Napoleon Coste

Short bio Napoleon Coste

Birthday: 1805 in Amondans

Died: 1883 in Paris, France

Genre: Classical

Period: Romantic

Full biography Napoleon Coste

Napoleon Coste was a prominent French composer and guitarist of the nineteenth century. He was born on the 27th of June, 1805, in Amondans, a small village in the region of Franche-Comté. At a young age, he showed an excellent musical talent and started studying the guitar under the tutelage of his father, a well-known guitarist of his time.

But, despite his talent, Coste also had a keen interest in civil engineering, and he initially pursued it as a career. However, he soon realized that music was his true calling, and he devoted the rest of his life to it.

Coste's musical compositions were influenced by a variety of styles and genres, including classical music, French folk songs, and Spanish flamenco. His works often featured intricate fingerpicking patterns, delicate melodies, and romantic harmonies.

Coste's earliest compositions were for solo guitar, but he later moved towards writing chamber music and compositions for orchestra. Some of his most famous works include "Le Depart," "Feuilles D'Automne," and "Fantaisie Dramatique."

Despite his prolific career as a composer, Coste faced financial difficulties throughout his life. He struggled to find patrons who would commission his works, and his music was often underappreciated by the public.

Nevertheless, his legacy lives on, and his romantic and intricate compositions continue to inspire guitarists and composers to this day.

