Rimantas Gučas
Rimantas Gučas (born August 22, 1942 in Kaunas , Lithuania ) is a Lithuanian musicologist and organ builder .
Life
In 1965 he graduated in musicology at the Lithuanian Conservatory from. Then he worked at the Museum of Music and Theater in Vilnius . In 1972 Rimantas Gučas founded a workshop for the restoration of organs on behalf of the state monument protection authority. Numerous historical instruments were restored in Lithuania under his direction, and some new ones were also created.
Rimantas Gučas devoted himself intensively to researching the organ building history of the country and inventoried all organs.
Organs (selection)
New organs
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. Italics indicate that the organ in question is no longer preserved.
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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| 1974 | Vilnius | St. Johanneskirche, chapel | I / p | 8th | in restored case from 1765/66, with historical disposition, Opus 1 | |
| 1975 | Vilnius | University , auditorium | ||||
| 1983-2000 | Vilnius | St. John's Church |
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III / P | 64 | largest organ in Lithuania, in a historical case from 1778, Opus 13 |
| 1983 | Kaunas | Church of the Assumption |
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| 1984 | Nida | Lutheran Church | ||||
| 1990 | Kaunas | Seminar, Trinity Church | ||||
| 1993 | Vilnius | Music academy | ||||
| 1993 | Kernavė | church |
Restorations and other work
- 1973–1983 Kaunas, cathedral
- 1983 Šešuoliai, St. Joseph's Church
- 1983 Panevėžys , St. Peter and Paul Church
- 1985 Peterhof near Leningrad
- 1986 Adakavas, Church of John the Baptist, restoration of an organ positive attributed to Adam Gottlob Casparini (I, 7)
- 1988 Kaunas, Lutheran Church
- 1988 Vilnius, Holy Cross Church
- 1998 Moscow , Glinka Museum
- 2003 Vanagai, Klaipėda , church
- 2004 Kretinga , Church of the Assumption
Publications
- Lietuvos vargonai: katalogas (Lithuanian organs. Catalog ), Vilnius 2009
- The organ building tradition of Königsberg-Lithuania. In: Acta Organologica . Volume 30. 2008. pp. 35-66
literature
- Eglė Stasiukaitienė: Rimantas Gučas. In: Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. T. VII (Gorkai-Imermanas). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų Leidybos institutas, Vilnius 2005 Digital
Web links
- Gucas, Rimantas Organ Index, Dispositions (German)
Individual evidence
- ^ Organ baroque in Vilnius Baltic Organ Center
- ↑ Organ Baroque in Vilnius Baltic Orgelcentrum, with disposition
- ↑ Maintenance and documentation of the Casparini organ in Adakava's Baltic Organ Center
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gučas, Rimantas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gucas, Rimantas (without a diacritical mark) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian musicologist and organ builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaunas , Lithuania |