NEW: Great exceptional organ photo book, published by Dr. J. Butz-Verlag
  By Martin Doering, the author and operator of this OrganSite (all photos and texts, layout, typesetting and prepress) |
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Spectacular photos never seen before!
Perhaps the most beautiful tribute to the “queen of instruments” between two book covers Price: 44 € |
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Cologne | St. Peter and Mary Cathedral |  |
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Seville | Cathedral | |
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Lucerne | Court Church of St. Leodegar | |
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Salt Lake City | Mormon Tabernacle | |
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Speyer | Imperial and St. Mary‘s Cathedral | |
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Strasbourg | Notre-Dame Cathedral (Minster) | |
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York | Minster (St. Peter‘s Cathedral) | |
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Rotterdam | Sint Laurenskerk (Grote Kerk) | |
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Waldsassen | Collegiate Basilica | |
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Milan | Duomo di Santa Maria Nascente (Cathedral) | |
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Reykjavík | Hallgrímskirkja | |
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St. Florian | Abbey Church (‘Bruckner Organ‘) | |
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Schwerin | Cathedral of St. Mary and St. John | |
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Palma de Mallorca | St. Mary‘s Cathedral (‘La Seu‘) | |
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Alkmaar | Sint Laurenskerk (Grote Kerk) | |
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Paris | Saint-Eustache | |
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Dresden | Frauenkirche | |
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Los Angeles | Walt Disney Concert Hall | |
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Stockholm | Hedvig Eleonora Church | |
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Vilnius | Arkikatedra (Cathedral) | |
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Berlin | St. Hedwig‘s Cathedral | |
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St. Urban | Monastery Church | |
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Riga | St. Mary‘s Cathedral | |
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Paris | Notre-Dame Cathedral | |
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Amsterdam | Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) | |
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Passau | St. Stephen‘s Cathedral | |
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Melk | St. Peter and Paul Abbey Church | |
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Trondheim | Nidaros Cathedral | |
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Weingarten | Basilica of St. Martin & St. Oswald | |
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West Point | Military Academy Cadet Chapel | |
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Naples | Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption | |
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Hildesheim | St. Mary‘s Cathedral | |
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Wroclaw | St. Elisabeth‘s Basilica | |
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Kampen | Sint Nicolas Bovenkerk | |
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Görlitz | St. Peter and Paul (‘Sun Organ’) | |
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Budapest | St. Stephen‘s Basilica | |
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Hamburg | St. Michael‘s Church (‘Michel’) | |
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Ebersmunster | Saint-Maurice Abbey | |
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Leipzig | St. Nicholas Church | |
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Garden Grove | Christ (formerly Crystal) Cathedral | |
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Rostock | St. Mary‘s Church | |
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Chester | Cathedral | |
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Munich | Cathedral of Our Lady | |
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Maassluis | Groote Kerk | |
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Landsberg | Parish Church of the Assumption | |
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Auditorio de Tenerife | |
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Kempten | St. Lawrence Basilica | |
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Évora | Cathedral | |
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Münster | St. Lamberti | |
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The organ book in the press / interviews / reviews Article in the journal "organ" 1/2026 You can read this article (in German) here or by clicking on the picture on the right: 
Article "Acrobatics for the Queen – How a new photo book on the organ came to be"Published in "organ – Journal für die Orgel" 1/2026, © Schott Music, Mainz 2026 |
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Presentation of the book on MDR „Organ Magazine” You can listen to the program (1/2 h, in German) here: 
Broadcast on February 1, 2026, on MDR Klassik — hosted by Claus Fischer |
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Presentation of the book on „our Radio” of the Diocese of Passau You can listen to the broadcast (1/2 h, in German) here:
Broadcast of „our Radio” of the Diocese of Passau - hosted by Thomas König |
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Review of the book in „The Diapason” 2026/07 Excerpt: „The text of the book is fully provided in German and English, and the English translations is well done. Doering's list of organs is fascinating. The selections cover a wide range of organs across geographical area, age, size and style of organbuilding [...] – the photographs are indeed creative and breathtaking. The organ specifications are thorough and fascinating. [...] The reviewer highly recommends the book.” 
Review in „The Diapason” 2026/07 - by Stephen Schnurr |
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Review of the book in „Musica Sacra” 2026/03 Excerpt: „Doering does not merely photograph façades, but spaces: light, perspective and architectural context enter into a dialogue with the instrument [...] Large-format photographs bring the details of the carving and pipework to life. [...] The deliberately concise bilingual text (German/English) provides insightful information on the building’s history and distinctive features. The specifications are presented in an exemplary manner [...] As such, the book is more than just a picture book: it is an invitation to look more closely and be filled with wonder. 
Review in „Musica Sacra” 2026/03 - by Gabriel Isenberg |
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The author at work ... ... and the results
All photos in the book were taken with the highest quality camera equipment: most with a Canon EOS R5 and EOS 5D Mark IV, a few (older ones) with a Canon EOS 7D, and very few with an EOS 20D.
