Equal Time
Last week and a few time before, I referenced the sometimes not so friendly relationship between E. Power Biggs and Virgil Fox. Both virtuosos, Biggs was a traditionalist and Fox was a showman, with more than just a touch of flamboyance.
‘I loathe what that man stands for.’
– Virgil Fox, a professional organist, about E Power Biggs, another professional organist.
‘Who Is the World’s Best Organist? Ask Virgil Fox’, Sunday (NY) Times, 29 September, 1974
Me, I stand with the Biggs crowd, but I’ll acknowledge that Virgil Fix was a master of his craft. Both links, above and below are quite interesting and educational. I encourage you to peruse them.
Mitigating Chaos 
I remember as a child of perhaps ten or so in the mid-1960s seeing Vigil Fox perform Bach on the Mike Douglas Show; I was astounded by the speed and complexity of the performance (and as someone who even back then was interested in electronic gadgets, his travelling organ; needless to say, I wanted one!).
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As I read up to prepare this post, I recall seeing that the Allen Electronic organ, back then, cost Fox $60,000!
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