Organs of St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava

The organs of St. Martin's Cathedral are important organs in Slovakia .

Main organ

Organs of St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava
General
alternative name	Elisabeth organ
place	St. Martin's Cathedral
Organ builder	Gerald Woehl
Construction year	2008-2010
epoch	21st century
Organ landscape	Marburg
Illustrations
Technical specifications
Number of registers	75
Number of manuals	4th

The Martin's was from 1563 to 1830 coronation of the Hungarian kings, so the organ had a special meaning.

In 1881/82 a new instrument with two manuals and 34 registers was built by Vincenz Mozsny on the west gallery. This was dismantled in 2007.

Organ builder Gerald Woehl from Marburg built a new organ from 2008 to 2010. This initially had 69 registers, then 75 registers.

Disposition

The organ currently has 75 stops with four manuals and a pedal . A remote control unit with a remote pedal has already been created, which it should expand to 85 registers. The organ is the third largest in Slovakia . The disposition enables both baroque music and more modern composers to be performed.

I main work C – a 3 Principal 16 ′ Drone 16 ′ Principal 8th' Reed flute 8th' Flûte harmonique 8th' Viol 8th' Octave 4 ′ Pointed flute 4 ′ Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Octave 2 ′ Mixture V-VI 2 ′ Zimel IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Cornet III-VI 2 ′ Trumpet 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' Tuba Mirabilis (from IV) 8th' Bells ringing

II Oberwerk C – a 3 Quintad 16 ′ Principal 8th' Dumped 8th' Gemshorn 8th' Quintatön 8th' Unda maris 8th' Octave 4 ′ flute 4 ′ Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Octave 2 ′ recorder 2 ′ third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Sif flute 1' Sesquialtera II 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Mixture IV 2 ′ bassoon 16 ′ oboe 8th'

III Récit C – a 3 Bourdon 16 ′ diapason 8th' Cor de nuit 8th' Flûte traversiére 8th' Viola da gamba 8th' Voix céleste 8th' Flûte octaviante 4 ′ Dulciana 4 ′ Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Octavine 2 ′ Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Cimbale III 1 ⁄ 4 ′ Bombard 16 ′ Trompette harmonique 8th' Basson Hautbois 8th' Vox humaine 8th' Clairon harmonique 4 ′ Tremulant III Zimbelstern nightingale

IV Solo C – a 3 tuba 16 ′ Tuba mirabilis 8th' Clarine 4 ′ Carillon IV Fernwerk C – a 3 Bourdon 16 ′ Principal 8th' Dumped 8th' Viol 8th' Vox angelica 8th' Transverse flute 4 ′ Fugara 4 ′ Flageolet 2 ′ Mixture III horn 8th' Vox humana 8th' Tremulant

Pedal C – f 1 Pedestal 32 ′ Big drone 32 ′ Principal 16 ′ Gedackt bass (from I) 16 ′ double bass 16 ′ Sub bass 16 ′ Violon bass 16 ′ Octavbass 8th' Gedackt (from I) 8th' Violon cello 8th' Octave 4 ′ Backset VI Big trombone 32 ′ trombone 16 ′ Bombard 16 ′ Bass trumpet 8th' Tuba (from IV) 8th' Clairon 4 ′ Clarine (from IV) 4 ′ Carillon 4 ′ Remote pedal C – f 1 Big drone 32 ′ Dacked bass 16 ′ bass 16 ′

• Pairing :
  • Normal coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, IV / I, IV / II, IV / III, I / P, II / P, III / P, IV / P
  • Sub-octave and super-octave coupling: I 16 ′, III / I 16 ′, III 16 ′, III / II 16 ′, III / P 4 ′
• Playing aids : roller I on, tutti, setting system , roller , drum

Choir organ

Organs of St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava
General
alternative name	Choir organ
place	St. Martin's Cathedral
Organ builder	Karl Kloeckner
Construction year	1867
epoch	romance
Organ landscape	Upper Hungary
Technical specifications
Number of registers	8th
Number of manuals	1

The choir organ above the presbytery was built in 1867 by Karl Klöckner as part of the neo-Gothic redesign of the cathedral. It has eight registers with a manual and a pedal. The organ is in poor condition and cannot be played for concerts at the moment.

Web links

• Organs Cathedral (Slovak)
• Main organ

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Main organ Martinsdom Organisti, with existing and planned disposition (Slovak)
2. ^ Organ St. Martin's Cathedral (Slovak)