Peter Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture (real cannons)

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra,
conducted by Leonard Bernstein

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Peter
• Tchaikovsky
• 1812
• Overture
• classical
• music
• cannons

[awesomemonkeyness69]

@danniedu

It has nothing to do with the Americans. There was a different war during 1812, between Napoleonic France and the Russian Empire. The French invasion failed and this was a song written by Tchaikovsky after the war to commemorate the Russian victory. So yes, this song is putting down the French in a way, but it was not written for or by Americans. Most Americans are ignorant about the true history of this song.

Side Note: This is one of, if not the only song that requires cannon fire.

[fdsdh1]

I can just imagine a russian schools music room, violin, viola and a cannon

[kulthuas]

@LeHappiste i love the american stereotype... that were all fat and lazy. Just goes to show how ignorant some other countries are...

[Midironica]

@awesomemonkeyness69 Exactly, the I812 Overture was written to commemorate the Russians victory over Napoleon's Russian campaign. Napoleon took his Grand Army of close to 600k troops and returned with around 75,000.

America would have gotten stomped by England if England weren't already busy dealing with Napoleon in Europe. I am from America but I would rather not be described as ignorant.

[weibernipple]

For those about to rocck, baby. For those about to rock.

[LeHappiste]

@awesomemonkeyness69

Most of the amerifats believe that french always surrender without fighting.

So, how could they imagine that french army reached and burned down Moscow the same year USA got their white house burned by some canadians?

[zanderaw]

@DoctorWortspieler Calvin and Hobbes...that's exactly what I thought of.

[DoctorWortspieler]

"Interesting percussion section."

"Those are cannons."

"Whoa, and they play these in crowded halls? And I thought classical music was boring!"

[saintsrule]

@awesomemonkeyness69 Beautifully said

[Ledkom]

This work belongs to the whole world! Tchaikovsky wrote it for the day of victory over the French in 1812. Where the choir performs:

- Lord, save Thy people

and bless thine inheritance,

praying for the victory of the Orthodox faith and in holy Russia... does not go further translated into the English Church Slavonic words

[toagne85]

@HolyMotherofGrid hahaha thanks for the info...in Italy we use to call "potato" just the very part of..i mean..you know..well no wonder if there's someone who wrote a love song to a potato! :)

[HolyMotherofGrid]

@toagne85 Sober classical music....lol!! JS Bach once wrote A Love Song to a Potato.... wonder how sober he was when he thought that one up??