Philipp Furtwängler & Sons

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Philipp Furtwängler & Sons was a German organ building company. It was founded by Philipp Furtwängler (born April 6, 1800 in Gütenbach , † July 5, 1867 in Elze ).

history

Philipp Furtwängler

Philipp Furtwängler

Furtwängler was born as the third of eleven children of the freight carrier and farmer Bartholomäus Furtwängler (* 1772, † 1845) in Gütenbach / Baden. He was an older brother of the classical philologist Wilhelm Furtwängler (* 1809 Gütenbach ; † 1875 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) and great-uncle of the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler (* 1886 Berlin; † 1954 Baden-Baden).

It is believed that he originally learned the craft of watchmaking. In 1822 he became a citizen of Elze near Hildesheim. Catholic by home, he converted to the Protestant faith here in 1828. Even before that, he began building organs and became one of the most productive organ builders in the region. He rebuilt at least 68 organs, and 33 conversions and repairs of other instruments are known. The company, initially registered as Thurm-Uhren-Fabrik Philipp Furtwängler in 1838, employed up to eight permanent employees in 1849 and 15 to 20 in 1854.

He was mainly active in the area of ​​the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hanover and in Braunschweig. But some organs were also made for Catholic churches. The largest work performed by Philipp Furtwängler is the organ of the Evangelical Lutheran St. Matthäi Church in Gronau (Leine) (Op. 55, III + P / 57).

Philipp Furtwängler was mayor in Elze from 1852 and from 1854 to 1857.

Continuation of the company

After his death, the company was continued by his sons Wilhelm (* June 5, 1829 in Elze; † September 4, 1883 ibid) and Pius (* July 17, 1841 in Elze; † January 16, 1910 in Hanover ). After the death of Wilhelm the company went out. Pius Furtwängler continued the company tradition by founding the company P. Furtwängler & Hammer together with the organ builder Adolf Hammer in 1883 .

Works (selection)

The following lists contain selected new organs from the workshop, as well as some organs that were destroyed or replaced by new organs from other organ builders.

The size of the instruments is indicated in the fifth column by the number of manuals and the number of sounding registers in the sixth column. A capital “P” stands for an independent pedal , a lowercase “p” for an attached pedal. Italicization indicates that the organ in question is no longer preserved or that the brochure is from one of the two workshops.

