Messiaen: Les Bergers (La Nativité du Seigneur, II.)

"Les Bergers" played by Zsolt Verbay on the organ of University Church, Budapest, demonstrating some interesting "colours" of this instrument on the occasion of an organ-view visit on 14 September 2007.
This organ is one of the most famous "grand orgues" in Hungary, built in 1915 by "Otto Rieger Orgelbau". Originally it had 3 manuals, 54 stops with several transmissions. As I know, Messiaen taught organ here in 1948. Between 1970-72 the instrument was renewed by the Aquincum Organ Factory, Budapest, and extended the organ to 4 manuals and 70 real stops (15 reeds). The actual disposition is typical french-style by the plans of Ferenc Gergely, who was also an organist here previously in this period. Unfortunately the organ hasn't got a setser combination, all you see is original 1970's console. However, with good and carefully planning of registration, the 3 free combinations/ preparations seem to be satisfactory. Combination A can be used both generally and individually on each 4 manuals (meaning that there is a general A, and there is I. man. A, II. man. A, III. man. A and IV. man. A, and there is a separate extra combination for the pedal, all of which can be a great help to the organist.

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• La Nativité
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Has anyone got the sheet music of this piece?