Last night my 85 year old father passed away. While i lived at home, and well after I moved out, he played 1812 ever single Sunday - without fail. I believe the vinyl LP he had was of -Stokowski conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . Today I'm listening to it in his honour. It still soothes and stirs.

@annbogden2847

7 ай бұрын

God Bless

@andrevalongueiro

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this with us, Caryn. ❤

@jaybee7078

6 ай бұрын

I shudder to think what my children will play in my memory....❤. You chose well, very well....

@customleathertooling2020

4 ай бұрын

As a child, we went to sleep listening to this record many nights. Such fond memories!

@PokeCastle

26 күн бұрын

May he rest in peace, he seemed to be a wonderful person.

Best ever without doubt. I've waited 70 years to hear the choral version. I can now die satisfied. Thanks to all.

@quuaaarrrk8056

3 жыл бұрын

Out of curiosity, how are you doing?

@beylerbeyg5203

3 жыл бұрын

f

@HVNDAL

3 жыл бұрын

F

@dartme18

3 жыл бұрын

@@quuaaarrrk8056 I guess he died? I want to know why it took him so long to find a choral version, especially if he was happy with a recorded performance.

@quuaaarrrk8056

3 жыл бұрын

@@dartme18 Probably yes, I guess he didn't mean it literally.

Everyone talks about the cannons but I'm just impressed he made God save the Tsar play over the bugle call used by the French to signal retreat

@HeySimo.

3 жыл бұрын

me too, genius

@radziwill7193

3 жыл бұрын

How about Orthodox bells playing a festive motive.

@Martina-Kosicanka

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing it our

@chrispoonbun6877

3 жыл бұрын

@@radziwill7193 Those actually were the fire bells, when Alexander burnt down Moscow in an effort to deny the French of supplies or shelter from the winter.

@chrispoonbun6877

3 жыл бұрын

@@radziwill7193 you might be right, my bad.

this is indeed the "sure, best version ever". It's got the choir, the bells and the cannons at the full 16 minutes!

@iammaybeabro4598

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes clickbait is true.

@johnnycastillo7701

3 жыл бұрын

The cannons man. I got a pair of 16 inch sound blasters.

@klytouch5285

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnycastillo7701 that is too loud mah dude..!! I got six and a half inches one it is so comfortable and the girls never complain about it..😊🙌🦀🤳

@johnnycastillo7701

3 жыл бұрын

@@klytouch5285 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@klytouch5285

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnycastillo7701 sorry for being cheeky..🥴

Tchaikovsky: Okay, we need some Artillery, a full scale Choir and an Array of Churchbells for this... Orchestra: You need What? Tchaikovsky: Did I Stutter?

@notsodivinemsm8936

3 жыл бұрын

*chortle*

@HeikeWie

3 жыл бұрын

You're funny. 😁

@naps_878

Ай бұрын

Critic: "No! We can't use cannons in a piece like this!" Tchaikovsky: "Yes." Critic: "Tchaikovsky, no!" Tchaikovsky: "TCHAIKOVSKY YES" *proceeds to shove critic into one of the cannons* probably cringe as f but i tried

@fasillimerick7394

Ай бұрын

@naps_878. I'm pleasantly surprised someone young enough to use the phrase "cringe as f" is listening to proper Music.

@naps_878

Ай бұрын

@@fasillimerick7394 it was used in context of the meme that i made

Usually "best ever" is a sure sign of clickbait hyperbole, but I must admit: this might really be the best version I've ever heard.

@toddhill706

8 жыл бұрын

+TheJaredtheJaredlong Ashkenazy.

@Someonece

8 жыл бұрын

+TheJaredtheJaredlong The other versions with much more views are pretty underwhelming tbh. I knew Ashkenazy wouldn't disappoint.

@laughinsohard7888

8 жыл бұрын

+TacTundra This one's so underrated.

@DalokiMauvais

8 жыл бұрын

+TheJaredtheJaredlong I have to agree. Wow. Just wow.

@JSinval

8 жыл бұрын

+TheJaredtheJaredlong I absolutely agree with you, I listened several different versions of 1812, and this one is unbeatable.

82 years ago, I listened to the 1812 Overture as my first ever piece of classical music.Thrilled as I was then,that thrill still is there today!! Thank you Peter.

@king2hamsters

Жыл бұрын

I listened to this only a year ago and I know years from now. I will be just like you today.

@moviereviews1446

Жыл бұрын

It's Pyotr

@katrinat.3032

9 ай бұрын

I cry EVERY TIME I hear it! And I’m not even Russian

@Ludydobry

9 ай бұрын

nah@@moviereviews1446

@aRandomPersonOfTheInternet

8 ай бұрын

@@moviereviews1446 In many Slavic languages Peter = Pyotr, Paul = Pavel, Nicholas = Nikolai, etc... All of these are the same Latin names that vary in pronunciation across Europe. Check Wikipedia for more on this.

I was privileged to be in a chorus on a Grammy nominated recording of this choral version made in 1996. I have preferred this version ever since that introduction to it. The chorus brings a richness to the piece I just love.

@johnbrewer7221

6 ай бұрын

Do you know if this is available on vinyl somewhere? Analog is where it's at!

Tchaikovsky: "Hey, I finished my cover of your Cannon I told you I was working on, wanna hear it?" Pachelbel: "No, I said CANON, not CANNON!"

