PERSONAL. MASS. FOR ORGAN.
The composition entitled ‘Mass for Unaccompanied Double Choir,’ Swiss composer Frank Martin writes, “was a work of my own free will, without commission or remuneration. In fact, I had no desire to have it performed as I was afraid it would be judged on a purely aesthetic level. As far as I was concerned, it was a matter between God and myself. I felt that religious fervour should remain private and not be influenced by public opinion.” The musical piece remained in the composer’s drawer for forty years and was not performed until as late as 1963. Written for double choir, yet composed in an incredibly personal and intimate tone, this mass composition is a real curiosity. It is as unique as Duruflé’s ‘Motet’ for two organs and choir/ Marcel Duprè’s ‘Tantum ergo, Op.9/No.3’, dedicated to the choirmaster of Notre Dame in Paris, and Louis Vierne’s ‘Messe Solennelle, Op.16’ for two organs. Certainly, these compositions could hardly be performed anywhere else in Hungary but in the Budapest-based Matthias Church.
Marcel Duprè: Tantum ergo op.9 /no.3
Frank Martin: Messe pour double choeur a cappella
Daniel Roth: Quatre pieces pour le deux orgues – Communion
Louis Vierne Messe Solennelle Op.16
Conductor
Máté Szabó Sipos
Artists
Márton Levente Horváth and Zsolt Máté Mészáros (organ)
Hungarian Radio Choir
Tickets: https://mrme.jegy.hu/program/doublette-kettos-korusra-es-ket-orgonara-175391?lang=en
Photo: Hungarian Radio Choir / ©Simon Nyirő
