Napoleon was a music aficionado, but is said to have been unable to carry a tune or play an instrument. A historical anecdote tells of Napoleon grabbing cellist Jean-Louis Duport's Stradivarius cello ...

At brief, introspective moments in Ridley Scott's pyrotechnics-heavy biopic Napoleon, a simple melody emerges from the delicate sound of an old piano. It's more than 200 years old and once belonged to ...