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| | E. Power Biggs Collection--Organ Music Library, Music Research--AGO, American Guild of Organists, Boston Chapter |
 | | Refusing to perform on electronic organs, he sought out and recorded historic organs associated with the music of composers such as Bach, Handel, Mozart, Haydn and others, introducing listeners to their unique sounds for the first time. |
 | | In 1958, Biggs commissioned a 3-manual tracker-action organ from the noted Dutch builder D. Flentrop, which was installed in the main hall of Harvard Universitys Busch-Reisinger Museum (now Busch Hall) in Cambridge, Mass., a room with splendid acoustical properties. |
 | | In line with his interest in historic music of all countries, he made two recordings of 18th and 19th century American organ music; shown here is the cover photo taken for the second of these, issued at the time of the bicentennial celebrations. |
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