Heavenly Sounds - The Organ and its Fascinating Versatility | Music Documentary

It’s a must-see for all organ fans: The film ‘Heavenly Sounds - The Organ and its Fascinating Versatility’ by Peter Schlögl. This music documentary explores the sounds of Germany’s organs, from one of the oldest church organs in the world in the town of Ostönnen in Westphalia, to the late romantic organ in the Berlin Cathedral, to a milestone in contemporary organ-building: the organ in the church of St. Martin in Kassel. Virtuoso organists and organ experts present ‘their’ organs, tell us about their histories and technical details, and give us a taste of the possible sounds that this largest of instruments can make. Due to its enormous sounds, the organ, known as the Queen of Instruments, remains enduringly fascinating to this day. The Deutscher Musikrat, part of the International Music Council, made the organ ‘instrument of the year’ in 2021. (00:00) Music excerpt: Georg Muffat (1653 - 1704) Passacaglia From: Apparatus musico-organisticus Andreas Sieling, organ Played live on 30 June 2021 in the Berlin Cathedral (01:15) Music excerpt: Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’, Op. 95 II. Largo (arranged for organ) Hannes Ludwig, organ Played live on 1 July 2021 in the Marienkirche, Prenzlau (02:12) Joachimsthal/Kreuzkirche: Organ from 1820 built by Johann Tobias Turley (1773 - 1829) (04:22) Music excerpt: Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier (1734 - 1794) Rondo Christoph Hauser, organ Played live on 21 June 2021 in der Church of St. Mary of the Assumption, Fürstenfeldbruck (04:22) Fürstenfeldbruck/St. Mary of the Assumption: Organ from 1736 built by Johann Georg Fux (1651 - 1738) (05:46) Music excerpt: Giovanni Battista Martini (1706 - 1784) Organ Sonata in F major () III. Grave Christoph Hauser, organ Played live on 21 June 2021 in der Church of St. Mary of the Assumption, Fürstenfeldbruck (08:34) Visiting the workshop of organ builder Christoph Kaps in Munich (11:03) Music excerpt: Antonio de Cabezon (1510 - 1566) Hymn ‘Ave maris stella‘ 1 Léon Berben, organ Played live on 24 June 2021 in the St. Andreas Church, Ostönnen/Soest (11:03) Ostönnen/St. Andreas: Organ from 1721 with parts from 1425 (12:26) Music excerpt: Antonio de Cabezon (1510 - 1566) Hymn ‘Ave maris stella‘ 1 Léon Berben, organ Played live on 24 June 2021 in the St. Andreas Church, Ostönnen/Soest (13:31) Music excerpt: Antonio de Cabezon (1510 - 1566) Hymn ‘Ave maris stella‘ 1 Léon Berben, organ Played live on 24 June 2021 in the St. Andreas Church, Ostönnen/Soest (14:22) Berlin Cathedral: Organ from 1905 built by Wilhelm Sauer (15:43) Music excerpt: Georg Muffat (1653 - 1704) Passacaglia From: Apparatus musico-organisticus Andreas Sieling, organ Played live on 30 June 2021in the Berlin Cathedral (17:07) Kassel/St. Martin: A 2017 organ built by the Austrian company Rieger (18:59) Music excerpt: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Toccata and Fugue in D minor, ’Dorische’, BWV 538 Eckhard Manz, organ Played live on 23 June 2021 in St. Martin, Kassel (19:58) Music excerpt: Antonio de Cabezon (1510 - 1566) Hymnus ‘Ave maris stella‘ 1 Léon Berben, organ Played live on 24 June 2021 in the St. Andreas Church, Ostönnen/Soest (22:53) Kassel/St. Martin: A 2021 organ for anyone to try out and experiment on (25:03) Music excerpt: Georg Muffat (1653 - 1704) Passacaglia From: Apparatus musico-organisticus Andreas Sieling, organ Played live on 30 June 2021 in the Berlin Cathedral Watch more music documentaries: Subscribe to DW Classical Music: #Organ #MusicDocumentary #OrganClassics