House-Concert with Márton Borsányi, organ

Welcome to my short "house-concert" with which I would like to bring music to you in your home during the corona pandemic. For a detailed description of both the programme and the organ used on the recording, please scroll further down. If you wish to follow the scores, please click on the link below:
   • Scores to the House-Concert with Márton Bo...  

The microphones were placed quite far forward in the church as opposed to the usual microphone placing close to the organ. This way you can get a more realistic impression of the sound including the full acoustics of the church.

Programme
Heinrich Scheidemann (1595 - 1663): Præambulum primi toni
00:00:25

Márton Borsányi (1984 -): Chorale prelude on "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf"
00:03:22

Sei Versetti scritti per gli Amici
with Subjects based on Names of Musicians
00:06:37
Versetto I. in g
Versetto II. in d
Versetto III. in e
Versetto IV. in A
Versetto V. in C
Versetto VI in G

Chorale prelude on Christ ist erstanden
00:15:01

Hieronymus Praetorius (1560 - 1629): Magnificat Primi Toni

I. Versus, Tonus in Tenore
00:18:13

II. Versus, Tonus in Discantu
00:20:13

III Versus, Tonus in Basso
00:23:35

Organ: Jacob Deutschmann 1829 at Kálvin square Reformist Church Budapest, Hungary
Reconstruction led by organ expert Dávid Homolya
Organ builder: POM Organ Manufactory, 2014

Specifications:

I. Manual Hauptwerk (C – f’”)

1. Bourdon 16’
2. Principal 8’
3. Waldflöte 8’
4. Salicional 8’
5. Quintana 8’
6. Octave 4’
7. Spitzflöte 4’
8. Fugara 4’
9. Quint 3’
10. Super Octave 2’
11. Mixtur V (Vorabzug 1 3/5’)
12. Fagot 8’

II. Manual Positiv (C – f’”)

13. Copula 8’
14. Principal 4’
15. Dulziana 4’
16. Flöte 4’
17. Octave 2’ + 1’ (Vorabzug 1’)
18. Mixtur III (Vorabzug 1 1/3’)
19. Vox humana 8’

Pedal (C – d’)

20. Violonbass 16’
21. Subbass 16’
22. Principalbass 8’
23. Octavebass 8’
24. Quintebass 6’
25. Octave 4’
26. Cornetbass III
27. Posuanenbass 16’
28. Fagotbass 8’
Tremolo (Positiv)

Couplers: I + II, Ped + I

Photo of the prospect of the organ taken by Károly Szelényi.

Sound and video editing:
Fruzsina Donka and Máté Borsányi