@AbrahamLincoln4

4 жыл бұрын

This is underrated.

@Baraodojaguary

3 жыл бұрын

Hue hue Br br🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

@lifevest1

3 жыл бұрын

Tchaikovsky would have been a Tampa Bay "Fire the Cannons!" Buccaneers fan for sure.

@josuevalar6465

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha funny

@mintberrycrunch13

3 жыл бұрын

probably the best comment I have ever seen.

my dad used to blast this when i was a toddler. eventually i would demand "the canon song" and make him fast forward it, now i appreciate the whole thing

@harry.flashman

Жыл бұрын

My dad played this to me.

God, I love it when they say “God save the Tsar” and that woman’s high notes at the end. Gorgeous!

@waitdont716

3 жыл бұрын

Fact the last Tzar was executed with his family

@christiandavidgoossensverg8934

3 жыл бұрын

@@waitdont716 Not Alexander I

@waitdont716

3 жыл бұрын

@@christiandavidgoossensverg8934 im not talking about alexander 1

@Hoshino_Channel

3 жыл бұрын

@@waitdont716 Anyone with even the smallest knowledge about history knows that lol

@kevinmalone3210

5 ай бұрын

The revolutionaries would've hated that!

Is no one gonna talk about how the video’s images literally tells the story of the French invasion of Russia in 1812 the way that the song does?

@jenniferdunn8386

3 жыл бұрын

thats exactly what I was thinking

@waitdont716

3 жыл бұрын

The song is was meant to be a joke about the french

@vivelafrance6314

3 жыл бұрын

@@waitdont716 It was made by Tchaikovsky to commemorate the Russians who were able to beat back Napoleon. Nobody could rightfully joke about the French back in the day, and in no way is this piece supposed to be mocking the French invasion. This was a devastating conflict that didn't only absolutely devastate the French army, but absolutely devastated pretty much everyone in Russia. This piece is to server as a timeline of events depicting the 1812 invasion of Russia through the eyes of the Russians, and the parts where "La Marseillaise" plays, (depicting the French Army), is used in situations to show the struggle between France and Russia, in no way making the French Army seem like a joke. Napoleon was a military genius to the point where even after 90% of the French Army was decimated, (1813-1814), generals would not dare to fight Napoleon directly. Heck, during battles, men of the French Army would sometimes yell "Vive Napoleon!" and hearing that made the opposing armies flee. I don't know where or how you came up with the idea that this piece is to poke fun at the French, but I wish to see you educate yourself more on the Napoleonic Wars and the history of this piece.

@waitdont716

3 жыл бұрын

@@vivelafrance6314 I know what its about the napoleanic wars but again Tchaikovsky made because thats what they wanted him to make he didnt even like the musical just listen to his others musicals he didnt even make them like this

@waitdont716

3 жыл бұрын

@@vivelafrance6314 Do your research friend and chill with the long sentence

I don't think I've ever heard the finale with God Save the Tsar being sung in there, damn, that was fantastic.

@coolcat1813

7 жыл бұрын

the tsar is dead, russia is dead, what has remained is a desperate post-soviet void :(

@MemoryOfTheAncestors

7 жыл бұрын

+cool cat "Russian bear never dies, it just hibernates..." - Mike Pence, the 48th Vice President of the United States of America.

@rogermartin5346

7 жыл бұрын

Павел Паршев de

@knightstemplar738

6 жыл бұрын

And then the socialist kill the Tsar, just like they killed Europe

@samsmith2635

6 жыл бұрын

The Tsar isnt dead in spirit, the last Romanov and his family are entombed as Saints in Saint Petersburg....

I've written a new overture. Oh great stuff Pete, we've got your usual concert hall booked. Full Orchestra and Choir? Ah well yes you see there's a bit of a problem with that, we might need a bigger space. Oh? Yes. For the bells. Well the orchestra does come with its own set of bells. Not like these. Oh? Yeah, they need to be really big, like really really big bells. Like in St Basils. Only bigger. Okay. Tricky, tricky. And there's something else. Oh? You're not going to like this.

@hafizhmuhammad229

4 жыл бұрын

This comment need more likes

@luccamonteiro6774

4 жыл бұрын

CANNONS! WE SHALL NEED SPACE FOR THE CANNONS! Something like, those 110mm cannons, yah know?

@Ravishrex1

4 жыл бұрын

@@luccamonteiro6774 And timing the greatest test of all we need men or women with the skill to pull at the right time

@monizdm

4 жыл бұрын

One of the best comments I have ever read on You Tune. Bravo.

@bigwetslug1940

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry Pete, but Mussorgsky has already booked the bells for his new opera, what's it called, Boris Good Enough or something. Anyway, no go on the bells I'm afraid. Bit of a problem with the cannons as well. Will a battery of Katyusha's do?

The term “best version” is usually pure clickbait but this is genuinely worthy of that praise.

I've heard the 1812 hundreds of time but this chorale really brings the goose bumps. Tremendous power.

I've never heard a choral version. I have to say, this is great

@calima3921

5 жыл бұрын

I first heard the choral version on Public Radio and I never knew it could sound so beautiful!

@juttavonsivers9710

5 жыл бұрын

neither did !

@MOGGS1942

4 жыл бұрын

There's another choral version available on u tube. Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Well worth seeking out.

