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The Year 1812, Solemn Overture, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture, [1] is a concert overture in E ♭ major written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The piece commemorates Russia 's successful defense against the French invasion of the nation in 1812.
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The overture finishes with a virtuoso coda for the full orchestra. The piece is frequently paired in performance with Tchaikovsky's " 1812 Overture ," which also quotes "God Save the Tsar." In Russia, during the Soviet era , the imperial anthem was replaced in both pieces with the chorus " Glory, Glory to you, holy Rus'!
Telarc is noted for the high quality of its recordings, encapsulated in the slogan "The Telarc Sound". [2] Its 1979 high-definition digital recording of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture (the first ever) became a popular way for people to test the quality of their record-playing equipment and audio setups, as only high-quality and properly-tuned systems could play the hifi digital cannon shots properly.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Creator United States Army Band Articles in which this recording appears 1812 Overture, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, United States Army Band. Nominate and support. TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:34, 10 June 2011 (UTC) Oppose—The second chord is out of tune, and so are a lot of the other chords sung by the choir
Tchaikovsky: 1812, album of famous works by Tchaikovsky including 1812 Overture, 2001; The Ultimate Movie Music Collection, 4-disc album of film music selections re-released from the orchestra's previous recordings, 2005; Super Heroes!, collection of themes from superhero movies, 2013
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The Cleveland Orchestra's first recording, of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, was made for the Brunswick label with its first music director, Nikolai Sokoloff. [1]The Cleveland Orchestra began a long-running association with the Columbia Masterworks label under conductor Artur Rodziński.