The Mathis Organ is tuned according to Johann Georg Neidhardt III's 1724 temperament "for a large city."
The Mathis Organ in St. Jakob, Schrobenhausen, consecrated in 2009, has significantly enriched the church's musical life.
This album was recorded in July 2013 in Schrobenhausen, Bavaria.
The Mathis Organ featured on this album has 30 registers and 1807 pipes, with the longest pipe measuring over 5 meters.
Norbert Düchtel, the organist, performed on the new Mathis Organ during its dedication in 2006, in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI.
The Association for the Promotion of Church Music in St. Jakob, Schrobenhausen, which has about 100 members, financially supported this CD production.
Siegfried Hirtreiter, the trumpeter, grew up in a musical family, with his father serving as a full-time church musician.
