καιρός remembered

The St. Bavo organ

In 1738, word must have spread like wildfire among organists and composers that Christian Müller had built one of the largest organs in the world for installation in the Grote St. Bavo Church in Haarlem. As early as 1740, Georg Friedrich Händel came to the city to play the Müller organ. He did so again ten years later, and in 1766, the 10-year-old prodigy Mozart also came to Haarlem to play the St. Bavo organ. These events were worthy of a memorial stone.

Photos of the week: Müller Organ and memorial stones in the Great St. Bavo Church, Haarlem, Netherlands 2025