Sadly even this doesn't live up to the original. The original vision for the premiere performance (which sadly never happened as intended) called for **every church in downtown Moscow** to ring their bells for the bell sections.
When my high school symphonic band played 1812 Overture, the school board wouldn't allow us (the percussion section) to bring in a real cannon. However, they DID allow us to bring in two 12 gauge shotguns (with blanks), along with two large, metal trash cans, to create the cannon sounds! It worked perfectly! I played timpani, by the way (as I always did)! It was an awesome show! 🙂
Call me a silly old duffer if you will, I am 77yrs of age, but I can not listen to this wonderful music without it bring floods of tears to my eyes. Everyone in perfect harmony. Other music has the same effect on me I am afraid. I want to go to the last night of the proms before I pass away, no chance.
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It's hard to do it justice without being there but that sums it up pretty well. The massive percussive effect a black powder Cannon has in person when going off is unreal.
Tchaikovsky: "Violins and clarinets are mainstream...let's add church bells and artillery to the orchestra! Then people will listen to this overture even in the year 2019."
My older brother (8years older) introduced me to classical music with this when I was probably 7 or 8 years old. It is still my favorite piece of classical music. Mom would fuss at him whenever she and Dad came home, and the stereo volume was high but not playing. "You were playing that song again, weren't you?" My brother would respond, " But Mom, you can't have a QUIET WAR!" That was 60 year ago, and I miss my brother.
What a beautiful memory, I play for my Mother Maria Callas Ave Maria, and for my Sister Beethovens 9th Symphony, with Chorus of 10000 .What a tremendous act,and the Japanese Chorus sing in perfect German,what a treat for people who love the Classics. If somebody reads this,one just type in Beethoven 9th Symphony played with (ten thousand) 10000 Singers
@@ingeborgbilezerian1567 I drive an Uber. On May 7th, for the 200th anniversary of the 9th's first performance, I had a CD playing it in my car all day (Toscanini, the NBC Symphony, Robert Shaw with the Robert Shaw Chorale). I didn't have it loud though, as I wanted my guests to be able to have a conversation if they wanted. I drove for about 9 hours that day.
You've brought me to tears. I saw this performed in 1983, John Williams conducted the BSO. They had fireworks, the US Army had howitzers, and all the churches in Boston rang their bells. This was 4th of July. My uncle had died the day before. This is a bunch of kleenex for me to get thru it. Excellent performance.
@@janeiwasduncan8463 This year they did their performance in tanglewood without any cannons or fireworks but will bring it back to the normal performance in boston next year.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has the sane reaction. Tears rolling down my face.. it's such an emotive peice. It truly dies move me. To see it performed live like this is on my bucket list.
As an aspiring artist myself, I will never not be in awe at the fierce and unbridled artistic vision Tchaikovsky had for this piece. To be able to create a work of art that not only incorporates other pieces but also so perfectly incapsulates the historical events it is based on (to the point where I find myself reminded of it quite often when doing research for my Napoleonic alternate history novel) is downright inspiring to me. And then there is, of course, the fact that this piece was specifically written to be played on an open square next to a church, with fireworks and an artillery detachment present. I don't think I can ever get over how much I love this piece as a listener and how much I admire it as an artist.
As a fellow musician who has played this many times, orchestral and band transcription versions, I cannot tell you how insanely jealous I am that you have this ridiculously awesome venue to perform this particular piece of music. I have played it twice with canons, but to have access to church bells is over the top. I only hope you all realize how lucky you are to not only play this masterpiece in such a wonderful venue, but to play it for such an appreciative audience. What a performance.
the original plan for the 1812 Overture was for it to be first played after the completion of a new cathedral in Moscow, the bells of the new cathedral would have been used.
Beautiful. Played this overture in our senior high school band concert in 1950 in Elkhart Indiana. At that time Elkhart was the band instrument capitol of the world. I played the baritone horn. Now at 88 years of age I am playing a Miraphone euphonium in two bands. A little German band in Three rivers Michigan and the Sturgis wind symphony in Sturgis Michigan. The euphonium (in my opinion) is the most beautiful sounding brass instrument ever built. If you go on U tube you can hear many fantastic euphonium solos. My playing ability is just so so but I'll keep playing as long as I am able.
I just realized that less time passed between when Tchaikovsky wrote this composition and when your band in Elkhart played it than has passed between when you played it and today.
I have heard this piece so many times, even with 105mm cannons (Japanese Army band, they overpower the instruments a lot, but WOW), but hearing it with actual church bells instead of just tubular bells, it just hits completely different. I had to intercept a tear or two
I think what I love most about this is the smile on the composer's face just before the section with the cannons starts. It's gonna be good, and he knows it.
You could see on the conductors face right when he was signalling the cannons to fire,how his mouth was open and his finger pointing to the cannons was like him shouting out "UNLEASH HELL!"
My mother tells the story of my first grade teacher telling her the story of asking the class their favorite songs and music. After a few Old MacDonald and Mary had a little lamb... She got to me. Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture . She was dumbfounded, and told my mother so. To this day it's still my favorite. I'm now 49 and go see the San Diego symphony perform it every year.
