There's a CD called something like Music of the French Revol;ution or Revolution Francaise or something, with Gossec, Berlioz, etc.  Worht searching for!

 

David

There are MANY works by Berloz which are considered 'revolutionary' in tone and to the 'glory' of the french revolution here's a short list:

 

Sara, Belle D'indolence
2. Meditation Religieuse: Ce Monde Entier N'est Qu'une Ombre Fugitive
3. La Mort D'Ophelie
4. Marche Funebre Pour La Derniere Scene d'Hamlet
5. Formez Vos Rangs, Entrez En Danse!
6. Dieu Tout-Puissant, Dieu De L'aurore
7. Veni Creator Spiritus
8. Tantum Ergo Sacramentum
9. Recit & Air: Leve-toi, Fils De Sparte!
10. Choeur: Mais La Voix Du Dieu Des Armees
11. Priere: Astre Terrible Et Saint, Guide Les Pas Du Brave!
12. Final: Des Sommets De L'Olympe
1. Des Espagnols M'ont Pris Sur Leur Navire
2. Introduction
3. Recit & Air: Pretresses De Bacchus... O Seul Bien Qui Me Reste!
4. Recit: Quels Cris Affreux Se Font Entendre?
5. Bacchanale: O Dieu Puissant, Fils De Latone... O Bacchus Evoe!
6. Tableau Musical
7. N'oublions Pas Ces Champs, Dont La Poussiere
8. Amis, La Coupe Ecume
9. C'est Le Grand Jour, Le Jour De Fete
10. Dieu Tout-Puissant, Dieu De L'Aurore
11. Bien Que Le Ciel Parfois Se Couvre D'un Nuage

Will,

 

You might want to check the repertoire of Antonin Rejcha (Anton Reicha)  that has been conducted and recorded by Lubomir Matl.   Reicha succeeded Mehul as professor of counterpoint and fugue at the Paris Conservatory in 1818.  He became a naturalized French citizen in 1829 and was named a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1831.  

 

His choral/orchestral works, according to the notes that accompany Matl's recording of "Der Neue Psalm," all reflect the stormy events of the time.  There is the Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis), which some believe was written to honor the thousands who died during the Napoleonic wars.  There is also Der Neue Psalm ( an extended prayer for peace), a Te Deum, and a work based on Gottfried August Bürger's ballad "Lenore."

 

Also, Berlioz's setting of La Marseillaise is powerful!

 

Amy Goodman Weller