E. Power Biggs

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Boston_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkbp:awards Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra)
gptkbp:birthDate 1906-03-29
gptkbp:birthPlace Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
gptkbp:deathDate 1977-03-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Music
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fullName Edward George Power Biggs
gptkbp:genre classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label E. Power Biggs
gptkbp:instrument organist
gptkbp:knownFor historically informed performances
popularizing the pipe organ in the United States
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
British
gptkbp:notableWork Bach: The Four Great Toccatas and Fugues
Historic Organs of Europe
The Art of the Organ
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
organist
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Columbia_Masterworks
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse Martha Biggs
gptkbp:yearsActive 1920s–1977
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pipe_Organ
gptkb:Charles_Brenton_Fisk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7