The Florida Orchestra brings out the big guns with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, best known for the 16 cannon shots symbolizing Russia's defense against Napoleon. "It's just a sensational piece of ...

VERY loud and noisy and completely without artistic merit. It sounds like a brutal verdict from Simon Cowell on some wannabe’s musical efforts. In fact, it’s Tchaikovsky’s own assessment of his 1812 ...

TOKYO >> Some Japanese orchestras have decided to stop performing a piece by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that celebrates Russia’s defense against a French invasion in 1812. Popular among ...

Soon it will be the Fourth of July and we may get to hear Tchaikovsky’s "1812 Overture," a rousing piece of music featuring drums, brass, church bells and cannon fire. The bells and canons will ...

In this special 4th of July edition of Classical Classroom Research Presentations, Dacia ponders why Americans listen to Russian music on their Independence Day. She uncovers the [not really that] ...

The U.S. Army Band performed Peter I. Tchaikovsky's Overture "1812" on Aug. 16, at Sylvan Theater at the Washington Monument Grounds. The event was hosted by Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, ...

LENOX — What would Tanglewood on Parade be without the audience-favorite show-closer, Tchaikovsky’s triumphal, cranked-up “1812 Overture,” complete with live or pre-recorded cannons and a ...

I applaud the decision of some U.S. orchestras to strike Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” from their July 4 concert programs. This musical composition is a tribute to the military might of Tsarist Russia ...

Listening to Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" bring to mind the spectacular burst of pyrotechnics in the sky on the Fourth of July. However, the piece actually commemorates Napolean's retreat from Russia ...

Cannon to the right of you. Cannon to the left of you. But, be assured, no cannon in front of you. The "Pop Goes the 4th" holiday celebration at Overpeck County Park — unlike the Charge of the Light ...

Following the lead of many orchestras across the globe, the San Diego Symphony on Thursday announced that it is pulling Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture,” a beloved work that has long been a staple at its ...

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