The same happened to me, our music teacher played it on an old grammophone and asked us if we knew this performance, i was the only one in the class to say 1812 overture by Pjotr Tchaikovsky. No need to say the teacher was astounded and asked how i knew, i simply said my father had told me about classical music when i was a lot younger. I was about 12 year old then now i am 72. Oddly enough this happened to my oldest daughter to in her class when she was 10 years old at the time and her teacher asked how she knew my daughter's answer was: from my father . You never know how your kids are going to be but you can as a parent teach them in a lot of ways to help them going through life. Music is one of those things that bring people together regardless. There are many but the 1812 overture gets me ......... always a great feeling.
It's absolutely astounding to see musicians so young playing such a difficult piece. And the REAL bells were nice to hear! Incredible. Absolutely incredible.
umbrella0326 They start young, audition out of whatever conservatory they graduate from. In Philadelphia, PA we have the Curtis Institute of Music, a tuition free school where some musicians are still elementary school age. Many of them later audition for and hold first chair in the top orchestras around the world.
There were quite a few older members of that band (symphonic)And there were some clunkers. Kid on tympani nothing to write home about. Still very good for what seems like a volunteer band.
@@johnkollias2952 it's a band affiliated with a music school in Algemesi, Spain. This appears to be its showpiece ensemble. The older players are most likely faculty and alumni. For example, the grey haired gentleman on oboe is listed on the school's website as a professor--his name is Eliseu Dasí societatmusicalalgemesi.com/professorat/239-eliseu-dasi
One of the better performances of the "1812 Overture ." What amazed me was the number of young people in the orchestra., some of them appearing to be teenagers. Good job!
It was a special concert by a music school.....they aren't even professional yet....or at the time this was filmed a few years ago. They are ALL STUDENT musicians.
I actually fired the touchdown cannon in college and we regularly played the 1812 overture with it; I was also the marching band manager. There is sort of a false ending on which I wanted to fire on both notes but could not reload fast enough. We were at Yale, where the cannon apparently belonged to the cheerleaders. They thought they were messing with us by joining in. When it came to that ending, they fired on the first note, and I fired on the last. For once it was Bang dat Bang. I picked up the cannon and as I trotted off the field I veered toward them. They looked apprehensive. But all I did was say, Thanks, I always wanted that extra shot. and kept going. My assistant said they just looked stunned that I had not laid into them. After grad school I joined the National Guard, where my job was to find the enemy artillery for ours to shoot at, so I have heard a lot of cannon fire (including the big 8 inch/203 mm M110)
While listening to the victorious cannons I can imagine Napoleon's troops retreating defeated by the cold winter and the Russian army and at the same time, the people of Moscow celebrating with their churches' bell towers announcing the final joyful victory. Epic.
I did it my freshman year to a football player on my floor, but I used the 4th mvt of Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony. The next thing I know, he enrolled in a Music Appreciation course. People will never know if they truly are not exposed to it.
This orchestra is a perfect size, it's big enough to have a full "wall" of sound but small enough yet that the audience can see (and identify with) each musician
This piece of music is insanely fast tchaikovsky was out of his freaking mind making me learn that to earn 1st chair, 1st clarinet in my city of Birmingham, Alabama All City Band where jazz clarinetist Frank Adams pointed and said play! I was an adult and married before realizing exactly who he was on a shelf at the Jazz Hall of Fame. What a surprise and Honor. That ability may never be again so precise for me at age 50 from age 17 but it is an absolute ly cherished day amongst the other chair positions throughout my school years. I know my mother got tired of me playing while she read her books in the next bedroom. Just the 2 of us. I hope she enjoyed it like I did when my elementary band teacher who passed away on 8/8 and I graduated from high school in 1988 with another fantastic band teacher also very encouraging and awesome to respect me and my talent enough to showcase it.
INCREDIBLE!!! By far the most INSPIRED, and Greatest performance for symphonic band of this Iconic piece that I have ever heard in my Life !!! The Frosting on the Cake had to be the use of REAL Church Bells as The Composer Intended !!! Hats off to these Wonderful Young People, and their brilliant Conductor for hitting this Performance Way out the Park!!!
@@roycegladsong1710 Wow !!...What A Way To Be Introduced To Classical Music !!...An Overwhelming Composition Has Produced Another Lifetime Fan !!...Congratulations !!!..
I'm old now and have been a sports fan all my life; to the point of hoping one of my boys or grandsons became a sports star. Two years ago, my 3rd grandson, who is a pretty good athlete, took up the viola and slowly improved over that time. His school has put on string orchestra concerts over that period and my wife and I have gone to all of them. I break down in tears watching him every time. I told I would rather watch him play the viola, even though blended in with all the other instruments, than watch him play any sport. It took me a while to understand why, but playing sports is kinda individual thing but playing in an orchestra really is a blend of talent with its music reaching all the way to God's ears.
