Music sample
J. Schneider (1702-1788) - Praeludium g minor
fragment of the ECHO-CD
Organist: Wolfgang Baumgratz
St. Jacob's Church
Gottfried Silbermann organ (1717)
| Hauptwerk (C-c3) | Oberwerk (C-c3) | Pedal (C-c1) |
| Prinzipal 8' | Gedackt 8' | Sub Bass 16' |
| Rohrflöte 8' | Nassat 3' | Posaunen bass 16' |
| Quinta Dehn 8' | Octava 2' | Trompet 8' |
| Octava 4' | Prinzipal 4' | |
| Spitzflöte 4' | Tertia 1 3/5' (from 2') | |
| Quinta 3' | Sufflot 1' | |
| Super octava 2' | Rohrflöte 4' | Schiebekoppel II/I |
| Mixtur III | Cimbeln II | Pedalkoppel I/Ped |
| Cimbeln II | Pitch: actually a1 = 440 Hz | |
| Tremulant | Equal temperament (actually) | |
The organ for the Jakobkirche (St Jacob's Church), which was finished in November 1717 and inaugurated in January 1718 was the second instrument Silbermann built for the town of Freiberg .
It has 20 stops and therefore belongs to his smaller, two-manual organ models. Between 1890 and 1892 the old church was replaced by a neo-Gothic building. The organ together with other interior was moved into the new building. Friedrich Ladegast of Weiszenfels combined the re-erection of the organ with a few changes. Among others, he substituted the original "Choir pitch" (which all of the Freiberg Silbermann organs feature) by a then usual deeper pitch and added the keys for C major as well as 6 stops on pneumatic windchests.
In 1954/1955,1974 and 1995 parts of the organ were restored (Jehmlich of Dresden and Kristian Wegscheder of Dresden). The original disposition was re-established, the modified pitch was kept.
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