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Photo: Marco Ellmer. Date: 16 March 2011.

Photo: Marco Ellmer

Kempen (Niederrhein), Deutschland (Nordrhein-Westfalen) - Propsteikirche Sankt Mariae Geburt
Municipal: Kempen
Address: An Sankt Marien, 47906, Kempen
Website: https://gdg-kempen-tönisvorst.de/

Description nr.: 2005890.

Built by: Winfried Albiez (1979) - opus 39

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1979 Winfried Albiez39 new organ
2011 Martin Scholz  restoration

  • Under the advice of Viktor Scholz and Walter Damm, Winfried Albiez built a large three-manual organ for the Sankt Marien-Kirche in Kempen in 1979. The instrument was dedicated on September 22, 1979. The organ stands on an organ balcony on the west side of the nave. The building still has the empty organ case of an organ by Veit ten Brendt from 1541 and an organ by Franz Wilhelm Sonreck from 1875 with a neo-Gothic front.
  • In 2011 the organ was restored by Martin Scholz.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk11
- Rückpositiv10
- Schwellwerk15
- Pedal8
Total number of stops44
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Principal 16', Praestant 8', Gedackt 8', Octav 4', Spitzflöte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Superoctav 2', Cornett 3-5 fach (2 2/3'), Mixtur 4-5 fach (1 1/3'), Cymbel 3 fach (1/2'), Trompete 8'.
Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Rohrflöte 8', Quintade 8', Principal 4', Koppelflöte 4', Gemshorn 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Sesquialter 2 fach (2 2/3'), Scharf 4 fach (1'), Rankett 16', Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Praestant 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Quarte de Nazard 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Plein-Jeu 5-6 fach (2'), Basson 16', Trompete 8', Hautbois 8', Clairon 4', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Principalbaß 16', Subbaß 16', Octav 8', Gedacktflöte 8', Choralbaß 4', Rauschbaß 4 fach (2 2/3'), Posaune 16', Trompete 8'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Schwellwerk.
Accessories: 5-voudige mechanische Sezter, Pleno (vrij instelbaar).

Literature
  • 500 Jahre Kempener Orgeln : Zur Einweihung der neuen Orgel in der Propsteikirche St. Marien Kempen/Niederrhein am 22. September 1979 / Walter Damm [red.]. - Kempen : Orgelbau-Verein Kempen e.V., 1979.
  • Die Orgel der Propsteikirche St.-Marien in Kempen/Niederrhein / W. Damm. - In: Ars Organi, 28. Jhg., Heft 4, Dezember 1980.
  • Neuzeitliche Orgeln am Niederrhein : Mit Beispielen historischer Orgeln im Anhang / Gustav K. Ommer. - München ; Zürich : Verlag Schnell & Steiner, 1988.
Recordings
  • Litaize plays Litaize : eigene Werke und live im Konzert / Gaston Litaize. - Ursula Motette CD MOT 10431 (CD). - 2006.
  • Ludger Lohmann plays De Grigy and Duruflé at St. Marien, Kempen / Ludger Lohmann. - CD. - 1983. - (Orgelprofile ; 3).
Links https://www.kempener-orgelkonzerte.de/albiez-orgel/

Source: Album cover.
Source: Album cover
Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 9 August 2010.
Photo: Piet Bron
Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 9 August 2010.
Photo: Piet Bron