Organs of the Frauenkirche (Munich)

Organs of the Frauenkirche (Munich)
General
place	Frauenkirche (Munich)
Organ builder	Georg Jann
Construction year	1994 (main organ) 1993 (choir organ) 1985 (organ in the sacrament chapel) 1981 (chest positive)
epoch	20th century
Organ landscape	Bavaria
Others
Eminent organists	Hans Leitner (since 2003) Franz Lehrndorfer (1969–2002) Heinrich Wismeyer (1945–1969) Josef Schmid (1901–1944)

The Frauenkirche (Munich) has a total of four organs , all of which were built by the Jann workshop from Allkofen ( Laberweinting / Niederbayern ).

In 1880 the Steinmeyer company built their Opus 200, an organ with three manuals and 54 registers, on the west gallery.

The main organ (1994) on the west gallery and the choir organ (Andreas organ) (1993) on a side gallery in the south aisle form the organ system. In the sacrament chapel there is an organ that consists exclusively of wooden pipes. There is also a positive chest (1981) in the cathedral.

With the installation of a marble floor during the cathedral renovation from 1990 to 1994, the reverberation increased to 11 seconds.

Main organ

The movable electric gaming table

The main organ, which was built by Georg Jann in 1994, replaces an instrument made by Josef Zeilhuber and is the sixth in the history of the church. The main organ has 95 registers (with 7165 pipes) on four manuals and a pedal and is supported by a console with mechanical performance and electrical stop action (behind the Rückpositiv, upper gallery) and an identical movable console on the lower choir gallery (as well as, per Cylinder, playable from the choir organ). In addition, there is a chamade work with five registers that can be freely assigned to each manual and pedal. The instrument also has three secondary and effect registers : a carillon with 39 bowl bells, a carillon with 30 tubular bells and a cymbal star. The design of the case of the new main organ was inspired by the concept of the Stellwagen organ in St. Marien zu Stralsund .

I Rückpositiv C – a 3 1. Quintad 16 ′ 2. Praestant 08th' 3. Voce umana (from c 0 )0 08th' 4th Reed flute 08th' 5. Quintad 08th' 6th Octave 04 ′ 7th Hollow flute 04 ′ 8th. Sesquialtera II 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′ + 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ 9. Super octave 02 ′ 10. Flautino 02 ′ 11. Fifth 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′ 12. Sif flute 01' 13. Scharff IV – VI 01' 14th Cymbel III 01 ⁄ 3 ′ 15th Trumpets 08th' 16. Cromorne 08th' 17th Clairon 04 ′ Tremulant

II main work C – a 3 18th Praestant 16 ′ 19th Covered 16 ′ 20th Octave I-II 08th' 21st Viol 08th' 22nd Flûte harmonique 08th' 23. Fifth 05 1 ⁄ 3  ′ 24. Octave I-II 04 ′ 25th Flauto 04 ′ 26th third 03 1 ⁄ 5  ′ 27. Fifth 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′ 28. Octave I-II 02 ′ 29 Mixture major VI – VIII 0 02 ′ 30th Mixture minor IV 01' 31. Cornet V 08th' 32. Trumpet 16 ′ 33. Trumpet 08th' 34. horn 08th' Tremulant

III Positive C – a 3 35. Gemshorn 16 ′ 36. Praestant 08th' 37. Bourdon 08th' 38. Octave 04 ′ 39. recorder 04 ′ 40. Nazard 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′ 41. Duplicate 02 ′ 42. Tierce 01 3 ⁄ 5  ′ 43. Larigot 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′ 44. Mixture V 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′ 45. Overtone II 02 ⁄ 7 ′ + 8 ⁄ 9 ′ 46. Dulcian 16 ′ 47. Schalmey 08th' 48. Clarinet 08th' Tremulant Glockenspiel (c 1 –d 3 )0 Carillon (C – f 2 )

