Antwerp cathedral bells: whole peal / Klokken kathedraal Antwerpen: feestgelui

First we hear the Karolus, after 1'40 joined by the Grote Lofklok. The whole peal starts around 4'00. The bells are ringing on occasion of Assumption of Mary.
The tower of Our Lady Cathedral houses one of the largest and heaviest bell ensembles of Belgium. The bells represent no less than five centuries of bell casting art of the historic Netherlands. In particular, the bells Karolus and Mary are among the finest of the past and present.
Until the beginning of the twentieth century, the tower housed two carillons, owned by respectively the city of Antwerp and the cathedral. The cathedral carillon had fallen into disuse. It was, except for the ringing bells, removed from the tower in the first half of the twentieth century.
During the 1930s there were changes made to the bell chair of the cathedral tower. As an unfortunate consequence, the two largest belles, Karolus and Thomas, were hung so that they risk to hit each other when rung simultaneously. Fortunately the bells stayed undamaged after such an accident. Consequently they never ring together.
The removed cathedral carillon bells were hung after the Second World War in the rebuilt tower of St. Catherine Church in Hoogstraten. The smallest remaining ringing bells of the Cathedral were replaced as well by two new ones that would fit better in the ensemble.
The tower would certainly deserve a new bell chair that would do justice to this exceptional ensemble.
Composition: As° (Bes°) C' Cis' D' Es' As' Bes'
As°
Karolus
Casted 1507
by Willem and Jasper Moer ('s-Hertogenbosch)
Diameter 212 cm
Weight 6434 kg
(Bes°
Henricus also called Thomas
Recasted 1770
by Joris Du Mery [Brugge]
Diameter 177 cm
Weight appr. 4200 kg)
C'
Maria
Casted 1459
by Johannes and Willem Hoerken ['s-Hertogenbosch]
Diameter 164 cm
Weight appr. 3000 kg
Cis'
Do-klok
Casted 1655
by François and Pieter Hemony (Amsterdam)
Diameter 147 cm
Weight appr. 1900 kg
D'
Grote Lofklok
Casted 1655
by François and Pieter Hemony (Amsterdam)
Diameter 141 cm
Weight appr. 1650 kg
Es'
Kleine Lofklok
Casted 1655
by François and Pieter Hemony (Amsterdam)
Diameter 132 cm
Weight appr. 1400 kg
As'
Casted 1957
by Marcel Michiels (Tournai)
Diameter 94 cm
Weight appr. 600 kg
Bes'
Casted 1957
by Marcel Michiels (Tournai)
Diameter 82 cm
Weight appr 450 kg
Data mainly coming from Jo Haazen (1979). Rond de zingende toren. Antwerpen: De Vlijt. p. 47-58.

[@nandree1977]

It's the whole peal on occasion of a catholic holiday. For the mass of 10.30 they start with ringing the Karolus solo, after 10 or 15 min the other bells are joining. So the ringing usually lasts for half an hour.

[@compensatieslinger]

Vorig jaar zag ik toevallig deze opname. Het was de aanzet om in de Sint-Romboutstoren te Mechelen alle klokken in orde te zetten.

[@unteroktav]

Die as°-Glocke ist ein Prachtexemplar und gehört schon seit einiger Zeit zu meinen favorisierten Großglocken.

[@JGGREY]

Thanks for informing me about this. It is a very powerfull sound. If I ever come to Antwerp I will make sure that I visit the Cathederal

[@tonybarde2572]

Good Morning Antwerp!

[@ArteCampanologia]

Do-Klok and Grote Lofklok have the same striketone of Magdalena and Libertus of Sint-Romboutsotoren, as Mariaklok is remiding Sint-Jan B. Klok, the substantial difference is the date of casting!!

[@glockengambe]

Herrliches Geläut! ***** Man hört deutlich,dass die Familie Moer Schüler von Gert van Wou war.Sehr Charaktervoll!!

[@NielsvanderGiessen]

Das war umgekehrt. Geert van Wou war Schüler der Familie Moer und der Familie Hoerken!

[@walterverbeeck6929]

Karolus Casted 1507 by Willem and Jasper Moer ('s-Hertogenbosch) Diameter 212 cm Weight 6434 kg... 1507... I can't image how they were able to pull up the staggering 6434 kg (14184.54 lb) to put the bell high in the tower. Now whe have heavy cranes to pull up such weight, something they din't have in the 15th century, let that sink in.

[@glockenkanale]

Ein Niederlandisch Meisterwerk!

[@andrehuysfromaalterinfland1896]

a FLEMISH masterpiece you mean!

[@JGGREY]

That sound is amazing. Was this a special event put on for the cameras or is this normal routine?Also, is this a Catholic cathederal or another denmomination?

[@francescoborghese217]

incredibile!

[@MichaelRex1]

Hey, May I use this Video for my Channel? I will, of course, mention and link your Channel and the Video! Greets, Bell Compilation.

[@jean-baptistejobert5175]

Quand sonne Henricus? Y a t'il une video du Grand Plenum avec toutes les cloches? Dank U wel!

[@tots16]

Beautiful peal, but do you have a recording of Henricus?

[@nandree1977]

+Joshua Reardon Currently not. The clapper is broken and the bell is silent. But you can hear the Thomas/Henricus here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXuac4Kwl7d_fqM

[@tots16]

@@nandree1977 Thank you! Are there any plans to restore all the bells, as well as the tower to a state where all the bells can ring together?

[@larsruben1]

Ik heb een simulatie gemaakt van mijn gewenst plenum voor deze kathedraal.

[@Engerlingraucher]

...es ist nicht eindeutig belegt, ob Willem und Jasper Moer Schüler Gert van Wous waren. ;-) Ihr Vater hat aber zeitweise mit ihm zusammengearbeitet (Arnhem z.B.).