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Methuen Century
(Audio CD plus DVD)
Frederick Hohman

In this double-disc set (audio CD plus DVD video disc), we are given the history of the organ at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, the first concert hall pipe organ in the United States [1863] by organist Frederick Hohman, as well as a thorough tour covering all of the pipework and inner workings of the organ, by Andover Organ Company organ technician Matthew Bellocchio. The main program (67 minutes) contains performance segments from Frederick Hohman’s September 2008 visit to Methuen, including music taped live in concert as well as in closed recording sessions. The Extras section of the DVD contains 17 minutes of performance segments from Frederick Hohman’s September 1996 Methuen recital, as well as the complete, current organ specificiation, displayed through a series of interactive linked menus. The CD audio disc is a remastered version of Frederick Hohman’s 1995 audio CD, originally released as Pro Organo CD 7066 “Forever Methuen,” and includes one additional track not found on the original release of the CD. A 16-page booklet is packaged with both discs in a slim-line double disc case.

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Product Description


The audio program on CD, which is packaged with the DVD, is the program previously issued as Pro Organo CD 7066, entitled “Forever Methuen.”

Format: Digital Audio CD, plus DVD (NTSC, unlocked for all regions)
Label:  PRO ORGANO
Catalog Number:  CD 7234
Length: CD: 79’29”  DVD: 85’00”
Tracks:  22
Organ: G. Donald Harrison Aeolian-Skinner, 1947
Venue: Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, Massachusetts, USA
Recorded: 05/23/1995
Released: 11/01/1995
Producer: Frederick Hohman
Notes Author: Frederick Hohman
Notes Language: English
Graphics Format: 16pp book, traycard, jewel box
UPC #: 636077723421

The American Record Guide “this is a valuable document of an important instrument.” – Gatens

The Organ, Spring 2011 “Frederick Hohman presents a magnificent CD and DVD set here, showcasing the great organ of Methuen Music Hall. Both are well programmed and contain some brilliant performances. … This 2 disc set gives a very thorough account of this magnificent organ, and includes many fine performances by this very talented organist.“ – Dan Smith

01 • CHAPTER 1 – Opening – Bach’s B minor Prelude and Fugue • Johann Sebastian Bach •
02 • CHAPTER 2 – Hohman‘s Comment on Bach • •
03 • CHAPTER 3 – Organ History • •
04 • CHAPTER 4 – Scherzetto from 24 Pieces in Free Style • Louis Vierne •
05 • CHAPTER 5 – Organ Tour with Matthew Bellocchio • •
06 • CHAPTER 6 – Hohman’s Memories of Methuen and “Morning” from Peer Gynt • Edvard Grieg •
07 • CHAPTER 7 – Console Tour • •
08 • CHAPTER 8 – Hohman’s Comment on Widor • •
09 • CHAPTER 9 – Conclusion – Credits and Final from Symphony 2 • Charles-Marie Widor •
10 • EXTRAS – CHAPTER 1 – Hohman introduction to 1996 video • •
11 • EXTRAS – CHAPTER 2 – Tu Es Petra ”Thou Art the Rock” • Henri Mulet •
12 • EXTRAS – CHAPTER 3 – Vocalise, Op 34 No 14 • Sergei Rachmaninoff •
13 • EXTRAS – CHATPER 4 – The Ride of the Valkyries • Richard Wagner, trans. Edwin H. Lemare •
14 • CD TRACK 1 – Fantasie in F, K. 608 • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • 12’3″
15 • CD TRACK 2 – Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 • Johann Sebastian Bach • 10’16”
16 • CD TRACK 3 – Récit de Tierce en Taille • Nicholas de Grigny • 5’28”
17 • CD TRACK 4 – Canon No 4 in A-flat Major, Op 56 • Robert Schumann • 4’43”
18 • CD TRACK 5 – Prelude and Fugue in G minor, WoO 10 • Johannes Brahms • 8’8″
19 • CD TRACK 6 – Prière, Opus 20 • César Franck • 13’40”
20 • CD TRACK 7 – Hornpipe from Water Music Suite • Georg Frideric Handel, trans. Hohman • 4’3″
21 • CD TRACK 8 – Comes Autumn Time • Leo Sowerby • 8’20”
22 • CD TRACK 9 – Variations on a Noel, Op 20 • Marcel Dupré • 12’46”

Frederick Hohman
Whether he’s commanding the “King of Instruments” in the town halls of Australia, in historic English cathedrals, or at noted American universities and festivals, in concert, Frederick Hohman transforms the pipe organ from a “Sunday morning“ instrument into a virtual symphony ­orchestra. Learn more…

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