@Ravishrex1

4 жыл бұрын

It adds to the instruments what they add to the people . Then cannons

@Biblioholic-br2rv

4 жыл бұрын

Heard the choral version at a concert about 25 years ago. My favorite now.

Hearing the right version makes such a difference in classical music. This is hands down the best version of 1812 ive ever heard. This song is the epitome of glory and calls of victory. Every time I hear it I feel a sense of triumph on a grandiose scale.

The glory of France and Russia merged into a mighty composition: history made audible. Well executed!

@georgyekimov4577

3 жыл бұрын

well executed the roayl families

@johannesbrouwer8447

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgyekimov4577 that's also true..

@robert111k

3 жыл бұрын

There is not any glory in invading another country. There is horror and shame.

@johannesbrouwer8447

3 жыл бұрын

@@robert111k that's true, but i mean the glory of the both empires, not the war involved

@PICCOLOVSL

3 жыл бұрын

@@robert111k Napoleon was forced to invade, it was preventive. All of Europe wanted to invade France.

"Name the most notable difference between Baroque and Romantic music" - "The amount of 'n's in Can(n)on"

The best part is between 0:00 and 16:10

@holisticpsychologybyobrien

5 жыл бұрын

I’ll give it a listen.

@stronkblyat6435

5 жыл бұрын

Yes this piece is awesome

@alijes827

5 жыл бұрын

funny guy ... but indeed, you are correct. This piece has been one of my favourites for decades, maybe one of my first real classical music ever heard. It remains on most top 10 all time classical lists. No surprise there.

@benschneider9271

5 жыл бұрын

I will have to go back and listen again! I would hate to miss the best part! More seriously though I believe this is the best version I have heard yet.

@vaibhavgupta20

5 жыл бұрын

@@alijes827 can you tell me your other favorites?

For me this is the most 'visual' piece of music, when I hear the jaunty French theme I can picture the troops marching confidently into battle, then it all comes crashing down in that series of descending scales, then the reprise of the Russian theme, victory, cannons and bells...marvellous.

Whenever reading the war scenes in War And Peace, I would play this while reading. It was probably one of the best reading experiences I've had reading that book

@milissaovershiner8760

3 жыл бұрын

Now that's a fantastic idea!

@congaplaya

3 жыл бұрын

But you to have listen to it about 8,000 times to cover the length of time it takes to read the book. It took me three weeks.

@dashiellrohan981

3 жыл бұрын

@@congaplaya The way to read War and Peace is ebook translation. Then you can blow up the type. I made it all 14 pt font and got it done in right at a week!

@irabernstein

2 жыл бұрын

I used to study Calc and listen to Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells on loop and now when I hear it those derivatives come flooding back

@lacasadehonor9408

2 жыл бұрын

@@congaplaya i read war and peace in 5 weeks

Goosebumps and disturbingly emotional whilst listening. What a composer. Never tire of listening to Tchaikovsky's compositions.

I had the fantastic luck of performing this version!

@mihajlomanov2189

2 жыл бұрын

You made history

136 light years away, some aliens somewhere are looking at Earth thinking "Holy fuck, what an awesome species these humans are". Then they get here through a wormhole in 2018 and wonder if they took a wrong turning somewhere.

@Mooserella

4 жыл бұрын

This comment wins the internet!!

@deathIeaf

4 жыл бұрын

This comment is the most freaking underrated comment in this entire comment section.

@benjaminrobinson7203

4 жыл бұрын

Really? I mean, we've done a lot of good for people in the way of social reforms and living standards. Plus, you can listen to this and virtually any other piece of music any time in any place provided you have internet and a device to listen to it on. Is that not better than the life most people lived 136 years prior?

@henrydelay1821

4 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminrobinson7203 Its a joke idiot

@ZFilms1946

3 жыл бұрын

this aged like milk

I get chills every time i hear this version, the chorus pulls you into their desperation and their joy.

An absolute genius masterpiece from 200 years ago. Unbelievable work from Tchaikovsky.

@Paul_Sergeyev

6 ай бұрын

It's actually more like 140 years ago. It was written about 1812, but not in 1812

@quuaaarrrk8056

6 ай бұрын

@@Paul_Sergeyev Maybe the original commentator is from the future :D

@kevinmalone3210

5 ай бұрын

It was written in 1880. 144 yrs ago.

13:35: Losing infantry line engaged in hand to hand combat notices friendly cavalry organizing on forested flank 14:45: Cavalry bugles call for the charge 15:00 Cavalry smashes into back of engaged infantry line 15:05: Hidden horse artillery lay into opposing reserves with raking fire 15:15 Cavalry smashes into shocked reserves 15:25: Disgusted enemy general calls to beat retreat while he turns his back on the field 15:30: Ecstasy on the line and aerial shot of the wall of cavalry in a cloud of dust eating through retreating forces Boom Oscar winning climactic battle scene courtesy of a nearly 140 year old banger to commemorate a battle where the Russians actual gave the field!

@yuribezmenovthegreat4705

3 жыл бұрын

Campers always wins

@andreavoigtlander1087

Жыл бұрын

Which battle Exactly? Battle of Leipzig?

