News

The Hus-Schnitger organ in the St. Cosmae church in Stade, Niedersachsen, with its three manuals and 42 speaking stops on a 16 foot basis is one of the most important large North-German Baroque organs of this day. This organ gives an insight into the North-German organ culture of the 16th and 17th century and offers an authentic representation of organ compositions from this period. The first organist in 1675 was Vincent Lübeck who worked here for 30 years.

In 1668 Berendt Hus was contracted with the building of a large new organ for the St. Cosmae. His nephew, Arp Schnitger, who had already been working at his uncle's shop since he was 18, had an important influence on the design and tonal concept of this instrument. In 1972-1975 and 1993-1994 followed a systematic restoration by Jürgen Ahrend of Leer reconstructing the situation of 1688.

This instrument has an exceptionally large number of original pipes. All of the manual reeds and most of the pedal ones are original.

Please visit the OrganArt Media website for  further information, audio demonstrations, and specifications.