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Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Joe Routon. Date: 4 August 2006.

Photo: Joe Routon

København, Danmark (Hovedstaden) - Helligåndskirken
Municipal: København Kommune
Region:Sjælland
Address: Niels Hemmingsens Gade 5, 1153, København
Website: http://www.helligaandskirken.dk/

Description nr.: 2003127.

Built by: Marcussen & Søn (1986)
The organ contains older material: from 1879 by Knud Olsen

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1879 Knud Olsen  new organ
1929 Marcussen & Søn  rebuild
1951 Marcussen & Søn  rebuild
1986 Marcussen & Søn  new organ in old case
1995 Marcussen & Søn  enlargement
2004 Marcussen & Søn  maintenance/reparations

In 1879 Knud Olsen built an organ with three manuals and pedal and 40 stops for the Helligåndskirken in Copenhagen. The instrument was rebuilt and enlarged in 1929 and 1951 by Marcussen & Søn. A complete rebuild of the instrument followed in the years 1984-1986. In 1995 a setzer installation was placed by Marcussen. An overhaul was carried out in 2004.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hovedvaerk16
- Rygpositiv9
- Overvaerk17
- Svellevaerk18
- Pedal15
Total number of stops75
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hovedvaerk (C-g'''): Principal 16', Gedakt 16' - 1927, Principal 8' - 1928, Hulfløjte 8' - 1928, Gedakt 8' - 1879, Salicional 8' - 1879, Octav 4' - +, Flûte Harmonique 4', Gedaktfløjte 4' - 1879, Quint 2 2/3' - 1951; +, Octav 2' - 1951; +, Terz 1 3/5' - 1928; +, Mixtur 5-7 kor - 1927; +, Trompet 16' - +, Trompet 8' - +, Trompet 4' - +.
Rygpositiv (C-g'''): Principal 8' - 1862, Bordun 8' - 1927, Octav 4' - 1927, Spidsfløjte 4' - 1927, Principalfløjte 2' - 1927; +, Larigot 1 1/3' - 1928; +, Sesquialtera 2 kor - 1928; +, Mixtur 4 kor - 1951; +, Cromorne 8' - +, Tremolo.
Overvaerk (in zwelkast) (C-g'''): Quintatøn 16' - 1928, Principal 8' - 1879, Hulfløjte 8' - 1927, Wienerfløjte 8' - 1913, Fugara 8' - 1927, Vox Angelica 8' - 1927, Octav 4' - 1879, Tværfløjte 4' - 1879/1928, Nasat 2 2/3' - +, Fløjte 2' - 1927; +, Terz 1 3/5' - 1928; +, Superoktav 1' - 1928; +, Mixtur 4 kor - 1951; +, Dulcian 16' - 1928; +, Trompet 8' - 1945; +, Krumhorn 8' - 1928; +, Skalmeje 4' - 1928; +, Tremolo.
Svellevaerk (C-g'''): Bordun 16' - 1924, Flûte Harmonique 8' - 1927, Rørfløjte 8' - 1910, Quintatøn 8' - 1927, Gamba 8' - 1927, Vox Celeste 8', Principal 4' - 1879; +, Flûte Octaviante 4' - 1927, Fugara 4' - 1862, Quint 2 2/3' - +, Flageolet 2' - 1927; +, Terz 1 3/5' - +, Mixtur 4-5 kor - 1928/1951; +, Fagot 16' - +, Trompette Harmonique 8' - +, Obo 8' - 1879, Vox Humana 8' - 1910, Clairon 4' - +, Tremolo.
Pedal (C-g'): Bordun 32' - 1927/1985, Principal 16', Fløjtebas 16' - 1910, Subbas 16' - 1927, Octav 8' - 1879, Fløjte 8' - 1927, Gedakt 8' - 1879, Octav 4' - 1879; +, Hulfløjte 4' - 1927, Nathorn 2' - 1928; +, Mixtur 6 kor - 1928; +, Cornet 4 kor - 1928; +, Bombarde 16' - 1927; +, Trompet 8' - 1879; +, Clarino 4' - 1928; +.
Other stops: Klokkespil.
Couplers: Hovedvaerk - Rygpositiv, Hovedvaerk - Overvaerk, Hovedvaerk - Svellevaerk, Hovedvaerk - Overvaerk 16', Rygpositiv - Overvaerk, Overvaerk - Svellevaerk, Overvaerk - Overvaerk 16', Pedal - Hovedvaerk, Pedal - Rygpositiv, Pedal - Overvaerk, Pedal - Svellevaerk.
Accessories: Trinfunktioner og aktivering (pédales de combinaison, alle registers met '+'), 7 x 1.000 setzerkombinationer - 1995, Tutti, Generalcrescendo.

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.
  • Copenhague (DK) Helligandskirken. - In: Calender Organa Europæ 2015, Strasbourg : Editions Oberlin, 2014.
  • Órgãos de Tubos / José Manuel Russo. - Ediçao de Autor, 2019.
Recordings
  • Nordic Journey :Volume X: Danish Perspectives / James D. Hicks. - Pro Organo CD 7292 (2CD). - 2020. - Recorded in Copenhagen and Randers.
  • Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) : The complete organ symphonies vol. 1 : Organ Symphonies no. 3 & no. 7 / Hans Ole Thers. - Classico (CD).
Links https://marcussen-son.dk/kirkeorgler-1848/helligands-kirken-%c2%b7-kobenhavn/

Photo: Aage Lorenzen.
Photo: Aage Lorenzen
Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 9 August 2022.
Photo: Piet Bron
Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 9 August 2022.
Photo: Piet Bron