Fantástica interpretación de toda la orquesta en su totalidad,cañonazos, campanadas, todo dirigido magistralmente por su director!!! Me faltan palabras para expresar, mi grado de emoción al escuchar esta Obertura 1812
I cant think of another song that makes you crave and yearn for the finale like this does, and then the satisfying dopamine rush it produces when it comes is pure bliss.
Tengo 69 años y crecí escuchando esta música aunque mis orígenes son humildes,pero logré afinar mis oídos y agudizar mi espíritu y así hasta el día de hoy,continúo deleitándome con esta música que jamás pasa de moda,y que inyecta paz al alma y felicidad al corazón ♥️,os saluda desde Carolina del Sur atte fernando.
Patrick: "Are Churchbells an Instrument?" Squidward: "No Patrick, Churchbells is not an instrument!" Patrick:"....." Squidward: "Neither are Cannons! Tchaikovsky": Churchbells and Cannons are instruments now!
Tears when the bells started. It's alot like other bells people used long ago to inform, celebrate, or call to action.. Now the bells are mostly gone. I didn't even know the story until I read it just now... It's the traditional song played at Independance Day fireworks celebrations in the U.S. even though it's not American.
Some of the brass during the first couple minutes is out of tune in this recording, but given that the instruments may have gone cold (that is, flat) in the final minutes before the performance began it is probably not the fault of the musicians.
en las navidades mi padre (que fallecio este año de un acv, tristemente) tradicionalmente ponia la obertura 1812 cuando sonban las 24 hrs, jamas olvidare esos hermosos dias al lado de el, con las campanas sonando y los cañones . el me enseño amar la musica y a llevarla en mi corazon.
Astonishing how so much brilliance can come from the brain of one mortal being and how total strangers a hundred years later or more can bring it to live like this... goosebumps thropughout... just close your eyes, block everything else out and enjoy...
This piece will always hold a special piece of my heart. My grandpa loved having me over before he passed and this song was played almost every time I went over and it's a special thanks to him for giving me a passion for music. Nothing in the world transcends like music
@sandwinder326 Unfortunately, my mother would not allow me to join the band in 7th grade. Her reason: she had taken my brother to summer practices all during high school, and by golly, she WASN'T GOING TO DO IT FOR ME! Many years later, I told her that I had scored the highest in our sixth grade class for musical aptitude. She never said a word. IT took a traumatic brain injury for me (at 52 yrs old) many yrs later for me to finally get a chance for voice lessons. The doctor said that the lessons wouldn't work to bring back my speaking voice (expressive aphasia), but as a science teacher and non cancerous brain tumor survivor( very large tumor), I knew that the brain could be rewired. It took my instructor and me several years, but not only could I sing and talk, but she had me singing the alto solos in Handel's Messiah!
@@monicaluketich6913 Very sad your mother prevented you from reaching your potential with your God given talent. Growing up in those times were different for sure as we're probably around the same age. But our parents learned from their parents and with each generation most parents try to do better. I absolutely love Handel's Messiah and it's a staple of my playlist every year starting at Thanksgiving. I fondly remember first hearing it at my grandparent's home and then my Dad would play it. I also remember many of the great traditional hymns. I was in the church choir in my very young years as a soprano but never went any further with it. How wonderful you're able to sing and share your talents and amazing music with others. You never know what child or adult you'll inspire in your performances.
It just can't get any better than this! Superb performance by an extremely talented orchestra of one of the best classical pieces of all time. Brought a huge smile to my face.
Never in my entire 63 year life have I ever heard such a beautiful rendition of this overture, or seen it played with such passion!! I have not cried this hard since my wife passed away! All involved in producing this should be so proud!! WELL DONE!!!
The piece of music that gave me my love of classical music. Of course once I discovered how wonderful it was I had to investigate other composers. I'm lucky that classical music discovered me at the age of 12, now 64 years on I have many favourite composers but thank you Peter Tchaikowsky.
I love the conductors smile before all hell breaks loose and the sax player with one finger in his ear the bells are a masterpiece.Thank you for posting this great upload.
lol… “sh!ts about to get real” 😁. No disrespect, I love it. Used to play (or at least studied) violin… but I have double jointed fingertips and just couldn’t keep it under control.
I've loved rock 'n roll all my life, but not one piece has ever brought out the goose bumps. However, the 1812 Overture brings them out most of the time, & when I saw the bells begin twirling in this presentation, they simply exploded out of my skin.
Vivi años cerca de esta población valenciana sin enterarme que existia tal banda. Acabo de suscribirme. Es un real placer , felicito al maestro y a los músicos.
My most favorite piece of classical music. It is so uplifting. It makes want to attack every new day with my best, live life, enjoy every day, it does not last forever.
Every spring, at my University, Norwich University, which is America's oldest military college, our Regimental Band performed the 1812 at an outdoor concert. We were accompanied by the University's Carrilon (bell tower) and our Regimental Artillery section, using either a pair of civil war era cannons, or modern 75mm howitzers. It was always the highlight of our year.
