Peter van Dijk plays Handel at the 1758 Bätz organ in Schalkwijk

Peter van Dijk, organ (Schalkwijk, St. Michaelskerk; Johann Heinrich Hartmann Bätz 1758, for the Hervormde Janskerk in Oosterhout)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
0:00 Overture in D minor (2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)

Sonata in F major, op. 111 (arr. P. van Dijk]
2:07 Larghetto: 2
4:11 Allegro: 3, 4, 10
6:01 Siciliana: 3, 5
7:26 Allegro: 5

From: Pieces for a Musical Clock
8:49 A Voluntary on a Flight of Angels: 3, 8
9:58 (Menuet): 3 Tremulant
10:47 Air (Gavotte): 3↓
11:20 (Gigue): 3, 5, 8

11:59 Prelude and Fugue in C major
Prelude: 1, 2, 4,6,7,9, 11
Fugue: + 3, - 1,6, 11
close: as at beginning
(Tomas Flégr, primo, Peter van Dijk, seconde)

1838 Antonie Derksen van Angeren: Basson 8’ b. and Hautbois 8’ tr. added
1890 Maarschalkerweerd & Zn: rebuild and removal to St. Monicakerk, Utrecht; second manual added
1925 Verenigde Kerkorgelfabrieken te Aalten: stoplist altered, independent pedal installed
1978 Gebr. Vermeulen: removal to St. Nicolaaskerk, Utrecht; restoration based on 1758 situation
1987 Gebr. Vermeulen: removal to St. Michaëlskerk, Schalkwijk

Manuaal
1. Bourdon b./tr. 16' b/v
2. Prestant 8’ I-II b/v
3. Roorfluit 8' b/v
4. Octaaf 4' b
5. Gemshoorn 4' b
6. Quint 3' b
7. Octaaf 2' b
8. Flageolet V b
9 Mixtuur b./tr. II-VI b/v
10. Cornet tr. IV b
11. Trompet b./tr. 8’ v

b = Bätz, 1758
v = Vermeulen, 1978

Tremulant
Ventil
Manual compass: C-d3
Pedal compass: C-c1 pull-downs
Pitch: a1 = 415 Hz
Tuning: equal temperament