J.S. Bach Wo soll ich fliehen hin Willem van Twillert Garrels-organ Purmerend [NL]

Johann Sebastian Bach Wo soll ich fliehen hin [BWV 646] Schuebler Choral Willem van Twillert Garrels-organ Purmerend [NL] Rudolph Garrels from Northern Germany was a pupil of Arp Schnitger. Garrels designed a new instrument with a “Hamburger Prospekt” (main case, Ruckpositiv and Pedal towers), and incorporated pipes and other parts of the previous organ. The Garrels-organ still contains some 150 pipes dating back to the early 16th century. The Garrels organ was commissioned by the City Council of Purmerend. The organ was to reflect the importance of the city. For this reason, the city’s coat of arms was prominently presented above the organ case. After Garrels’ death, other organ builders maintained the organ, and only a few changes were made. In 1850 the gothic church had to be torn down because it was in a bad state of repair. A new church with contemporary architecture was built in 1850-1853. Fortunately, the Garrels-organ could be reinstalled in the new