Clavecin Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 A day in Palma last week found us attending a recital by Michel Bouvard on a newly finished organ by Grenzing. This was one of a week's series of recitals by Peter Planyavsky, Josep Griner (Spain), Bouvard, Michal Novenko (Prague), and our very own Martin Baker. I would have liked to have heard some of the other recitals, but it being a family holiday!!!! I gather that the organ was only finished this year, it's not on Grenzing's web site yet. It would appear to be a rebuild around material from 1771 by Jordi Bosch, featuring 57 speaking stops. 3 manuals - Iberian 'Orgue Major' (Great) and 'Cadireta (Chair), and a French Swell, the pedal includes a 32 Bombarda. The Great includes 9 reeds! It looks superb and makes a really thrilling sound in a large, resonant but clear acoustic. We heard P&F in D by Bach, a transcription of some Mendelssohn piano variations, Chorale No.2 by Franck, a set of variations by Michel Bouvard's father, and Dieu Parmi Nous by Messiaen. I you're going to Majorca, look this one up DT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Lauwers Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 .......But without forgetting Santanyi (restored by Gehrard Grenzing) in the very first place. Mallorca= the Bosch dinasty of organ builders. If we "deleted" Jordi Bosch, we would not have Cavaillé-Coll (and, and, and...) Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinstanley Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Agree this is a superb instrument in a lovely acoustic. We were in Palma at the end of May and heard someone practising for a recital that evening but I was unable to attend in the evening as we were moving out that day to the other side of the island. They had a five day organ festival in progress with Dame Gillian Weir playing the next day. It did not seem very well advertised and if I had known about it I would have conspired to change family holiday arrangements! I have the specification if anyone wants it (email me for a scan). The Orgue Major has three mixtures and seven reeds (at least I think they are reeds but my organ Spanish is almost non-existent) including a “Xirimia alta 4’ T”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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