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Organ stoplist:
With its at present 111 ranks and 76 stops + 1 extension + 7 transmissions, arranged on 4 manuals and a pedal it is one of the largest organs in Berlin. Thanks to the immense cathedral acoustics in St. Matthias it surely is the one with the most impressive sound by far. è Detailed stoplist (will open in a new window). |
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Sound samples:
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The sound samples are taken from a Motette CD that Ludger Mai, then organist at St. Matthias, recorded after the organ was enlarged in the 1970s. For this reason the sound quality is not too good, but still you will be able to get an idea of what the organ sounds like. Here are some complete works that the present organist, Ulrich Gembaczka played off the cuff for the Organ Site: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() By the way: You will find loads of organ music for download at the Organ Site's MP3 download portal – among others the complete CD program of Motette, Psallite, ifo and organ publishing companies. |
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Videos:
An organist friend of mine, Stefan Weist from Munich, listed two little videos of his choral improvisations on the St. Matthias organ on YouTube: ![]() ![]() |
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Renovation and enlargement in 2008-2009: |
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• General overhaul | General overhaul and cleaning of the whole organ Replacement of the about 4,000 little leather bellows (membranes) Repairs on some of the largest pipes that collapsed due to material fatigue and are in danger of toppling Renewal of all wiring and conversion to optoelectronics |
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• Console remodeling | Conversion to optoelectronics Integration of a USB port Integration of some additional super- and suboctave couplers and a coupler Pedal to I (!) Extension of sequencer arrangements and playing aids Change of the manual layout (II is to be I, III to be II, IV to be III, I to be IV) |
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• Gamba 8' | As the strings have been underrepresented in relation to the size of the organ this new stop will be
an important addition to the sound diversity of the organ. The Gamba is to sit in the Hauptwerk (Great), it will be also playable in the Positiv as a transmission. |
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• Prinzipal 8' | Construction of a basic stop for the enhancement of the sound base in the Positiv |
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• Flûte harmonique 8' | New overblowing flute needed to display Romantic works. Total costs: 190,000 EUR |
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Donations for the Flûte harmonique are heartily welcome :-) The St. Matthias church and especially organist and minister of music Ulrich Gembaczka would be grateful for donations. They will be happy to issue a donation receipt for your donation. Contakt: Ulrich Gembaczka / Gemeindebüro St. Matthias Goltzstraße 29 D - 10781 Berlin Germany Tel.: +49 30 / 216 30 57 email to Ulrich Gembacka By the way: If you wanted to build this organ completely anew it would cost you some 2 million EUR! |
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