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What would be some of the more important organs destroyed by fire, storms etc...
I can think of
Emerson Richards Residence Organ
The Chicago Stadium Barton
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What would be some of the more important organs destroyed by fire, storms etc...
I can think of
Emerson Richards Residence Organ
The Chicago Stadium Barton
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Re: Important Organs Lost To Disasters
1937 ''BAROQUE'' ORGAN BY GDH 2M FROM LITERALLY ASSORTED PARTS AT A-S STOCK BIN ON LOAN TO HARVARD TILL E POWER BIGGS REPLACED IT WITH A 3M FLRNTROP THAT HE PAID FOR--THE A-S WAS IN STORAGE AT BOSTON U AND BURNED IN 1971 -
Re: Important Organs Lost To Disasters
- Tremont Temple, Boston - large Hook organ (1845) burned.
- St. Eustache, Paris - Callinet organ destroyed by a fire (accidentally set by Barker, who was working on the organ).
- St. Petri, Hamburg - Niehoff/Scherer/Fritsche/Schnitgerorgan destroyed by fire in 1842.
- Katarina Church, Stockholm - 1863/1976 Akerman & Lund destroyed by fire in 1990
Alexandra Palace, London - Willis organ destroyed by fire in 1873
Queen's Hall, London - Hill, Norman & Beard organ destroyed by bombing in 1941
Crystal Palace, 1920 J.W. Walkerdestroyed by fire in 1936- Albert Hall, Sheffield - 1871 Cavaillé-Coll destroyed by fire in 1937
- Manchester Catherdral - organs (including famous "Father Smith" organ) destroyed by bombing in WWII
- Lancashire, Bolton Town Hall - 1874 Gray & Davidson, destroyed by fire in 1981
- First Baptist Church, Jamaica Plain (Boston) 1859 E. & G. G. Hook organ destroyed by fire in 2005
- Melbourne Town Hall - 1872 Hill & Son organ destroyed by fire in 1925
- Sophienkirche, Dresden - 1718/20 Silbermann organ destroyed by bombing in 1945
- Frauenkirche, Dresden - 1736 Silbermann organ destroyed by bombing in 1945
- St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna - 1886 Walcker destroyed by bombing in 1945
- Lübecker Marienkirche (Große organ and 'Totentanz' organs, played by Buxtehude) - destroyed by bombing in 1942
- Charlottenburg, Berlin - Arp Schnitger organ destroyed by bombing in 1943 [/list]
This site lists Arp Schnitger organs that have been destroyed: http://www.arpschnitger.nl/schnit.html
I could go on, but it is too depressing. [:(]
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