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502 posted on 01/14/2010 7:05:04 PM PST by RipSawyer (Trying to reason with a leftist is like trying to catch sunshine in a fish net at midnight.)

Nice choice. Tchaikovsky actually wrote a part for cannons in the score.

But there's a delicious irony there. Tchaikovsky wrote the 1812 Overture (Opus 48) as a simple piece for an occasion and thought it would be forgotten. In fact, he didn't really like it all that much. His Opus 49, the Serenade for Strings in C Major, however, was a personal favorite and was the signature piece for his first American tour.

The irony is that while the Serenade has found a place in the chamber orchestra repertory, the 1812 Overture is a perennial pops favorite and is one of the pieces most associated with the composer. It would have surprised Tchaikovsky.

Thanks RipSawyer (((((Hugs))))))

Tchaikovsky, 1812 Overture (Finale)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2W1Wi2U9sQ