Baumgartner organ from Gelence (Transylvania)
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Imre was built around 1240. The frescoes were made in 1330, the cassette ceiling in 1628 and the painted board pictures decorating the chorus were made in 1760
The organ was built by Johannes Baumgartner around 1750. Baumgartner was a German organ builder, he built several small organ with richly decorated ornaments, of which only very few remained. The organs of Baumgartner were "sounding jewelery boxes" with an unique sound. The organ was almost completely destroyed. It was restored in 2011by David Homolya's management and financial support. (Homolya Dávid is a Hungarian organist and musician living in Switzerland.)
The recording was made with my friend Megyaszai László in spring 2017. The following friends helped me to make and publish the sample set (in alphabetical order): Dominique Dantand, Gérard Lefranc, Nagy István, Jos Quist and Adrian Wheal. If something's done well, it's thanks to them. Thank you for their work.
The sample sets made in two versions.
The original version is 4-channel surround format. The tuning is equal, a=468 Hz but the installation package includes the original temperament file, which is similar as Werckmeister II. The sample is very dry due to the small temple space.
The extended version is 6-channels surround format because I made two extra channels with a small artificial reverb. Its tuning is equal, a=440 Hz.
Hauptwerk v4.2 or v5-9 supported for the Organ Definition Files.
The extended sample set contain two manual (which split Bass and Discant) and a pedal.
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RAM requirements (GB) |
original |
extended |
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16 bit |
24 bit |
16 bit |
24 bit |
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Gelence |
2.5 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
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Original version |
Extended version |
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Pedal is not
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Pedal 30 keys Copula major 8', Copula minor 4', Choralbass 4' |
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Great 52 keys Copula major 8', Copula minor 4', Principal 4', Mixtura, Superoctave 1', Quinte 1 1/3', Octave 2' |
Great 52 keys All stops are split. |
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Positiv is not
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Positive 52 keys Same the first manual, all stops are split. |
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Couplers: is not
Tremulant: I Tympani D Slider of Front - Rear volumen control (only in the surround version!)
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Couplers II.sub, II. super, I+II, I+II super, P sub, P super, P+I Tremulant I, II Tympani D, C, F Slider of Front - Rear - Rear echo volumen control
All expansion are only the organ own sound files! |
This wonderful little organ is a gift for all of us.
Surround vs Stereo mode
If you do not have a surround sound system, but there is enough memory (RAM), I suggest you also install the surround version. If you activate the front and rear stops too, then you will get a more compact and fuller sound than the simple stereo.
Guide: simple stereo from surround, how to?
There are still many hidden treasures in Transylvania. But finding them will cost us money.
Please support László Megyaszai's work so that we can prepare the sample sets for further Transylvanian organs.