Carol Williams-Methuen Music Hall in Massachusetts

[homoignobilis]

This is my favorite pipe organ of any size. As far as I'm concerned the best organist for it was the late Berj Zamkochian who was for many years the organist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. And, of course, it seems everyone who visits and hears this instrument wants to go and see that outasight loft. If you go you see things in there that weren't shown and you may be delighted to see- and hear. Played with full ranks honking its one of the loudest organs I've ever heard.

[gramps2matt]

WOW!! Thanks for letting us see it now I want to hear it. I'm sure it is heavenly.

[4dHans]

If it's of the ORGAN, than why do they show a PIANO?!?

[sabsaka]

But.. Was She playing 'Lady Bird' at the beginning??  :-D

[FromHolbergsTime]

A splendid introduction to the unseen dimensions of this historically important instrument. Some of the views from the inner catwalks are a bit breathtaking, to say the least! One marvels at the complexity revealed here, the construction details and myriad of beautiful pipes. I still have the Michael Murray direct-to-disc recording (1977 on Telarc) which features the imposing sounds of this fabulous organ. The Benedetto Marcello "Psalm XIX" is one of my all time favorites. Glorious!

Glenn

[stormkingfan]

Thanks, Carol, for that clip. I've visited only the first level, so I enjoyed seeing more.

Who was the technician in the clip?

[Noah12278]

The organ is my favorate instrument!

[Contratrombone64]

Wow - what a brilliant video, how amazing!!

[VideoDark1986]

hi, what is the name of the new style "baroque music" in the end of this video?

thanks a lot

[flyurway]

What an amazing instrument. What a testiment to craftsmanship! And to think this was all hand built in the 1860's! What instrument is this? It looks like Mechanics Hall but I'm probably wrong. :D

[andywolfie9]

she has a really nice arse ;-)

[Mitchosaure]

Of course, you're talking about the back of the organ, I presume?!...

[andywolfie9]

@Mitchosaure oh indeed!

[whc87920]

Please tell me

Film at first music is???

[musicusblau]

A very interesting video. Thank you for sharing.

[BocaFriend]

Truly a fascinating video -- even for those who are not involved with organ music, per se. Kudos to the dynamically doughty duo, Dr Carol & Kerry, for

filming 'where eagles dare' here. Fabulous work!

[bachorg]

Wow! How many 32' have this organ???

[chinonononozu]

the lady was hot

[iminsane84]

brilliant

[tommyupoo]

''...we had a tour of the organ. Lets cut to that''. How about we just have carol playing the organ. She is one amazing player. She makes an organ and sterotypical organist 'cool'. 10 billion stars for that

[Contratrombone64]

What a fantastic VIDEO - thank you sooo much, it's just beautiful.

[acoustics101]

A very interesting tour of the Methuen organ! It's from a perspective few get to see.

[gondolacrescent5]

I may be way-off base but wasn't that organ built in Germany? If I'm not again mistaken, wasn't it a drawing of its' facade on a periodical of the 1860's that inspired the creation of the facade for the organ in the Mormon Tabernacle-with later expansions to both the facade and the organ?

I like the large dimension of the swell chamber and the copious number of swell shades.That's the first German organ I've seen that appears to be in the Romantic category-if indeed it is German. T.Q, for tour.

[codeman2008]

It was indeed built by the Walcker organ company in Germany. It was originally built for the Boston Symphony Hall, a little more than a half hour from Methuen.

There are actually (or were) allot of German Romantic organs, but they are neglected by the organ audience in that not allot of recordings of them are here on youtube. To hear another great German Romantic organ on youtube, search "Improvisation on the Walcker organ at Doesburg" The organ in this video is a German Romantic masterpiece!

[cornwall59]

I enjoyed your video of this,a real treat,i now have your 1st one as well,looking 4ward to the others many thanks to you Carol, splendid !

[DSM1G90]

Pretty brave for the lady to walk across barefooted on 1x12 planks and not worry on getting any slivers in her feet. Gutsy! I remember when I was a Music Edu. Major in college and we went up in the pipe chambers of our auditorium organ (a Wicks III/45 unit) and I would pull a small pipe off the windchest and puff into it like a penny whistle. A tad bit of fun I had in doing that..

[mikebsiny]

FANTASTIC TOUR! She really is something climbing around up there!

[willowthebored]

BEAUTIFUL! I've always wanted to see inside of the Metheun hall's instrument, this is a real treat! Thank you!

[Organistcomposer21]

Thank you very much! I learned a lot. Which church is this?

Thomas.

[dippydawg827]

that is so interesting :O

[jeanseborg]

Great visit! But for a interested person like me, it was too short! It was also hard to look at the pipe quality, specially to the different foundation stops. I know some of them are europeans like the high tin alloy façade pipe. I also noticed I think a foundation stop with roman mouth in the positive... It was indeed fascinating to see in it and I don't know that much organs with real stairs to provide access in it. Really cool!

[bastiorgel]

Magnificent!