Johann Andreas Silbermann Explained

Johann Andreas Silbermann, also known as Jean-André Silbermann (26 June 1712, in Strasbourg – 11 February 1783, in Strasbourg) was an 18th-century organ-builder, as were his father Andreas Silbermann and his paternal uncle Gottfried Silbermann.^{[1] [2]}

Mozart met with Silbermann during his (Mozart's) stay in Strasbourg in 1778, and played on the pipe organs in the two Lutheran churches Saint-Thomas (preserved), and Temple Neuf (destroyed in 1870), which he called ″Silbermann's best".^{[3] [4]}

Pipe organs by J. A. Silbermann in their original instrumental state can be found in the following churches, among others:^[5]

• St Georges, Châtenois
• Jesuit Church, Molsheim
• St Maurice, Soultz-Haut-Rhin
• St Maurice, Soultz-les Bains
• St Thomas, Strasbourg

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Ich ließ mir auch die Orgel weisen ..." Aus dem Reisetagebuch des Johann Andreas Silbermann (1) . . 9 May 2019.
2. Web site: Les Silbermann d'Alsace . À la découverte de l'Orgue Orgues d'Alsace . 9 May 2019.
3. Web site: Mozart's stay . European Mozartways . 13 May 2019.
4. Web site: Letter, 2 November 1778 . Mozart Letters and Documents – Online Edition . Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg . 13 May 2019.
5. Web site: Principaux travaux de Jean-André Silbermann . À la découverte de l'Orgue Orgues d'Alsace . 9 May 2019.