Silbermann organ in the St. Georgenkirche Rötha

Clear tones with great radiance - this is what the masterpieces created by Gottfried Silbermann (1683-1753), who is considered the most important organ builder in Central Germany of the Baroque period, stand for. He learned organ building from his brother Andreas before running his own company in Freiberg in 1711. It was the church patron Christian August Freiherr von Friesen who commissioned the construction of the organ in Rötha over three centuries ago. When Silbermann completed the construction together with Zacharias Hildebrandt, also an important organ builder, the organ was inaugurated to the great satisfaction of the then Thomaskantor Johann Kuhnau to his Thomaner and a specially composed cantata. In June 1840, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was inspired by the "silver sound". He played the organs in St. Georgen and St. Marien and enjoyed their sounds. In 1796, the university organ builder Stephani installed a switchable pedal coupler. The last major restoration was carried out in 1979 - 80 by the Eule company.

Today, the Silbermann organ in St. George's Church, as well as the Silbermann organ in St. Mary's Church in Rötha, which was built three years later, are among the cultural beacons of Leipzig's New Lake District. Organ tourists and organists from all over the world are welcome guests in both churches. The European Organ Academy and the Bach Organ Competition are held regularly in Rötha.

Disposal

main work (C, Dc´´´)
1 drone 16'
2 Principal 8´
3 Pipe Flute 8´
4 Octava 4´
5 Spitz Flute 4´
6 Quinta 3´
7 Octava 2´
8 Cornet 3 times from c'
9 Mixture 3 times
10 cymbals 2-fold

Oberwerk (C, Dc´´´)
11 Gedackt 8´
12 Quintadena 8´
13 Principal 4´
14 Pipe Flute 4´
15 Nasat 3'
16 Octava 2´
17 Tertia 1 3/5´
18 Quinta 1 1/2´
19 Sifflet 1´
20 Mixture 3 times

Pedal (C, Dc´)
21 Principal Bass 16´
22 Trombone 16´
23 trumpets 8'

manual sliding coupling
Pedal coupling (I/P), switchable since 1796
Tremulant

pitch
Chorton, currently 464,9 Hz/a¹

Tuning
equal since 1832

The spelling corresponds to the traditions.