Sonata Eroica

Sonata Eroïca, Op. 94 (1930) is a melodious piece composed by Joseph Jongen for Great Organ. Dedicated to Joseph Bonnet who was the organist of the St Eustache Church in Paris, this piece is quitedifficult (upper intermediate/advanced level) and requires the use of different keyboard divisions and pedals.

Lasting around 16 minutes, this wonderful work is quite architectural and will astonish you by itsgrandeur. It is the perfect piece to include in a recital.

Joseph Jongen was a Belgian Organist, composer and professor of harmony and counterpoint. He won the Belgian Prix de Rome and composed numerouspiecesincluding music chamber works, symphonies, concertos and songs. His most famous piece is the Symphonie Concertante (1926).