“E. Power Biggs, Concert Organist”
Reviews are not cited unless they are of feature-article length or of unusual pertinence. In addition to the material cited, major sources for this book were the correspondence, notebooks, programs, and other papers of E. Power Biggs, now in The Organ Library of the Boston chapter, American Guild of Organists, at Boston University.
Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company. Sales brochure, ca. 1955
——. Shop files on organs in Germanic Museum, Tanglewood, and Symphony Hall.
Affelder, Paul. “More Organ Lore.” Newark Sunday News, October 5, 1958.
“An Organ Tour with E. Power Biggs.” American Record Guide, Vol. 21, No. 9 (May 1955).
“Back Aloud.” The New Yorker, June 7, 1958.
Baker-Carr, Janet. Evening at Symphony. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1977.
Banta, Lorene. “E. Power Biggs Teaches.” The American Organist, Vol. 16, No. 4 (April 1982).
Barden, Nelson. “Edwin H. Lemare.” The American Organist, Vol. 20, No. 1 (January 1986); Vol. 20, No. 3 (March 1986).
Barnes, William H. My Recollection of Church Musicians. Evanston: Arlee/Todd Ltd., 1976.
“Baroque Organ of 1937.” The American Organist, Vol. 20, No. 5 (May 1937).
Belt, Byron. “E. Power Biggs and Organ Revival.” Long Island Press, December 19, 1971.
“The Biggs Complete Bach.” The American Organist, Vol. 20, No. 1 (November 1937).
Biggs, E. Power. “Address at AIO Convention.” Music, Vol. 10, No. 4 (April 1976).
——. “Bach’s Thomaskirche.” Music, Vol. 5, No. 11 (November 1971).
——. “Basic Principles of Classic Organ Ensemble Defined.” The Diapason, Vol. 47, No. 4 (March 1956).
——. “The Case for the Pedal Harpsichord, Or, A New Look at the Bach Trio Sonatas.” The Diapason, Vol. 58, No. 12 (November 1967).
——. “Dr. Schweitzer’s Intuition Confirmed.” Saturday Review, August 31, 1968.
——. “European Organs Prove Virtue of Classic Models.” Musical America, February 15, 1955.
——. “The Flentrop Organ in Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.” The Organ, Vol. XLII, No. 168 (April 1963).
———. “Gabrieli in San Marco.” Records and Recording, June 1968.
——. “G. D. Cunningham, My Teacher.” Music, Vol. 12, No. 3 (March 1978).
——. “Handel in the Forest of Arden.” Philips Music Herald, Vol. IV, No. 2 (May 1959).
——. “Historic Organs of Switzerland.” Music Journal, Vol. XXIV, No. 10 (December 1966).
——. “Important Music for Organ and Orchestra.” Musical America, March 25, 1945.
——. “Impressions of Europe, 1954.” Organ Institute Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Autumn 1954).
——. “John R. Challis.” The Harpsichord, Vol. 8, No. 1 (February-March-April, 1975).
——. “Josef Rheinberger, the Master from Liechtenstein.” Music, Vol. 8, No. 1 (August 1974).
——. “The King of Instruments Returns.” Horizon, Vol. 11, No. 4 (March 1960).
——. “Koussevitzky and Concert Hall Organs.” Music, Vol. 12, No. 3 (March 1978).
——. “Modern Organ—Renaissance or Retrogression.” The Musical Digest (March 1948).
——. “A Modern Renaissance of the Organ.” Music, Vol. 12, No. 3 (March 1978).
——. “Mozart and the Organ.” A. G. O. Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 4 (October 1956).
——. “Mozart’s Sonatas for Organ and Orchestra.” RCA Record Review, December 1945.
——. “Music on the Cuff.” Recordings, February 1948.
——. “The New Aeolian-Skinner Organ in Symphony Hall, Boston.” Aeolian-Skinner publicity flyer ca. 1950; reprinted from a Boston Symphony Orchestra Program.
——. “A 19th Century Genius.” The Tracker, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Spring 1973).
——. “Notes on a Recording Trip.” The Diapason, Vol. 55, No. 12 (November 1964).