@ethanmeiring7128

Жыл бұрын

@@andreavoigtlander1087 I believe it is the battle of Borodino, Leipzig was in 1813

@willwolf4519

Жыл бұрын

@@andreavoigtlander1087 The song is about Borodino, where the above distinctly did not happen - the Russian forces were unable to wheel their right flank in a productive manner. The attached artillery moved to the center, and the cavalry on that side of the line sortied against a prepared and unengaged part of the line, while the infantry never crossed the river. Maps are about half way down on wikipedia - but it is a fun "what if" moment if the Russians were capable of such coordination: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Borodino

When thinking about the historical context involved in this great composition, you can easily conclude that it is the type of music that will give you goosebumps when listening to it….even if you’re not French or Russian.

Cuando tenia 9 años , mi Padrino me hizo escuchar esta hermosa obertura y me la explico recuerdo escucharla y quedar fascinado ... hoy con 37 años la estoy escuchando y recordándolo a el y a mi tia con una hermosa sonrisa !!!!

This is really the best rendition of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.

The choir and the bells, jeez... goosebumps every time.

13:30 I've got Goosebumps People.

@e.s.blofeld1775

8 жыл бұрын

+Samurai Jack this was such a bumpy ride.

@gammondog

7 жыл бұрын

The sound of time itself grinding down to a halt.

@SymphonyOfTerror

5 жыл бұрын

It's a monumental section. My favorite in the work, actually.

@Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un

5 жыл бұрын

I've got inverted nipples

@absolutelyyousless7605

4 жыл бұрын

What are these “goosebump people”? They sound odd/s

The chorus with the bells on background was overwhelming, a touch to the soul. Awesome version...

Wann lernen Menschen ,machen beim Gemetzel einfach nicht mehr mit.😇 Danke für dieses Meisterwerk .❤

As many views as Napoleon's soldiers when entering Russia, as many likes as Napoleon's soldiers when leaving Russia. :D

@scoutz0rs

7 жыл бұрын

Vladimir Bajic omg ouch lol

@stonebear

6 жыл бұрын

It's one of the classic blunders! Never get involved in a land war in Asia!!

@andrewmcdonald7282

6 жыл бұрын

Sauron Merciful Except the Mongols

@buzzkillington9486

6 жыл бұрын

Genghis khan did it

@demondwilson706

6 жыл бұрын

no, the key is to not be the only major power invading russia

This is my favorite classical piece of time. I have it on CD. When I play it in my car, I rock it at full blast. ...I've never been a normal person.

@glenlincoln1

8 жыл бұрын

Well actually . . . this makes you monumentally normal.

@giavanoalmagu6778

7 жыл бұрын

well, quite well, always so. (from italy) only shit is normal.

@humnun9869

7 жыл бұрын

I understand you. Being a normal person is to be an "outsider" in these fucking times...

@cruelpetdaddy1850

7 жыл бұрын

I'm the same way. Sometimes I listen to several versions in a night. It's extremely emotional. But Russians are a very emotional people. Their literature,their music....They know the human heart.

@theodorewilliams7870

7 жыл бұрын

Witness Olga Kern's performance of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano concerto in the Van Cliburn 1991 competition @ Fort Worth Texas USA.

My favorite part is 14:55, and everytime they sing "Bozhe Tsarya Khrani" I get goosebumps... and I sing along too.

@Denneeyboy

4 жыл бұрын

what does it mean?

@Kurvaux

4 жыл бұрын

danilo martins God save/bless the tzar

@filippkarandeev139

4 жыл бұрын

God bless the king

@deuxpomme9777

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kurvaux so tragic what happened to them though

@Gabelschwanz_Teufel

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't noticed that

The opening hymn, "Troparion of the Holy Cross" is still sung in the Russian Orthodox church.

@zenonlopezwallace568

2 жыл бұрын

And very much respected by Roman Apostolic Catholics..in the Argentine

@Jim63071

2 жыл бұрын

Same in Greece. It used to be an unofficial anthem of sorts from Byzantine times all the way to the mid-20th century.

@tomasomaonaigh7659

2 жыл бұрын

☦

@user-hm3ni1wd3f

Жыл бұрын

it's funny that tchaikovsky put that in there, because he's homosexual

The guy who put this video together is pretty overlooked in the amount of detail he put into it. I've listened to this recording tons of times but never noticed that they actually put in the time to place graphical cannon fire with the music (among other nuances).

@dandelionfiddlefingers1198

6 жыл бұрын

locomike1219 just say "things". Fancy words weren't invented for simple things.

@TheLastVicar

6 жыл бұрын

this is why public school sucks

@AA-sn9lz

4 жыл бұрын

@@dandelionfiddlefingers1198 right, they were invented so the fools could disguise themselves behind them, on the Internet

@steveegallo3384

4 жыл бұрын

@@AA-sn9lz -- Why do you say "simple things"? Why assume that literacy or articulation are impostures?? [Greetings from San Agustinillo!]

@darkzerk7

4 жыл бұрын

@@steveegallo3384 You can't have real academic discussions on public platforms as you could 100 years ago because most modern people are infantile and dumb. Nowadays scholarly or even grammatically correct text is deemed "pretentious" or "annoying", short-text, acronyms, hashtags and emojis are treated as standard language. The modern world is garbage for anyone over 100 IQ.

OMG my tear comes when the choir comes after the cannons!!

@guliver43

7 жыл бұрын

They singing Russian Imperial Anthem "God save the Tzar"

@saffronsworld1508

7 жыл бұрын

Philip Chan -- Makes my hair stand on end.

