from Przeworsk . After its failure, the entire structure was revised by the Polish organ builder Jan Głowiński from Krakow between 1680 and 1693.
In the years 1903 to 1905, Alexander Zebrowski redesigned it in the romantic style and from 1965 to 1968 Robert Polcyn restored it with the aim of returning to the baroque sound. Another renovation followed from 2000 to 2003 by the French organ building workshop Manufacture Provençale d'Orgues, which restored the original sound and structural condition.
particularities
The organ has 40 registers with 72 rows of pipes on three manuals and pedal. 39 rows of pipes are assigned to the mixed voices , including a seven to ten-fold Polish cymbal, which sounds at foot pitches of 1 ⁄ 5 ′, 1 ⁄ 6 ′, 1 ⁄ 7 ′ and 1 ⁄ 8 ′. As a rarity in the 17th century, the organ has an open 32-foot register in the pedal, the longest and deepest pipe of which is almost ten meters long.
The entire instrument is distributed with the various sub-works in the nave and on the columns and measures 15 meters high and 7.5 meters wide. On the side above the aisles between the Rückpositiv and the Hauptwerk housing are two further positives, which visually crown the gallery parapet. The organ has a mechanical action , which poses great challenges considering the distance between the different works and which was achieved through outstanding craftsmanship. Special effects such as the secondary register for the timpani and the bird are attached separately to the pillars of the main corridor.
Independent of the large organ, there is a second two-manual organ with 21 stops and a relatively small single-manual organ with 13 stops in the basilica. In this way, a unique, monumental organ complex was created that three organists can play at the same time at different gaming tables .
Disposition
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- Coupling : II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
- Subsidiary registers: Orzeł, Horribile, Bęben, Ptaszki, Kukułka
- Playing aids : Forte, Tutti, Crescendo (III)
Web links
- baroqueorgan.com: Lezajsk organ (Engl.)
- Virtual 3D tour: radoslawsobik.pl/panoramy/lezajsk
- organy.info.pl: Leżajsk organy w bazylice oo. Bernardynów (Polish)
- Private homepage Pipe Organs : Lezajsk Organ Poland (photos, information, videos)
- Sound samples on Youtube: JS Bach: Toccata in D minor BWV 565 , JS Bach: Prelude in C minor BWV 546
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Private Homepage Pipe Organs : Lezajsk Organ Poland , as of July 2, 2011.
- ↑ pbase.com: Lezajsk Organ Poland 1680 by Stanisław Studziński , accessed on December 27, 2018.
- ↑ muzyka.ofm.pl: Dispositions , accessed on December 27, 2018.