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Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 21 August 2011.

Photo: Piet Bron

Schwerin, Deutschland (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) - Domkirche
Municipal: Schwerin
Region:Mecklenburg
Address: Am Dom 4, 19055, Schwerin
Website: https://www.kirche-mv.de/schwerin-domgemeinde

Description nr.: 2001130.

Built by: Ladegast & Sohn (1871) - opus 58

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1871 Ladegast & Sohn58 new organ
1962 Leopold Nitzschmann  restoration
1988 Alexander SchukeR19 restoration

The large Ladegast organ in Schwerin from 1868-1871 survived World War II without major damage. In 1962 Leopold Nitschmann carried out an overhaul. The instrument was completely restored from 1982 to 1988 by the Schuke company from Potsdam.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- I. Manual21
- II. Manual19
- III. Manual12
- IV. Manual10
- Pedal22
Total number of stops84
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Wind pressure65-85 mm

Specification
I. Manual (C-f'''): Bordun 32' (from c°), Principal 16', Bordun 16', Principal 8', Doppelgedackt 8', Flauto Major 8', Gemshorn 8', Gambe 8', Rohrquinte 5 1/3', Oktave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Spitzflöte 4', Terzflöte 3 1/5' - vanaf c 3 1/5'+2 2/7', Quinte 2 2/3', Oktave 2', Cornett 2 fach, Cornett 1-2 fach (2 2/3'), Mixtur 4 fach (2 2/3'), Cymbel 2-3 fach (2'), Trombone 16', Trompete 8'.
II. Manual (C-f'''): Principal 16', Quintadena 16', Principal 8', Bordunalflöte 8', Rohrflöte 8', Quintatön 8', Fugara 8', Piffaro 8', Oktave 4', Flautino 4', Flöte 4', Quintatön 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Oktave 2', Cornett 3 fach, Progression Harmonique 3-4 fach (2'), Scharff 4 fach (2'), Fagott 16', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
III. Manual (C-f'''): Gedackt 16', Geigenprincipal 8', Doppelflöte 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Salicional 8', Gedackt 4', Fugara 4', Piffaro 4', Nassat 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Progression Harmonique 2-4 fach (2'), Clarinette 8', Tremulant.
IV. Manual (in zwelkast) (C-f'''): Viola 16', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Zartflöte 8', Viola d'Amour 8', Unda Maris 8', Flauto Dolce 4', Salicional 4', Flautino 2', Harmonia Aetherea 3 fach (2'), Aeoline 16'.
Pedal (C-f'): Untersatz 32', Violon 32', Principalbaß 16', Oktavbaß 16', Violon 16', Subbaß 16', Salicetbaß 16', Terz 12 4/5', Nassat 10 2/3', Principal 8', Cello (Stark) 8', Cello (Schwach) 8', Baßflöte 8', Nassat 5 1/3', Oktave 4', Flötenbaß 4', Cornett 4 fach, Posaune 32', Posaune 16', Dulcian 16', Trompete 8', Trompete 4'.
Couplers: Manual I - Manual II, Manual I - Manual III, Manual I - Manual IV, Pedal - Manual I.
Accessories: Crescendo/Decrescendo (in zeven stappen), Glockenspiel (cis tot c'''), Sperrventile für alle Werke.

