🎹 Is ROTTERDAM Hauptwerk's Best Organ? (Demonstration)

In this video I demonstrate the Marcussen & Son organ in the Grote of St Laurenskerk, Rotterdam (Netherlands) as recorded by Sonus Paradisi. I take you through every stop individually and bring the sounds together in short interludes. At the end of the video I play Healey Willan's 'Passacaglia' from his 'Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue' to demonstrate the colours, crescendo and the mighty 'tutti' sound this organ can make.

00:00 | Introduction

Division IV: Borstwerk (Solo)
01:05 | Flutes
02:25 | Principles
03:08 | Mutations
04:32 | Mixtures
05:25 | Reeds

Division III: Bovenwerk (Swell)
06:50 | Strings
08:22 | Flutes
11:40 | Principles
13:23 | Mixtures
14:22 | Mutations
16:32 | Voix Humaine
17:57 | Big Reeds
19:29 | 'Full Swell' (Vierne - Carillon de Westminster)

Division I: Rugwerk (Choir)
20:23 | Flutes
22:30 | Principles
23:31 | Mixtures
25:20 | Mutations
26:29 | Quintadeen 8' & 16'
28:09 | Reeds

Division II: Hoofdwerk (Great)
31:43 | Flutes
32:43 | Principles
34:16 | Mixtures
35:10 | Mutations
39:05 | Reeds
40:01 | Tutti

Chamadewerk
40:43 | Reeds (Gigout - Grand Choeur Dialogue)

Pedaal
42:11 | Flutes
44:10 | Principles
45:03 | Mutations
45:41 | Reeds
47:22 | Full (Bach - Toccata in F BWV 540)

48:01 | Healey Willan - Passacaglia (from 'Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue')

Standout features:
► This organ is available in 4-channel surround;
► Available in Surround, Wet and Dry (both are 2-channel stereo);
► Audio quality up to 24-bit (used in this demonstration);
► 4 manuals & 85 speaking stops;
► 6 divisions;
► The Chamadewerk can be coupled to any manual;
► In-built screen for quick voicing of individual stops;
► A console view, single-stop view and simplified single stop view (used in this demonstration);
► No artificial extensions.

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[beautyinsound]

What do you think to the Rotterdam sample? Which repertoire do you think sound best on it?

[Geoplanetjane]

It’s wonderful to hear all the Rotterdam stops

[katydickson]

What a stunning Church and so many organ pipes. I recognized quite a few of the tunes that were played. I loved the piece that was played last. See you in Virtual Church tomorrow.

[DarrenHogg]

This is one of the sample sets I’m having on my Hauptwerk. Sounds amazing………….

[zenonmulyk]

Cool, very interesting, I really like your organ presentations and ideas for your YouTube channel.

[RichardDenRooyen]

Need to pickup Hauptwerk again... got a beefier computer then when i used v2.... this sounds beautiful

[theodorlie]

hello Dear Richard can you give me an accesslink to the beautiful picture of the marcussen organ wich you can see in this video at 0:20

[Geoplanetjane]

I want a Hauptwerk with 4 manuals, pedals and the Rotterdam, St. Sulpice, and St. Ouen organs. Oh, and I need a replacement for my Steinway model O that was lost in a fire 4 years ago.

[DellAndersonProd]

OK, I'm sold -- but the details are confusing... 4 channel, 2 channel, wet, dry, surround stereo? What? Please help!
I understand wet = reverb, and surround often adds reverb, but I don't understand how surround can be stereo (2 channel).
It's like going to the supermarket to buy toothpaste and finding out we have 2000 brands to choose from!