Coronation Music for Napoleon I

Touvron (Artist), Le Sueur (Artist), Paisiello (Artist), Roze (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 18, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Schwann (Germ.)
• ASIN: B000001SRQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #508,613 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. March

2. Mass: Kyrie

3. Mass: Gloria

4. Mass: Credo

5. Mass: Sanctus

6. Mass: Agnus Dei

7. Mass: Domine Salvum

8. Unxerunt Salomonem

9. Vivat In Aeternum

10. Tu Es Petrus

11. Te Deum: Te Deum Laudamus

12. Te Deum: Patrem Immensae

13. Te Deum: Tu Rex Gloriae, Christe

14. Te Deum: Judex Crederis

15. Te Deum: Te Ergo Quaesumus

16. Te Deum: Salvum Fac

17. Te Deum: Dignare Domine, Dei Isto

18. Te Deum: Fiat Misericordia Tua

19. Te Deum: In Te, Domine

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First Consul to Emperor, August 3, 2001

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Richard P Marsden (Scottsdale, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coronation Music for Napoleon I (Audio CD)

Like many others I heard this piece of work on the PBS special about Napoleon. The Napoleonic era is a favorite area of study for me and this CD gives sound to the paintings and books I collect. Anyone interested in the Napoleonic era must pick up this fabulous work. MUST. The steady chorus and orchestrical sounds mingling together truly give one a feeling of what the coronation was like. A strange mixture of the pious religious and the prideful military that all builds up into what must have been a spectacular occasion. We have paintings and literature about Napoleon, now we have music which further brings to life one of the most influential men ever to tread upon this Earth. The music is the epitome of the Emperor's infamous propaganda and perhaps best gives one a sense of how glorious he wished others to percieve him. It works, the music is infectious in its energy and granduer. Simply a must.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious, July 1, 2001

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Ryan T. Miller (Houston, TX, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coronation Music for Napoleon I (Audio CD)

I must first inform the reader that I am biased in this review; I harbor an adoration for Napoleon that borders on hero-worship. This naturally figures into my reckoning of this product. That said, I consider this CD to be one of the finest in my prodigious collection. The music is majestic and rousing, as one would expect it to be. My only complaint is minor; the sound field seems to be somewhat distant, and some of the instruments are tinny. In the face of the CD's virtues, however, these flaws are inconsequential. If you, good reader, have any interest whatever in Napoleon and/or great music, indulge yourself and purchase this disc. I assure you, you shan't regret it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious Music And Rare to Find, November 27, 2000

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Rudy Avila (Lennox, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coronation Music for Napoleon I (Audio CD)

In the tradition of excellent music of chorus, this cd is another collector's item. I heard the Vivat in the PBS documentary Napoleon which a lot of people seemed to have watched. In the documentary it is the piece of chorus that is heard in the opening scenes and during the coronation. I have other great masses which come close to this one including Mozart's Coronation Mass. The music is sublime and perfection in this cd and it is a must have. There is no more to say. Enjoy.