Description

GYÖRGY ORBÁN – Latin Nyelvű Művei / Works with Latin Text CD

UPC / Catalog Number: CaPm 014
Label: Pro Musica
Product Type: Audio CD – Choral Works
Composer: Orbán György (György Orbán)
Performers: Pro Musica Leánykar (Girls’ Choir)
Conductor: Szabó Dénes
Accompanist: Vasvári Tamás (piano)
Genre: Classical / Sacred Choral
Style: Contemporary Choral, Liturgical, A Cappella / Piano Accompanied
Country of Manufacture: Hungary
Recording Year: 2002–2003
Total Time: 68:21

Overview

Latin Nyelvű Művei / Works with Latin Text is a collection of sacred and liturgical compositions by the renowned Hungarian composer György Orbán, performed by the acclaimed Pro Musica Leánykar (Girls’ Choir) under the direction of Szabó Dénes.

Recorded at the Kodály Zoltán Általános Iskola in Nyíregyháza between 2002 and 2003, this album offers an extraordinary presentation of Orbán’s vibrant choral style — one that merges the clarity of Renaissance polyphony with the rhythmic intensity and harmonic richness of contemporary choral music.

The recording features two of Orbán’s celebrated Mass settings (Missa Sexta and Missa Nona) and several of his most beloved Latin-texted motets, including the internationally acclaimed Daemon Irrepit Callidus. The performance captures both spiritual serenity and technical brilliance, emblematic of Szabó Dénes’s leadership and the choir’s exceptional artistry.

Product Features

Format: Audio CD
Label: Pro Musica
Language: Latin (notes and translations in Hungarian and English)
Recording Venue: Kodály Zoltán Általános Iskola, Nyíregyháza, Hungary
Recording Years: 2002–2003
Recording Producer: Szabó Soma
Sound Engineer: Baranya Tamás
Design: Forgács Zsolt, Szabó Dénesné
Supported by: National Cultural Fund of Hungary (Nemzeti Kulturális Alap)
Made in: Hungary
DDD Recording

Track Listing

Motets and Sacred Works

Mundi Renovatio – 1:29
Sicut Cervus Desiderat – 6:19
Dei Matris – 2:06
O Maria – 2:48
Ave Maria – 1:30
Caeli Cives – 1:54
Audi Voces – 1:35

Missa Sexta

Kyrie – 13:33
Gloria – 2:26
Sanctus–Benedictus – 3:11
Agnus Dei – 3:36

Other Motets

Lauda Sion – 4:10
Noli Flere – 2:45
Nobis Natus – 2:16
O Gloriosa – 2:05
Daemon Irrepit Callidus – 2:20
De Vitae Vanitate – 2:00
Juxta Crucem – 1:27

Missa Nona

Kyrie – 4:59
Gloria – 4:37
Sanctus–Benedictus – 5:22
Agnus Dei – 6:36

Interesting Facts

Composer’s Signature Style: György Orbán is one of Hungary’s most important living choral composers, celebrated for combining sacred text settings with modern harmonic language and rhythmic drive.
Internationally Renowned Work: The motet Daemon Irrepit Callidus is one of the most performed contemporary choral pieces worldwide, featured by choirs across Europe and the Americas.
Dual Influence: Orbán’s compositions blend classical counterpoint inspired by Palestrina and Bach with a distinctly 20th-century Hungarian sensibility reminiscent of Kodály and Bartók.
Outstanding Choir: The Pro Musica Leánykar, under Szabó Dénes, is recognized globally for its refined tone, precision, and musical expressiveness, having won numerous international choral competitions.
Cultural Support: The project was sponsored by the National Cultural Fund of Hungary, highlighting its artistic and educational importance in preserving Hungarian choral excellence.

Publishers

Label: Pro Musica (CaPm 014)
Production: Pro Voce Humana Alapítvány (Foundation)
Recorded at: Kodály Zoltán Általános Iskola, Nyíregyháza

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