The Grand Pipe Organs of the Grand Duchy
Bridel
The organ of Bridel, built in 1990 by the German firm Kleuker of Bielefeld (3 manuals, 19 stops), is conceived as a “soloist-stop organ”. This contemporary concept enhances the idea of the equally important input of the organ’s own personality to the ones of the performer and the score, into creation. The luxurious stop-listing and its seemingly limitless combination possibilities have to be understood as a statement to the future in terms of organ personality. The impressive casework whose sharp, outward-stepping and edged towers give three-dimensional dynamics, integrates perfectly with the multicolour glass-bricks that form the entire building. The Organ Festival Bridel has been the centre of numerous musical activities since 1997.
An imposing musical instrument, the organ derives its name from the Greek word organon, simply signifying tool or instrument. But the organ has also seen many metaphorical names over the course of centuries, such as “king of instruments”, maidservant of the Lord, and even bagpipes of the Devil.
| Price of the series: | 3,10 + 0,50 = 3,60 € |
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| Artwork: | Advantage Communication S.A. |
| Printing: | Multicoloured high-resolution offset by CARTOR SECURITY PRINT SA, La Loupe (F). |
| Size: | 40 x 31.5 mm, 10 stamps per sheet with decorated borders. |
