1812 Overture

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & The Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy

The 1812 Overture is a concert overture by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1880. Scored for a large orchestra, it exemplifies late-Romantic programme music with vivid, colourful orchestration, contrasting themes drawn from Russian and military sources and a climactic finale that employs cannon fire and church bells, reflecting Tchaikovsky's engagement with national themes in his later output.

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  1. 1.
    1812 Overture
    16:55
  2. 2.
    Capriccio Italien
    16:47
  3. 3.
    Marche Slave
    10:56
  4. 4.
    Francesca da Rimini: Andante lugubre
    3:38
  5. 5.
    Francesca da Rimini: Allegro vivo
    5:25
  6. 6.
    Francesca da Rimini: Andante cantabile
    11:09
  7. 7.
    Francesca da Rimini: Allegro vivo
    4:03

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