mairdie wrote:
“Thought you might be interested in a lovely comment I got on my political memes video. MAGA the world!
Konstantin the Great 3 hours ago
As a Russian, I’m so happy that Americans celebrating their Independence Day playing the march that was written by the Russian composer. Petr Tchaikovsky is the man we definitely should be proud of, he gave the music not only for us, but for the whole world in general. At 2:48 you can hear the main part of the Russian Empire’s anthem. I hope the land that was blessed by the Lord’s hand will always stay strong and free, socialist pigs will never take your freedom, we the Russians already tested this pain in 1917, and I don’t want to any country try it again. God Bless America & Russia! MAGA2020!”
Great post by the Russian guy!
The "1812 Overture" is Tchaikovsky's Opus 49. The "Serenade in C Major for Strings" is his Opus 48.
Tchaikovsky was proud of the serenade and made it the mainstay of his first American tour. The overture was written as an occasional piece -- play it once and then forget about it -- and Pete expected it to go down the musical memory hole.
The serenade is still part of the chamber orchestra repertory and is a favorite among classical music fans. The overture, however, turned out to be Pete's best known piece, instantly recognizable to people who don't know anything about classical music. Pete would have been shocked at history's verdict.