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Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 14 June 2009.

Photo: Tjalling Roosjen

Basel, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Basel Stadt) - Sankt Leonhardskirche
Municipal: Basel
Address: Kohlenberg, 4051, Basel
Website: https://www.erk-bs.ch/

Description nr.: 2000696.

Built by: Orgelbau Kuhn AG (1969)
The organ contains older material: from 1718 by Andreas Silbermann, from 1771 by Johann Andreas Silbermann

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1718 Andreas Silbermann  new organ
1771 Johann Andreas Silbermann  enlargement
1880 Johann Nepomuk Kuhn  new organ in old case
1969 Orgelbau Kuhn AG  new organ in old case

  • In 1718 Andreas Silbermann built an organ for the Leonhardkirche in Basel. The instrument was extended with a Rückpositiv in 1771 by Johann Andreas Silbermann. The Silbermann organ was completely robbed of its interior at the end of the nineteenth century, when Johann Nepomuk Kuhn installed a new organ in the cases in 1880, a two-manual organ with thirty stops. Only the beautiful organ case remains of Silbermann's work.
  • In the years 1962-1969 the church was restored. The Kuhn company built a new interior in the historic organ case, which completely corresponds to Silbermann's original work. This was partly possible due to the great accuracy with which Silbermann worked, and the organs and documents left behind. Only the pedal has been enlarged by six registers, located in a separate organ case behind the organ. The organ was dedicated on June 1, 1969.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk12
- Rückpositiv7
- Pedal9
Total number of stops28
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flutte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet 5 rangs (8') (discant), Fourniture 3 rangs (1 1/3'), Cymbale 3 rangs (1'), Trompette 8' (B/D).
Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fourniture 3 rangs (1'), Cromorne 8', Tremblant Fort, Tremblant Doux.
Pedal (C-f'): Supbass 16', Octavenbass 8', Bourdon 8' - N, Quinte 5 1/3' - N, Prestant 4' - N, Fourniture 6 rangs (4') - N, Bombarde 16' - N, Trompette 8', Clairon 4' - N.
De met 'N' gemarkeerde registers kwamen niet op het originele werk voor.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk.

Literature (CH) Basel St. Leonhardt. - Calender Organa Europæ - 1997 - Saint-Dié.
Recordings
  • The king of instruments : The Art of Gillian Weir : Volume 4 / Gillian Weir. - CMW Classics ARGO 460 185-2 (vijf-cd-box). - Opnamen uit 1977 uit Hexham, Basel en Thionville.
  • Heiner Kühner joue/spielt/plays Bach l'Orgue Silbermann-Orgel/organ St. Leonhard, Basel - J.S. Bach. - Philips 6587 007 (LP). - (Les Maîtres de l'Orgue/Die Meister der Orgel/Masters of the Organ).
  • Heiner Kühner joue/spielt/plays Bach l'Orgue Silbermann-Orgel/organ St. Leonhard, Basel - Clérambault. - Philips 6587 006 (LP). - (Les Maîtres de l'Orgue/Die Meister der Orgel/Masters of the Organ).
  • Heiner Kühner joue/spielt/plays Bach l'Orgue Silbermann-Orgel/organ St. Leonhard, Basel - De Grigny. - Philips 6587 005 (LP). - (Les Maîtres de l'Orgue/Die Meister der Orgel/Masters of the Organ).
Links https://www.itineraires-silbermann.org/bale-leonhardkirche/
https://www.orgelbau.ch/op=111520
https://www.orgelbau.ch/op=100430
https://orgel-basel.ch/de/kirchen/st-leonhard
https://orgues-et-vitraux.ch/default.asp/2-0-2532-11-6-1/
https://www.orgelspielzumfeierabend.ch/