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Abstract dark background with varying shades of gray and white vertical bars, symbolizing sound waves or an equalizer display for ambient music recording of the Great Rieger Organ.

Ambient Recording

Great Rieger Organ

Overview
Audio
Articulations
Data Size
Manuals

List

€ 285

List

€ 285

The Queen of Organs

The “Wiener Konzerthaus” is a venue as legendary as it gets. Renowned for its stunning architecture and exceptional acoustics, it also houses an extraordinary piece of Austrian musical tradition and craftsmanship: the Great Rieger Organ, often hailed as the Queen of Organs. One glance and one note are all it takes to understand why. Being the largest concert organ in continental Europe, the instrument not only stands tall, but also sounds huge. We were given exclusive access to sample this extraordinary instrument in all its glory, so that you can experience its majestic tones firsthand. Mixer presets and custom settings expand the possibilities of this remarkable instrument far beyond the genres it is normally used for.

Grand pipe organ console with multiple keyboards and stops, positioned on a wooden stage within a large, elegant concert hall or auditorium filled with rows of empty red seats.

Full view of a large, brown wooden Rieger pipe organ console, showing multiple rows of white and black keys, numerous stop tabs on curved stacked panels, foot pedals, and expression pedals.

Close-up of a grand pipe organ's wooden console, featuring multiple rows of numbered and labeled stop keys, white keys, and decorative gold and marble structural elements in the background, highlighting the craftsmanship of musical instruments and architecture.

Grand pipe organ console with multiple keyboards and stops, dark wood finish, golden ornate balcony railings and pillars in a dimly lit auditorium.

Grand, empty concert hall or theater interior with rows of plush red seats, ornate gold balcony railings, elegant white columns, and illuminated dome ceiling.

Grand empty concert hall or opera house with ornate gold and white ceiling, marble columns, red walls, wooden stage, and rows of dark red velvet seats viewed from an upper balcony.

Overview

Legendary instrument at Vienna Konzerthaus
Tailored multi-timbral Vienna Organ Player
Easy manageable manuals and pedal
Perfect overview with three main tabs
Tremulant and Swell options
Masterfully crafted mixer presets

Black and white image of Paul Fey with text Stop Tour and abstract bar graphs in the background, a music concert or event poster

With 116 stops for its five manuals and the pedal board, the Great Rieger Organ was built by the famous “Gebrüder Rieger” company of Jägerndorf, Silesia, and installed in 1913 – the year the venerable Konzerthaus in the heart of Vienna officially opened its doors. Being installed in such a surrounding – as opposed to an organ in an overly reverberant cathedral – makes it an ideal match for orchestral instruments playing on a scoring stage or in a concert hall.

Great Rieger Organ

6 Tracks

Great fugue in G minor BWV 542

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cornfield Chase (Interstellar)

Hans Zimmer

The Clione (sound design, with guests)

Stephen Limbaugh

Toccata and fugue in D minor BWV 565

Johann Sebastian Bach

Little fugue in G minor BWV 578

Johann Sebastian Bach

Fugue sur le nom d´Alain

Maurice Duruflé

Grand Principal Registration interface displaying rows for Principal, Flutes, Strings, Reeds, Custom, Crescendo Principal, Cre. Modular Principal, and Cre. Modular Flutes, with columns for C~ to B~, showing various sound module and registration settings like Grand, Gr.+Reeds, Flutes 1-5, Strings 1-3, Reeds 1-3, Small 1-2, Modul. 1-5, Modul. 1a-5.

User interface of the Great Rieger Organ virtual instrument, displaying play, combine, and mix modules, an interactive keyboard, and detailed sound controls.

Screenshot of the Great Rieger Organ virtual instrument interface showing its play, combine, and mix sections, with various audio controls, presets, and a virtual keyboard.

Great Rieger Organ Spread virtual instrument interface displaying manual pedal mapping, grand principal registration, and presets, including factory and user options, with detailed controls for volume, tuning, and audio effects.

Articulations

Principals: Principal 16', Principal 8', Octave 4', Superoctave 2', Rauschquinte 2f, Mixtur 5f, Cymbel 3f, Kornett 3-5f
Strings: Fugara 8', Gemshorn 8', Dulciana 8', Viola 4'
Flutes: Bordun 16', Gedackt 8', Hohlfloete 8', Flute harmonique 8', Nasatquinte 5 1/3', Reedpipe 4'
Reeds: Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarino 4'

Ramin Djawadi, composer, in a suit with pink trim, holding a conductor's baton, with text quote about the Great Rieger Organ and VSL.

Data Size

Sample Amount

15,372

Download File Size

4.8 GB

Installed File Size

10.7 GB

System requirements

Minimum:

Windows 10 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
macOS 10.14 Mojave (latest update), Intel Core i5
SSD (M2, SATA 6 or USB3/3.1, UASP Support - HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted)
16 GB RAM
iLok Account and iLok License Manager for license activation on a physical iLok 2/iLok 3 key or in an iLok Cloud Session (the iLok Cloud requires a constant internet connection!)
Free storage space: 10.7 GB