Every Thursday, after the Mass at lunchtime, I play
a short organ recital lasting aproximately half an hour in the H. Antonius
Abt church in Scheveningen.Mass finishes around 1 pm and so I generally start playing at 1.05 pm.
This is an opportunity for viewing the beautiful church with its mosaics and art-deco stained glass and hearing the organ at the same time! Admission is free, by the way.
Below are the programmes that have been played so far. For the programmes from 2011, please click here (PDF file opens in new window). For information on the organ, click here.
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| 24th May 2012 Jan Albert van Eijken Robert Schumann Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Jean Langlais Franz Liszt |
Toccata und Fuga über den Namen BACH Op. 38 Fuge V über den Namen BACH uit Op. 60 Fuga doppia B-A-C-H Méditation sur B.A.C.H Præludium & Fuge über B-A-C-H |
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| 17th May 2012 Sidney Campbell Gottfried August Homilius Johannes Barend Litzau Alexandre Cellier Alexandre Guilmant Maurice Duruflé Egil Hovland |
Gaudeamus Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein Gen Himmel aufgefahren ist Offertoire pour le jour de L’Ascension Strophes pour l’Hymne de L’Ascension Méditation pour orgue Orgel-Toccata Nu la oss takke Gud |
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| 10th May 2012 Vincent Lübeck Johann Sebastian Bach Sigfrid Karg-Elert Charles Hubert Parry |
Præludium & Fuge in C Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns__ BWV 665 Pastel in B Op. 92 no. 1 Fantasia and Fugue in G Op. 188 |
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| 3rd May 2012 Guest Organist: Emanuel Schmidt Johann Sebastian Bach Christian Friedrich Ruppe Emanuel Schmidt Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy |
Prelude & Fugue in A BWV 536 Rondo Allegro Mini-Partita on “Heer, onze Heer” Sonata no. 2 in C minor Op. 65 no. 2 |
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| 26th April 2012 Johann Sebastian Bach Joseph Jongen |
Fantasia & Fugue in G minor BWV 542 Sonata Eroïca Op. 94 |
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| 19th April 2012 Peter Melville Smith Johann Pachelbel Jan Nieland Julien Bret Denis Bédard |
Flourish for the Tuba Aria Quarta from “Hexachordum Apollinis” Fantaisie La valse des anges Festive Toccata |
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| 12th April 2012 Jean-François Dandrieu Josef Rheinberger Patrick Hopper Raphaël Fumet |
Offertoire pour le jour de Pâques O filii et filiæ Sonata no. 3 “Pastorale” Op. 88 Meditation on “Victimæ paschali laudes” Toccata |
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| 5th April 2012 Johann Sebastian Bach Jean Langlais Johann Sebastian Bach Johannes Brahms Karol Szymanowski |
O Lamm Gottes unschuldig BWV 656 Mon âme cherche une fin paisible (O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden) O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sünde gross BWV 622 Choralvorspiele und Fuge über: “O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid” Étude in B flat minor Op. 4 no. 3 (arr. Wightman) |
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| 29th March 2012 Julius Reubke |
Sonata on the 94th Psalm |
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| 22nd March 2012 J.S. Bach Franz Liszt Albert Renaud |
Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565 Evocation à la Chapelle Sixtine Toccata en ré mineur Op. 108 no. 1 |
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| 15th March 2012 Charles Marie Widor |
Symphonie III in E minor Op. 13 no. 3 |
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| 8th March 2012 Johann Sebastian Bach Cornelis J. Bute |
Choralvariationen Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen? BWV 771 Sonata in G minor |
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| 1st March 2012 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Johann Sebastian Bach Julius Röntgen Jehan Alain Joseph Callaerts |