Compositions featuring Napoleon Coste

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Polonaise for guitar No. 2, Op. 14	9:35 min	Chamber Music	185?
2	Valses favorites (16) de Johann Strauss, for guitar, Op 7	16:42 min	Chamber Music	183?
3	Rondeau de Concert, Op 12	7:13 min	Orchestral	18??
4	La chasse des Sylphes, for guitar, Op. 29	14:07 min	Chamber Music	-
5	Le Zuyderzee, ballade for guitar (Souvenirs No. 4), Op. 20	3:41 min	Chamber Music	-
6	Le tournoi, fantasie chevaleresque for guitar, Op. 15	11:41 min	Chamber Music	-
7	Le Passage des Alpes, rondo for guitar, Op. 40	4:50 min	Chamber Music	-
8	Le Montegnard (Divertissment Pastoral), for oboe & guitar, Op. 34	9:57 min	Chamber Music	-
9	Le Départ - Le Retour, dramatic fantasy for guitar, Op. 31	8:45 min	Chamber Music	-
10	La Vallee d'Ornans, for guitar (Sourvenirs No. 1), Op 17	3:44 min	Chamber Music	-
11	La Source du Lyson, fantaisie for guitar, Op 47	8:29 min	Chamber Music	-
12	La Ronde de Mai, for guitar, Op. 42	5:25 min	Chamber Music	-
13	La romanesca, fameuse aires de danse du 16ème siècle for guitar, Op. 19b	3:44 min	Chamber Music	-
14	Les Regrets for oboe & guitar, Op 36	2:45 min	Chamber Music	-
15	Introduction and Variations on a theme by Bellini (Il pirata), for guitar	12:52 min	Chamber Music	-
16	Introduction and variations on a motif by Rossini, for guitar, WoO	13:42 min	Chamber Music	-
17	Introduction and Polonaise for Guitar	6:15 min	Chamber Music	-
18	Grande sérénade, for guitar, Op 30	12:50 min	Chamber Music	-
19	Grand Duo for 2 guitars	15:57 min	Chamber Music	-
20	Grand Caprice, for guitar, Op 11	10:35 min	Chamber Music	-
21	Feuilles d'Automne, 12 waltzes for guitar, Op. 41	32:20 min	Chamber Music	-
22	Fantaisie symphonique, for guitar, Op. 28b	16:11 min	Chamber Music	-
23	Fantaisie sonate, for oboe & guitar, Op. 34b	6:53 min	Chamber Music	-
24	Fantaisie on two themes from Bellini's Norma, for guitar, Op. 16	7:52 min	Chamber Music	-
25	Récréation du Guitariste, for guitar, Op. 51	24:03 min	Chamber Music	-
26	Études de genre (25), Op 38	57:28 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
27	Variations and finale for guitar on a theme from Weigl's "Die Schweizerfamilie," Op. 2	9:18 min	Chamber Music	-
28	Studio Brillante, for guitar	1:35 min	Chamber Music	-
29	Souvenirs de Flandres, for guitar, Op. 5	19:29 min	Chamber Music	-
30	Sonata for oboe & piano	17:13 min	Chamber Music	-
31	Seven Little Waltzes, for guitar (after Johann Strauss II)	8:31 min	Chamber Music	-
32	Scherzo et Pastorale, for 2 guitars, Op. 10	7:06 min	Chamber Music	-
33	Scherzando for guitar in C	1:05 min	Chamber Music	-
34	Rêverie Nocturne for guitar	2:31 min	Chamber Music	-
35	Rêverie for guitar, Op 53/1	5:47 min	Chamber Music	-
36	Les Bords du Rhin, valse for guitar (Souvenirs No. 2), Op. 18	5:22 min	Chamber Music	-
37	Quadrilles de contredanses (2), for guitar, Op. 3	9:49 min	Chamber Music	-
38	Quadrilles (2), for guitar	9:19 min	Chamber Music	-
39	Meulan, for guitar (Souvenirs No. 6), Op. 22	6:22 min	Chamber Music	-
40	Mazurka for guitar, Op. 33	4:11 min	Chamber Music	-
41	Marche funèbre et rondeau, for guitar, Op. 43	15:09 min	Chamber Music	-
42	Marche et Scherzo, for oboe & guitar, Op. 33[b]	7:28 min	Chamber Music	-
43	Les Soirées d'Auteuil, for guitar (Souvenirs No. 7), Op. 23	7:24 min	Chamber Music	-
44	Fantaisie on a theme from the ballet Armide, for guitar, Op. 4	10:42 min	Chamber Music	-
45	Les Cloches, for guitar (Souvenirs No. 5), Op. 21	2:26 min	Chamber Music	-
46	Das Eis essende Mädchen	1:07 min	Chamber Music	-
47	Etude for guitar in A minor, Op.38/1	1:03 min	Chamber Music	-
48	Etude for guitar in A minor	1:24 min	Chamber Music	-
49	Etude for guitar in A major, Op. 38/23	2:20 min	Chamber Music	-
50	Etude for guitar in A major, Op.38/19	3:36 min	Chamber Music	-
51	Etude for guitar in A major, Op.38/14	3:40 min	Chamber Music	-
52	Etude for guitar in A major, Op.38/6	1:46 min	Chamber Music	-
53	Etude for guitar in A	1:06 min	Chamber Music	-
54	Duetto, for 2 guitars, WoO	4:22 min	Chamber Music	-
55	Divertissement sur Lucia di Lammermoor, for guitar, Op 9	9:17 min	Chamber Music	-
56	Divagation, for guitar, Op. 45	9:56 min	Chamber Music	-
57	Delfzil, for guitar (Souvenirs No. 3), Op. 19	3:38 min	Chamber Music	-
58	Etude for guitar in A minor, Op.38/7	2:01 min	Chamber Music	-
59	Consolazione, romance sans paroles for oboe & piano, Op. 25	2:34 min	Chamber Music	-
60	Concertino for oboe & piano	14:40 min	Concerto	-
61	Concert Etudes (3) for guitar	8:00 min	Chamber Music	-
62	Cavatine, for oboe & guitar, Op. 37	4:11 min	Chamber Music	-
63	Caprice for guitar on the Spanish air "La cachucha," Op 13	5:25 min	Chamber Music	-
64	Barcarolle for guitar, Op. 51/1	2:00 min	Chamber Music	-
65	Barcarolle	1:57 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
66	Andante et Polonaise, for guitar ("Souvenir de Jura"), Op. 44	6:14 min	Chamber Music	-
67	Andante et Menuet, for guitar, Op. 39	9:35 min	Chamber Music	-
68	Andante et Allegro for guitar, WoO	9:05 min	Chamber Music	-
69	Etude for guitar in D major, Op.38/20	2:45 min	Chamber Music	-
70	Fantaisie de concert, for guitar, Op. 6	9:59 min	Chamber Music	-
71	Etude for guitar in G minor, Op.38/16	2:04 min	Chamber Music	-
72	Etude for guitar in G minor	1:25 min	Chamber Music	-
73	Etude for guitar in G major, Op.38/21	2:34 min	Chamber Music	-
74	Etude for guitar in G major, Op.38/11	1:20 min	Chamber Music	-
75	Etude for guitar in G major, Op.38/9	1:46 min	Chamber Music	-
76	Etude for guitar in E minor, Op.38/8	3:59 min	Chamber Music	-
77	Etude for guitar in E major, Op.38/5	1:11 min	Chamber Music	-
78	Etude for guitar in D minor, Op.38/24	4:03 min	Chamber Music	-
79	Etude for guitar in D minor, Op.38/3	0:53 min	Chamber Music	-
80	Allegretto for guitar in A minor	1:08 min	Chamber Music	-
81	Etude for guitar in D major, Op.38/15	1:24 min	Chamber Music	-
82	Etude for guitar in D major, Op.38/10	1:36 min	Chamber Music	-
83	Etude for guitar in D major, Op.38/4	1:11 min	Chamber Music	-
84	Etude for guitar in C major, Op.38/17	1:53 min	Chamber Music	-
85	Etude for guitar in C major, Op.38/13	1:22 min	Chamber Music	-
86	Etude for guitar in C major, Op.38/12	1:01 min	Chamber Music	-
87	Etude for guitar in C major, Op.38/2	1:05 min	Chamber Music	-
88	Etude for guitar in B flat major, Op.38/25	4:07 min	Chamber Music	-
89	Etude for guitar in A minor, Op.38/22	1:03 min	Chamber Music	-
90	Etude for guitar in A minor, Op.38/18	1:55 min	Chamber Music	-