IV Swell C – a 3 49. Viol 16 ′ 50. Bourdon 16 ′ 51. diapason 08th' 52. Flûte traversière 08th' 53. Bourdon 08th' 54. Aeoline 08th' 55. Salicional 08th' 56. Unda maris (from A) 08th' 57. Octave 04 ′ 58. Flûte octaviante 04 ′ 59. Night horn 04 ′ 60. viola 04 ′ 61. Fifth 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′ 62. Octavine 02 ′ 63. Tierce 01 3 ⁄ 5  ′ 64. Piccolo 01' 65. Progressio harm. II-V 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′ 66. Plein-jeu IV 02 ′ 67. Basson 16 ′ 68. Trompette harmonique 0 08th' 69. Hautbois 08th' 70. Vox humana 08th' 71. Clairon harmonique 04 ′ Tremulant Carillon (C – f 2 )

Chamadewerk C – a 3 72. Chamade 16 ′ 73. Chamade 08th' 74. tuba 08th' 75. Trompeta quinta 0 05 1 ⁄ 3  ′ 76. Clairon 04 ′

Pedal C – f 1 77. Principal bass 32 ′ 78. Violonbass 32 ′ 79. Principal 16 ′ 80. Violon 16 ′ 81. Sub-bass 16 ′ 82. Fifth 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′ 83. Octave 08th' 84. Bass flute 08th' 85. cello 08th' 86. Octave 04 ′ 87. Open flute 04 ′ 88 Peasant flute 02 ′ 89. Back set IV 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′ 90. Bass mix VI 00 02 ′ 91. Bombard 32 ′ 92. trombone 16 ′ 93. bassoon 16 ′ 94. Trumpet 08th' 95. Field trumpet 04 ′

• Pairing :
  • Manual and pedal couplings: III / I, IV / I, I / II, III / II, IV / II, IV / III, I / P, II / P, III / P, IV / P.
  • Octave coupling: II / II, IV / II, IV / IV, III / P, IV / P.
  • Sub-octave coupling: II / II, IV / II, IV / IV.
  • Chamad pairing: at I, II, III, IV and P; Chamaden Suboctave, Chamaden Superoctave.
  • Additional coupling for the choir organ in the two main console tables: OW to I, BW to I.
• Playing aids : typesetting system with 6,400 storage spaces, Sequencer forwards and backwards, tutti, piston “roller on”, crescendo roller, Swell step, individual storage for the reeds, main organ off, Choir organ off, Coupling as register rockers and pistons in interaction.
• Wind pressures: from 75 mm WS for the Rückpositiv as well as for the bass of the Hauptwerk to 160 mm WS for the Chamaden and the 32 foot pipes
• Remarks:

1. ↑ Resounding .
2. ↑ Since 2005/2006 in the main plant, instead of Vox humana 8 ', which was set up in the swell plant.
3. ↑ 2005/2006, instead of Cymbel III 2/3 '(1994).
4. ↑ From the swell.
5. ↑ Since 2005/2006 in the Schwellwerk, instead of Horn 8 ', which was installed in the main plant.
6. ↑ In the swell box.
7. ↑ Freely assignable to each manual and pedal.
8. ↑ ^{a b c added} in the mid-1990s.
9. ↑ 2005/2006 installation of a new setter system; originally (1994) 128 combinations.
10. ↑ Does not contain the choir organ and the chamade work.
11. ↑ 2005/2006, instead of the original switch assignment "Sill main organ down".
12. ↑ 2005/2006, instead of the original switch assignment "Schweller Chororgel ab".

Choir organ (Andreas organ)

Choir organ

The three-manual choir or Andreas organ with 36 registers was built in 1993 and is located in the south aisle at the level of the steps to the chancel . It has a mechanical play cabinet, is connected to the main organ by optical fibers and can therefore also be played from the west gallery. The main organ (via the crescendo roller) can also be played from the console of the choir organ. The choir organ has a cymbal star as an additional effect register . The Roman numerals in brackets indicate from which manual of the main console the corresponding manual of the choir organ can be played.

