Organ
SKU:
BA.BA11263
Composed
by Zsigmond Szathmary.
Edited by Zsigmond
Szathmary. Stapled.
Organova 15. For the
Silbermann organ in the
St. Georgenkirche
Rötha. Performance
score. Composed 2019. 15
pages. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA11263_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA11263).
ISBN 9790006569588. 24
x 30.2 cm
inches.
The
composition
“Silberklängeâ
was commissioned for
the 2020 International
Johann Sebastian Bach
Competition in
Leipzig.
The
composer noted:
“During my first
visit to the
Georgenkirche in
Rötha, I was impressed
by the immensely vibrant
and noble sounds of the
historic Silbermann organ
(1721), the endless
variety of possible
timbre combinations, the
stellar acoustics of the
church, and the historic
atmosphere, which shaped
and tamed my musical
thoughts, transporting me
into my very own
‘baroque’
world.â€
This
edition contains
registration marks that
reflect the soundscape
the composer intended to
achieve with this
particular organ.
Performing the work on an
organ with different
registration
possibilities will open
up a new spectrum of
possible
timbres.