@evanhammerman616

6 жыл бұрын

Anachronistic.

@JHG875

6 жыл бұрын

Philip Chan me too...this choral is amazing

@Raisonnance.

2 жыл бұрын

I listened this version for the first time today 25 april of 2022. I also cried a little bit lol. 19 years old but very sensitive french boy. I thought I was weird and then I read the comments and I saw yours. It's awesome. Music is very powerful. Russian can ne proud

I found out about the choral version 5 years ago but before that I always thought the opening strings sounded like four part choir harmony. This might be the best version I’ve heard. I’ve never heard the cannons sound so good.

@aka99

Жыл бұрын

Same here, just found out the choral version now. Thank to paralightworx review :)

@julizubkova8102

6 ай бұрын

Причем хоровая партитура это церковное православное песнопение Кресту " Спаси Господи , люди твоя..." , А второе это гимн самодержавию: "Боже, царя храни...".

This is indeed the best version. It includes all the lyrics sung into the tunes included into the piece.

"Load the cannons and drop the base." Tchaikovsky, 1812.

@Shelly_95

3 жыл бұрын

1880* Tchaikovsky born in 1840. 1812 - name of overture. It written in 1880

@matheussanthiago9685

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shelly_95 ha, so Tchaikovsky was basically a music and history nerd

I haven't heard this version in over 50 years... of course back then it was monaural on a gramophone ;-) very good...

This reminds me of the version I fell in love with when I was between 6 and 10 years old. Almost 50 years ago. I’m going to be 56 in March. This was the first serious piece of music with which I connected. One of the greatest. 100% passion.

I've been listening to this work since I was 18 (now I'm 62). I heard it in different versions. None looks like this. When I heard it, I ran to buy the album of this sublime and incomparable version. Thanks for the post.

REST IN PEACE GREAT SAINT PYOTE II'YICH TCHAIKOVSKY ! GOD BLESSED OUR EARTH WITH YOU FOR TOO SHORT A TIME , BUT YOUR MUSIC STILL LIVES HERE ! 11/6/1893 , 11/6/2020

This version is not only the best version of this song but, in my humble opinion, the greatest song ever

It is said that Tchaikovsky himself hate this song because "it is very loud and noisy" Well...... what do you expect, Vlad? You use cannons and church bells in it

@leocadieux6781

4 жыл бұрын

Dfathurr That’s not the point. Tchaikovsky was rarely satisfied with the works commissioned from him, and he did not consider this work to be one of his most important.

@DavidSmith-sb2ix

4 жыл бұрын

I have read that Dukas hated the Sorcerer's Apprentice and Ravel hated his Bolero. It's not unusual that works of composers and authors that they consider to be inferior become their most popular works.

@gpcrawford8353

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed he didn’t like but wrote it at advice of his mentor to get him Tchaikovsky noticed boy did it do that.

@tonybonfiglio512

4 жыл бұрын

SONG?

@lochinvar50

4 жыл бұрын

@@tonybonfiglio512 Yeah! That's an understatement.

Something could be "the best ever?" This recording proves such a thing exists. Utterly amazing. The best ever.

The "Best version ever..." claim is so commonplace on KZread, I tend to skip those links. Not only is this performance of the old "War Horse" singularly different and inspiring, the video is as well. Thank you! PS: I was always a big fan of Ashkenazy as pianist, even more so lately as a conductor.

@rattywoof5259

3 жыл бұрын

Funny, I always thought he was a much better pianist than conductor.

@tbthomas5117

3 жыл бұрын

@Ratty Woof: He was (is) a great pianist (perhaps channeling Rachmaninov for us the living). And frankly, I don't know if VA is the one solely responsible for making this such a singularly great rendition. What I found, after many listens of Ormandy, Zubin Mehta, as well as a couple of others, (IMHO) it is the choral arrangement, direction and performance, which sets this one apart, particularly the differing sonority of the male vs. the female voices. As I was conducting it (in my living room) for about the 50th time, I envisioned the performance taking place at the Red Rocks amphitheater in Colorado. Secretly, we divide each of the cohorts (male & female) in half, deploying two of each on the stage, and two disguised as members of the audience: the men near the top, the women further down. If you listen to the piece there's a section I call 'the winding down...', where the tempo slows with each stanza, until it stops, and we hear the exquisitely beautiful sound of the female chorus, as if suddenly recognizing the visage of a massive wave of Russian reinforcements, descending on Napoleon's flanks. And then, as the cannons fire, we hear the voices of the new Russian guards wading into the body of the French column, and overwhelming them. In my imaginary performance at Red Rocks, first the secret cohort of women doff their overcoats, and stand up "...in the midst of the people" (audience) joining their comrades on stage. Likewise, followed by the male cohort as canon and fireworks fill the sky. Of course this will never happen. (Which is fitting, because its not what happened in September of 1812 at Borodino, either.) But that was the vision 'planted in my brain' by this wonderful performance, and I only wish P.I. Tchaikovsky had lived to hear it !;)

I've loved this piece since I was a teenager. How is it I've never heard this choral version before?!

@aka99

Жыл бұрын

Exactly Same with me

The choral version intro gives me goosebumps every time.

Some people listen to Pachelbel's canon in the morning before work but as for me I will always listen to Tchaikovsky's cannon!

