The Crowning Connection
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The Coronation of Napoleon in Notre Dame by Jacques-Louis David, 1806.
We often refer to the highest achievement of a person’s life, as their “crowning moment.”
It’s a reference, of course, to the coronation of a monarch—be it king, queen, emperor or empress.
In the next hour, music for eight coronations—real, imaginary, and somewhere in between—by Handel, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Walton, and more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Walton: Symphony No. 1, etc. [for “Crown Imperial” and “Orb & Sceptre”] |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn |
Telarc CD-80125 |
089408012525 |
| Coronation Music for Napoleon I [for Le Sueur’s “Marche”] |
Orchestre de la Capella de Saint-Petersbourg, Vladislav Tchernouchenko |
Koch Schwann 3-1208-2 H1 |
099923120827 |
| Cherubini: Messa Dell'incoronazione,[for “Marche religieuse”] |
Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti |
EMI Classics CDC 7 49302 2 |
077774930222 |
| Glazunov: Symphony No. 2, etc. [for Coronation Cantata] |
Russian State Orchestra and Chorus, Valeri Polyansk |
Chandos CHAN 9709 |
095115970928 |
| A Venetian Coronation 1595 [for Gabrieli Canzona #13] |
Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh |
Erato 26782 |
5099960267825 |
| Elgar: The Crown of India, etc. [for Coronation March] |
BBC Philharmonic, Andrew Davis |
Chandos CHAN 10570 |
095115157022 |
| Pomp & Pizazz [ for Tchaikovksy’s Coronation March for Czar Alexander III] |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel |
Telarc CD80122 |
089408012228 |
| Meyerbeer Overtures and Entr’actes [for the Coronation March from Le Prophete] |
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Darrell Ang |
Naxos 8.573195 |
747313319572 |
| The Complete Mozart Vol 19: Missae, Requiem [for “Coronation” Mass] |
Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Chorus, and Vienna Boys' Choir; Uwe Christian Harrer, cond. |
Philips Classics 422 519-2 |
028942251922 |
| Handel: Dettingen Te Deum, etc.[for Zadok the Priest] |
Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Stephen Layton |
Hyperion CDA67678 |
034571176789 |