Until the death of Philipp Furtwängler

year opus place church image Manuals register Remarks
1838 1 Amelsen Ev.-luth. church I. 7th Remodeling, not received
1841 2 Wittenburg (Elze) Wittenburg Monastery , monastery church I. 10 1996 Restoration by Emil Hammer Orgelbau . Receive.
1841 4a Hachmühlen Ev.-luth. St. Martin's Church II / P 17th Received changed.
1843 4th Steinkirchen (Altes Land) Ev.-luth. Church of St. Nicolai et St. Martini II / P 28 "Basic repair" (rebuilding) of the Arp Schnitger organ (restored in 1947, 1987 and 2012.)
1842 5 Geversdorf Ev.-luth. St. Andrew's Church II / P 23 1974/1975 restoration by Alfred Führer . 2006 Repair and sound revision by Bartelt Immer .
1844 6th Altenhagen I. Ev.-luth. St. Vincenz Church II / P 21st 1970 restoration, 2009 overhaul by Franz Rietsch. Today it is the oldest work of Furtwängler that has survived unchanged except for the prospectus pipes.
1845 8th The same Ev.-luth. St. Lawrence Church
Dassel Laurentiuskirche organ.jpg
 II / P 25th Received changed.
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1847 11 Bad Münder am Deister Ev.-luth. Petri-Pauli Church II / P 32 Not received
1844 13 Belum Ev.-luth. church II / P 18th Remodeling, not received. 1905 new building P. Furtwängler & Hammer, Op. 504
1848 12 Bredelem Ev.-luth. St. Matthew Church II / P 17th 1998–2003 restoration to the original sound condition by Christoph Grefe, Ilsede. Received changed.
1849 14th Upen Ev.-luth. church Upen Church Organ Prospekt.jpg II / P 19th 1982, 1997 overhauls by Emil Hammer Orgelbau . Received changed.
1849 17th Luthe Ev.-luth. church II / P 11 2012 restoration by Jörg Bente . Receive.
1849 Cabbage sand Ev.-luth. Church of the Good Shepherd II / P 15th 1966/1967 conversion by Emanuel (Magnus) Kemper . Much changed.
1850 Lüthorst St. Magnus Organ Luethorster Church.jpg II / P 17th 2014–2015 renovation by Gebr. Hillebrand
1851 22nd Grünendeich Ev.-luth. St. Mary's Church II / p 19th Reconstruction of the Dietrich-Christoph-Gloger organ. 2007–2009 reconstructed to the original condition from 1766 by Rowan West
1852 Adensen Ev.-luth. St. Dionysius Church New construction of the romantically voiced organ and insertion into the neo-Gothic organ prospect by the Hanover state master builder Eduard Wellenkamp.
1853 30th Apenses Ev.-luth. church II / P 18th 1953 Conversion by Emanuel (Magnus) Kemper . 1982 Repair by Alfred Führer . Much changed.
1853 31 City of Eldagsen Ev.-luth. Church of St. Alexandri Church II / P 23 1957 conversions by Emil Hammer Orgelbau and 1965/1967 by Gebrüder Hillebrand Orgelbau . Much changed.
1854 Groß Solschen Ev.-luth. St. Pancratii Church II / P 32
1857/1858 46 Garlstorf Ev.-luth. Martin Luther Church II / P 21st Originally preserved except for the prospectus pipes.
1857-1860 Guttenbach Ev. church II / P 28 1974 Transfer to the Lutherkirche Baden-Baden / Lichtental and disposition slightly changed.
1859 Apelern / Hanover church
Furtwängler organ in Apelern 1859–1963
 II / P 20 (or 19) In 1963 moved to the Michaelkirche (Faßberg) and extended by 3 (or 4) stops from the previous organ.
1860 55 Gronau (Leine) Ev.-luth. Church of St. Matthew Gronau Matthäi organ.jpg III / P 57 largest new building by Phillip Furtwängler; 1936 change of disposition by Alfred Führer ; 1980/1981 and 2017 restorations by Gebrüder Hillebrand Orgelbau ; receive
1859 Buxtehude Ev.-luth. Church of St. Petri
Buxtehude Petri Organ.jpg
 III / P 52 Restoration 1983/1984 by Alfred Führer , repair 2006/2007 by Rowan West . Receive.
1861 58 Geismar (Göttingen) Ev.-luth. St. Martin Church II / P 22nd 1970/1971 repairs by Paul Ott . 2008 restoration by Jörg Bente . Receive.
1862 66 Himberg Mountains Ev.-luth. St. Bartholomew Church II / P 21st 1954/1955 conversion by Emanuel (Magnus) Kemper . 1982 Restoration by Gebrüder Hillebrand Orgelbau . 2011 repair and sound reduction. Receive.
1863 Uelzen Ev-luth. St. Mary's Church
1863 Nordstemmen Ev.-luth. St. Johannis Church 23
1864 Bad Bevensen Evangelical Lutheran Dreikönigskirche Bad Bevensen Dreikönigskirche Bad Bevensen @ 20150810 12.JPG
1866 Rotenburg (Wümme) Ev.-luth. City Church Rotenburg (Wümme) - City Church in 11 ies.jpg 25th New construction of the organ behind the historic case in 1993 by Johannes Klais Orgelbau

