Pimped Out Ride, Valkyrie Style

You've never had such a ride! The organist takes this audience on the ride of a lifetime, Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries. It's hard to believe that this is just ONE organist and was recorded LIVE with NO edits. Incredible! To have Dr Hohman perform in your area, contact Michael's Music Service.

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Music

Tags:

• organ
• romantic
• music
• Wagner
• transcription
• opera
• concert
• fred
• hohman

[NJPurling]

Why are there two consoles to this organ?

Does the original console still work?

I can understand the reason for a detached console. the player is rather hidden under the organ at the original console.

[michaelsmusicservice]

@NJPurling It was moved and altered in the early 1900s and the non-tracker console was added. You can read more in Barbara Owen's new book on the Methuen Organ. I'm reading it now and it's fantastic. You'll also find more info at mmmh dot org.

[michaelsmusicservice]

@NJPurling Oh, and I don't think anything on the tracker keydesk is connected anymore.

[DBGOGIRL]

great recording....Where was it performed? USA

[michaelsmusicservice]

@DBGOGIRL This is Methuen Music Hall, near Boston. Impressive, huh?

[benenoit]

Is it his own transcription?

[michaelsmusicservice]

@benenoit It's nearly ready! Visit michaelsmusicservice . com and sign up for my email or Like michaelsmusicservice on Face book to get the announcement.

[ryorgan]

I've played the organ for some 50 years and am so impressed with the casework of some old European organs. BUT I think this one takes the cake. This is why, among other things, the organ is called the KING of instruments. I don't know about you fellows but I have felt like a king on a throne at some organs. Just look how small he is in relation to the organ itself. That's power brother, real "POWER",

[michaelsmusicservice]

@getreadytowiggle1991 How'd you guess? :)

[planetery]

@diaphoneman I'm talking about the acoustic characteristics of churches, not the sound of recordings.

A real musician knows their instrument, its limitations, and how it sounds in different settings. And since church organs don't move, the latter issue is made a thousand times easier.

Anyway, the comment stands.

[diaphoneman]

@planetery -- Maybe you should be dissing the recording engineer instead of the organist. Poor microphone placement can and will obscure any articulation, particularly in a very large building like this. You can make a symphony orchestra, playing the same piece, sound like an incomprehensible pile of notes if the microphones aren't chosen and placed properly. I've heard a lot worse than this on "professional" recordings.

[banmen0w]

This is the best recording of Ride on organ I've seen and heard! Cheers to Dr Hohman. Amazing!!!

[lulu66033]

Extraordinary!

[Justintime4math]

@DanFrederiksen I have yet the hear one, and I have heard a very high quality sample of a 32' stop and it was immediately obvious to me that a speaker was responsible for the sound. I sincerely doubt a cone speaker (even if well made and properly housed) can ever accurately reproduce the sound that an actual pipe will make in the given environment.

[planetery]

Sounds like a mess- no articulation of the notes whatsoever. Just a giant cloud of sound with a few smeared melodies fighting their way out..

It always amazes me that people who are supposed to be "organists" can't figure out a way to make sure the notes sound out clearly even when one is playing many of them at once.. Or why they don't realize that cascades of notes that sound great on piano sound like a stumbling drunk on the organ..

[kingjames8283]

I can never get enough of Dr.F.Hohman. I know I'm not supposed to talk of this but if he ever does a public concert show in Indianapolis, IN, I'd like to attend. My theatre organ friends might not understand that I do like Classical (NOT CHURCH) organ music and it's just the flip-side of the nickel. Dr Fred is an excellent performing artist and has wonderful technical expertise. I like theatre organ and classical organ, the two balance each other out though they are completely different.