A complete guide to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, including how audiences, performers and the composer himself have responded to this iconic and surprisingly controversial work Thanks for exploring the ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote his piece The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E flat major in commemoration of the Russian Army's successful defense of Moscow against Napoleon's advancing troops at ...

Cannon at the ready - it's time to explore Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture! But far from the triumphant, romantic sound of the piece itself, Tchaikovsky's life was in turmoil... In 1877, within just a few ...

Though he loathed it, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture won him fans the world over and made him a household name. In 1962, a Don Draper-like advertising executive decided to market the oaty goodness of an ...

Many people may remember when on July 4, 1974, The Boston Pops Orchestra, under the direction of Arthur Fiedler, gave Americans a rousing rendition of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture ...

But this year, a favorite from the fireworks soundtrack may have ironic overtones. Tchaikovsky’s "1812 Overture" tells a very specific story about Russia’s defeat of Napoleon’s invading army. The ...

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 ...

The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" will entertain audiences of all ages with its annual "Overture 1812 Concert" featuring the popular Tchaikovsky's Overture 1812 on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 8 p.m ...

The performance Tchaikovsky sought never happened, at least not until an innovative new recording company, a Midwest orchestra and an enterprising conductor teamed up almost 75 years later ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote his piece The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E flat major in commemoration of the Russian Army's successful defense of Moscow against Napoleon's advancing troops at ...