@@jujuhoon6640 I'm not sure if anyone has video recorded that concert. I graduated in1987 , back when videos were pretty rare because they required lots of equipment. I would query Norwich University Regimental Band, 1812 Overture Concert
@@briannicholas2757 You really need the 105mm howitzer for the proper feel 😉 I would love to be able to have a concert with the 1812 at a battleship museum where the guns could be fired with blanks, that way you not only hear, you also feel the percussion of the sound.
OMG ! What performance abd what a wonderful treat this mist have been for those there watching and listening to this. I'm an avid lover of live music and in my teenage years would take any opportunity to go t olive performances from classic to rock and from soul music funk and reggae to country and western. I've seen this performed live 3 times and it's such an evocative piece of music, an absolute masterpiece bit this performance was wonderful. To be bale to co ordinate a full orchestra is itself an achievement but to then have to get the cannons and church bells to get in time is beyond excellent, I give this 5 stars (out of 5) and then an extra 2 for the cannons and bells. .
I First heard this when forced to go on a school trip 57 years ago to a place called Knellar hall where they train the military bands I can still see it in my minds eyes and remember being about ten feet from the tubular bells Thank you Mum
The mind that composed and arranged this music was operating on a level that can only be dreamt of nowadays. BRAVO to the musicians who played this for us!
Many years ago I listened to the 1812 at Grant Park in Chicago IL USA. They used Howitzers for the canons, and of course fireworks. But the most moving part was instead of the usual chimes, the nearby churches rang their bells. It took a few moments to understand what we were hearing. They didn't all start at quite the same time. So it was much like it might have been when a victory was being celebrated. Each church came in a few seconds after each other. I've never heard a more hauntingly beautiful rendition of it since then.
Tchaikovsky woke up and said Trumpets and Timpani are not enough. Let's shoot cannons and ring huge bells and it would be alright 😂 The work put in to this is not short of amazing. Wonderful.
This was truly wonderful, replacing the string section with clarinets and saxophones would enrage the purists but so many mainly young people playing their instrument of choice plus an actual bell-tower makes this a truly memorable performance. I admit it gave me both goosebumps and perhaps a tear, this is the power of music.
There are two kinds of people who watch this, those who think of Quaker Oats, Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat, and all the others who have no clue as to what I just posted about.
De chiquita escuchaba a Tchaikovsky y es para mi unos de los compositores más sorprendentes y geniales del mundo y no dejo de emocionarme hasta las lagrimas al escuchar esta Obertura épica, heroica , sublime combinar las campanas, el fogeo y la musica solo lo hace un genio..gracias Tchaikovsky por el legado que dejaste
Monday 18th may 2020. Self isolating as much as i can in Luton Bedfordshire UK. This is one of the best musical experiences I've ever listened to and witnessed. It made my eyes wet.🔈🔉🔊🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🎼🎵🎶🎷🎺🎻🥁📯
Freaking AWESOME!!!!!! I can only imagine how magnificent it would have been there for the LIVE performance. Kudos to all the amazing musicians who did this proud, THANK YOU is somehow just not enough....
Mi papá adquirió cuando yo era un adolescente, un LP de esta pieza que tenía una "pequeñísima" característica: Acompañaban a la orquesta... ¡las campanas de la Abadía de Westminster y los cañones de la escuela militar de West Point. Recuerdo que al reverso del LP estaba la historia de cómo se hizo tan magnífica grabación. Entonces hoy, al haberme encontrado esta maravillosa interpretación, afloraron los más profundos y maravillosos recuerdos. ¡Excelente interpretación! aunque sé que me quedo muy corto en alabanzas. Mil y mil gracias por haber logrado que un casi setentón derramara unas furtivas lagrimas de alegría y emoción.
I enjoyed this performance so much! The triangle player took his part very seriously, as well he should. Every note, by every instrument, is important.
He was a professional triangle player. He was a character on SCTV or SNL I can’t remember which right now. He also had a Saturday morning cartoon for awhile
There are not words to express how good this is. Cannons and a Bell Tower! Awesome! Edit: Just watched it again, had me in tears. So emotional, especially if you know the story behind it. Saw this live at a Concert in the Park, Auckland, about 16 years ago. NZSO and the Navy brought their cannons. Just wonderful.
Full respect to the greats like Bob marley, Freddie Mercury, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, I could go on, but this piece of music kicks absolute butt in my opinion. It's just awesome! And it still rocks now 🤘✌️
This is absolutely fantastic!! I have heard this played live at least 10 times, all of them with real cannons (I used to live close to a military base). But this is the first time I've ever heard the cannon operators properly line up the blasts with the music! And as everyone has already said, those young people are shockingly good. And ah, the bells!!! So wonderful! I wish I could've been there. Freaking epic. I cannot imagine how hard it was to get all the permits to play this in public like this, so I have to think that it might be the only time that some of these musicians will play it with the cannons and church bells like this. What a dream. I would've killed to be one of those french hornists. :)
This truly is the best performance of this piece I've seen in twenty years. The coordination from the cannons is entirely unmatched in any other live or recorded performance I've heard.