Variations on Mein junges Leben hat ein End’ Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 639 Præludium & Fuge in e-moll [1868] Choral Dorien Toccata Op. 29 |
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| 23rd February 2012 Johann Sebastian Bach Marc van Delft Jehan Alain |
Trio Sonata no. 2 in D minor BWV 527 Meditation, Study II from Op. 142 Litanies |
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| 16th February 2012 Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck Jacques Ibert Herbert Howells |
Allabreve in D BWV 589 6 Variationen über ein Thema von Corelli Op. 56 Musette (from Trois Pièces) Paean |
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| 9th February 2012 Dietrich Buxtehude Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Petr Eben |
Prelude, Fugue and Ciacona BuxWV 137 Sonata in F Wq. 70/3 Andante with variations [1844] Hommage à Dietrich Buxtehude Toccata Fugue for Organ |
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| 2nd February 2012 Eugène Gigout J.S. Bach Charles Marie Widor Pietro A. Yon Percy Whitlock L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély |
Grand Choeur Dialogué Schafe können sicher weiden (Cantata no. 208) Allegro cantabile (from Symphonie V) Humoresque L’organo primitivo Folk Tune (from Five Short Pieces) Sortie en Mi bémol majeur |
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| 26th January 2012 J.S. Bach J.P. Sweelinck Jean Langlais |
Præludium & Fuga in G BWV 550 Variations on More Palatino Suite Brève |
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| 19th January 2012 Louis Vierne |
1ère Symphonie Op. 14 |
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| 12th January 2012 Franz Tunder J.S. Bach César Franck Flor Peeters |
Præludium in g Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele BWV 654 Prélude, Fugue et Variation Op. 18 Concert Piece Op. 52a |
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| 5th January 2012 J.S. Bach Dietrich Buxtehude Théodore Dubois Gerald Near Henri Mulet |
Prelude & Fugue in C BWV 545 Choral Fantasia on Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Marche des Rois Mages 2 Gregorian Preludes ♦ Vidimus stellam ejus in Oriente ♦ Omnes qui in Christo Carillon-Sortie en Ré majeur |
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The organ of the H. Antonius Abt was built in 1927 by the firm of Jos Vermeulen from Alkmaar and had tubular pneumatic action to begin with.
In 1952 the specification was drastically revised by Vermeulen and the swell box for the 2nd manual was removed.
In 1984 the organ was in need of attention and repairs were carried out by Vermeulen and again in 1992 by Flentrop from Zaandam.
At the end of the 90’s the then organist Gerard Legierse had the Quint 11⁄3’ moved down to a Terts 13⁄5’ on the 2nd manual.
In 2002 the action was electrified by the firm of Pels & Van Leeuwen from ’s-Hertogenbosch. Further adjustments included: the Zachtbas 16’ was restored as a transmission from the 3rd manual; the voicing of the Resultantbas was tweaked; a Setzer sequencer was installed with 128 memory steps and octave and suboctave couplers were added.
The current specification of the organ is as follows:
| MAN. I Prestant Prestant Holpijp Salicionaal Prestant Fluit Quint Octaaf Mixtuur Trompet Trompet Klaroen MAN. II Principaal Quintadeen Prestant Concertfluit Spitsquint Fluit Terts Mixtuur Hobo tremulant |
16’ 8’ 8’ 8’ 4’ 4’ 22⁄3’ 2’ III-VII 16’ 8’ 4’ 8’ 8’ 4’ 4’ 22⁄3’ 2’ 13⁄5’ III-VI 8’ |
MAN. III Bourdon Prestantviool Roerfluit Viola da Gamba Fugara Fluit Piccolo Nachthoorn Sesquialter Dulciaan tremulant PEDAAL Resultantbas Contrabas Subbas Zachtbas (trans.) Octaafbas Gedektbas Octaaf Ruispijp Bazuin Trombone |
16’ 8’ 8’ 8’ 4’ 4’ 2’ 1’ II 8’ 32’ 16’ 16’ 16’ 8’ 8’ 4’ III 16’ 8’ |
KOPPELS I+II I+III II+III P+I P+II P+III I+I 4’ I+II 16’ I+III 16’ II+III 16’ III+III 16’ P+P 4’ Automatisch pedaal Setzer 128 comb. Generaal Crescendo |
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