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København, Danmark (Hovedstaden) - Garnisonskirke (Den Herre Zebaoths Kirke)
Municipal: København Kommune
Region:Sjælland
Address: Sankt Annæ Plads 4, 1250, København
Website: https://www.garnisonskirken.dk/

Description nr.: 2003975.

Built by: Carsten Lund (1995)
The organ contains older material: Organ case and prospect pipes from 1724 by Lambert Daniël Kastens

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1724	Lambert Daniël Kastens		new organ
1860	Knud Olsen		new organ in old case
1923	I. Starup & Søn		rebuild
1948	I. Starup & Søn		rebuild
1995	Carsten Lund		new organ in old case

In the years 1722-1724 Lambert Kastens built an organ for the Garnisonskirke in Copenhagen. Knud Olsen built a new organ in the old organ case in 1860. The case of the positiv was removed. In the course of time, the organ was again rebuilt and to pneumatic action by the firm Starup & Søn in 1923 and 1948.
Carsten Lund reconstructed the original organ. This work was completed in 1995. The case of the Ryggpositiv has been reconstructed. Advisers were Cor Edskes and organist Hans Westenholz

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Werck	12
- Rückpositiv	12
- Brustpositiv	8
- Pedal	13
Total number of stops	45
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests
Pitch	a' = 440 Hz
Temperament	F.C. Schnitger 1725

Specification
Werck (CD-c'''): Quintadena 16', Principal 8', Weitpfeife 8', Octava 4', Spitzfloit 4', Nasat 3', Octava 2', Rauschpfeife 2 fach, Mixtur 4-6 fach, Cimbel 3 fach, Trompete 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Rückpositiv (CD-c'''): Principal 8', Quintadena 8', Gedact 8', Octava 4', Blockfloit 4', Octava 2', Gemshorn 2', Siefloit 1 1/2', Sesquialtera 2 fach, Scharff 4 fach, Dulcian 16', Tromete 8'.
Brustpositiv (CD-c'''): Gedact 8', Principal 4', Rorfloit 4', Octava 2', Sedecima 1', Sesquialtera 2 fach, Scharff 3 fach, Hoboy 8'.
Pedal (CD-d'): Principal 16', Subbas 16', Rorquinta 12', Octava 8', Gedact 8', Octava 4', Nachthorn 2', Rauschpfeife 2 fach, Mixtur 6 fach, Posaune 16', Tromete 8', Schalmey 4', Cornet 2'.
Other stops: Cimbelsterne, Vogelgesang.
Couplers: Werck - Rückpositiv, Werck - Brustpositiv, Pedal - Werck, Pedal - Rückpositiv.
Accessories: Tremulant Werck en Brustpositiv, Tremulant Rückpositiv, Tremulant Pedal.

Other specifications
Different specifications	The instrument of Knud Olsen from 1860 had the following stop list: Hoverværk: Bordun 16', Principal 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Gedakt 8', Octav 4', Gemshorn 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Octav 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 1-5 kor, Trompet 8'. Overværk: Qvintatøn 16', Salicional 8', Fløite 8', Octav 4', Spitz Fløite 4', Octav 2', Dulciana 8'. Underværk: Fugara 8', Gedakt 8', Qvintatøn 8', Principal 4', Fløite 4', Fløite 2', Clarinet 8'. Pedal: Principal 16', Subbas 16', Qvinte 10 2/3', Principal 8', Gedakt 8', Octav 4', Amabile Gedakt 2', Bassun 16', Trompet 8'. In 1953 the specification was: Manual I: Violinprincipal 16', Principal 8', Rørfløjt 8', Spidsfløjt 8', Oktav 4', Gemshorn 4', Quint 2 2/3', Oktav 2', Terz 1 3/5', Cornet 3 kor (2 2/3'), Mixtur 5-6 kor (1 1/3'), Trompet 16', Trompet 8', Clairon 4', Harpe. Manual II: Bordun 16', Principal 8', Gedakt 8', Quintatøn 8', Fugara 8', Principal 4', Gedakt Fløjt 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Fløjt 2', Quint 1 1/3', Oktav 1', Cornet 3-5 kor, Scharff 5 kor (1'), Clarinet 8', Oboe 8'. Manual III: Quintatøn 16', Fløjtprincipal 8', Fløjt 8', Aeoline 8', Celeste 8', Principal 4', Spidsfløjt 4', Oktav 2', Quartian 1 1/3'+1', Harmonia Aetherea 3 kor, Trompet 8'. Pedal: Principal 16', Subbas 16', Ekkobas 16', Principal 8', Gedakt 8', Oktav 4', Rauschquint 2 2/3'+2', Basun 16', Trompet 8'.

Other specifications

Different specifications

The instrument of Knud Olsen from 1860 had the following stop list:
Hoverværk: Bordun 16', Principal 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Gedakt 8', Octav 4', Gemshorn 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Octav 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 1-5 kor, Trompet 8'.
Overværk: Qvintatøn 16', Salicional 8', Fløite 8', Octav 4', Spitz Fløite 4', Octav 2', Dulciana 8'.
Underværk: Fugara 8', Gedakt 8', Qvintatøn 8', Principal 4', Fløite 4', Fløite 2', Clarinet 8'.
Pedal: Principal 16', Subbas 16', Qvinte 10 2/3', Principal 8', Gedakt 8', Octav 4', Amabile Gedakt 2', Bassun 16', Trompet 8'.

In 1953 the specification was:
Manual I: Violinprincipal 16', Principal 8', Rørfløjt 8', Spidsfløjt 8', Oktav 4', Gemshorn 4', Quint 2 2/3', Oktav 2', Terz 1 3/5', Cornet 3 kor (2 2/3'), Mixtur 5-6 kor (1 1/3'), Trompet 16', Trompet 8', Clairon 4', Harpe.
Manual II: Bordun 16', Principal 8', Gedakt 8', Quintatøn 8', Fugara 8', Principal 4', Gedakt Fløjt 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Fløjt 2', Quint 1 1/3', Oktav 1', Cornet 3-5 kor, Scharff 5 kor (1'), Clarinet 8', Oboe 8'.
Manual III: Quintatøn 16', Fløjtprincipal 8', Fløjt 8', Aeoline 8', Celeste 8', Principal 4', Spidsfløjt 4', Oktav 2', Quartian 1 1/3'+1', Harmonia Aetherea 3 kor, Trompet 8'.
Pedal: Principal 16', Subbas 16', Ekkobas 16', Principal 8', Gedakt 8', Oktav 4', Rauschquint 2 2/3'+2', Basun 16', Trompet 8'.

Literature	Organist- og Kantorenembederne i København, de danske Købstæder og købstadlignende Byer samt disses Indehavere / Axel Buchardt (red.]. - Femte Udgave. - København : Ejnar Munksgaards Forlag, 1953. Het Olsen-Marcussen-orgel in Fakse Kirke, DK (1) / Jaap Brouwer. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 51 nr. 12, december 2009. København (DK) : Garnisons Kirke. - In: Calender Organa Europæ 2010, Strasbourg : Editions Oberlin, 2009.
Recordings	Bach & Pärt / David Bendix Nielsen. - Orchid Classics ORC00197 (CD). - 2022. Johann Sebastian Bach : Dritter Teil der Clavierübung / Søren Gleerup Hansen. - Helikon HCD 1091-92 (2CD). - 2017. Bach organ music : volumes 7 en 8 / David Sanger. - Meridian CDE 84377-8 (2CD).
Links	http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnisons_Kirke#Orgel

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Source: "I. Starup & Son, 1858-1983"