Organova 13: Mors et Vita
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Zsigmond Szathmáry
Organova 13: Mors et Vita
for large organ

Zsigmond Szathmáry
Organova 13: Mors et Vita

for large organ

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Description:

  • Language: German English
  • Pages: 17
  • Release: 20.10.2025
  • Rubric: Improvisation
  • Genre: Classical Music, Classical Music of the Modern Age
  • ISMN: 9790006639687
A verse of the old Easter sequence "Victimae paschali laudes" from the 11th century begins with the contrast "Mors et vita": Death and life wrestle with each other. In his 12-minute work commissioned for Freiburg Minster in 2015, Zsigmond Szathmáry interprets this primal human experience with powerful sonic eruptions.

Here the organ is allowed to show what it can do: The size and power of the instrument are fully utilized, but the gentle and quiet contrast is not lacking either. Typical of Szathmáry's compositional style is the recitative-improvisatory style alternating with strictly rhythmic passages. The composer repeatedly takes up elements of the hymn "Christ is risen from the cross".