——. “The Organ Comes into Its Own.” RCA Victor Record Review, July 1944.
——. “Organ Designed by Handel Stirs a Teapot Tempest.” The Diapason, Vol. 50, No. 2 (January 1959).
——. “The Organ in the Concert Hall.” A. G. O. Times, Vol. 1, No. 5 (June 15, 1976).
——. “The Organ in the Concert Hall.” The Tracker, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Summer 1979).
——. “Organ in the Germanic Museum.” Typescript of an interview tape made in January 1973 for the Division of Musical Instruments, Smithsonian Institution.
——. “The Organ—King of Instruments.” Journal of Church Music, Vol. 1, No. 11 (December 1959).
——. “The Organ Music of Bach.” Germanic Museum Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 6 (March 1938).
——. “Organ Music—from ‘Hydraulis’ to Bach.” RCA Victor Record Review, June 1946.
——. “Organ Renaissance.” Church Music Review, June 1945.
——. “Organ Renaissance: Music Old and New.” Modern Music, Vol. XXI, No. 4 (May-June 1944).
——. “The Organs of Arp Schnitger.” Journal of Church Music, Vol. 7, No. 1 (January 1965).
——. “The Pedal Harpsichord: Two in One.” Music Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 2 (February 1968).
——. “Right on, Mr. Edison.” The Bicentennial Tracker. Wilmington, Ohio: Organ Historical Society, 1976.
——. “Some Ageless Instruments.” Journal of Church Music, Vol. 13, No. 1 (January 1971).
——. “Some Comments from an Organist Turned Slightly Harpsichordist.” Music, Vol. 11, No. 1 (January 1977).
——. “The Story of Benjamin Franklin and the Armonica.” Music Clubs Magazine, Vol. XXXV, No. 5 (May 1956).
——. “Thrilling Recital Tour of Fine Organs in European Lands.” The Diapason, Vol. 45, Nos. 11, 12 (October, November 1954).
——. “ ‘To God Alone be Glory.’ ” Christian Science Monitor, July 29, 1950.
——. “25 Years of Recording.” Music, Vol. 12, No. 3 (March 1978).
——. “200 Years Alive—George Frederick Handel.” High Fidelity Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 4 (April 1959).
——. “Welcome Back American Trackers.” The Diapason, Vol. 51, No. 10 (September 1960).
——. “What Is Good Music?” New York Herald Tribune, February 5, 1961.
——. “Why I Play ‘Organ Music’ on the Harpsichord.” Harpsichord, Vol. III, No. 3 (August-September-October 1970).
Biggs, Margaret Power. Jacket insert notes to A Tribute to E. Power Biggs. Columbia Records, 1979.
Briggs, John. “An Organ Lecture.” New York Times, October 26, 1958.
Brush, Gerome. Boston Symphony Orchestra. Boston: Merrymount Press, 1936.
Buell, Richard. “E. Power Biggs: 1906–1977; The King of the King of Instruments.” The Boston Phoenix; March 22, 1977.
Challis, John. “The Pedal Harpsichord.” Program notes for a concert by E. Power Biggs, May 11, 1965.
Clapp, Stephen C. “The Music Makers.” Harvard Crimson, September 27, 1958.
Conly, John M. “Vox Humana Fortissimo.” The Reporter, September 24, 1964.
Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague. Correspondence in Library of Congress.
“Copy of Bach Organ Is Placed at Harvard.” The Diapason, Vol. 28, No. 6 (May 1937).
Covell, William King. Correspondence in Organ Library, Boston University.
Dickson, Harry Ellis. Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981.
——. Gentlemen, More Dolce Please!” Boston: Beacon Press, 1969.
“E. Power Biggs.” Current Biography, November 1950.
Ervin, Horace. “Notes on Franklin’s Armonica and the Music Mozart Wrote for It.” Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 262, No. 5 (November 1956).
“European Recording Tour—General Story.” Texas Boys’ Choir publicity release, 1967.
“Famed Handel Organ Restored by Mander Reopened by Biggs.” The Diapason, Vol. 60, No. 2 (January 1969).
Ferguson, John Allen. Walter Holtkamp, American Organ Builder. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1979.
