Pipe Organs of Luxembourg 2007 stamps
Second set in the series of special postage stamps
This year brings a second incursion into the world of music: this series of special postage stamps once again illustrates four pipe organs of Luxembourg.50c Niederwiltz
The church of Niederwiltz owns the very first organs of Eisenbarth in Luxembourg. The organ was consecrated in 1997. A three manual instrument of 39 stops, built on the lines of a synthesis between French symphonic-romantic as well as French classical style, incorporating a light reference to Spain and selective connotations of southern-German baroque sound ideals. The organ in Niederwiltz - with unquestionable orchestral potential - introduced a necessary esthetic renewal in the landmarks of northern Luxembourg. Among its many characteristic features are the double-mouthed Jubal flute 8', a very efficient swell box, excellent reed-voicing, altogether bathing in a resolutely lyrical surrounding of smoothly voiced principals and flutes, always close to the charming touch of mellow south German and Italian mixtures and mutation stops. A Festival has since been created around the instrument in Niederwiltz.70c Sandweiler
The organ of Sandweiler celebrated its hundredth birthday in 2006. Built by Müller Brothers of Reifferscheid (Germany) in 1906 with 17 stops in a German-romantic tonal optic, we know that the case design was originally imagined and drawn by the priest of the village himself! In the mid-seventies, the organ of Sandweiler was submitted, like many others, to a mainstream effort of "modernization". This was fortunately reversible in 1996, a year which saw an important restoration and enlargement in the style of period models, with the addition of a swellbox and the enhancement of an initially rather basic colour scheme (works carried out by Mayer of Feldkirch (Austria) and N. Blonigen). A great detail is the worldwide first construction of a Deimling Bassoon 16', as well as some quite rare romantic stops for this size of organ, which together give it this exquisite unique copper-warm timbre. The new luxuriously equipped console designed as a contemporary allusion to old masterpieces, rules over electric transmissions. The organ in Sandweiler is one of the most important, valuable and best-preserved organs for the German romantic tradition in Luxembourg and abroad.90c Echternach
The instrument of the Echternach Basilica is opus 1010 of Klais-Orgelbau (Bonn, Germany), a manufacturer with huge tradition worldwide. It was assembled in 1952 with participation of Schilling from Luxembourg. The tonal philosophy of this organ rises out of the reformative "Orgelbewegung". It could be considered as a large 4-manual rather neo-baroque ensemble with a few romantic ingredients and selective modernist additions, such as a cymbal as well as a mutation carrying the 7th harmonic. In 1991 a horizontal reed division in 16'-8'-and 4' as well as a 32' counter-bassoon were added. The instrument in Echternach now unites the delicate, smooth and brilliant original voicing with new dramatic accents for symphonic and modern repertoires. The original amphi-theatre console in the very unique Klais style gives a supplementary signature out of an already legendary period of organ building.100c Esch-sur-Alzette
The organ of the St. Joseph-Church in Esch-sur-Alzette was conceived by G. Westenfelder and completed in 1977, without doubt one of his masterpieces. Sixty stops are housed in a contemporary allusion to the famous "Hambourg style" case-design layout, whose sections are optically easily assignable to each of the 5 divisions (4 manuals and pedal). Each of the divisions is stylistically related mainly to one well-defined sound ideology. Build around a generally German/French baroque trend, with Spanish ingredients amongst the reeds, classical Cornets as well as lyrical foundation stops, also of the romantic period, a slender and nicely detailed ensemble forming a very personalized entity. The fully mechanized key traction is astonishingly sensitive for an instrument of this scale. Seventeen stops came from the previous instrument, and have been delicately synchronized to the newly built tonal environment in Esch-sur-Alzette.Postage Stamps in detail
Issue: Luxembourg, 4 December 2007Print: Multicoloured high-resolution offset by Cartor, La Loupe in France
Dimensions: 40 x 31,5 mm, 10 stamps per sheet
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