Albums featuring Napoleon Coste

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Napoléon Coste, An Tran – Guitar Works Vol. 6(CDr, Album)	2023	Naxos
2	Napoléon Coste - Carlo Fierens – Complete Guitar Works, Vol. 3: Le Livre D’Or Du Guitariste(CD, Album)	2022	Da Vinci Classics
3	Scarlatti, Coste, Mangoré, Coeck, Albéniz, Bach, Granados, Villa-Lobos, Reinhardt, Legnani, Tadić - Craig Ogden – Craig Ogden In Concert(CD, Album)	2021	Chandos
4	Xianji Liu, Scarlatti, Tárrega, Sor, Albéniz, Malats, Piazzolla, Coste, Berkeley – First Prize 2016 Tárrega International Guitar Competition, Benicàssim(CD, Album)	2017	Naxos
5	Giuliani, Legnani, Sor, Coste, Anelli, Aguado - Luigi Attademo – 19th Century Guitar Music(CD, Album)	2016	Brilliant Classics
6	Grigory Novikov, Narvaez, Kozlov, Pujol, Garrido, Akiva, Rudnev, Belousov, Coste – Classical Guitar(CD, Album)	2014	Not On Label
7	Giulio Regondi / Napoléon Coste - Enea Leone – Souvenir (Romantic Music For Guitar)(CD, Album, Stereo)	2011	Stradivarius
8	Weiss, Coste, Turina, Assad, Monk, Vassiliev - Roman Viazovskiy – Zeitenwanderer(CD, Album)	2011	CC ClassicClips
9	Karel Fleischlinger, J. K. Mertz, N. Coste, L. Legnani – Souvenir Romantique(CD, Album)	2010	Fleischlinger
10	Anabel Montesinos, Coste · Regondi · Tárrega – Guitar Recital(CD, Album)	2003	Naxos
11	Philippe Villa (3), Napoléon Coste – Les Souvenirs(CD, )	2002	Ligia Digital
12	Philippe Villa (3), Tesař, Barrios, Tárrega, Belevi, Giuliani, Coste, Cardoso, Reis, Brouwer – Guitar Recital(CD, Album, Stereo)	2002	Not On Label
13	Napoléon Coste - Marc Teicholz – Guitar Works Vol. 5	2000	Naxos
14	Napoléon Coste, Marco Riboni (2) – 25 Études De Genre Pour La Guitare, Op. 38(CD, Album)	2000	NUOVA ERA
15	Napoléon Coste, Jeffrey McFadden – Guitar Works Vol. 4 (25 Études, Op. 38)(CD, Album, Stereo)	2000	Naxos
16	Napoléon Coste — Jeffrey McFadden – Guitar Works Opp. 7-9 & 11-13(CD, Album)	1999	Naxos
17	Jeffrey McFadden, Granados • Rodrigo • Ascencio, Barrios • Coste • Henze – Guitar Recital	1996	Naxos
18	Aniello Desiderio, D'Angelo, Tárrega, Aguado, Llobet, Coste, Manén – Dèbut	1994	Frame (3)
19	Napoléon Coste, Fernando Sor, Giulio Regondi, David Starobin – Plays Romantic Guitar(CD, )	1993	GHA Records
20	Coste, Nava, Carulli, Stravinsky, Ratzkowski/Thomsen, Haydn, Ratzkowski/Thomsen Guitar Duo – Scherzo(CD, Album)	1993	Danacord
21	Fernando Sor - Napoléon Coste, Raphaella Smits – Sor/Coste - Raphaella Smits(CD, Album)	1992	Accent
22	Giuliani / Carulli / Coste / Mertz / Rossini - Duo Tedesco – La Guitaromanie - Musik Für 2 Gitarren	1990	Thorofon
23	Andrés Segovia - Sor, Giuliani, Tarrega, Aguado, Coste – The Segovia Collection, Vol. 7: Guitar Etudes(LP)	1990	MCA Classics
24	Andrés Segovia, Sor, Giuliani, Tarrega, Aguado, Coste – The Segovia Collection, Vol. 7: Guitar Etudes	1990	MCA Classics
25	George Vick Plays Sanz, Coste, Legnani, Sor, De La Vega, Britten – Virtuoso Guitar Vol. 1	1977	Klavier Records
26	Napoléon Coste - Frédéric Zigante – Guitar Works Vol. 2: Souvenirs De Flandres, Op.5 / Fantaisie De Concert, Op.6(CD, )	-	Naxos
27	Napoléon Coste - Pavel Steidl – Guitar Works Vol. 3: Fantasy On Two Themes From Norma By Bellini / Introduction And Variations On A Theme Of Rossini / Opp. 14-19(CD, )	-	Naxos