As a video editor, I can appreciate the work that went into this video. Very nicely timed edits and flow. Your labor is there to see for those with eyes to see it.

Truly the best version, period.

I find it endlessly amusing that so many of my fellow Americans enjoy this piece on Independence Day, thinking it pertains to our War of 1812.

@scienceme9794

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, it's actually the same war. Just this is about Napoleon's Campaign in Russia. Meanwhile, we (allies of Napoleon) were trying to keep the British occupied with us in the New World. The real problem here is that this song is celebrating the victory of our enemies in that war.

@craigschaffert

3 жыл бұрын

It doesn't sound distinctly Russian to the lay person's ear. That was part of my misconception anyway, that and the coinciding date.

@FK_loving

3 жыл бұрын

@@craigschaffert People who know music just a bit can hear ex Russian anthem at the end easily and Orthodox bells. Some ears can recognise Russian folk songs in the middle of this piece (8:48). In fact among Russian composers Tchaikovskii wrote one of “most Russian music”

@user-nd8vl7uy5x

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha Lol

@idot3331

2 жыл бұрын

They didn't even win the war of 1812 lol

hopefully by this time we all understand Tchaikovsky is completely under rated for his work. A genius on par with other famous composers. this is a phenomenal rendering of his vision of 1812, in my opinion, and everyone must hear the Choral.... thank you for adding the historical facts, evaluation, and spirit of the message.

@_TeaMaster

3 жыл бұрын

How is he underrated exactly? Tchaikovsky is in the top 10 of the most performed classical composers around the world, almost irregardless of the country.

@zenonlopezwallace568

2 жыл бұрын

It happens...some artists are not appreciated,valuated.

@acusticamenteconvusional9936

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao how is he underrated? He is for sure one of the most famous composers all around the world

El genio de Tchaikovsky acuñó a la perfección la célebre batalla de Borodinó. Si alguien va a Moscú le recomiendo acuda al Museo de Borodinó. Es grandioso, como la obertura que estamos oyendo.

@TheSIUXIII

7 жыл бұрын

la Batalla de Borodino dejo un legado eterno a la Humanidad, la creación de la cruz roja

@luismilicich6417

6 жыл бұрын

Es BORODINO.Luis Milicch

@738hd

3 жыл бұрын

Gracias buen hombre, algún día que vaya a Rusia, ojalá no se me olvide ir al museo

@omegapeguin

3 жыл бұрын

Cuando me gradué de ingeniero lo haré jajaja Gracias por la recomendación!

@yuribezmenovthegreat4705

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSIUXIII no fue la batalla,fue el afamado medico francés Dominique Larrey

This is the most magnificent version I've ever heard. Thanks for posting. I'm a classical music buff, I love Tchaikovsky, and never knew there was a choral part to the 1812! I'm sure to get drummed out of the classical music lovers union!

@debmar5771

6 жыл бұрын

Jake Albert Thanks for letting me know. It's just so beautiful with the voices.

@johnisaacfelipe6357

5 жыл бұрын

Deb Mar don't listen to the fool, Tchaikovsky added the choral/orthodox hymn himself as this was supposed to be a commemoration of the Russian victory against the French that lead to the creation of the church of spilled blood in Moscow that was supposed to open at the time of Tchaikovsky.

@aka99

Жыл бұрын

I never knew a choral version of thistle existed too. Beautifully

After I first ever heard this overture in the mid-seventies, I disregard altogether the non-chorus versions for they don’t represent the real thing the composer had in mind when he conceived this work. I always miss the girls chorus in the orchestra-only versions. It makes sense because I am a retired tenor of my city’s symphony orchestra chorus. But not only that, it’s because the human voice adds more drama and depth to the music. That’s why Beethoven’s 9th and Mahler’s 2nd are so impacting.

Je demeure absolument ébahi par cette majestueuse interprétation! Le petit caporal lui même s'en quitterait le bicorne en admiration, à l'entendre. Bravo et merci de la partager!

@Raisonnance.

Жыл бұрын

Elle est extraordinairement sublime. C'est grandiose. La fin est majestueuse. Tous les superlatifs ne suffisent pas à qualifier ce chef-d'oeuvre magistral.

My mama used to play the instrumental version. This haunts me. I'm glad to have found it. Thanks!

Меня как русского человека эта увертюра трогает до самой глубины души, даже до слёз! Очень мощное и многогранное произведение, где умело переплетено множество музыкальных мотивов! Браво, Пётр Ильич!

@user-op9uh5dh2o

3 жыл бұрын

Не самый удачный опус Петра Ильича...

@jurajvaclavik1485

8 ай бұрын

a to cto na Ukraine vy proizvodite tebya ne trogaet ?

@julia.mcconnell

7 ай бұрын

@@jurajvaclavik1485а почему это должно нас трогать? Самими скакали на майдане, сами развязали войну на Донбассе, а мы, видите ли, должны быть тронуты шизофренией щеневмерлых?!

@user-bz3hw9ry8u

7 ай бұрын

@@jurajvaclavik1485 у тебя даже кирилицы нет ..ты отказался от всего!

