Duke Chapel Pipe Organ 2

Duke Chapel Pipe Organ -

Flentrop 1976 IV/P/66
Duke Chapel, Durham NC http://www.chapel.duke.edu/home/

This is an audio recording of a recent demonstration, made using a Sony PCM-D50 and combined with one of my pics of the organ. Organ stoplist below:

Hoofdwerk

Fluework

Prestant 16'
Bourdan 16'
Octaaf 8'
Octaaf 4'
Quint 2-2/3'
Terts 1-3/5'
Mixtuur 2'
Scherp 1'
Cornet (from C3)

Reedwork

Bombarde 16'
Trompette 8'
Clairon 4'
Trompet 8'
Trompeta Magna (from C3) 16'
Clarin (from C3) 8'
Trompeta Batalla (C1 - B2) 4'

Rugwerk

Fluework

Prestant 8'
Gedekt 8'
Octaaf 4'
Fluit 4' (gedekt)
Nasard 2-2/3' (roerfluit)
Octaaf 2'
Fluit 2'
Terts 1-3/5'
Larigot 1-1/3'
Sesquialter 2-2/3'
Sesquialter 1-3/5'
Mixtuur 2'
Scherp 1'

Reedwork

Cromorne 8'
Schalmey 8'
Trompet 4'

Echo

Fluework

Gedekt 8'
Prestant 4'
Fluit 4' (C' - E' gedekt)
Nachthoorn 2'
Cornet (from C3)

Reedwork

Hautbois 8'

Bovenwerk

Fluework

Prestant 8'
Baarpijp 8'
Gedekt 8'
Quintadeen 8'
Octaaf 4'
Roerfluit 4'
Nasard 2-2/3' (C1 - B2 gedekt)
Fluit 2'
Terts 1-3/5'
Sifflet 1'
Mixtuur 2'

Reedwork

Trompet 8'
Hobo 8'
Vox Humana 8'

Pedaal

Fluework

Prestant 16'
Subbas 16'
Quint 10-2/3' (gedekt)
Octaaf 4'
Quint 5-1/3'
Octaaf 4'
Nachthoorn 2'
Mixtuur 4'

Reedwork

Bazuin 16'
Trompette 8'
Trompet 8'
Clairon 4'
Zink 2'

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Pipe
• Organ
• orgue
• orgel
• sony
• pcmd50
• pcm-d50
• pcm
• d50

[nickoicool]

Is there no 32's on this organ?

[moller11739]

None whatsoever.

[rowlandorganlover]

I grew up 30 miles away from Duke Chapel and had many opportunities to hear both the Flentrop and Aeolian-Skinner organs there. There is an active movement to save the old Aeolian-Skinner which is in rather bad condition now. I hope they succeed1

[moller11739]

The Aeolian organ has been completely restored. It was re-dedicated in February. It wasn't a "patchwork" restoration as in years past - it was completely removed and restored to it's original condition. There are some videos of the dedication on the Duke Chapel youtube channel.

[northwestusa]

Thank you for this demo. This is awesome. Sony should link to this to show what the PCM-D50 can do. One question, please: An appx. 7 minute recording at 48/24 should result in a very large WAV file. How did you manage to get that onto the site here? Thanks again.

[moller11739]

The file is almost 125MB in size, which is fairly large but youtube will allow videos up to 1GB and 10 minutes in length. With that size, it takes a little time but it allows a greater range of quality on the videos.

[ywrenr]

@moller11739 I'm glad to hear the organ was properlly restored! I have many fond memories of slipping into the Chapel on a steamy summer day during my lunch break, just in time to hear the organists play. (I assume they were rehearsing?) 

[09WestTexas]

moller11739, I played the Skinner when Ben Smith was Director of Chapel Music. I remember when playing "Big Birtha" the organist couldn't play the 32 Ft. reed, stones could actually fall from the arches. Ben loved that Skinner, what a sound. Have you heard any of the old stories about that period and the installation of the Flenthrop? I would enjoy sharing them with you. And in doing so, remembering my old friend, Ben. Are Finner's French reeds still on the Flenthrop? Let me know. Thanks.

[manga12]

OOh its a baroque style case, looks very nice in that gothic style church full of large stain glass windows, Got some nice wind flowing to that bad boy to get that kind of volume. Saw a concert in Fort wayne at the cathedral of Imaculate Conception on the organ by a younger guy and He played that organ to the hilt I have not heard that much sound come out of an organ in a long time in person, really gave it a workout his name was Dr. Jozef Kotowicz

[cumesoftware]

This organ is absolutely amazing!

[bloedohneleerzeilen]

@christiancolard Thanks :D

[christiancolard]

Il s'agit de la "Passacaglia in c min " von F. Mendelssohn , composed 10.O5 1823. Unpublished - Deutche Staatbibliothek Berlin.

[UHC4LYFE]

! lol

[passacaglia28]

I think this is an awesome performance. I can barely play a keyboard instrument, so I may not know as much as the rest of you, but I like this. :D