Until the company expires

year place church image Manuals register Remarks
1867 Bardowick ev.-luth. Bardowick Cathedral St. Peter and Paul Germany Bardowick cathedral organ.jpg II / P 30th 1951 and 1963–1964 renovation by Emil Hammer Orgelbau.
2011/2012 New construction of the organ based on the Central German model using the original wind turbine in the tower and the housing by Alexander Schuke Potsdam organ builder
1867 Egestorf ev.-luth. St. Stephen's Church Egestorf - Sankt Stephanus 18 ies.jpg II / P 17th 1952 Change of disposition by Weißenborn, 1972 renovation of the organ by Gebr. Hillebrand , 1998 restoration of the organ by Franz Rietsch
1868 Wülfingen Ev.-luth. Marienkirche The organ was manufactured in 1868 and built into the existing baroque organ front from 1697.
1868 Torment Roman Catholic Holy angel 21st not available anymore
1868 Schladen St. Joseph Church burned down
1868 Pattensen Marienburg Castle 8th
1869 Luneburg ev.-luth. St. Nikolai Church
St. Nicolai Lüneburg Organ.JPG
 III / P 8th 1899 new building
1869 Markoldendorf Ev.-luth. St. Martin Church II / P 23 1976 restoration of the organ by Martin Haspelmath ; Repairs by Katrin Haspelmath (1997–1998), completed by Harm Dieder Kirschner
1870 Soltau ev.-luth. St. John's Church 29 1968 replaced by a new building by Emil Hammer Orgelbau
1870 Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg Kreuzkirche Kirchdorf II / P 15th
1871 Weyhe- Leeste Marienkirche II / P 13 Restored in 2017 by master organ builder Harm Dieder Kirschner
1874 Hamelin Muenster 48 In 1980 replaced by the new Marcussen & Søn workshop
1876 Lamspringe Monastery Church of St. Hadrian and St. Dionysius Organ Lamspringe.jpg III / P 45 Reconstruction of the organ by Andreas Schweimb
1876 Sand next to it Ev.-luth. Parish Church of St. Mary Sandesneben Marienkirche organ (2) .jpg II / P 20th Replacement for an organ by Arp Schnitger from 1702
1876 Hildesheim Lodge house
1876 Römstedt ev.-luth. Matthew Church
1878 Hanover Concert hall 10
1878 Mandelsloh ev.-luth. St. Osdag Church 21st
1879 Lauenau ev.-luth. St. Luke Church Prospectus by Conrad Wilhelm Hase
1879 snakes Evangelical Church Snakes Snakes - 2015-07-26 - Evangelical Church (3) .jpg II / P 20th Modifications in 1969, 1994/95
1880 Hanover ev.-luth. St. Aegidien Church 40 War loss
1880 Hittfeld St. Mauritius
Hittfeld St. Mauritius Organ.jpg
 II / P 24 Restored in 2001 and expanded by two registers.
1880 Hanover ev.-luth. Stephansstift 7th
1880-1881 Hamburg-Moorburg ev.-luth. Church of St. Maria Magdalena II / P 23 Modifications in 1931, 1963 and 1996
1881 Hanover ev.-luth. Church of the Redeemer Hannover-Linden Erloeser Church Organ Prospekt.jpg II / P 26th 1979 New construction of the organ using a large part of the old pipe work and the case by Emil Hammer Orgelbau
1881 Hamburg-Finkenwerder ev.-luth. St. Nikolai Finkenwerder St. Nikolai organ (2) .jpg II / P 18th Renovated in 1968/1971 by Emanuel Kemper , 1973 by Alfred Führer
1882 Hanover ev.-luth. Christ Church 30th Burned in 1943
1883 Hanover ev.-luth. Trinity Church 26th Replaced in 1986 by a new building by Gebrüder Hillebrand Orgelbau
1883 Hanover ev.-luth. Apostle Church 22nd 1971/72 replaced by a new building by Emil Hammer Orgelbau
1883 Hann. Münden Evangelical Reformed Church 16

In addition, several smaller organs were built for seminars in Wunstorf , Verden and Hanover.

literature

  • Jürgen Huck: Philipp Furtwängler & Sons. An organ building company and clockmaking in the Hildesheim region. In: Alt-Hildesheim. Volume 37, 1966, pp. 54-64.
  • Uwe Pape : Philipp Furtwängler (1800–1867). Organ builder in Elze near Hanover. In: ISO Information. G / 2. December 1974, No. 11, pp. 777-798.
  • Uwe Pape: The Furtwängler organs in Geversdorf and Altenhagen. Pape Verlag, Berlin 1978, ISBN 978-3-921140-17-8 .
  • Uwe Pape: The disposition principles of the organ builder Philipp Furtwängler in Elze. An analysis of the dispositions for single and double manual organs. In: Acta Organologica . Volume 8, 1974, pp. 157-197.
  • Uwe Pape (Ed.): Directory of the organ works supplied by P. Furtwängler & Hammer. Berlin 1906; Reprint: Pape-Verlag, Berlin 1984.
  • Georg Lippold:  Furtwängler. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 738 ( digitized version ).
  • Hans van der Veen: Queen of musical instruments - the organ. Memorandum for the 210th birthday of the organ builder Philipp Furtwängler. In: Deister and Weser newspaper , April 2, 2010. (online) , (archive) ( Memento from January 4, 2014 on WebCite )
  • Simone Hempelmann: 175 years of the organ building and Thurm clock factory Philipp Furtwängler. In: Springer Yearbook 2013 for the city and the old district of Springe. Ed .: Friends of the town history of Springe e. V., Springe 2013, pp. 91–97: Ill.

Discography

  1. ^ G. Rheinberger - JS Bach ; 1997; av studio Helmut Buchholz

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Uwe Pape: Documentation of the Furtwängler organ in Altenhagen I, organ documents , record with text booklet, Pape-Verlag, Berlin 1975
  2. ↑ Ph. Furtwängler workshop book in: Ch. Eickhoff: 150 years of Emil Hammer organ building , commemorative publication, self-published
  3. ↑ Description
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  5. ↑ Info
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  10. ^ Organ joy in Gronau. The largest Philipp Furtwängler organ in the world. Retrieved December 7, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Info
  12. ^ Egestorf - St. Stephanus (nomine.net) accessed on February 27, 2013
  13. ↑ Kreuzkirche, Hamburg - Wilhelmsburg
  14. ↑ Description ( Memento of the original dated December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. the Hittfeld organ on the municipality's website. Retrieved December 3, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kirchengemeinde-hittfeld.de

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