This album was recorded in high resolution 96 kHz/24 bit.
Instruments
The album features Peter Van de Velde playing the Jos. Stevens organ, built in 1909, at St Michael's Church in Antwerp, Belgium.
Instruments
The Jos. Stevens organ, built in 1909, originally had a pneumatic action and 40 stops, but underwent several modifications and renovations over the decades.
Performer Biography
Peter Van de Velde has recorded 12 albums of Belgian and French music for the German quality label Aeolus.
Instruments
The Jos. Stevens organ now has 42 stops, plus 4 stops from a choir organ, and is particularly well-suited for late 19th and early 20th-century Belgian and French organ music.
Performer Biography
Peter Van de Velde, the organist on this recording, is the Titular organist of Antwerp Cathedral and also holds the position of organist at St. Michael's Church in Antwerp.
Instruments
The Jos. Stevens organ was renovated in 1989, replacing its pneumatic action with an electro-pneumatic one, and some romantic stops were sacrificed to make it more suitable for baroque music.
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