I (II) main work C – a 3 1. Principal 16 ′ 2. Principal 08th' 3. Bourdon 08th' 4th Octave 04 ′ 5. Fifth 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′ 6th Super octave 0 02 ′ 7th Cornett V 08th' 8th. Mixture VI 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′ 9. Trumpet 08th' 10. Clairon 04 ′

II (III) Oberwerk C – a 3 11. Principal 08th' 12. Reed flute 08th' 13. Octave 04 ′ 14th recorder 04 ′ 15th Nasat 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′ 16. Flautino 02 ′ 17th third 01 3 ⁄ 5  ′ 18th Scharff IV 01' 19th Dulcian 16 ′ 20th oboe 08th' Tremulant00

III (IV) Breastwork C – a 3 (swellable) 21st Wooden dacked 8th' 22nd Salicional 8th' 23. Wooden flute 4 ′ 24. Principal 2 ′ 25th Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ 26th Cymbel III 2 ⁄ 3 ′ 27. Cromorne 8th' Tremulant Cymbelstern

Pedal C – f 1 28. Principal 0 16 ′ 29 Sub bass 16 ′ 30th Octave bass 08th' 31. Covered bass 08th' 32. Night horn 04 ′ 33. Back set IV 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′ 34. Bombard 16 ′ 35. trombone 08th' 36. prong 04 ′

• Coupling : II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P.
• Playing aids : Composition system with 64 storage spaces, crescendo roller, swell step, pistons “roller choir organ on” and “roller main organ on”, coupling as trains and pistons in interaction.
• Remarks:

1. ↑ C – H together with Principal 16 'I. Manual.

Organ in the sacrament chapel

Organ in the sacrament chapel

The two-manual organ with eleven registers (exclusively wooden pipes) and an electric game and register action was built in 1985 and is located in the sacrament chapel of the cathedral.

I Manual C-g 3 1. Principal spruce 8th' 2. Pear flute 4 ′ 3. Nutcorns 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ 4th Cherry pipe 2 ′ 5. Rosewood cymbals II0

II Manual C-g 3 6th Gedackteiche 8th' 7th Oregonal 0 8th' 8th. European maple 4 ′ 9. Dulziana 8th' Tremulant

Pedal C – f 1 10. Sub-bass 16 ′ 11. Bass jaw 0 08th'

• Coupling : Upper octave II / P, II / P, I / P
• Remarks:

1. ↑ Originally in the II. Manual, since 2006 in the I. Manual, instead of Buchenterz 1 ³ ⁄ ₅  ′ (1985).
2. ↑ New register (2006) made of Oregon oak, instead of cherry pipe 2 ', which was moved to the first manual.
3. ↑ In the prospectus.

Chest positive

The single-manual transportable chest positive with five registers was built in 1981:

Manual C – d 3 Bass: C – b 0 / treble: h 0 –d 3 Wooden flute B / D 8th' Reed flute B / D 4 ′ Principal B / D 2 ′ Sesquialtera II (from h 0 ) Mixture II-III Tremulant

Zeilhuber organ

The predecessor organ was an organ system by the organ builder Josef Zeilhuber (Altstädten) from 1957, which had 107  stops on four manuals and pedal ( cone chest with electropneumatic action ). The main organ is currently stored in the Valley Organ Center . She has the following disposition:

Web links

• Descriptions of the organs in Munich Cathedral on the website of the cathedral organist Hans Leitner. Accessed July 2, 2018.

literature

• Lehrndorfer, Franz (ed.): The organ in the Munich Cathedral to Our Lady . Munich: Cathedral Parish Office To Our Dear Lady, 1994.
• Leitner, Hans: The organs of the Munich Frauenkirche and their organists. In: The Cathedral of Our Lady in Munich (= Great Art Guide Schnell & Steiner, Volume 235), ed. v. Peter Pfister, pp. 69-73. Regensburg: Schnell & Steiner, 2008.

Sources and individual references

1. ^ GF Steinmeyer & Co. - Catalog of works. Retrieved July 16, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Süddeutsche Zeitung: The voices of the Lord. Accessed February 16, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Jann Opus 199, Munich, Liebfrauendom, main organ . www.jannorgelbau.com. Accessed February 1, 2018.
4. ^ Munich, Liebfrauendom, main organ. In: Organ builder Thomas Jann. November 25, 2009, accessed on February 16, 2020 (German). 
5. ↑ Jann Opus 197, Munich, Liebfrauendom, choir organ . www.jannorgelbau.com. Accessed February 1, 2018.
6. ^ Jann Opus 108, Munich, Liebfrauendom, Sacramentskapelle . www.jannorgelbau.com. Accessed February 1, 2018.
7. ^ Jann Opus 55, Munich, Cathedral, chest organ . www.jannorgelbau.com. Accessed February 1, 2018.
8. ↑ Culture and Organ Center Altes Schloss Valley . Accessed February 1, 2018.