Orgelbau Pirchner is an Austrian manufacturer of pipe organs, located in Steinach am Brenner, Tirol.
| Company type | GmbH & Co. KG |
|---|---|
| Industry | Organ building |
| Founded | 1817[1] |
| Headquarters | Steinach am Brenner, Tirol, |
| Products | Pipe organs |
| Website | www.orgelbau-pirchner.com |
History edit
The company was founded in 1817 by Franz Reinisch in Gries am Brenner,[2] but moved to Steinach as early as 1825. In 1935 Johann Pirchner Sr. took over the company, but had to stop production during World War II. Between 1945 and 1973, the workshop built over 120 pipe organs. In 1973 his son, Johann Pirchner Jr., continued the Pirchner tradition, focusing on the construction of pipe organs with slider chests and tracker action. After building a new workshop in 1997, Johann Pirchner Jr. handed the company to his son Martin Pirchner, who took the Meisterprüfung in organ building in 1996.[1]
Today edit
Orgelbau Pirchner builds instruments for churches, concert halls, universities and schools. The company's primary focus is on designing and building slider chest organs with tracker-action. The scales of the pipes and their voicing are a modern interpretation of the principles of Andreas and Gottfried Silbermann.
Works (selection) edit
P = Pedal keyboard
| Year | City | Church | Picture | Manuals | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Kaltern | Parish church |  |
III/P | 31 |
| 1980 | Brixen | Brixen Cathedral |  |
III/P | 47 |
| 1985 | Perchtoldsdorf | St. Augustin |  |
III/P | 40 |
| 1989 | Seitenstetten | Seitenstetten Abbey |  |
II/P | 29 |
| 1991 | Salzburg | Salzburg Cathedral |  |
II/P[3]
II/P |
14
14 |
| 1995 | Bolzano | Franciscan Monastery Bolzano | III/P | 44 | |
| 1999 | Hall in Tirol | St. Nikolaus |  |
III/P | 50 |
| 2000 | Innsbruck | Innsbruck Cathedral |  |
III/P.[4] | 57 |
| 2002 | Böheimkirchen | Parish church | III/P[5] | 31 | |
| 2002 | Wien | Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst |  |
II/P | 15 |
| 2004 | Polling, Weilheim-Schongau | Polling Abbey |  |
III/P | 42 |
| 2008 | Reichenthal | Parish church |  |
II/P | 25 |
| 2009 | Lienz | Franciscan Monastery Lienz |  |
III/P | 38 |
| 2010 | St. Ulrich in Gröden | Parish church |  |
II/P | 31 |
| 2011 | Traunstein | St. Oswald |  |
I/P[6] | 9 |
| 2013 | Vorau | Vorau Monastery |  |
II/P | 34 |
References edit
- ^ a b http://orgelbau-pirchner.com/en/history.php History Orgelbau Pirchner
- ^ (in German) http://orgeln.musikland-tirol.at/ob/Reinisch-Joseph.html
- ^ (in German) http://www.dommusik-salzburg.at/dommusik_2010/page.asp?id=16619
- ^ (in German) Reinhard Jaud: 275 Jahre Orgelgeschichte zu St. Jakob in Innsbruck. In: Domorgel St. Jakob/Innsbruck, Festschrift zur Orgelweihe, Innsbruck 2000, S. 26ff.
- ^ (in German) Gottfried Allmer: Große Orgeln in Österreich - ein Überblick. In: Das Orgelforum. Nr. 13, 2010, S. 88.
- ^ "Chororgel von St. Oswald in Traunstein" (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2015-02-01.