@marianhustak1097

4 ай бұрын

Od kedy prvá križiacká vojna VYPLIENILA CARIHRAD a dve kresťanském cirkvy UVALILI na seba KLIATBU, ako rímskokatolíci, či aj PRAVOslávní, do dnešných časov si ešte NEODPUSTILI, a ty chumaj z česka, zmagorení uspešnou PROPAGANDOU, sa takto zbrecháš?! Prečo nejdeš bojovať za ukrajincov, z 50mil. národa je dnes iba 20mil.ľudí krajina. ZMätok...@@jurajvaclavik1485

как это гениально сделано...я каждый раз чуть не плачу слыша финальную хоровую песнь 13:35

@veronikavart9651

Жыл бұрын

Да)

@astridtikal9738

6 ай бұрын

warum der Westen immer Rußland vernichten will, statt friedlicher Koexistenz!

Tolstoi and Tchaikovsky, perfect combination!

@superfunhappyslide

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll have a Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky on the rocks. Stirred, not shaken.

That's outstanding ! This overture is a music lovers dream !

i think this is the best version i've heard of 1812

I just cant believe that this was composed in the year 1880 ... incredible!

@deaeth1411

10 ай бұрын

Believe cause is easy compare what was made before and now. We're living a dark age.

Oh my, what a spectacular, gorgeous rendition. Tolstoy's "War and Peace" is a a huge sweep through a major event in history, Napoleon's invasion of Russia, and its impact on hundreds of characters. Having that historical background makes Tschaikovsky's portrayal of the Battle of Borodino that much more poignant.

I love the smell of gunpowder with my 1812.

@shipwreck9146

7 жыл бұрын

remember remember, the 5th of November, the gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the 5th of November should ever be forgot.

@alyssinclair8598

7 жыл бұрын

its I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot

@shipwreck9146

7 жыл бұрын

Mortato Doesnthaveasurname ah, damn, just looked it up. I had a lot of it off.

@hernandogaribaldi8627

7 жыл бұрын

CHARLIE DON'T GALLOP!

1812 Solemn Overture is by far the best piece of classical music.

This version is f g fantastic, it makes me emotional. Not only it's clean, loud, has choir and cannons in the background, they also sing the God save the Tsar. Awesome.

Im no Russian but damn if that doesn't give you chills..

Once you've had the 1812 with chorus, there's no going back. Xlnt visual accompaniment also, especially that last painting of Nappy looking tres disgruntled.

@jennytawler7492

5 жыл бұрын

Well, he had nothing to be gruntled about...

Me: wow this is legit the best recording ever *Piece ends* Angry-looking Napoleon:

Undoubtedly, this is the most spectacular performance of the piece ever.

I heard this song for the first time when I was 11 or 12 years old. I searched frantically for it for years. I had no idea who was the composer. I finally found it nearly 30 years later, and I am shedding tears of happiness.

now I have to read War and Peace again...

@mitchellgeorge6031

5 жыл бұрын

James de Var It’s my favourite book. I like how it portrays Napoleon and the French in a somewhat positive light

@nuke8265

5 жыл бұрын

The greatest novel of all time

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

@@mitchellgeorge6031 I felt very flattered and exceptionally grateful that I had been included in the book. I would have freed the serfs and returned Moscow to the Tsar if he had just played along. He was a civilized man, trapped among savages, forced to behave like a savage.

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

@@nuke8265 War and Peace And 1984

@anemoia3321

4 жыл бұрын

@@mitchellgeorge6031 Not at all...it portrays Napoleon as a violent and egoistic dictator on the other hand acclaims the power of the russian spirit

Спаси, Господи, люди Твоя, И благослови достояние Твое, Победы борющимся за веру правую и святую Русь На сопротивныя даруя, И Твое сохраняя Крестом Твоим жительство. Крестом Твоим жительство... Крестом Твоим... Крестом Твоим... Крестом Твоим, Твоим Крестом! У ворот-ворот-ворот-ворот батюшкиных, Ай, Дунай, мой Дунай, Ай, веселый Дунай! У ворот-ворот-ворот новых матушкиных, Ай, Дунай, мой Дунай, Ай, веселый Дунай! У ворот-ворот-ворот-ворот батюшкиных, Ай, Дунай, мой Дунай, Ай, веселый Дунай! У ворот-ворот-ворот новых матушкиных, Ай, Дунай, мой Дунай, Ай, веселый Дунай! Спаси, Господи, люди Твоя, И благослови достояние Твое, Победы христолюбивому воинству и богохранимей державе На сопротивныя даруя, И Твое сохраняя Крестом Твоим жительство. Боже, царя храни! Сильный, державный, Царствуй на славу, на славу нам!

@Manyakuss0

8 жыл бұрын

+Misha Werder Здесь, кстати, не совсем так поётся ... Победы христолюбивому воинству и богохранимей державе ...

@Jimserac

6 жыл бұрын

Боже, храни короля? Более того, когда он не убивает невинных людей, он настолько наполнен высокомерием и иллюзией превосходства своей семьи над массами русского народа, бросая варварских татар, чтобы восстановить «порядок», убийства, погромы, убийства, интриги, которые должны быть заменены советскими аристократами, а затем ИРОНИЕЙ ИСТОРИИ, чтобы все это снова было спасено героизмом русского народа. Пусть их правительство не согрешит снова против великих людей.

