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Organ Manual Brandenburg – Uckermark Vol. 2

A reference book of fascinating cultural heritage while under the pressure of the Wikipedia-trends soon with the digital stream which will swim time, so downstream, the leisure mini Publisher f. & self (Berlin) has now also Brockhaus decided to continue courageously to put on paper. The claim relates to a complete inventory of the pipe organ substance received in the State of Brandenburg. With volume 2, the Uckermark was now completed in this form. The structure of the book is a concept that has grown from the thing out.

Content is there already waiting in the introduction with drum beats from the research, deserve the attention. But also the abundant illustrated body contains always surprising news that make the work exciting and essential tool, that is graduated in a dictionary of organ builders. A comfortable place and person directory completes the work into a consistent and purposeful whole, nothing to be desired leaves. The “organ manual Brandenburg” volume 2 (Uckermark/Eastern) in the opposite direction of Time. One of the smallest publishers of the world dares in the age of digitization with a unique 15-volume reference work on paper printing course to stay.

While under the pressure of the Wikipedia-trends now also Brockhaus soon so downstream will float with the digital flow of time, the leisure mini Publisher f. & self (Berlin) has decided continue courageously to put on paper and keck upstream swim. The claim is no less to offer as a complete inventory of total in the pipe organ substance of Brandenburg received nearly 2000 instruments. And this claim is as before a few days out of the print is seen strong volume 2 run nearly 350 pages -, as well as in band 1 and 5 – met with a high degree of professionalism, which rises the concentrated force of an upright heaping leins, that is incredibly dedicated and competent researchers and authors composed, spare no effort to sacrifice much of their life time this work. Band 2 have the initiator, Publisher and overall supervisor (Wolf Bergelt, Berlin), as well as presented to the author (Hannes Ludwig, Prenzlau) in this form the Eastern of Uckermark thus completed. The structure of the book is a concept that has grown from the thing out straightforward and compelling. In terms of content it has already in the introduction with drum beats from the research, which extend including the Joachim Wagner image help. But also the abundant illustrated body contains always surprising news that make the work for the connoisseurs, lovers and monument conservator to the exciting and essential tool, that finds its conclusion in a detailed dictionary of organ Builder to the builders of the listed instruments. A comfortable location and list of persons from the surviving instruments quickly and effortlessly tap into settle for builders for statistical and comparative intentions bold, completes the work to a consistent and purposeful whole, nothing to be desired leaves. Thus, a cultural service was provided first class which are not only the Allows the care, preservation and revival of sounding landscape, but also as a long-overdue form of education about it. Labium Hannes Ludwig, organ manual Brandenburg, band 2, Uckermark/Eastern, f. & self / edition, ISBN 978-3-937378-14-5 59.80, f. & self, phone/fax: 030-65265272, now at Amazon ordering!