Restoration of the Strahov organ The organ in the Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Strahov - both the small choir organ and the large organ - is in urgent need of extensive reconstruction. After several rebuildings, especially the 1980s modifications, both instruments are in a deplorable state. The small choir organ is completely silent and the large organ is at the end of its useful life. Both instruments in the monastery [...]
Jiří Melcelius (also Georg or Georgius Meltzelius, Möltzelius, Melzel, Mältzel, Möltzel, Meltzl, Melcl) was born in 1624 in Horšovský Týn. He was a member of the Premonstratensian Order in Strahov. Nothing is known about his childhood and youth, and there is no reliable information about his theological training and subsequent ordination. It is not even known where he received his musical education. In 1663-1669 [...]
The project "Restoration of the Strahov Organ" will begin with the construction of an instrument for a smaller choir organ in the workshop of organ builder Joachim Stade in Waltershausen, Germany, in cooperation with organ builder and restorer Boris Mettler. Here are a few photos from the August removal of the instrument, which has not been able to function and has not been played for a long time. The baroque cabinet is in relatively good condition, awaiting [...]
