Biographies & Autobiographies

In this most welcome first biography of Pierre Cochereau, Anthony Hammond gives us just what one would hope for: a detailed account of Cochereau's life, a thorough look at the influences that shaped his work, a valuable assessment of his craft as an interpreter, and new understanding of his art as an improviser. --Lawrence Archbold, Carleton College "A model of scholarly research, Pierre Cochereau's legendary career is extensively recounted and the influence forming his mature style as an improviser and composer expertly documented. The post-1955 history of the Notre-Dame organ is by far the most accurate account in print today."--Jesse Eschbach, University of North Texas

Pierre Cochereau: Organist of Notre-Dame, by Dr. Anthony W. Hammond

$149.95

Anton Heiller: Organist, Composer, Conductor, provides an assessment of Heiller's works and teaching, while also examining his complex personality, one torn between strong religious devotion and the world of artistry. The narrative also offers a unique view of the organ world in the decades after World War II, featuring the important organs, builders, and organists across North America and Europe. First translation, by Christa Rumsey of this important text in English. University of Rochester (2014); 364 pgs.

Anton Heiller; Organist, Composer, Conductor by Peter Planyavsky

$129.95

The second edition of this classic work has been completely revised and expanded with several new chapters, 11 appendixes that include 27 stoplists and a thematic catalog, and 92 illustrations, among which are all the known photographs of Saint-Saëns at the organ.
2023; OHS Press; 414 pgs.

Camille Saint-Saëns, Organist-Composer, by Rollin Smith

$49.99

Dennis Block's 2022 biography of Virgil Fox from his birth in 1912 until his appointment at the Riverside Church in New York City in May, 1946.

Virgil Fox - In the Beginning, by Dennis Block

$42.95

Copy of John R. Near, Widor: A Life Beyond the Toccata (Softcover Edition)

Rochester

Copy of John R. Near, Widor: A Life Beyond the Toccata (Softcover Edition)

$69.95

James E. Frazier, Maurice Duruflé: The Man and His Music (softcover)

Organ Historical Society

James E. Frazier, Maurice Duruflé: The Man and His Music (softcover)

$65.00

Words of Great French Organists of the 19th and 20th Centuries, now in stock. 375 pgs, hardcover

Organ Historical Society

Voices of French Organists' Experience, John R. Near and Rollin Smith

$44.95

David Pickering's new volume on the teaching and performing careers of Harold Gleason and Catharine Crozier; 480 pgs., 2022

Harold and Catharine by David C. Pickering

$69.00

Richard Torrence and Marshall Yaeger, Virgil Fox (The Dish): An Irreverent Biography of the Great American Organist based on a memoir by Ted Alan Worth (Hard cover)

Organ Historical Society

Richard Torrence and Marshall Yaeger, Virgil Fox (The Dish): An Irreverent Biography of the Great American Organist based on a memoir by Ted Alan Worth (Hard cover)

$40.00

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