The World’s Oldest Organ

The World’s Oldest Organ (playable) dating from 1390 in the Basilica of Valère in Sion, Switzerland, is played by Albert Bolliger in a program of 22 pieces composed 1450-1750, including the earliest known organ music. The 16-page booklet discusses the organ’s history and a brief account of the theories concerning its arrival at its location of great beauty in the Alps with 12 photos of the organ.