E. Power Biggs

Aug 21, 2009 21:49

From the Wikipedia article on organist E. Power Biggs:
His critics of the time included rival concert organist Virgil Fox, who was known for a more flamboyant, colorful style of performance. Fox decried Biggs' insistence on historical accuracy, claiming it was "relegating the organ to a museum piece." However, most observers agree that Biggs "should be given great credit for his innovative ideas as far as the musical material he recorded, and for making the organs he recorded even more famous."

Let us take a moment to consider.

1) There is (or rather, was) a prominent organist whose name was E. Power Biggs.

2) He had an ongoing rivalry with a flamboyant, colorful organist named Virgil Fox.

I think I would pay good money to see this movie.
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