Fesperman, John. Flentrop in America. Raleigh: Sunbury Press, 1982.
——. Two Essays on Organ Design. Raleigh: Sunbury Press, 1975.
Fisk, Charles. Jacket notes for J. S. Bach, Clavierübung Part III. Titanic Records, 1983.
Flint, Edward W. “The Fisk Organ at Harvard.” The Organ, Vol. XLVIII, No. 190 (October 1968).
——. The Great Organ in the Methuen Memorial Music Hall. Methuen, Mass.: Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 1950.
Freeman, Andrew. “The Organ in Great Packington Church near Meriden.” Musical Opinion, November 1936.
——. “Organs at Salzburg.” The Organ, Vol. XV, No. 60 (April 1936).
Gammons, Edward B. “Making Organ History in Boston.” The American Organist, Vol. 34, No. 1 (January 1951).
——. “Recitals on Baroque Organ at Harvard Raise Enthusiasm.” The Diapason, Vol. 28, No. 6 (May 1937).
Gehring, Philip. “E. Power Biggs.” The Cresset, Vol. XL, No. 5 (March 1977).
“Germanic Museum Said to Have First Classical Organ in the U.S.” Christian Science Monitor, March 27, 1937.
Harrison, G. Donald. “The Classical Organ in the Germanic Museum.” Germanic Museum Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 6 (March 1938).
——. Correspondence with W. King Covell in Organ Library, Boston University.
“Het Händel-orgel van Great Packington.” Luister, Vol. 22, No. 257 (February 1974).
Hicks, Anthony. “Recording at Great Packington.” Musical Times, December 1969.
Holden, Dorothy J. The Life and Work of Ernest M. Skinner. Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1985.
Hughes, Albert D. “Bach Tone and Touch of Biggs Make Harvard’s Organ Unique.” Christian Science Monitor, August 21, 1943.
Hughes, Allen. “Biggs and His Pipe Organ Renaissance.” New York Times, December 22, 1968.
——. “Electronic ‘Pipe Organs’ Distress Biggs.” New York Times, June 9, 1976.
——. “ ‘Perfect’ Tully Hall Organ Is No Trifle.” New York Times, April 9, 1975.
Hummel, Carolyn F. “Old North Church Gets ‘New’ Organ.” Christian Science Monitor, July 29, 1958.
Hunt, Eileen. “E. Power Biggs: Legacy of a Performing Artist.” D. M. A. diss., Boston University, 1986.
Johnson, H. Earle. Symphony Hall, Boston. New York: Da Capo Press, 1979.
Johnson, Harriett. “Organ with Charisma.” New York Post, April 10, 1975.
Jongepier, Jan. Flentrop Orgelhouw 75 Years. Raleigh: Sunbury Press, 1978.
Kazdin, Andrew. Jacket insert notes to A Tribute to E. Power Biggs. Columbia Records, 1979.
Kennedy, T. R., Jr. “Triple Keyboard Expert.” New York Times, August 5, 1945.
Kimball, George. “A View of Pipe Organs from E. Power Biggs.” Rochester Times-Union, January 7, 1970.
Lawrence, Arthur. “The Redoubtable Mr. Biggs.” The Diapason, Vol. 68, No. 5 (April 1977).
Ledbetter, Stephen. “A Brief History of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.” B. S. O. program booklet, October 10–11, 1980.
“Leo Sowerby: A Symposium of Tribute.” Music, Vol. 2, No. 10 (October 1968).
“Letters to British Editors Reveal a Curious Story.” The Diapason, Vol. 60, No. 4 (March 1969).
McClure, John. “How We Taped the Sound of San Marco.” High Fidelity Magazine, Vol. 18, No. 2 (February 1968).
McCord, David. “More E. Power Biggs to You.” The New Yorker, April 1948.
McCurdy, Alexander. “E. Power Biggs on Performing Bach’s Music.” Etude, (July 1950).
Martin, H. Winthrop. “A History of the American Guild of Organists in Boston, Massachusetts.” M. S. M. thesis, Union Seminary, 1954.
Miller, Margo. “Widow to Open Library Dedicated to ‘Biggsie.’ ” Boston Globe, November 22, 1985.
