The St. Anne Church is one of the most beautiful baroque buildings of Budapest. The construction of the church started in 1740, according to the plans of Kristóf Hamon, and was completed by Mátyás Nepauer in 1761.
In the next 200 years the church suffered from wars, floods earthquakes, even it was planned to be demolished, owing to the construction of the metro network. Fortunately this plan was not realised, and the church was reconstructed between 1970-1984.
The history of the organ of St. Anne church of Buda
The organ-case standing on the choir originally stood in the former Buda Castle Carmelite church (now Castle Theatre). It was bought by the Buda Council for the St. Anne Church in 1785. An invoice by painter Ferenc Thaller from 1807 is the first source that informs us about the positive-case standing on the balustrade.
In the early 20th century, it was already Angster’s organ that stood in the two-part case; it was later reconstructed. During the WW II the choir was hit by a bomb, and also the organ suffered damages.
In 1979, architect Tamás Tóth designed the reconstruction of the large case, which together with the positive-case serve as the frame of the new Jemlich organ. Both cases are made of larch-wood, with coat of tempera paint. Now the original coat of paint can be seen. The reconstruction was carried out between 1980 and 1982. The three manual and 37-register organ was constructed by the Dresden Jemlich Company, according to the plans of organists Ferenc Gergely and József Kárpáti. The organ was consecrated in 1985, and is known today as one of best organs in Hungary.
360° view of St. Anne Church
The disposition of the Organ of the St. Anne Church
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Schellwerk
III. Manual
1. Hornprincipal
2. Rohrflôte
3. Spitzgambe .
4. Vox coelestis .
5. Violprincipal
6. Koppelflôte
7. Blockflôte
2/3'
8. Sifflôte
9. Sesquialtera
10. Nonacymbel
11. Schalmey
12. Cleron
13. Tremulant
Pozitívmû - I. manuál
26. Holzgadackt
27. Principal
28. Rohrflôte
29. Waldflôte
30. Larigot
31. Scharf
32. Cromorne
33. Tremulant
34. Cymbelstern
35. II/I
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8'
8'
8'
8’
4'
4'
2'
1'
2x
8'
8'
4’
8'
4'
4'
2'
1 1/3'
3x
8'
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Hauptwerk
II. manual
14. Pommer
15. Principal
16. Hohlflôte
17. Salicional
18. Octava
19. Nachthorn
20. Gemsquinta
21. Superoctava
22. Mixtura
23. Trompete
4. III/II
25. I/I
Pedálmû
Principalbass
Subbas
Octavbass
Bassflôte
Choralpfeife
Grosskornett
Posaune
Trompete
III/P
II/P
I/P
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16'
8'
8'
8'
4'
4'
2
2’
5x
8'
16'
16'
8'
8'
4'
5x
16'
8'
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Sliding-boxes with mechanical playing- and electrical register-tractura. 32-line Setzer combination. Cylinder and swell. The two tremulants can be changed in their intensity.
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