Paul Fischer (organ builder)
Paul Fischer († around 1655 in Stolp , Western Pomerania ) was a German organ builder in Rügenwalde in Pomerania .
life and work
There is hardly any information about Paul Fischer's person. He is said to have been an uncle of the organ builder Michael Berigel and step-in-law of Joachim Thiele . He is said to have died around 1655 while building the organ for the castle church in Stolp.
From his work are known today
- 1644: Danzig , St. Marien , reconstruction of the small organ
- 1649: Stolp (Słupsk), St. Marien, repairs
- 1654: Stolp (Słupsk), St. Johannes Castle Church , new construction started, died in the process, finished by Michael Berigel in 1657 , with III / P, 33, prospect preserved - organ
literature
- Uwe Pape : Fischer, Paul. 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. 142.
- Werner Schwarz: Pomeranian music history. Volume 1. Böhlau, Cologne / Vienna 1988. p. 226 (marked)
Remarks
- ↑ . Martin Rost : Forgotten "North German" organs - study trips by the organ commission. Stralsund 2008, not mentioned by Schwarz and Pape.
- ^ Schwarz names works in Stolp supposedly up to 1663, Pape quotes it.
- ^ Friedrich Giese : Pomeranian organs of the 17th century. Freimut & Selbst, Berlin 2011. (With a detailed description of the organ.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ builder in Rügenwalde in Pomerania |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1655 |
| Place of death | Stolp , Western Pomerania |