No me canso de ver y oír esta obertura, Cuando estuve estudiando el 5to. grado de primaria en El Salvador, mi profesor era muy ávido en la música clásica y una tarde, nos puso esta obertura sin decirnos su nombre y nada en particular, nos pidió que la oyéramos y escribiéramos que pensábamos y de que se trataba esta obra, todos dimos diferentes opiniones, y volvimos a escucharlo y el profesor nos iba diciendo que es lo que iba pasando en esa obra, entonces ya tuvimos una idea de lo que es música clásica, Cuando salieron los discos compactos, éste fue el disco que compré, pero en 1998, de pronto quedé sordo, oyendo solamente el 10% y así viví hasta el 2015 cuando pude recibir unos audífonos de "BlueTooth" y poder "oír" otra vez, y esta obra interpretada por Ustedes fue lo primero que escuché, Muchas gracias por darme el gozo el cual creí haber perdido para siempre. Siempre estaré muy agradecido.
Pocos comentarios tan emotivos y gratificantes he leído en youtube. A veces, uno no agradece el poder tener y disfrutar de todos los sentidos. Un abrazo David !!
I came here after watching the Flash Mob, thinking I recognized one of the Cellist and found it to be the same group. The audience woke-up and couldn't quit talking after the cannon firing, that was awesome along with the church bells was a great effect. Then seeing that one lady after that on the left rubbing her arms to get rid of the goose bumps told the story of this music even better. Great Performance!!
Did anyone notice the applause started even before the final notes? That happens only to a handful of performances and, to me, is how stirring this particular performance is.
Yes and no. On the one hand, it can be distracting and the damn song isn't even over! But on the other, my God, when the passion of a song takes you, it just takes you.
Being able to hear this in the open air, with tower bells AND live cannon must have been spectacular. Wow. What I would give to experience this overture with this compliment of sound effects!
The most stirring performance of the 1812 Overture I ever saw was in Rome, NY where the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra performed on the lawn next to Fort Stanwyx. At the appropriate times, they were accompanied by canon fire and musketry fire from the ramparts of the fort. I am not sure, but I think they still put on this performance every year in July.
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Everyone always brings up the cannons, but can we talk about the fact that this performance also calls for a *BELL TOWER*
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Bells >>> cannons. The lady with goose bumps at 13:52 gets it.
@@dancolemd XD
Sadly even this doesn't live up to the original. The original vision for the premiere performance (which sadly never happened as intended) called for **every church in downtown Moscow** to ring their bells for the bell sections.
@@TarcFalastur Now that would've been badass
When my high school symphonic band played 1812 Overture, the school board wouldn't allow us (the percussion section) to bring in a real cannon. However, they DID allow us to bring in two 12 gauge shotguns (with blanks), along with two large, metal trash cans, to create the cannon sounds!
It worked perfectly! I played timpani, by the way (as I always did)! It was an awesome show! 🙂
Awesome!
only in america
@@leopinty5103ain't that the truth...
@@saintclaire4897 truly is
Hopefully they heeded plenty of warnings for those spectators with PTSD.
Call me a silly old duffer if you will, I am 77yrs of age, but I can not listen to this wonderful music without it bring floods of tears to my eyes. Everyone in perfect harmony. Other music has the same effect on me I am afraid. I want to go to the last night of the proms before I pass away, no chance.
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Me too!!
Same silly old duffer!
No chance to go to the last night of the proms you have to attend five concerts before being entered for the lottery!!
@@deborahcoveney8846merci c est formidable. ❤Lucie de Nice France
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I love the lady who gets goosebumps (at13:48) and shows them to her friend. It must have been awesome to be there in person. Great job from everyone!
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How do you know she's getting goosebumps?
@@jeremiah2829 Because she shows them on her arm to her neighbour.
It's hard to do it justice without being there but that sums it up pretty well. The massive percussive effect a black powder Cannon has in person when going off is unreal.
@@kishascapea hammer slamming off your eardrum would sum it up
Tchaikovsky: "Violins and clarinets are mainstream...let's add church bells and artillery to the orchestra! Then people will listen to this overture even in the year 2019."
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Yes!
Interestingly enough Tchaikovsky hated this piece
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I would say this piece would last an eternity, but of course, ya know....
My older brother (8years older) introduced me to classical music with this when I was probably 7 or 8 years old. It is still my favorite piece of classical music. Mom would fuss at him whenever she and Dad came home, and the stereo volume was high but not playing. "You were playing that song again, weren't you?" My brother would respond, " But Mom, you can't have a QUIET WAR!" That was 60 year ago, and I miss my brother.
What a beautiful memory, I play for my Mother Maria Callas Ave Maria, and for my Sister Beethovens 9th Symphony, with Chorus of 10000 .What a tremendous act,and the Japanese Chorus sing in perfect German,what a treat for people who love the Classics. If somebody reads this,one just type in Beethoven 9th Symphony played with (ten thousand) 10000 Singers
@@ingeborgbilezerian1567 I drive an Uber. On May 7th, for the 200th anniversary of the 9th's first performance, I had a CD playing it in my car all day (Toscanini, the NBC Symphony, Robert Shaw with the Robert Shaw Chorale). I didn't have it loud though, as I wanted my guests to be able to have a conversation if they wanted. I drove for about 9 hours that day.
