Pipe Organs of England - Pipedreams - American Public Media

PAGE 78SUNDAY, 20 MAYThe Dutch Church, LondonThe Organist: Daniel MoultThe Organ: 1954 van Leeuwen - 1995 Flentrop,III/26The organ in the Dutch Church was built in 1954 by the Dutch organbuilder Willem van Leeuwen. The Van Leeuwen organ is characteristic ofthe period in which it was built. As a result of the “Organ Reform Movement”in Germany during the 1920s, some organ builders in the Netherlandsbegan, after the Second World War, to gravitate towards classical organbuilding. The most important firms were Flentrop, Van Leeuwen andVan Vulpen. The organ in Dutch Church is a result of this revival in organbuilding and the increase in knowledge about the classical organ, as interpretedby Van Leeuwen. As was characteristic for this period a Baroquesonority was pursued, but inside the instruments are examples of a verymuch “improved” twentieth century spirit. Some of the “improvements”have not led to a lasting success and several of these had to be replacedby a more classical solution, in order to enable this organ to functionmore reliably in the long term. In 1995, the organ was completely restoredand revoiced by Flentrop Orgelbouw of Zaandam.Stop List:Pedaal Hoofdwerk Rugpositief CouplersSubbass 16’ Prestant 8’ Quintadeen 8’Rugpositief to PedaalHoofdwerk to PedaalPrestant 8’ Roerfluit 8’ Holpijp 8’Rugpositief to HoofdwerkBourdon 8’ Spitsgamba 8’ Prestant 4’Octaaf 4’ Octaaf 4’ Roerfluit 4’AccessoriesVlakfluit 2’ Baarpijp 4’ Octaaf 2’Free composition pedal under pedal (duplicate)Free composition piston under RugpositiefRuispyp V Octaaf 2’ Nasard 1 1/3’ Tremulant pedal for Rp.Bazuin 16’ Mixtur IV-VI Scherp IVRoerschalmey 4’ Sesquialter II Dulciaan 8’Kromhoorn 16’ TremulantTrompet 8’