Henk Verhoef plays Sweelinck, Gibbons and Muffat at the transept organ Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam 14 July 2015

00:32 Jan Pietersz. Sweelinck (1562-1621) – Fantasie in g
06:04 Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) – Alman ‘The King’s Jewel’
08:39 Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) – A Ground
11:27 Gottlieb Muffat (1690-1770) – Toccata post elevationem
14:29 Gottlieb Muffat (1690-1770) – Ricercar (Agnus Dei)

T r a n s e p t o r g a n , 1 6 t h . C e n t u r y
Renovated in 1645 by Germer Galtusz. van Hagerbeer; restored in 1986-1989 by Flentrop Organbouw

This small sixteenth-century organ escaped destruction in the fire of 1645, because it was undergoing restoration in the workshop of the organ-builder Germer van Hagerbeer. It was reinstalled in the church that same year, displaying Amsterdam’s coat of arms. Until the main organ was completed in 1655, it was the only instrument in the church. After that, it was played when the church was open, but not during services. After 1700 it fell into disuse.

The organ is elegantly constructed, with three towers. The main case dates from the 16th century, but the side case and balcony date from 1645. They are by Albert Jansz. Vinckenbrinck, who also made the pulpit. To the right of the organ is the orphans’ gallery, so called after the children of the municipal orphanage (Burgerweeshuis), who attended services here.

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