Queen of Instruments, a photo from Rheinland-Pfalz, West

Photographer's Note

This is the organ of the magnificent baroque church St. Paulin in Trier (Treves). Particulars about this church you can read here. This organ was accomplished in 1756. The organ front traces back to the masterbuilder of this church, Johann Balthasar Neumann (1687 - 1753).
He was a German military engineer and achitect. Starting an engineer's career then only was possible in military service and in 1717/1718 he probably took part in the construction of the fortifications of Belgrade. In Vienna and later on in Milan he became acquaited with Baroque architecture. In 1719 the prince-bishop of Würzburg appointed him building director. In 1720 Neumann undertook the task of building the world famous Würzburg residence with its incredible staircase.
He developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements and during his life he designed some of the most impressive buildings of the period.

Neumann regarded especially the interior of the church St. Paulin in Trier as an overall work of art.

What a career - from the fortifications of Belgrade to this organ.

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saxo042 (38078) 2008-12-03 0:34

Hi Frank,
This organ is not only a musical instrument, but also a very valuable piece of art. One can say this this instrument should satisfy both the ears and the eyes. We can see it here but how does it sound? Impressive contribution, in many ways.
Regards
Gunnar

jasmis (58647) 2008-12-03 0:34 [Comment]

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besnard (59196) 2008-12-03 0:34

Bonjour Frank
Il est superbe cet orgue et brille de tous ses feux. Il a beaucoup d'élégance.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2008-12-03 0:35

Hello Frank! Very good POV and capture. Nice natural light and colours. Good sharpness. Very good picture. Well done!

Gessle (70) 2008-12-03 1:08

Hej Frank!!

This is a superb instrument!
Beautiful POV, I like the calm and peaceful colours of a pic.

Good job, Anna

Uhu (8609) 2008-12-03 1:28

Perfect photo - all the attention is on the organ and surroundings are white-washed and don't draw any attention.
Very interesting note about this guy, really unusual career.
Greetings!

jurek1951 (42198) 2008-12-03 1:30

Hallo Frank,
Wieder mal ein sehr schönes Bild in einer Kirche,sehr gut belichtet und netter Blickwinke und tolle Farben.
Gruss
Georg

phwall (6785) 2008-12-03 3:31

Hello Frank,
What a superb instrument, the intricate detail is fantastic. Surely a work of art and painstaking dedication to detail.
TFS.
Regards from warm and sunny Sydney (sorry)
Peter

jplebrun (21208) 2008-12-03 4:21

Hi Frank
de toute beauté ces grands tuyaux d'orgues dans cette blancheur des murs, belle composition mon ami.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

pablominto (53746) 2008-12-03 4:28

Hello Frank,

This is a fine interior with focus on the beautiful organ!
I guess it is hard to find instruments that are more visually impressive, they are like a piece of art in their own right...
A well composed presentation, impressive details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

mesutilgim (0) 2008-12-03 4:46

Lieber Frank,
Wieder ein lehrreiches Beitrag, sowohl photographisch wie auch mit den vielen nuetzliche Informationen ein gelungenes Beitrag.
Obwohl Barck nicht gerade mein Geschmack ist, iet diese Aufnahme hier recht beruhigend und gut gesehen und gestaltet.
Danke schoen und
mfg aus dem warmen und sonnigen İstanbul
MESUT ILGIM

PS. Unter Deinen Favoriten ist noch ein Kaiser dabei. Ist er mit Markus verwandt ??? So oder so, hab' ich schon ein Kritik geschickt !

auldal (1380) 2008-12-03 9:04

Wow - having just posted a photo of an organ is Scotland - this one is so different.

I like the feeling of light and airiness here. It looked an awkward shot to get right with all the different light and shadow.

Dragut (14) 2008-12-03 10:55

Hi Franck

Nice view of this beautiful organ. The church seems to be very nice too.

noctiluca (54) 2008-12-04 5:22

Hi,
Nice natural light and colours..
This organ is not only a musical instrument, it is also a very beutifull piece of art..
Greetings.

claudeD (47754) 2008-12-04 7:52

Hallo Frank,

ich kenne diese Kirche in Trier sehr gut und ich habe die Orgel auch schon gehört.Tolle Innenaufnahme dieser Barockarchitektur.Die Farben und die Schärfe des Bildes gefallen mir sehr gut.

Mit den besten Grüssen aus Luxemburg

Jean-Claude

lestans (17258) 2008-12-05 0:03

Hi Frank!! what a fantastic organ!
Such beautiful instruments are so well framed in Germany baroque churches.
I like also colors in your picture.
Thank you for sharing!
Greetings from rainy Italy!

Livia

ellelloo (6572) 2008-12-05 10:05

Hallo Frank,
Thanks for also sharing a photo of the organ of this wonderful baroque church! The organ is a great piece of art itself. A good photo of it too.
Greetings,
Lasse

Vasa (515) 2008-12-06 9:56

Guten tag, dear Frank,

je suis tellement seduit par la beaute de cet instrument et de l'interieur de l'eglise de Trier. Le choix est magniqique et la realisation est digne de cette merveille. Tres content d'avoir vu ce motif et de se revoir.

Passe de tres beaux jours en retraite!!

Amicalement a toi,

Branko

jmcl (14535) 2008-12-10 16:08

Hi Frank,

A beautiful instrument .. wonderfully contrasted by the white and yellow/gold .. beautiful Baroque scene .. very nice .. it must sound stunning .. take care, John