It’s a beautiful memory of your brother.
He's a great brother 😢
What a beautiful memory to share. 🙂😢
Gotta be a conductor's dream to direct a cannon in this piece. He was going all in on the handwaves during the first five cannon shots.
What an awesome comment have you written any music reviews?❤
Bombastisch!!!!
Yes he was
You've brought me to tears. I saw this performed in 1983, John Williams conducted the BSO. They had fireworks, the US Army had howitzers, and all the churches in Boston rang their bells. This was 4th of July. My uncle had died the day before. This is a bunch of kleenex for me to get thru it. Excellent performance.
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I used to watch the Boston Pops every Fourth of July just to hear this....where did you go Boston Pops..I didn't see you this year 🇺🇸🇺🇸🦋🦋🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@janeiwasduncan8463 This year they did their performance in tanglewood without any cannons or fireworks but will bring it back to the normal performance in boston next year.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has the sane reaction. Tears rolling down my face.. it's such an emotive peice. It truly dies move me. To see it performed live like this is on my bucket list.
@@janeiwasduncan8463 Pandemic?
As an aspiring artist myself, I will never not be in awe at the fierce and unbridled artistic vision Tchaikovsky had for this piece.
To be able to create a work of art that not only incorporates other pieces but also so perfectly incapsulates the historical events it is based on (to the point where I find myself reminded of it quite often when doing research for my Napoleonic alternate history novel) is downright inspiring to me.
And then there is, of course, the fact that this piece was specifically written to be played on an open square next to a church, with fireworks and an artillery detachment present.
I don't think I can ever get over how much I love this piece as a listener and how much I admire it as an artist.
Nailed it! Eloquently put. I can’t put into words how much it moves me!
Tchaikovsky supremacy 🛐🛐
If I am right, Tchaikovsky said he hated this piece since he did it in a rush
As a fellow musician who has played this many times, orchestral and band transcription versions, I cannot tell you how insanely jealous I am that you have this ridiculously awesome venue to perform this particular piece of music. I have played it twice with canons, but to have access to church bells is over the top. I only hope you all realize how lucky you are to not only play this masterpiece in such a wonderful venue, but to play it for such an appreciative audience. What a performance.
the original plan for the 1812 Overture was for it to be first played after the completion of a new cathedral in Moscow, the bells of the new cathedral would have been used.
All we had was 4 bass drums 🤣 no cannons. It was still fun.
We could do it in Lithgow nsw Australia.
Might need a permit
Oh, how I agree!!
@@jenniferschmitzer299 Would be justification for permits now.
Beautiful. Played this overture in our senior high school band concert in 1950 in Elkhart Indiana. At that time Elkhart was the band instrument capitol of the world. I played the baritone horn. Now at 88 years of age I am playing a Miraphone euphonium in two bands. A little German band in Three rivers Michigan and the Sturgis wind symphony in Sturgis Michigan. The euphonium (in my opinion) is the most beautiful sounding brass instrument ever built. If you go on U tube you can hear many fantastic euphonium solos. My playing ability is just so so but I'll keep playing as long as I am able.
I agree! Played it in school and loved it - sounds the most like the human voice, I read somewhere...
Love this post 😍
Dont ever lose that passion. I will check out what you suggest 🙂
God bless you sir
I just realized that less time passed between when Tchaikovsky wrote this composition and when your band in Elkhart played it than has passed between when you played it and today.
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I have heard this piece so many times, even with 105mm cannons (Japanese Army band, they overpower the instruments a lot, but WOW), but hearing it with actual church bells instead of just tubular bells, it just hits completely different. I had to intercept a tear or two
I think what I love most about this is the smile on the composer's face just before the section with the cannons starts. It's gonna be good, and he knows it.
Dylan Wintle You mean the conductor; the composer is dead!
@@lisafisher2262 you might say he's decomposing.
Dylan Wintle
Do you mean the Maestro?
My, Tchaikovsky is looking good for his age!
Must be all exercise he gets waving his arms about like a lunatic?
Dylan Wintle Tchaikovsky hated this overture!
You could see on the conductors face right when he was signalling the cannons to fire,how his mouth was open and his finger pointing to the cannons was like him shouting out "UNLEASH HELL!"
More So, Unleash Heaven!!! Because THE GLORY CAME DOWN!!!
That actually scared me and had me jump from my bed 😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
My mother tells the story of my first grade teacher telling her the story of asking the class their favorite songs and music. After a few Old MacDonald and Mary had a little lamb... She got to me. Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture . She was dumbfounded, and told my mother so. To this day it's still my favorite. I'm now 49 and go see the San Diego symphony perform it every year.
The same happened to me, our music teacher played it on an old grammophone and asked us if we knew this performance, i was the only one in the class to say 1812 overture by Pjotr Tchaikovsky. No need to say the teacher was astounded and asked how i knew, i simply said my father had told me about classical music when i was a lot younger.
I was about 12 year old then now i am 72.
