Poet and Peasant Overture

Tom Hoehn plays the 4m Rodgers/Ruffati/Wicks organ at First united Methodist Church in Clearwater, FL.



Please note: What you hear that is out of tune is the SWELL division of the organ.Also
at the time of the recording there was a temperature difference of almost 20 degrees Fareheit between the swell chamber and the exposed great division.

The swell reeds and mixtures ARE definitely out of tune because of this. (The back wall of the chamber is an outside wall).

The choir chamber is actually within the confines of the building so the temperature fluctuation is not as drastic.

The exposed great division is in a room with climate control on timers with manual override, however the optimum room temperature of 72 degrees had not been reached at the time of the recording. The temperature in the sanctuary at the time of the recording was at almost 87 degrees. The swell chamber was around 79 degrees and the choir chamber was at 74 degrees.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• organ
• Rodgers
• theatre
• classical

[hickr01]

Bravo! Very impressive performance - the fact that the organ is out of tune only enhances the sound, since this is a concert and not theatre instrument. Is this your own arrangement, or can one find it published somewhere? This is probably my favourite piece for TPO since hearing an old RCA recording of Reginald Foort and I have yet to find an arrangement in such entirety. Thank you for posting your performance!

[torganist]

The arrangement I played is my own that was adapted from the piano solo with a pre-1900 copyright. I had the Reggie Foort recording you mentioned and tried to get as close to that as possible. You ought to hear this done on a WurliTzer or Morton --

[zimbelstern62]

Nice! That piece was played at my church, West Point FUMC in February 1930 at the dedication of the 1930 Hinners Organ! It was played by Elizabeth Crocker deLaet, a former theater organist. She had a music degree, at the turn of the century, which I think is impressive. She was organist there many years and they say she was SPLENDID. She has one former piano student (age 90!) still living here. Thanks for sharing this music!

It had a very special meaning to me.

[torganist]

Thanks Randall, I'm glad you enjoyed it

[ccoraxfan]

Nice, you can hear it in higher quality, stereo sound if you add &fmt=18 to the end of the URL!

Like this: [youtube, etc]/watch?v=adgXZffH6q0&fmt=1­8

Great job, Tom! You really make the organ sing! Even if it's not quite in tune...

[MrCoolapril]

this is very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[temo963]

GREAT!!!!! Wonderful!

[dieselheart001]

@hansuwe1 Out of all your words you spewed out ignorantly here you did state two correctly. The first two. Please, if you can attempt to do so, explain succinctly just how "serious liberties" have been taken. Then, post your own performance of this work here, on this same instrument, or at least, one reasonably commensurate to it, and we'll critique your efforts.

I found five more words that you stated correctly. Right after the first two, and their comma.

[hansuwe1]

I'm sorry, but I have no idea on what these compliments are based. Serious liberties have been taken with the score. The work has been reduced to something that is suitable for a hurdy-gurdy.

[dieselheart001]

@torganist I have Mr. Foort's performance of this- I think you surpassed your goal.

It is different to hear this work on a classical/liturgical instrument, compared to hearing it performed on a theatre organ. Would you consider another video performance of this work, on a theatre organ of your choosing? Thank you for this video- it is a favorite of mine!!

DZL

[DGatsby]

Great job Tom! This is a great overture and your performance was top notch. Suppe would be proud. 

[slowdog294]

Pure genius. Fabulous registration and arrangement. Top notch. 5 stars.

[dieselheart001]

Absolutely glorious. This REQUIRES a damn good set of headphones, and a volume setting of at least 8. I could imagine this on two other organs- the Sanfillipo Wurlitzer and the Disney Concert Hall. Then... if the beast is ever fully restored- the Atlantic City Convention Hall Midmer-Losh. Thank you for this!!

[sauterio]

Genial!!!!!!!!!!

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[malpen04]

FANTASTIC - very nicely played.  Bravo.