1812 Overture

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti

The 1812 Overture is a concert overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1880. The overture is an expansive orchestral work that contrasts hymn-like passages and festive marches with prominent brass and percussion climaxes, and it occupies a late-Romantic place in Tchaikovsky's output as a large-scale occasional piece reflecting Russian nationalist themes.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    1812 Overture, Op. 49
    16:30
  2. 2.
    Capriccio italien, Op. 45
    14:55
  3. 3.
    Marche slave, Op. 31
    10:43

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