Oddly enough this happened to my oldest daughter to in her class when she was 10 years old at the time and her teacher asked how she knew my daughter's answer was: from my father .
You never know how your kids are going to be but you can as a parent teach them in a lot of ways to help them going through life.
Music is one of those things that bring people together regardless.
There are many but the 1812 overture gets me .........
always a great feeling.
It's absolutely astounding to see musicians so young playing such a difficult piece.
And the REAL bells were nice to hear!
Incredible. Absolutely incredible.
umbrella0326 They start young, audition out of whatever conservatory they graduate from. In Philadelphia, PA we have the Curtis Institute of Music, a tuition free school where some musicians are still elementary school age. Many of them later audition for and hold first chair in the top orchestras around the world.
There were quite a few older members of that band (symphonic)And there were some clunkers. Kid on tympani nothing to write home about. Still very good for what seems like a volunteer band.
Add to this a Russian Orthodox choir for the beginning and end!
@@johnkollias2952 it's a band affiliated with a music school in Algemesi, Spain. This appears to be its showpiece ensemble. The older players are most likely faculty and alumni. For example, the grey haired gentleman on oboe is listed on the school's website as a professor--his name is Eliseu Dasí
societatmusicalalgemesi.com/professorat/239-eliseu-dasi
We played this in high school band. Not that hard. Of course, we didn’t have cannons and bells ❤️🤣
One of the better performances of the "1812 Overture ." What amazed me was the number of young people in the orchestra., some of them appearing to be teenagers. Good job!
It was a special concert by a music school.....they aren't even professional yet....or at the time this was filmed a few years ago. They are ALL STUDENT musicians.
I will also add, the adults in the orchestra were the instructors at the school.
@@LadyDragonsblood This explains why so many of them are out of tune.
Such a magnificent job. I’m always moved to tears by this piece, but this was on a different level. Bravissimo! 👏👏👏👏👏
"What instrument do you play?"
*"Artillery."*
"What?"
*"Did I stutter?"*
So metal
Cannon
Clarinet
"In the contest between the sword and he spirit, the spirit will win in the long run." Napoleon (something like that)
I actually fired the touchdown cannon in college and we regularly played the 1812 overture with it; I was also the marching band manager. There is sort of a false ending on which I wanted to fire on both notes but could not reload fast enough. We were at Yale, where the cannon apparently belonged to the cheerleaders. They thought they were messing with us by joining in. When it came to that ending, they fired on the first note, and I fired on the last. For once it was Bang dat Bang. I picked up the cannon and as I trotted off the field I veered toward them. They looked apprehensive. But all I did was say, Thanks, I always wanted that extra shot. and kept going. My assistant said they just looked stunned that I had not laid into them.
After grad school I joined the National Guard, where my job was to find the enemy artillery for ours to shoot at, so I have heard a lot of cannon fire (including the big 8 inch/203 mm M110)
While listening to the victorious cannons I can imagine Napoleon's troops retreating defeated by the cold winter and the Russian army and at the same time, the people of Moscow celebrating with their churches' bell towers announcing the final joyful victory. Epic.
Put a shirt on! Jesus! Man!
EXACTLY 💯
That's what happened when Hitler's armies were defeated in April, 1945. This music gives courage and glory to all who listen to it.
theres a video explaining what every part represents btw
That was delightful. I particularly loved the fact that so many young people were among the adults in the orchestra. Loved every minute.
People all talk about the cannons when they hear this song, but no one is talking about using church bells? That's the best part!
ONE WORD SUMS IT UP.... MARVELLOUS
by now everyone here is talking about the church bells
‘came for the cannons, stayed for the church bells’ hehe
don't forget the choir, it's sadly missing
MORE COWBELL
Loved the church bells....Moved me so much....Well done....and thank you
This is one of my all time favorite pieces and is the piece I always suggest when someone tells me "Classical music is too boring"
I suggest the Stars and Stripes forever by sousa
I did it my freshman year to a football player on my floor, but I used the 4th mvt of Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony. The next thing I know, he enrolled in a Music Appreciation course. People will never know if they truly are not exposed to it.
😂! Boring! With cannons? 😅
Absolutely stirs the soul doesn't it!!!
I saw Classical musique is too complicated for most.
I felt the need to applaud from behind my laptop six years later. This was truly magnificent.
the conducter cueing the bell tower might just be my favorite part
i wish the cannon would become more mainstream, it's my favorite instrument.
Might make playing inside concert halls a bit difficult, wouldn't you think?
@@kiltedwolf2 these guys didnt have a problem, 12:44
or i guess 12:37
nice
@@William.Shakespeare ribbit
This orchestra is a perfect size, it's big enough to have a full "wall" of sound but small enough yet that the audience can see (and identify with) each musician
Truth
This piece of music is insanely fast tchaikovsky was out of his freaking mind making me learn that to earn 1st chair, 1st clarinet in my city of Birmingham, Alabama All City Band where jazz clarinetist Frank Adams pointed and said play! I was an adult and married before realizing exactly who he was on a shelf at the Jazz Hall of Fame. What a surprise and Honor. That ability may never be again so precise for me at age 50 from age 17 but it is an absolute ly cherished day amongst the other chair positions throughout my school years. I know my mother got tired of me playing while she read her books in the next bedroom. Just the 2 of us. I hope she enjoyed it like I did when my elementary band teacher who passed away on 8/8 and I graduated from high school in 1988 with another fantastic band teacher also very encouraging and awesome to respect me and my talent enough to showcase it.
