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At the beginning of Advent and the church year, I would like to show two recordings of the heaviest and deepest ringing of the bells in Saxony, that of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden. 0:00 - strike and partial ringing 5:55 - full ringing Both recordings were made on Pentecost Sunday 2024, May 19th. In the first, you can hear a partial ringing of the three middle bells (g°-ais°-h°), which rang out the festive service at 9:00 a.m. The full ringing of all five bells (e°-g°-ais°-h°-d') with a total weight of 28,463 kg rang out from 9:23 a.m. and also rang into the service. The recording position of both recordings corresponds to the opening image. My listening impression: The bells ring out of the tower at an almost deafening volume, which is probably due to the sound windows being completely open and only glazed. From my recording position, I could clearly hear bell 4 (h°) swinging. This volume also makes the rather low ringing angles forgivable. The large cross bell, which is usually judged based on recordings to not be sufficiently prominent in the ringing, impressed me with its power. However, the strong bass that this bell in particular produces and which is particularly noticeable live does not come across with the same intensity on this recording. A live impression of this ringing is therefore necessary to be able to form your own opinion. All in all, the ringing is a real "crowd-buster" and definitely worth listening to. A very impressive ringing! The bells: Motif: e°-g°-ais°-h°-d' (independent) All bells were cast in 1899 by Franz Schilling in Apolda. Bell 1 / Cross bell / e°+6 / 11511 kg / 2589 mm Bell 2 / Penitential bell / g°+12 / 6825 kg / 2155 mm Bell 3 / Communion bell / ais°+3 / 4929 kg / 1910 mm Bell 4 / Prayer bell / h°+6 / 3251 kg / 1690 mm Bell 5 / Baptismal bell / d'+5 / 1947 kg / 1412 mm Behind the windows of the upper tower there are two Seiger bells (~e° and ~c') cast by August Sigismund Weinholdt in 1787, which are responsible for the clock chimes. They can be heard at the beginning of the video. At this point I would like to refer to two videos from “Saxony’s Bells”, who were also there that day: • Dresden: Church of the Holy Cross Te... • Dresden: Church of the Holy Cross (K... “Bell fan Elias Schreiber” also made a video: • Dresden Festive plenum of the Protestant... Sources: • Own pictures • Book “Bells in Saxony” by Rainer Thümmel, p. 174-179