@balthazarnaylor5874

4 жыл бұрын

Which part is this? It isn’t the beginning to Edit: i realized it actually is

@filippkarandeev139

4 жыл бұрын

Balthazar Naylor it's all chorals from the piece

@mishawerder7503

2 жыл бұрын

@@Manyakuss0 Спасибо, исправил.

i hope this never gets deleted

@user-os6gb9bq5v

3 жыл бұрын

If you trigger murphy's law you ashol...

@thechosenonetwt9580

3 жыл бұрын

Well, Tartaglia technically is from Russia

@enec0

3 жыл бұрын

@@thechosenonetwt9580 yep

@quuaaarrrk8056

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-os6gb9bq5vHe wouldn’t dare, would he?

@cow2653

3 жыл бұрын

Expect it won’t get deleted girlie boi

Čajkovskij má úžasnú hudbu!Vyžaruje z nej utrpenie aj veľkosť Ruského národa.

@martinstastny3511

3 жыл бұрын

Souhlasim!

This is sure the best version ever. I have never heard this with a choir before and it is totally amazing. Love the pictures as well. Thank you for uploading this piece.

this moves me to tears...every time. love it!!!

@navylaks2

8 жыл бұрын

It moves the Syrians to tears as Putin Liberates their land

@daydreamingpoet1

7 жыл бұрын

They should play this when Aleppo is liberated.

@navylaks2

7 жыл бұрын

Francisco Lozano True

@markrymanowski719

5 жыл бұрын

Me too.

What a powerful orchestra and choir 👏👏👏. 👏👏👏. Literally gave me goosebumps

1) Wow, This is the 1st time I've ever heard it with choir... beautiful! 2) In the mid and late 1970s, I drove a hot looking '71 Camaro (metallic silver with a lift kit, wide tires, and chrome Cragars) and a very powerful sound system (for its time) which allowed me to throw open the doors and and use as an entertainment system for outside parties! My cassette tapes were all rock, from Steely Dan to Lynyrd Skynyrd... that is, except for one cassette tape (which I have no idea how it ended up in my collection) of the 1812 Overture. While it wasn't a hit at parties, it became one of my most beloved musical possessions!

Beautiful ... I've long loved the 1812 and this is certainly the finest choral version I've ever come across ! Thank you ... and respect to the people of Russia as they face another difficult period

I love this piece of music. I especially love the fact that Tchaikovsky, in the end, quite literally, blows the French national anthem to smithereens. If someone were to say that classical music cannot be politically motivated, then I'd tell them this fact.

Had this on TAPE back in the day, lost it years back and couldn't remember it properly to find it again. Agreed, best version, played on the way home from work on Friday, at full volume.

AMAZING!!!!! I never heard the choral version of this piece before. Stunning, simply stunning.

Stirring or what? I heard this in my dreams last night and woke up with it in my head. I had to hear it. Thanks for posting. When the bells start ringing at the end it is unbearably beautiful.

@messaggiodialmeno2442

10 жыл бұрын

Do youknow that may be what did you listen was the music of your won soul? Everyone has this capacity, unfortunatley blocked by actual noise polution. I remember barely of the exact name it has in eastern traditions still I think this 'listening' is known as Surat, the living inner Sound and Light.It can take any form, of course noble and extremely beautiful ones.

@Tipi_Dan

10 жыл бұрын

Your words are sage, and kind. That was just a memory surfacing; but I have heard music of my own imagining as I awakened: that would be closer to what you describe. I do not know the musical language, so could not capture the tunes. I have been able to remember many poems that have come to me as I awakened, though. Go… and See.

@messaggiodialmeno2442

10 жыл бұрын

Your experience is a rare gift, Sir; keep it, love it, investigate it and perhaps be loved by it. +*+

@sofiyawystepek3212

10 жыл бұрын

I like what You wrote. I envy you even ! A masterpiece such as this one should be performed as it was meant to be. I mean real cannons being fired with synchronisation to church bells. Chorals sung in the courtyard ... Don't you think ? I am so greatful it was reuploaded again, I recall it indeed was banned once.

@Tipi_Dan

10 жыл бұрын

Oh yes.

It is quite extraordinary! The very definition of 'bombastic' as well.

If this fails to give you goosebumps then there is something wrong with you. WOW!!

Es sublime, elegante, majestuosa y por sobre todo, Maravillosa. De composición única y que con el pasar de los años, es como el vino.

Has anyone here ever played any musical instruments? *Tchaikovsky raises his hand* No Piotr, cannons are not an instrument.

@magnus123DF

7 жыл бұрын

In Mother Russia they are

@scottclifton5103

7 жыл бұрын

In Russia, cannon play you.

@magnus123DF

7 жыл бұрын

scott clifton Amen

@mister-v-3086

7 жыл бұрын

Tchaikovsky wrote this on command of the Tsar - personally he hated it. The guns he wrote in were/are 12-pounder "Napoleon" cannon, which - when fired - RING with a distinctive note, which he used to effect. This note/ring can be heard here on KZread with Civil War cannon. It's On Purpose and Musical; probably the one and only time.

@cruelpetdaddy1850

7 жыл бұрын

Anything that makes a sound can be an instrument. Even if it's one note.

This is the most astounding version to this piece I have ever heard. Every time I listen it gives me chills, a shiver up my spine going up like a crescendo with the music. It must have been amazing to have seen this live with Tchaikovsky conducting it.

Learning the story of Borodino made this 100% more amazing for me

If you are reading this, you have a great taste in music. Good Job 👍🏻