THE LEGENDARY ORGANIST MELINDA KISTÉTÉNYI IMPROVISE ON A HUNGARIAN CHURCH SONG

Free improvisation on "A keresztfához megyek..."

Recorded live in concert at Calvin Square Prebyterian Church in Budapest in 1980.



Melinda Kistetenyi (1926-1999) was one of the greatest musicians of the history of Hungarian music, Professor of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music of Budapest for 53 years, and Xaver Varnus' tutor and "musical mother" for his childhood.

Her pupils include organist Xaver Varnus:

http://www.youtube.com/xavervarnus


Pianist Andras Schiff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoMZTzhlPmc

Zoltán Kocsis and Ivan Fischer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjyFdmlmdG8

Dezső Ránki:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo7TKBxqno8

Sylvia Sass:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lbMYvOOLFU

and Veronika Kincses, long-time partner of Pavarotti in MET:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05k7L7Cryt0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rChL13AjZY&feature=related

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