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Compenius Organ 400 year

It isn't every day we can celebrate a 400 year anniversary of a still existing organ.


In 1610 the Compenius Organ at Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark, was finished by Esaias Compenius after five years of work.
Four centuries later the Compenius Organ is surprisingly well preserved and is in almost original condition and can give us an impression of the sound of music in the seventeenth century.


In case of you want to read more about this outstanding renaissance house organ, here is a link to an article:
http://forum.hauptwerk.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7284


Best regards
Johannes
 

teddy

Duckmeister
Welcome to the forum Johannes. A beautiful piece of work and a most interesting link.

teddy
 

wljmrbill

Member
I enjoyed the article as well as all the available videos given. Amazing sound for such an old old instrument.. Thanks and welcome to the forum!!!!
 

Soubasse

New member
Welcome aboard Johannes, and thanks for such an entertaining first post. What an amazing instrument. Fantastic that this one has been so well preserved.
 
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