The New Gewandhaus was built from 1977. In 1981, organ builder Schuke delivered a new organ with 89 stops and 6638 pipes, which was the largest new organ built in the GDR.

In 1987, the organ reached its final stage, which had already been planned in 1977. In the course of this, the organ parts manufacturer Otto Heuss developed a second, mobile console. This can be placed anywhere on the orchestra podium and transmits its signals digitally - a first in organ building - using fiber optics.

In 2008, the organ building company Schuke carried out a general cleaning. The electrics were renewed, two additional stops were added and the electronics were converted to a computerized control system.

Disposition

I.MANUAL, Swell

Wood Principal 8'

Whistle 8'

Gambe 8'

Salicional 8'

Vovern 8'

Octave 4'

Night Horn 4'

Fugara 4'

Hollow fifth 2 2/3'

Octave 2'

Waldflöte 2'

Terz 1 3/5'

Quinte 1 1/3'

Septime 1 1/7'

Mixtur 6fach 2'

Bombarde 16'

Trimp. harm.8'

Oboe 8'

Clarine 4'

Tremulant

II.MANUAL,Hauptwerk+ Trumpet work

Principal 16'

Octave 8'

Rohrflöte 8'

Spitzflöte 8'

Großquinte 5 1/3'

octave 4'

double 4'

fifth 2 2/3'

octave 2'

major compound 7fold 2'

minor compound 5fold 1'

Cornet 5-fold (2008) 8'

Trumpet 16'

Trumpet 8'

Field trumpet 4'

Trumpet movement

Horizontal trumpet 16'

Horizontal trumpet 8'

Horizontal trumpet 5 1/3'

Horizontal trumpet 4'

III.MANUAL, Oberwerk

Quintadona 16'

Principal 8'

Gedackt 8'

Funnel Flute 8'

Octave 4'

Rohrflöte 4'

Gemshorn 4'

Nassat 2 2/3'

Octave 2'

Feldpfeife 2'

Terz 1 3/5'

Quinte 1 1/3'

Octave 1'

Mixtur 5fach 1'

Scharff 4fach 1'

Bassoon 16'

Schalmei 8'

Glockenspiel

Tremulant

IV.MANUAL, Positivwerk

Wood Dackt 8'

Quintadena 8'

Principal 4'

Recorder 4'

Dulzflöte 4'

Sesquialtera 3fach 2 2/3'

Spitzflöte 2'

Nassat 1 1/3'

Sifflöte 1'

Scharff 5fach 2'

Cymbel 3fach 1'

Dulcian Regal 16'

Crummhorn 8'

Vox humana 8'

Large cymbal bells

Small cymbal bells

Tremulant

PEDAL

Principal 32'

Subbass (2008) 32'

Principal 16'

Open bass 16'

Subbass 16'

Salice bass 16'

Fifth 10 2/3'

Octave 8'

Hollow flute 8'

Gird bass 8'

Octave 4'

Pommer 4'

Peasant Pipe 2'

Pipe Flute Bass 1'

Rear set 4-fold 8'

Mixture 6-fold 4'

Trombone 32'

Trombone 16'

Dulcian 16'

Trumpet 8'

Clairon 4'

Couplers: I/II; III/II; IV/II; III/I; IV/I; IV/III; I/P; II/P; III/P; IV/P

Horizontal trumpets on I, II, III, Ped.

Playing aids:

- 64-fold Setzer combination

- Organum plenum

- Crescendo roll

- Reed stop

- Jalousie sill to I. Manual

- Electric console on the orchestra podium

Mechanical and electric key action

Electric stop action

Author

Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH

Grimmaischen Steinweg 8

04103 Leipzig

+49 341 7104-260

info@ltm-leipzig.de

Website

Organization

Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH

info@ltm-leipzig.de

Website

View of the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig on Augustusplatz, where the famous Gewandhaus Orchestra plays and which is a real sight in the music city of Leipzig, cultural institution

Venue

Event

Place of interest

Tours

Schuke organ in the Gewandhaus in Leipzig