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Photo: Giel Daems. Date: 25 September 2016.

Photo: Giel Daems

Kiedrich, Deutschland (Hessen) - Basilika Minor Sankt Valentinus und Dionysius
Municipal: Kiedrich
Region:Rheingau
Address: Suttonstraße 1, 65399, Kiedrich
Website: https://kiedrich.bistumlimburg.de/

Description nr.: 2000829.

Built by: Johann Kirchner (1652)
The organ contains older material: from 1500 by Builder unknown

YearBuilderOpusActivity
ca. 1500 Builder unknown  new organ
1652 Johann Kirchner  rebuild
1839 Conrad Embach  restoration
1860 Louis Benoît Hooghuys  rebuild
1971 Oberlinger Orgelbau  restoration
1987 Orgelbau Kuhn AG  restoration

  • The organ in the Valentinuskirche in Kiedrich is a very old instrument, which must have been made around 1500 in the first instance. It is one of the oldest organ in Germany. The prospect was painted by August Martin.
  • Johann Kirchner rebuilt the organ in 1652-1653. The current windchest of the Hauptwerk. He also made a Rückpositiv for the organ. In 1760 the organ case was painted white, and in 1808 it was painted again in red. Conrad Embach renovated the organ in 1839. Louis-Benoit Hooghuys restored it to its current state in 1860.
  • The Swiss company Kuhn restored the instrument in the years 1985-1987. The work is based on the condition of 1860. With some modifications: on the pedal the Violon 16' was replaced by a Mixtur, the Pedal - Hauptwerk coupler has been removed and the organ has been tuned in an unequal temperament. The organ case has also been restored and it is repainted in the original colors.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk8
- Positiv6
- Pedal7
Total number of stops21
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
TemperamentOngelijkzwevend

Specification
Hauptwerk (CDEFGA-c'''): Grossgedackt 16', Principal 8', Octave 4', Flötengedackt 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Octave 2', Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3'), Cymbel 2 fach (1/2'), Tremolo.
Positiv (CDEFGA-c'''): Gedackt 8', Principal 4', Flöte 4', Waldflöte 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Superoctave 1'.
Pedal (CD-e'): Subbass 16', Principal 8', Doppelquinte 5 1/3', Octave 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Superoctave 2' + 1', Mixtur 4 fach (2') - 1987.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Positiv - Schiebekoppel.

Literature
  • Die Orgel der St. Valentinuskirche zu Kiedrich / Paul Smets. - Mainz : Rheingold-Verlag 1945. - (Orgel-Monographien ; 6).
  • Neuzeitlicher Orgelbau / Paul Smets. - Mainz : Rheingold-Verlag, 1949.
  • Op een orgel speelt men tijdgenoten van zijn bouwer : Indrukken van het orgelcongres van de "Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde" te Frankfurt a/d Main en omgeving - Augustus 1979 : deel 4 / Jan W. van Spronsen. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 22 nr. 7, juli 1980.
  • Ars Organi 4/1987.
  • Die Orgel von Kiedrich : Geschichte und Restaurierung der gotischen Orgel in der Pfarrkirche St. Valentin und Dionysius zu Kiedrich im Rheingau (BRD). - Männedorf : Verlag Orgelbau Kuhn, 1988.
  • Orgelführer Deutschland / Karl-Heinz Göttert, Eckhard Isenberg. - Kassel [et al...] : Bärenreiter, 1998.
  • Die Historische Kiedricher Orgel : Eine der ältesten spielbaren großen Orgeln Deutschlands / Werner Kremer. - Lindenberg : Kunstverlag Josef Fink, 2017.
  • 37e Orgelreis : Highlights in Zuid-Duitsland : zondag 2 tm zaterdag 8 oktober 2022 : Organist: Frank van Wijk. - Soest : Stichting Internationale Orgelreizen, 2022.
Recordings
  • Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) : The Complete Organ Works Volume 5 / Joseph Payne. - Centaur CRC 2353 (CD). - 1998.
  • Famous European Organs : Kiedrich / Ton Koopman. - Capriccio 10 288 (CD).
  • Hugo Distler - Sämtliche Orgelwerke / Hugo Distler, Arno Schönstedt. - FSM 83781 / Pape 1001 (4 LP). - 1978. - (Pape Das Komponistenportrait). - Uitgave op 4 lp's, gespeeld op orgels van Ott door Schönstedt en met historische opnames uit 1935 van Distler in Kiedrich.
  • Kiedrich - Deutschlands älteste Orgel / Walter Bibo. - PAPE Orgeldokumente 12 (LP).
Links https://www.orgelbau.ch/op=800770
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Valentinus_(Kiedrich)#Orgel
Photo: © Gérard van Betlehem. Date: 19 May 2007.
Photo: © Gérard van Betlehem
 Photo: © Gérard van Betlehem. Date: 19 May 2007.
Photo: © Gérard van Betlehem
 Photo: Giel Daems. Date: 25 September 2016.
Photo: Giel Daems
 Photo: Giel Daems. Date: 25 September 2016.
Photo: Giel Daems
 Photo: Giel Daems. Date: 25 September 2016.
Photo: Giel Daems
 Photo: © Gérard van Betlehem. Date: 19 May 2007.
Photo: © Gérard van Betlehem
Photo: © Gérard van Betlehem. Date: 19 May 2007.
Photo: © Gérard van Betlehem
 Source: Album cover.
Source: Album cover