Virgil Fox

Virgil Fox

Virgil Keel Fox (May 3, 1912 in Princeton, Illinois – October 25, 1980 in Palm Beach, Florida) was an American organist, known especially for his years as organist at Riverside Church in New York City, from 1946 to 1965, and his flamboyant "Heavy Organ" concerts of the music of Bach in the 1970s, staged complete with light shows. His many recordings made on the RCA Victor and Capitol labels, mostly in the 1950s and 1960s, have been remastered and re-released on compact disc in recent years. They continue to be widely available in mainstream music stores.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 3, 1912 (Princeton), Died October 25, 1980 (Palm Beach)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1971

Roles Represented in DAHR: organ, arranger

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 39 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-071213	10-in.	10/27/1941	Rigaudon	Virgil Fox	Organ solo	arranger, instrumentalist, organ
Victor	BS-071225	10-in.	10/28/1941	Toccata in B minor	Virgil Fox	Organ solo	instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119840		2/6/1968	I love you (Grieg)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119841		2/6/1968	Bridal chorus from Lohengrin (Wagner)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119842		2/6/1968	Calm as the night (C. Bohm)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119843		2/7/1968	Impatience (Schubert)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119844		2/7/1968	I love you truly (C. Jacobs)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119845		2/7/1968	Because (G. d'Hardelot)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119846		2/7/1968	Be Thou with me (Bach)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119847		2/7/1968	A dream (Grieg)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119848		2/7/1968	St. Anthony chorale (Haydn)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119849		12/7/1968	Wedding march (from A Midsummer Night's Dream) (Mendelssohn)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119850		2/7/1968	Theme from Symphony No.6 (Tchaikovsky)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119851		2/7/1968	O perfect love (J. Barnby)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119852		2/8/1968	Praise my soul (J. Goss)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119853		2/8/1968	Bridal march (from The Birds) (C. Hubert Parry)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119854		2/8/1968	Rigaudon (Campra)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119855		2/8/1968	Trumpet voluntary in D (Purcell)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119856		2/8/1968	Theme from Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119857		2/8/1968	Theme from Water Music (Handel)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119858		2/8/1968	Nocturne (from A Midsummer Night's Dream) (Mendelssohn)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119859		2/8/1968	Through the years (V. Youmans)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	119860		2/8/1968	Ode to joy (from Symphony No.9) (Beethoven)	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	123291		12/1/1970	Fanfare: Toccata in D minor	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ
Decca	123292		12/1/1970	Fugue in A minor	Virgil Fox		instrumentalist, organ

(Results 1-25 of 39 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fox, Virgil," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203368.

Fox, Virgil. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203368.

"Fox, Virgil." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.