Moe, Lawrence. “A Tribute to E. Power Biggs.” The Diapason, Vol. 68, No. 6 (May 1977).
Morgan, Bruce. “The Organ Master of Brattle Street.” The Real Paper, October 23, 1976.
“New Organ in Boston Hailed at Premiere.” The Diapason, Vol. 40, No. 12 (November 1949).
“Night at Pops.” Music, Vol. 10, No. 5 (May 1976).
Noble, T. Tertius. “T. Tertius Noble’s Fifty Years’ Career as Church Musician.” The Diapason, Vol. 22, No. 4 (March 1931).
Ochse, Orpha. The History of the Organ in the United States. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975.
O’Connell, Charles. The Other Side of the Record. New York: Knopf, 1949.
“Organ Revivalist.” Time, May 10, 1954.
Owen, Barbara. “E. Power Biggs: A Profile.” Music, Vol. 5, No. 6 (June 1971).
——. “Flentrop Tracker on Harvard Campus Described.” The Diapason, Vol. 49, No. 1 (December 1958).
——. “Hail and Farewell: The Biggs Memorial Service.” The Diapason, Vol. 68, No. 6 (May 1977).
——. “So Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.” Journal of Church Music, Vol. 23, No. 3 (March 1981).
——. “The Symphony Hall Organ and Poulenc’s Concerto.” Handel and Haydn Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Winter 1982).
“Paaah, Chaaah, Aaah.” Newsweek, August 18, 1958.
Palmer, Larry. “E. Power Biggs: An Affectionate Remembrance.” The Diapason, Vol. 70, No. 4 (March 1979).
——. “The Pedal Harpsichord.” The Diapason, Vol. 65, No. 1 (December 1973).
Pape, Uwe. The Tracker Organ Revival in America. Berlin: Pape Verlag, 1978.
Pierce, Edward F. “Ben Franklin’s Harmonica.” Think, Vol. XXII, No. 5 (May 1956).
Pinkham, Daniel. “Favorite Memories of a Great Organist.” Boston Globe, March 20, 1977.
“Pope of Instruments.” Newsweek, April 22, 1946.
“Portrait of a Builder: John Challis.” The Harpsichord, Vol. 11, No. 3 (August-September-October, 1969).
“Rich Tones of Rare Old Boston Organ Heard Once More.” Christian Science Monitor, July 15, 1936.
Richards, Emerson. “Tanglewood’s Berkshire Organ and Festival.” The American Organist, Vol. 23, No. 10 (October 1940).
——. “That Baroque Organ at Harvard.” The American Organist, Vol. 21, No. 3 (March 1938).
Riley, John W. “What went into the Building of Symphony Hall’s New Organ.” Boston Daily Globe, November 9, 1949.
Schiller, Jonathan. “The Great Organ.” Musical America, February 15, 1954.
Schonberg, Harold C. “A Portion of Fryed Snake.” New York Times, October 13, 1963.
Schuneman, Robert. “Oberlin Dedicates New Organ.” The Diapason, Vol. 66, No. 2 (January 1975).
Sly, Allan. “New Organ in Cambridge.” Christian Science Monitor, October 7, 1958.
Smith, Moses. “Germanic Gets Organ Built on Plan of Bach’s.” Boston Evening Transcript, March 27, 1937.
Thomson, Virgil. “The Organ.” New York Herald Tribune, August 5, 1945.
Thorpe, Day. “Rare Tones from New Organ Give Recital Classic Quality.” Washington Evening Star, March 6, 1954.
Webb, Stanley. “A Handel Organ Restored.” Musical Times, December 1968.
Whitworth, Reginald. “G. D. Cunningham and the Organ in the Town Hall, Birmingham.” The Organ, Vol. XIII, No. 49 (July 1933).
Williams, Alexander. “The New Classical Organ: A Victory for Bach.” Boston Herald, April 26, 1937.
Wimbush, Roger. “Here and There.” The Gramophone, January 1966.
Zeuch, William E. “Sowerby Concerto First Heard in Boston.” The Diapason, Vol. 29, No. 6 (May 1938).
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