Masaaki Suzuki plays North German Baroque music on the 1687 Schnitger organ in Norden

Sweelinck, Weckmann, Buxtehude, and Bruhns
Masaaki Suzuki, organ
Live concert on August 23, 2017, as part of Musikfest Bremen 2017
broadcasted by Deuschlandfunk on October 31, 2017.

0:00 Wir glauben all an einen Gott (Chorale)

3:02 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Wir glauben all an einen Gott, SwWV 316
Heinrich Scheidemann: Christ lag in Todesbanden
11:45 Verse 1
14:31 Verse 2
17:14 Verse 3

Matthias Weckmann: Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
18:56 Verse 1
21:26 Verse 2
24:56 Verse 3

28:06 Dieterich Buxtehude: Präludium in g, BuxWV 148

34:47 Dieterich Buxtehude: Präludium in a, BuxWV 153

40:47 Dieterich Buxtehude: Präludium in D, BuxWV 139

46:02 Dieterich Buxtehude: Magnificat Primi toni, BuxWV 203

53:22 Nicolaus Bruhns: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland


Played on the organ in St. Ludgers' Church (Ludgerikirche), Norden, Ostfriesland (East Frisia)
built by by Arp Schnitger in 1687 and 1692 using pipes by Evers 1619 and de Mare 1567, restored by Ahrend in 1992
Stop demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CodBV... (Theimo Janssen)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HU51... (Balint Karosi)
Disposition:
(46 / RP/HW/OW/BW/Ped)

Rückpositiv I
Principal (P ab Fis) 8' r
Gedact 8' *
Octav 4' o
Rohrfloit 4' o
Octav 2' *
Waldfloit 2' o
Ziffloit 1' o
Sexquialt II *
Tertian II o
Scharff VI r
Dulcian 8' r

Werck II
Principal (P) 8' r
Quintadena 16' *
Rohrfloit 8' *
Octav 4' *
Spitzfloit 4' r
Quinta 3' r
Nasat 3' r
Octav 2' *
Gemshorn 2' O
Mixtur VI r
Cimbel III r
Trommet 16' r

Oberpositiv III
Hollfloit (H) 8' o
Octav 4' o
Flachfloit 2' o
Rauschpfeiff II r
Scharff IV-VI r
Trommet 8' r
Vox humana 8' r
Schalmey 4' r

Brustpositiv III
Gedact (H) 8' o
Blockfloit (H) 4' o
Principal 2' r
Quinta 11/2' o
Scharf IV o
Regal 8' r

Pedal
Principal (P ab E) 16' r
Octav 8' *
Octav 4' r
Rauschpfeiff II *
Mixtur VIII r
Posaune 16' r
Trommet 8' r
Trommet 4' r
Cornet 2' r


Provenance of pipework:
= Edo Evers (Emden/Jever), 1616-1618 using older pipework by Andreas de Mare (1566/67) (Groningen, NL)
o = Arp Schnitger (Hamburg)
Werck, Rückpositiv, Brustpositiv, Pedal - First building phase 1686-1688
Oberpositiv - Second building phase 1691/92
r = Jürgen Ahrend (Leer-Loga), 1981-1985

Keyboard ranges:
Rückpositiv: CDE – c''' (F# & G# as split sharps)
Werck, Operpositiv, Brustpositv: CDEFGA - c"'
Pedal range: CDE – d'

Wind supply o
Keyboards r
Sliding coupler Bp, Op/W r
3 Bellows r
5 Ventils r
2 Tremulants Rp,Op r
Cimbelsterne Rp o
Vogelgesang r

Wind pressure: 71.5 mm
Pitch: a’ = 473 Hz (5/8 Ton above 440 Hz)
Temperament: modified 1/5 comma meantone (the famous "Norden" temperament)