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Complete description of the selected organ
Leipzig, Deutschland (Sachsen) - Matthäikirche
Municipal: Leipzig
Address: Matthäikirchhof 22-23, 04109, Leipzig
Website: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matth%C3%A4ikirche_(Leipzig)

Description nr.: 2056539.

Built by: Jehmlich Orgelbau (1898)
Destroyed (1944/1945)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1898 Jehmlich Orgelbau  new organ
1938 Eule Orgelbau220 rebuild

  • In the summer of 1898, the Jehmlich fima was commissioned to build a new organ for the Matthäikirche in Leipzig. It replaced an older organ that no longer functioned properly. The organ was completed in October 1898. It was examined on October 28, 1898 by Moritz Vogel and Paul Homeyer.
  • The organ was rebuilt in 1938 by Hermann Eule Orgelbau. However, it was lost due to bombing in 1944-1945.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- I. Manual12
- II. Manual12
- III. Manual (Schwellwerk)10
- Pedal10
Total number of stops44
Key actionPneumatic
Stop actionPneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests
TemperamentEqual temperament
Wind pressure90 mm

Specification
I. Manual: Principal 16', Principal 8', Gambe 8', Rohrflöte 8', Gemshorn 8', Quintatön 8', Octave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Doublette 2 fach, Cornett 3-5 fach, Mixtur 4 fach, Trompete 8'.
II. Manual: Bordun 16', Principal 8', Fugara 8', Konzertflöte 8', Salicional 8', Gedackt 8', Fugara 4', Gedackt 4', Piccolo 2', Sesquialter 2 fach, Mixtur 3-4 fach, Oboe 8'.
III. Manual (Schwellwerk): Gedackt 16', Geigen-Principal 8', Violine 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Dolce 8', Aeoline 8', Gedackt 8', Flöte 4', Salicet 4', Harmonia Aetherea 3 fach.
Pedal: Untersatz 32', Principalbaß 16', Violonbaß 16', Subbaß 16', Flötenbaß 16', Principal 8', Violoncello 8', Octave 4', Posaune 16', Trompete 8'.
Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, I. Manual - III. Manual, II. Manual - III. Manual, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual, Pedal - III. Manual, Octav-Koppel, General-Koppel.
Accessories: 3 feste Kombinationen (mf - f - ff), Flötenchor, Gambenchor, Rohrwerkchor, Crescendo-Decrescendo (Walze).

Literature
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 18. Jahrg., No. 23, 11. Mai 1898.
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 18. Jahrg., No. 33, 21. August 1898.
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 19. Jahrg., No. 8, 11. Dezember 1898.