Margittay Sándor
organ, chorus master
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1927
Sándor Margittay Hungarian organist and chorus master was born in 1927. He studied at Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest where he was the pupil of Viktor Sugár, Lajos Hammerschlag, János Schmidthauer, János Ferencsik and Ferenc Gergely. Apart from his many thousands of concerts from 1943 his eminent results as an organist include performances of all of J. S. Bach's organ works in a series of programmes, as well as the first complete edition of Ferenc Liszt's organ compositions (Editio Musica, Boosey and Hawkes, in four volumes).
He gave concerts in many countries e.g.: Great Britain, France, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg, Spain, Russia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Germany, United States, partly as a recitalist and partly as the permanent member of the State Symphony Orchestra. He conducted mainly oratorios. He was also the conductor of the National Philharmonia from 1952 and of the Budapest Chorus from 1949 until 1984.
He gave concerts in many countries e.g.: Great Britain, France, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg, Spain, Russia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Germany, United States, partly as a recitalist and partly as the permanent member of the State Symphony Orchestra. He conducted mainly oratorios. He was also the conductor of the National Philharmonia from 1952 and of the Budapest Chorus from 1949 until 1984.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |
Liszt Ferenc összes orgonaműve
(Ferenc Liszt: Complete Organ Works) |
Hungaroton | SLPX 11540-44 |
Own 5 LPs |
| 1978 |
Liszt Ferenc: Kamaraművek
(Liszt: Chamber Music) |
Hungaroton | HCD 11798 | |
| 1988 |
Liszt Ferenc: Organ Works
(Liszt Ferenc: Organ Works) |
Hungaroton | HRC 095 |
Own |
| 1995 |
Esküvői zene
(Wedding music) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31472 | |
| 1998 | Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Liszt | Hungaroton | HCD 12891 | |
| 1999 |
Händel & Haydn: Orgonaversenyek
(Händel & Haydn: Organ Concertos) |
Hungaroton | HRC 1022 |
Own Echo Collection |
| 2001 |
Liszt Ferenc: Kantáták és himnuszok
(Liszt: Cantatas & Hymns) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31960 | |
| 2001 | Lotti Antonio: Kyrie; Gloria; Missia del sesto tuono | Hungaroton | HCD 32042 | |
| 2003 |
Gyászzenék
(Funeral Music) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32260 | |
| 2003 | Liszt Ferenc: Orpheus; Les Preludes | Hungaroton | HCD 32203 |
Own for Two Pianos, Organ & Orchestral Versions |
| 2011 |
Liszt Ferenc: Krisztus oratórium
(Liszt, Ferenc: Christus (Oratorio)) |
Hungaroton |