Karasszon Dezső
organ
Place of Birth
Szentes
Date of Birth
1952
1966-1971 - attended secondary schools in Debrecen and in Miskolc
1971-1976 - studies in Budapest (organ and musicology, at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music)
1976 - beginning of pedagogical activities in Debrecen, at the Reformed College, continuous co-operation with its mixed choir (the "Kántus"), occupation of the organ pulpit in the Nagyerdő Reformed church, Debrecen
1978 - Hungarian translation of R. Donington, A Performer's Guide to Baroque Music
1980 - consecration of the new organ in Nagyerdő Church,
since then organ vespers every Sunday evening, with chamber and vocal music as well, - Hungarian translation of H. M. Brown, Music in the Renaissance
1983 - Hungarian translation of J. H. van der Meer, Musikinstrumente, - three radio lectures on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Girolamo Frescobaldi
1986 - recording of G. Frescobaldi, Canzoni alla francese (awarded Record of the Year in Hungary), - invitation to lecture on general music history in the Conservatory of Debrecen
1991 - organ faculty in the Conservatory of Debrecen is founded
1993 - Schola Calviniana is founded, a chamber choir, intended to serve the revival of Hungarian reformed versions of Gregorian Chant from the 16th-17th centuries, in its original circumstances: in the service
1994 - Perché me ne rimuneri cosě (immanent retribution and Christianity on the stage of Tosca) appeared,
recording of works for and with organ by Zsolt Gárdonyi
1995 - recording of the Messe ŕ trois voix by César Franck with Salamon Kamp and the Kodály Choir of Debrecen
1996 - the faculty of church music in the Conservatory of Debrecen is founded; - recording of the complete organ sonatas and the Partita sopra Veni Creator Spiritus by Zoltán Gárdonyi, and of G. Frescobaldi, Ricercari ed Inni
1998 - recording of morning prayers from the 16th century and of Whitsun service from the 17th century with the Schola Calviniana
2000 - Synopsis Gradualis (Gregorian Chant and Hungarian Reformed Service) appeared
1971-1976 - studies in Budapest (organ and musicology, at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music)
1976 - beginning of pedagogical activities in Debrecen, at the Reformed College, continuous co-operation with its mixed choir (the "Kántus"), occupation of the organ pulpit in the Nagyerdő Reformed church, Debrecen
1978 - Hungarian translation of R. Donington, A Performer's Guide to Baroque Music
1980 - consecration of the new organ in Nagyerdő Church,
since then organ vespers every Sunday evening, with chamber and vocal music as well, - Hungarian translation of H. M. Brown, Music in the Renaissance
1983 - Hungarian translation of J. H. van der Meer, Musikinstrumente, - three radio lectures on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Girolamo Frescobaldi
1986 - recording of G. Frescobaldi, Canzoni alla francese (awarded Record of the Year in Hungary), - invitation to lecture on general music history in the Conservatory of Debrecen
1991 - organ faculty in the Conservatory of Debrecen is founded
1993 - Schola Calviniana is founded, a chamber choir, intended to serve the revival of Hungarian reformed versions of Gregorian Chant from the 16th-17th centuries, in its original circumstances: in the service
1994 - Perché me ne rimuneri cosě (immanent retribution and Christianity on the stage of Tosca) appeared,
recording of works for and with organ by Zsolt Gárdonyi
1995 - recording of the Messe ŕ trois voix by César Franck with Salamon Kamp and the Kodály Choir of Debrecen
1996 - the faculty of church music in the Conservatory of Debrecen is founded; - recording of the complete organ sonatas and the Partita sopra Veni Creator Spiritus by Zoltán Gárdonyi, and of G. Frescobaldi, Ricercari ed Inni
1998 - recording of morning prayers from the 16th century and of Whitsun service from the 17th century with the Schola Calviniana
2000 - Synopsis Gradualis (Gregorian Chant and Hungarian Reformed Service) appeared
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hungaroton | HCD 12732 | ||
| 1995 | Hungaroton | HCD 31424 | ||
| 1995 | Hungaroton | HCD 31579 | ||
| 1996 |
Frescobaldi, Girolamo:
Ricercars and hymns
(Frescobaldi, Girolamo: Ricercarok és himnuszok) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31645 |
Own |
| 1996 | Hungaroton | HCD 12778 |
Own |
|
| 1996 |
The Chants of the Reformation in Hungary
(Magyar protestáns énekek) |
Hungaroton | HCD 12665 | Reissue of Hungaroton SLPX 12665 (1988) |
| 1997 |
Motets by the Bach Dinasty
(A Bach-dinasztia motettái) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31549 | |
| 1999 | Hungaroton | HCD 12883 | ||
| 1999 |
Gárdonyi, Zoltán: Organ Works
(Gárdonyi Zoltán: Orgonaművek) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31820 |
Own |
| 2000 |
Church Music of the Hungarian Millenium - István Koloss' compositions in the St. Stephen Basilica, Budapest
(A magyar millennium egyházzenéje - Koloss István művei a Szent István Bazilikában) |
Jada Bt. | Tomkin 00/1 | |
| 2003 |
Funeral Music
(Gyászzenék) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32260 |