O God Our Help In Ages Past www.thejoyofmusic.org

An excerpt from "The Glory of the Organ" a CD of Diane playing this organ available on her website:
"The church itself stands in the Grote Market of Haarlem and is a building of superlative acoustics, a sound die-away of about eight seconds. The organ, built by Christian Muller of Amsterdam, was begun in 1735 and took three years to complete. Its appearance is spectacular, the casework embroidered with intricate carvings and shining gold leaf. The case is 90 feet high and 50 feet broad. The playing action is, as originally, by direct trackers, and stop control is by hand. People have come from around the world to see and play this organ with its amazing appearance, its smooth, rich sonorities. Even Mozart made a special trip to play the instrument, one of the finest in Europe."

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[carlopietroniro]

Diane was born on May 25th, 1941. This taping was done when she did her double-album from St. Bavo, in 1980, for a Dutch TV show. She was 39 years old here.

[tdx5storm]

Love the Pipe Organ and the sound that comes out of all the pipes that plays this beautiful music.

[Gspijkenisse]

do you really think they would change the organ in 40 years :S

[OrganLiturgic]

Ottimo