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Tartu, Estland (Tartu maakond) - Jaani Kirik (Johanniskirche)
Municipal: Tartu
Address: Jaani 5, 51007, Tartu
Website: http://www.jaanikirik.ee/

Description nr.: 2014595.

Built by: Wilhelm Sauer Orgelbau (1892) - opus 527
Destroyed (1944)


In 1892 the Sauer company built a new three-manual organ for the Johanneskirche in Dorpat. It was lost in a bombing raid on August 26, 1944, which largely destroyed the church. It was not until 1989 that the rebuilding started, which was completed in 2004.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- I. Manual16
- II. Manual10
- III. Manual (in zwelkast)10
- Pedal11
Total number of stops47
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
I. Manual (C-f'''): Prinzipal 16', Bordun 8', Prinzipal 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gedackt 8', Gemshorn 8', Quintatön 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Dulciana 4', Cornett 5 fach (8'), Mixtur 4 fach (2 2/3'), Fagott 16', Trompete 8', Clarine 4'.
II. Manual (C-f'''): Quintatön 16', Prinzipal 8', Spitzflöte 8', Rohrflöte 8', Salicional 8', Octave 4', Flauto Dolce 4', Octave 2', Mixtur 4 fach (2 2/3'), Clarinette 8'.
III. Manual (in zwelkast) (C-f'''): Lieblich Gedackt 16', Prinzipal 8', Konzertflöte 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Schalmei 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Celeste 8', Fugara 4', Traversflöte 4', Harmonia Ätheria 2-3 fach (4').
Pedal (C-d'): Contrabaß 32', Prinzipal 16', Subbaß 16', Violon 16', Quintbaß 10 2/3', Octavbaß 8', Baßflöte 8', Violoncello 8', Octave 4', Posaune 16', Trompete 8'.
Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, I. Manual - III. Manual, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual.
Accessories: 3 feste Kombinationen (mf - f - Tutti), Combinationspedal.

Literature Die Orgel in der Geschichte der russischen Musikkultur / Leonid Rosjman. - Mettlach : Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde, 2001.
Other sources
  • Jörg R. Becker