© 1973 Angel Roncero / Madrid

Johann Sebastian Bach's organ music is like listening to the voice of God !

Johann Sebastian Bach's greatest organ works
recorded in Marbella with one of the finest church organs from Spain.

We have recieved this wonderful Guestbook entry from Ronald Slade in Covington, USA: Bach's organ is so powerful and inspiring that contemporary music seems pointless.

Organo del Sol Mayor - Marbella - Spain
© Photograph by Michael Reckling
This most outstanding instrument is one of the largest church organs in Spain !
Michael Reckling has been the promotor of this project, initiated in 1970.
The organ has been constructed by Spain's leading organbuilders,
Blancafort Capella from Barcelona.

IN MEMORIAM
On August 24th, 2001 passed away in Collbató (Barcelona) Don Gabriel Blancafort,
craftsman and creator of the grand Marbella Organ, Organo del Sol Mayor.
Michael Reckling has dedicated to his friend and creator of one
of the largest church organs of Spain a web site IN MEMORIAM,
where will be added information and unique photographs from time to time.
Your comments at Gabriel Blancafort's Guestbook would be extremely appreciated.

Master Organbuilder from Spain
Gabriel Blancafort Paris
IN MEMORIAM
1929 - 2001



The grand Blancafort Organ is located at the main Church,
Our Lady of Encarnation in the old town of Marbella.
The main Church of Marbella belongs to the diocese of Málaga.


All organ works presented on this web site have been recorded
in Marbella in southern Spain during organ concerts of the last 30 years,
organized and sponsored (many of them) by Michael Reckling.


We wish to offer online to all organ music lovers worldwide all our top quality recordings
of the most wonderful organ works, composed by the great master

JOHANN  SEBASTIAN  BACH


1685 - 1750


GUESTBOOK At this moment our Guestbook is closed,
but you can view many entries from the moment we had started this site.
You can view some very special comments here.


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Jean Langlais in Marbella
Jean Langlais with Michael Reckling in 1977 in southern Spain.
It was his unique recital in Spain on the large Blancafort Organ at the main church of Marbella.

Jean Langlais * La Fontenelle, February 15, 1907 d. Paris, May 8, 1991 © 1977 Michael Reckling - Valladolid

Jean Langlais plays three Schübler Chorals. Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme - BWV 645 Choral sample the complete work published at www.el-Organo.com Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten - BWV 647 Choral sample the complete work published at www.el-Organo.com Kommst Du nun... - BWV 650 Choral sample the complete work published at www.el-Organo.com This Choral is not complete as the analog tape arrived to his end before Jean Langlais had finished playing. We are most sorry for this inconvenience. Photograph taken by Michael Reckling the day before his only performance in Spain during Easter 1977.

A never seen video of Jean Langlais !
A very short interview carried out by Michael Reckling,
at the Marbella Club Hotel in 1977 and recorded with on of the first black/white video equipments Akai VR-110.
- Video published for members of www.el-Organo.com -

  www.JeanLanglais.com                 




composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

All organ music of this web site has been recorded exclusively at the grand Blancafort Organ in Marbella, southern Spain.

Pilar Cabrera plays BWV 565 Toccata and Fugue in d minor Toccata & Fugue - sample complete work published at www.el-Organo.com Picture of Pilar Cabrerar at the Cavaillé-Coll organ in Douai / France. © Photo by Michael Reckling

All organ music of this web site has been recorded exclusively at the grand Marbella Organ in Spain.

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Pilar Cabrera plays BWV 530 (at the age of 21) Triosonata Nr. 6 in G major Triosonata Nr.6 Pilar Cabrera recording in 1985 for RNE (National Spanish Radio) at Marbella's main church "Our Lady of Encarnation". © Photo by Michael Reckling

All organ music of this web site has been recorded exclusively at the grand Marbella Organ in Spain.

Pilar Cabrera plays BWV 528 (at the age of 22) Triosonata Nr. 4 in e minor Triosonata Nr. 4 - sample the complete work published at el-Organo.com Live recording from a summer recital at Marbella's main church "Our Lady of Encarnation". Picture of Pilar Cabrera at the Albiez-Organ in Frankfurt / N., Germany. © Photo by Michael Reckling

All organ music of this web site has been recorded exclusively at the grand Marbella Organ in Spain.

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Pilar Cabrera plays BWV 532 at the age of 18. Prelude and Fugue in D major Prelude sample the complete work published at el-Organo.com Pilar Cabrera recording at Marbella's grand Organ in 1982. © Portrait by Michael Reckling

All of our organ music has been recorded with the grand Marbella Organ in Spain.

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Ian Tracey plays BWV 538 Toccata and Fugue in d minor (dorian) Toccata Fugue Ian Tracey  recording the day after his concert in Marbella in 1986. © Photo by Michael Reckling

All organ music of this web site has been recorded exclusively at the grand Marbella Organ in Spain.

Rosalinde Haas plays - BWV 564 Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major Toccata sample the complete Toccata published at el-Organo.com Adagio   (the complete movement) Fugue sample the complete Fugue published at el-Organo.com Rosalinde Haas the day after her concert in Marbella in 1986. © Portrait by Michael Reckling

All organ music of this web site has been recorded exclusively at the grand Marbella Organ in Spain.

Blind organist Hans H. Werres from Germany plays - BWV 564  Adagio from Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major Adagio sample the complete Adagio is published at el-Organo.com Hans Werres in 1976 at his depature from Málaga Airport. © Photo by Michael Reckling

All of our organ music has been recorded with the grand Marbella Organ in Spain.

composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
IAN TRACEY plays BWV 582
    Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor

Passacaglia sample
the complete Passacaglia published at el-Organo.com

Fugue sample
the complete Fugue published at el-Organo.com

As the Fugue starts right in the ecco of the last accord of the Passacaglia,
we have recorded the last accord of the Passacaglia together with the beginning of the Fugue.

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Pilar Cabrera from Spain

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Pilar Cabrera performing at the 4 Organs of El Escorial / Madrid.
Photo M. Reckling

Pilar Cabrera,
leading concert artist in Spain,
has been the Organist of Marbella's Grand Organ, Órgano del Sol Mayor, during 20 years.
She has collaborated since 1986 as the artistic director
of all organ concerts and recordings celebrated at Marbella's main church.

Pilar Cabrera is now the concert organist at the Cathedral of Valladolid
and also the concert organist at the Church of Cubillas de Santa Marta in northern Spain.

Don't miss Pilar Cabrera's excellent Homepage
with pictures and various interesting sound samples:
www.pilarCabrera.com



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Michael Reckling
principal promotor of Marbella's Organo del Sol Mayor
with the main church of Marbella in the background.

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