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Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Janco Schout. Date: 24 May 2005.

Photo: Janco Schout

Düsseldorf, Deutschland (Nordrhein-Westfalen) - Sankt Andreaskirche (Dominikanerkirche) ('Hofkirche')
Municipal: Düsseldorf
Region:Ruhrgebiet
Address: Andreasstraße 27, 40213, Düsseldorf
Website: http://www.dominikaner-duesseldorf.de/

Description nr.: 2000530.

Built by: firma Rudolf von Beckerath (1971)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1782 by Peter Kemper

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1782 Peter Kemper  new organ
1895 Franz Eggert  rebuild
ca. 1900 Gebrüder Dinse  rebuild
1953 Johann Peter Fabritius  new organ in old case
1971 firma Rudolf von Beckerath  new organ in old case
2003 firma Rudolf von Beckerath  restoration

  • In 1782 Peter Kemper built a beautiful organ for theformer Dominican Church Sankt-Andreas 'Hofkirche' in Düsseldorf. It was radically rebuilt over time. In 1895 Franz Eggert rebuilt the instrument with pneumatic action. After this work the organ had 18 stops. A number of years later the instrument was rebuilt and enlarged by the company Dinse from Berlin.
  • It was badly damaged by bombing during the Second World War. Of the then 35 stops, only 4 were preserved. After the restoration of the church was completed, the Johann Fabritius rebuilt the organ, giving it 18 stops. With Ascension Day, May 14, 1953 it could be used again.
  • In the years 1970-1971 Von Beckerath built a whole new organ in the old cases, designed by Bernhard Orlinski and Josef Zimmermann. Fabritius' work was sold to the Erphokirche in Münster. The organ was overhauled in 2003 by Von Beckerath and equipped with a Setzer combination.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk11
- Rückpositiv10
- Schwellwerk11
- Pedal10
Total number of stops42
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Bordun 16', Principal 8', Spielflöte 8', Oktave 4', Koppelflöte 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Oktave 2', Cornet 4-5 fach (from f°), Mixture 4-6 fach, Zimbel 3 fach, Trompete 8'.
Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Gedackt 8', Prestant 4', Rohrflöte 4', Quintflöte 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Terz 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Scharff 4 fach, Bärpfeife 16', Cromorne 8', Tremulant.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Gemshorn 8', Rohrgedackt 8', Voix Céleste 8', Principal 4', Flute Traversière 4', Schweitzerpfeife 2', Oktävlein 1', Mixture 5 fach, Fagott 16', Hautbois 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-g'): Principal 16', Subbaß 16', Oktavbaß 8', Bartpfeife 8', Choralbaß 4', Nachthorn 2', Hintersatz 5 fach, Posaune 16', Trompete 8', Schalmei 4'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Rückpositiv - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv.
Accessories: 4000 Setzerkombinationen - 2003, Zimbelstern met 8 klokken.

Other specifications
Different specifications The Kemper organ had the following stop list:
Grossmanual: Bordun Baß 16', Principal 8', Holzgedackt 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Octave 4', Bordun 4' (discant), Quint 3', Super-Octave 2', Cymbal 2 fach, Mixtur 3 fach, Trompette 8'.
Kleinmanual: Cymbal 8', Principal 4', Flaut Dulce 4', Octave 2', Quinte 1 1/2', Clairon 2 fach, Cymbal 3 fach, Trompette 2' (discant).
Pedal: Contra Baß 16', Principal 8', Violoncello 8', Octave 4', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Literature
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 15. Jahrg. No. 14, 11. Februar 1895.
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 15. Jahrg., no. 25, 1 Juni 1895.
  • Orgelstadt Düsseldorf : Instrumente Spieler Komponisten / Oskar Gottlieb Blarr, Theodor Kersken. - Düsseldorf : Triltsch Verlag, 1982. - (105. Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde).
  • Internationale Orgeltagung der G.d.O. 1-7 augustus 1982 : De oorlogshandelingen gaven in Düsseldorf verscheidene orgelbouwers een kans (vervolg) / Jan W. van Spronsen. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 25 nr. 1, januari 1983.
  • Die Orgel in St. Andreas / Klaus Buschmann. - Düsseldorf : Kath. Kirchengemeinde St. Andreas.
Recordings
  • Trompete & Orgel / Frank Volke, orgel en Tomislav Hurcak, trompet. - CD. - 2004.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach : Goldberg-Variationen Orgelfassung / Frank Volke. - Motette 12 571 (CD). - 1998.
  • Modest Mussorgsky : Bilder einer Ausstellung / Frank Volke. - Motette 12 501 (CD). - 1998.
Links https://www.ido-festival.de/?id=45&orgel_id=23

Photo: Janco Schout. Date: 24 May 2005.
Photo: Janco Schout
Photo: Janco Schout. Date: 24 May 2005.
Photo: Janco Schout