Deluxe Facsimile Edition: BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3 OP. 55 in Eb Major Gesellschaft der Musikfreude, Vienna Symphonie Nr.3, Es-Dur, “Eroica”. Faksimile des Partitur-Handexemplar des Komponisten (nach Kopisten “C”), des Titelblattes mit der von Beethoven getilgten Widmung an Napoleon Bonaparte und der sämtlichen überlieferten handschriftlichen zeitgenössischen Aufführungsmaterial. Kommentar von Otto Biba 4 volumes, oblong, 4to: v. I , 225 pp. (movts 1-2) ; v. II , 188 pp. (movts 3-4) v.III, 340 pp. (orchestra parts in reduced format); v. IV, 68 pp. (commentary) Beautiful full-color facsimile of Beethoven’s personal copy of the full score (in the hand of copyist “C”, with numerous autograph corrections and additions); it contains Beethoven’s autograph title page with crossed-out dedication to Napoleon, and the complete (contemporary) performance materials from the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna with autograph corrections and additions in Beethoven’s hand. An extremely careful production with commentary by Otto Biba. Facsimile volumes in half leather.   Special OMI price: $1,695    distributed by: OMI - Old Manuscripts & Incunabula PO Box 6019 FDR Station, New York NY 10150 tel/fax 212/ 758-1946 • http://www.omifacsimiles.com • immels@earthlink.net