Gerald Woehl Organ, St. Remigius, Viersen

The Woehl Organ at St. Remigius, Viersen.

The Alain-Organ, built by Gerald Woehl in 1984, resides in St. Remigius, Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

Description

The organ is tuned in Niedhardt for a small church and has mechanical key and stop action. It was created with the music of Jehan Alain in mind^{[Citation needed]}.

One notable recording of this organ is a 2-CD set of the complete organ works of Jehan Alain by Helga Schauerte.

Stoplist

The following is the state of the organ in 1990. Stops in italics are prepared for.

Grand-Orgue				Positif				Récit expressif				Solo				Pédale
Monre		16		Montre		8		Quintaton		16		Cornet		V		Montre		16
Montre		8		Bourdon		8		Bourdon		8		Trompette		8		Soubasse		16
Flûte harmonique		8		Prestant		4		Viole de Gambe		8		Clairon		4		Grosse Quinte		10 2/3
Salicional		8		Flûte a cheminées		4		Voix céleste		8						Flûte		8
Bourdon		8		Nazard		2 2/3		Flûte traversiére		8						Octave		4
Prestant		4		Doublette		2		Flûte octaviante		4						Quinte/Tierce		2 2/3, 1 3/5
Flûte conique		4		Tierce		1 3/5		Fugara		4						Bombarde		16
Grosse Tierce		3 1/5		Larigot		1 1/3		Octavin		2						Trompette		8
Nazard		2 2/3		Fourniture		III		Progression		V						Clairon		4
Doublete		2		Cymbale		III		Bombarde		16
Tierce		1 3/5		Trompette		8		Voix humaine		8
Sesquialtera		II		Cromhorne		8		Basson Hautbois		8
Fourniture		IV						Trompette harmonique		8
Cymbale		IV						Clairon harmonique		4
Trompette en chamade		8/4

Pos. Rec. and Solo/G.O., Octaves graves Rec./Go., App. Go., App. Anches Rec., App. Anches Ped., Tir. Pos. G.O. Rec. and Solo, Tremblant fort, Tremblant doux.

References

Park, Michael, "Die Woehl-Orgel in St. Remigius". michael-park.de, accessed 2 August, 2023.

Schauerte, Helga, performer. "Jehan Alain Vol. 1: Das Orgelwerk". Motette, 1990. (CD booklet)

This organ on organindex.de, accessed 2 August, 2023.

This organ on orgbase.nl, accessed 2 August, 2023.