Orlando Gibbons 1583-1625 (or John Bull 1562-1628): Plainsong Fantasia

Orlando Gibbons 1583-1625 (or John Bull 1562-1628):
Plainsong Fantasia

Played on the Renaissance Organ of the Roman Catholic Church
'Saint John the Baptist',
Szár, Hungary

Specifications:
Keyboard (C-d’’’)
Principal 8’
Rohr = Flött 8’
Salicinal 8′
Voxhumana 8’ (above c°)
Octava 4’
Quintadena 4’
Quinta 1 1/3’
Superoctava 2’
Mixtura III x 1’
Sedecima 1’ (Vorabzug)
Cymbal III (Polish Cymbal)

Pedal (C-d’)
Sub = Baß 16’
Posaunen = Baß 8’

Sounding stops:
Principal 8’
Salicinal 8′
Sub = Baß 16’

Organ: Márton Borsányi (https://www.martonborsanyi.com)

Organ built by Paulus Orgona Manufactory, Budaörs (http://paulusorgona.hu)

This instrument built in 2017 is based on the renaissance organ of the Lutheran church in Levoča, Slovakia (Lőcse, Leutschau) to a great extent. The research done on the original organ as well as the building of the new instrument was led and supervised by Dávid Homolya, international organ expert.

The first commercial CD recording presenting this instrument in detail will be released by Rondeau Productions GmbH / Klanglogo Leipzig in January 2021. The programme includes pieces by Orlando Gibbons, Johann Ulrich Steigleder, Sebastián Aguilera de Heredia, Hieronymus Praetorius, Heinrich Scheidemann and by J. S. found in Tablature MS I/220.

Sound recording: Máté Borsányi
Video recording: Mrs Fruzsina Borsányi