Napoleon Marsch - Johann Strauss

When the 'French Party' organised a "Napoléon Festival" for 12 October 1854 at Karl Schwender's Casino in Rudolfsheim, the Morgen-Post announced that, on this occasion, Johann would conduct the Strauss Orchestra in the first performance of a specially composed Napoleons-Fest-Marsch (Napoléon Festival March). That November it was announced in the Viennese press that "his Majesty, the Emperor Napoléon III, has been pleased to accept the dedication of the 'Napoleon March' composed by Johann Strauss." For his part, the French monarch expressed his gratitude to the young Viennese 'Musikdirektor' by arranging for him to be presented with a valuable pearl tiepin. To this day the swaggering Napoleon-Marsch enjoys considerable success wherever it is played - although it continues to present Strauss researchers with an intriguing puzzle. For the second theme of the trio section, Johann Strauss incorporated a French "national melody", the identity of which he took with him to the grave.

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[RhoDaZZGR]

Since there was no comments before this, thank you. Good piece :)

[chevybbv8]

a masterpiece of austrian music !!!

[waltz333]

Again Johann Strauss my favorite composer

[CpLRoebuck59]

Vive la France!

[snipetracker]

It's a fine piece of music, and yet the images of war and destruction paint a much different image of Napoleon's legacy that is contradictory. It's like the romantic music that plays at the beginning of Dr. Strangelove when the nuclear bombers are refueling.

[FilmComposeRaHoppe]

@Zwei4815 Some people do not even know who Dvorak or Sibelius was.

[huguenots114]

slightly faster than ive ever heard, and it's sooooooooo nice !!

[MRRWJ2]

Imagine Napoleon walking swiftly with this music playing. LOL

[lcmb1994]

@vHumboldt77 True, true!

As a matter of fact, most of the napoleonic wars were the consequences of the different coalitions' actions, pushing Napoleon to war.

What's more, there's no doubt that he democratised the territories he conquered..

[Zwei4815]

Can't believe some people don't know who Louis Napoleon was.

[LadyElisabethx]

very very nice, it make me feel happyyy!!!!!!!! :)