Compound stopComposition
Cornett 1-2 fach (I. Manual) C: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. B: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. c°: 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. dis': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. f': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. c''': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'.
Mixtur 4 fach (I. Manual) C: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. g': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. gis': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' a': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. b': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' h': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. c''': 8' - 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3'.
Cymbel 2-3 fach (I. Manual) C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. gis'': 2 2/3' - 2'. c''': 4' - 2 2/3'.
Cornett 3 fach (II. Manual) C: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. c''': 2 2/3' - 2'.
Progressio Harmonica 2-3 fach (II. Manual) C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. dìs°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. g': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. c'': 8' - 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3'. c''': 8' - 5 1/3' - 4'.
Scharrf 4 fach (II. Manual) C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. f°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c'': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2
Progressio Harmonica 2-4 fach (III. Manual) HaromincC: 2' - 1 1/3'. c°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. fis': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. fis'': 8' - 5 1/3' - 4'.
Harmonica Aetherea 2-3 fach (III. Manual) C: 2' - 1'. G: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. g°: 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. g': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3'. c''': 8' - 5 1/3'.
Literature
  • Die Orgelbauten des Grossherzogthums Mecklenburg-Schwerin : I. Theil: Die Orgelbauten der Residenzstadt Schwerin / J. Massmann. - Wismar : Hinstorff, 1875.
  • Ars Organi 4/1988.
  • Berühmte Orgeln : Meisterwerke europäischer Orgelbauer / Ursula und Ulrich Rüge. - Hamburg : Nikol Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1994.
  • Schwerin, Dom. - Calender Organa Europæ - 1994 - Saint-Dié.
  • Orgelführer Deutschland / Karl-Heinz Göttert, Eckhard Isenberg. - Kassel [et al...] : Bärenreiter, 1998.
  • Im Wandel der Zeit : Die Ladegasts und ihre Orgel / Alexander Koschel. - Weißenfels : Orgelfachverlag Fagott, 2004.
  • A redőnyszerkezet története a német orgonakultúrában a XIX. század végéig / Méhes Balázs. - Budapest : Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egytem, 2010.
Recordings
  • Redemption / Pavol Valášek. - Hudobný Fond (CD). - 2019. - Recorded in Schwerin and Dudelange.
  • l'Organiste moderne : Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély / Ursula Hauser. - Querstand VKJK 0828 (CD). - 2010.
  • Hommage : Lieder der Romantik / Regine Schütz, orgel en Jan Buchwald, bariton. - Ursina Motette MOT 50841 (CD). - 2008.
  • Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy / Ursula Hauser. - Klaus-Jürgen Kamprad VKJK 0712 (dubbel-CD). - 2007.
  • Franz Liszt : Orgelwerke 3 / Martin Haselböck. - Membran Internatonal 60146-215 (SACD). - 2005.
  • Franz Liszt : Orgelwerke 5 / Martin Haselböck. - Membran Internatonal (SACD). - 2005.
  • Franz Liszt (1811-1886) : Orgelwerke - Oeuvres pour Orgue / Yves Rechsteiner with Monique Simon (mezzo-soprano) & Amandine Beyer (violin). - Ut Picture Musica Alpha 059 (CD). - 2004.
  • Mahler im Dom zu Schwerin / Jörg Abbing. - Sicus Klassik SIC 004-2 (CD). - 2002.
  • Die Ladegast-Orgel im Dom zu Schwerin / Winfried Petersen. - Motette 11630 (LP/CD). - 1990.
  • Carol Terry in Schwerin / Carol Terry. - Loft Recordings ARC 1021 (CD).
Links https://orgelmuseum-malchow.jimdofree.com/mecklenburgisches-orgelinventar/s/schwerin-dom-ladegast/
https://www.ann-helena.de/orgelinfo/ladegast-dom-zu-schwerin/
YouTube J.S. Bach - Toccata und Fuge d-Moll BWV 565 D-Minor Organ I Ladegast Orgel Dom, Ann-Helena Schlüter (2020)


Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 21 August 2011.
Photo: Piet Bron
Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 21 August 2011.
Photo: Piet Bron
Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 21 August 2011.
Photo: Piet Bron
Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 21 August 2011.
Photo: Piet Bron
Photo: Roelof Kooiker. Date: 20 September 2023.
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Photo: Roelof Kooiker. Date: 20 September 2023.
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Photo: Roelof Kooiker. Date: 20 September 2023.
Photo: Roelof Kooiker
Photo: Roelof Kooiker. Date: 20 September 2023.
Photo: Roelof Kooiker
Photo: Roelof Kooiker. Date: 20 September 2023.
Photo: Roelof Kooiker
Photo: Roelof Kooiker. Date: 20 September 2023.
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Source: Postcard. Date: 1976.
Source: Postcard
Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 21 August 2011.
Photo: Piet Bron
Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 21 August 2011.
Photo: Piet Bron
Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 21 August 2011.
Photo: Piet Bron