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"The ‘Reform of the Reform’ Has Already Begun"

Sandro Magister writes about Benedict XVI’s love for the Sacred Liturgy and its possible impact on how Masses will be celebrated outside of Rome.

[Via Dappled Things.]

Posted 05.03.2005
by Aristotle Esguerra
8 comments.
Filed under: Relevant Reading.

8 Comments

I have a perhaps stupid and obvious question but hopefully someone will read this and have an answer:

What kind of organ is there at the Vatican? I had read somewhere that a Wurlitzer “toaster” was once installed somewhere there, but that’s as much as I can find out. Someone who knows, fill me in.

Gavin
05.04.2005 @ 6:04 pm #

The organ at St. Peter’s is a four-manual pipe organ built by Ditta Giovanni Tamburini in 1954 and 1962. I’ll be glad to post the specs someone sent me on my Christus Vincit blog (http://christusvincit.blogspot.com) upon request.

Further, did anyone know the Vatican organist is an American? Here’s a link:
http://www.tcvomaha.com/ArchivedIssues/Oct1-2004/Oct1Feature2.htm

Enjoy.
BMP

Brian Michael Page
05.04.2005 @ 6:19 pm #

Here you go - the stoplist for the Vatican organ.
http://christusvincit.blogspot.com/2005/05/organ-at-vatican.html

Enjoy.
BMP

Brian Michael Page
05.04.2005 @ 9:12 pm #

I heard him play at St. James’ Cathedral in Orlando around ten years ago. He is, shall we say, really good, and his Italian-accented English (after so many years in Rome) is kind of funny.

Interestingly, asked to comment on which organs (by country) he preferred, he said he really liked American organs.

Ed the Roman
05.05.2005 @ 12:16 pm #

Ed, if you are from Florida (as your posts indicate), could you drop me a line with your email address, please? I have some questions for you.

Thanks!

Greg

Greg
05.05.2005 @ 1:50 pm #

Thanks a lot. I’ve seen the Cavaille-Coll specifications, a real shame that organ was never built.

gavin
05.06.2005 @ 1:54 am #

Greg,

girarde@alum.rpi.edu

Ed the Roman
05.06.2005 @ 11:43 am #

I heard James Goettsche play last night on a new organ at the Church of the Immaculate Conception [Baltimore MD] last night. He does a fine job (as one might expect]. I must say, however, that I was quite disappointed with the organ. I have to do some homework, but I believe it was a Rodgers digital — and, that’s enough said! Long live the pipe . . .

Stanley
09.16.2005 @ 7:01 am #

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