Last week I had the honor to perform tuba with the Veterans Affairs (VA) National Chorale and Symphony Orchestra at the National Shrine in Washington, DC. The concert was a great experience, and, reflecting afterwards on the 1812 Finale, I found this link. I use headphones to help hear the bass.
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"Yuri Temirkanov conducts the Leningrad Philharmonic and The Leningrad Military Orchestras, to perform Tchaikovsky 1812 overture in the 150th birthday gala. Real cannons outside of the hall." (possibly September 6, 1991?) Extra brass was crammed into the balcony arches.
Also known as "1812--Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49."
From researching, I read that the venue was the Great Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonic, and that Yo-Yo Ma may have performed (on cello-what else?), as he was soloist on other works during that performance.
What saith the Tubenet Freak Jury? Not real classical music? Not relevant to US Independence Day concerts because the theme is about Napoleon's invasion of Russia? I still love it.
1812 link
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[S]tudy politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy . . . in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry [and] music. . . . John Adams (1780)
[S]tudy politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy . . . in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry [and] music. . . . John Adams (1780)