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BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIES
Ludwig van Beethoven
Transcribed for Concert Organ Solo by Thomas Heywood
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 - ‘Eroica’
Thomas Heywood
Grand Concert Organ
Melbourne Town Hall
Australia
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 - ‘Eroica’ has been recorded on the Grand Concert Organ in the Melbourne Town Hall, Australia, the largest and most valuable musical instrument in the southern hemisphere.
Beethoven himself famously stated in 1825: 'I place an organist who is master of his instrument, first among virtuosi.'