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Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 20 October 2009.

Photo: Frans Sellies

Bratislava, Slovenská Republika (Bratislavský kraj) - Františkáni Kostol Zvestovania Pána (Franziskanerkirche)
Municipal: Bratislava
Address: Františkánske Náměstí 1, Bratislava (Staré Mesto)

Description nr.: 2016408.

Built by: Gebrüder Rieger (1922)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from by Karl Anton Klöckner

YearBuilderOpusActivity
  Karl Anton Klöckner  new organ
ca. 1890 Builder unknown  rebuild
1922 Gebrüder Rieger  new organ in old case
1952 Builder unknown  rebuild

Organ by Klöckner, built in the nineteenth century. It was converted around 1890. In 1922 a new organ was built in the old cases by the Rieger company. The organ was rebuilt in 1952. The original stop list has been modified at this time.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk10
- Schwellwerk13
- Pedal6
Total number of stops29
Key actionPneumatic
Stop actionPneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Burdon 16', Principál 8', Flauta Maior 8', Salicionál 8', Octav 4', Flauta Minor 4', Superoktáva 2', Kornet 3x (2 2/3'), Mixtur 4x (2'), Klarinet 8'.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Principál 8', Kryt 8', Kvintadéna 8', Vox Angelika 8', Principál 4', Flauta Rúrková 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flauta Dutá 2', Tercia 1 3/5', Flauta Sič 1', Mixtura 4x (2'), Fagot 16', Trúbka 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Bas Principálový 16', Subbass 16', Bas Oktávový 8', Flauta Basová 8', Chorálbas 4', Pozauna 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk 4', Schwellwerk - Schwellwerk 4', Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk, Generalkoppel.
Accessories: Tremolo, 1 freie Kombination, 2 freie Manualkombinationen, 1 freie Pedalkombination, 6 feste Kombinationen (pp - p - mf - f - ff - tutti).

Other specifications
Different specifications
  • The stoplist was before 1890:
    Hauptwerk: Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Gamba 8', Octave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Octave 2', Mixtur 5 fach.
    Brustpositiv: Copula 8', Principal 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Dolce 4', Octave 2'.
    Pedal: Subbaß 16', Violon 8', Cello 4'.
    Couplers: Manualkoppel.

  • The original Rieger organ (1922) had the following stops:
    Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Burdon 16', Principal 8', Hohlflöte 8', Gamba 8', Salicional 8', Octav 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Kornet 3–5 fach (2 2/3'), Mixtur 5fach (2 2/3'), Klarinet 8'.
    Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Geigenprincipal 8', Gedackt 8', Flûte harmonique 8', Aeolina 8', Vox coelestis 8', Rohrflöte 4', Gemshorn 4', Dolce 4', Flautino 2', Plein–Jeu 5fach (2'), Fagot 16', Trompete Harmonique 8', Clarin Harmonique 4'.
    Pedal (C-f'): Apertabass 16', Subbass 16', Violonbass 16', Octavbass 8', Cellobass 8', Bombarde 16'.

Literature
  • A Repertory Guide : Franz Schmidt / T.B. Corfield. - In: Organists' Review, vol. 68 no. 1, February 1983.
  • Ars Organi 4/1989.
Links https://www.organisti.sk/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=100
Other sources
  • Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 20 October 2009.
Photo: Frans Sellies
 Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 20 October 2009.
Photo: Frans Sellies
 Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 20 October 2009.
Photo: Frans Sellies
 Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 20 October 2009.
Photo: Frans Sellies