INCREDIBLE!!! By far the most INSPIRED, and Greatest performance for symphonic band of this Iconic piece that I have ever heard in my Life !!! The Frosting on the Cake had to be the use of REAL Church Bells as The Composer Intended !!! Hats off to these Wonderful Young People, and their brilliant Conductor for hitting this Performance Way out the Park!!!
This was my Introduction to classical music by my freshman roommate who forced me to listen and created a monster
@@roycegladsong1710 Wow !!...What A Way To Be Introduced To Classical Music !!...An Overwhelming Composition Has Produced Another Lifetime Fan !!...Congratulations !!!..
I'm old now and have been a sports fan all my life; to the point of hoping one of my boys or grandsons became a sports star. Two years ago, my 3rd grandson, who is a pretty good athlete, took up the viola and slowly improved over that time. His school has put on string orchestra concerts over that period and my wife and I have gone to all of them. I break down in tears watching him every time. I told I would rather watch him play the viola, even though blended in with all the other instruments, than watch him play any sport. It took me a while to understand why, but playing sports is kinda individual thing but playing in an orchestra really is a blend of talent with its music reaching all the way to God's ears.
a beautiful comment - bless your heart and your family
Over 200 years later and Tchaikovskys 1812 is still off the charts! Awesome.
The song isn't 200+years old, 1812 is the year of the battle the song is about. The song was written in the 1880s I believe.
@@band885 great festival.
@@band885 1886 i think
No saw piotr top of pops noel edmonds 1979. Bbc 2 8.30 every thirsday
@@band885 song without words.its napoleons retreat from moscow you clown
14:43 is the face that says "I was born and raised for this one moment"
Yes ... Yes he was . These moments are few and far between. Bravo !
It was one of those moments where it's like holy crap this actually happening!!!
Fantástica interpretación de toda la orquesta en su totalidad,cañonazos, campanadas, todo dirigido magistralmente por su director!!! Me faltan palabras para expresar, mi grado de emoción al escuchar esta Obertura 1812
Tchaikovsky was a genius, I will hear no argument!
I guess no human can argue that...
The master of melody!
A god
Absolutely!
And God needed a composer, and so he created Tchaikovsky.
I cant think of another song that makes you crave and yearn for the finale like this does, and then the satisfying dopamine rush it produces when it comes is pure bliss.
It’s crazy! I mean, I absolutely look forward the finale, but I’m always sad when the song ends!
@@TheChazaqingdude i do agree, an extended finale would be good!
The parts at 12:51 and 14:13 are the best
This music and The Grear Gate of Kiev
Obertura 1812 sólo un genio como TCHAIKOVSKY PUDO componer tan grandiosa obra Gracias por permitirme disfrutar de la grandiosa obra
Tengo 69 años y crecí escuchando esta música aunque mis orígenes son humildes,pero logré afinar mis oídos y agudizar mi espíritu y así hasta el día de hoy,continúo deleitándome con esta música que jamás pasa de moda,y que inyecta paz al alma y felicidad al corazón ♥️,os saluda desde Carolina del Sur atte fernando.
Não Fernando, apenas demonstra a gana Russa. Isto é histórico, se invadirem vão se dar mal! Carinhoso abraço. Aquele povo tem brio!
Patrick: "Are Churchbells an Instrument?"
Squidward: "No Patrick, Churchbells is not an instrument!"
Patrick:"....."
Squidward: "Neither are Cannons!
Tchaikovsky": Churchbells and Cannons are instruments now!
😂😂😂😂
i like your narrations
We making out of the Catacombs of Paris with this one 🗣🔥🔥
Tears when the bells started. It's alot like other bells people used long ago to inform, celebrate, or call to action.. Now the bells are mostly gone.
I didn't even know the story until I read it just now... It's the traditional song played at Independance Day fireworks celebrations in the U.S. even though it's not American.
@@brendaann727 actual bot?
@@HachiroTheAmogerYeah, probably a bot.
@@brendaann727lmao they really need to make their bots less obvious 💀
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How 723 people can dislike this is beyond me, an excellent effort by such a young and talented orchestra, well done guys.
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They were French 🇫🇷
Yes, young.
Some of the brass during the first couple minutes is out of tune in this recording, but given that the instruments may have gone cold (that is, flat) in the final minutes before the performance began it is probably not the fault of the musicians.
It’s probably that horrific section at 12:51 that single-handedly caused all the dislikes
en las navidades mi padre (que fallecio este año de un acv, tristemente) tradicionalmente ponia la obertura 1812 cuando sonban las 24 hrs, jamas olvidare esos hermosos dias al lado de el, con las campanas sonando y los cañones . el me enseño amar la musica y a llevarla en mi corazon.
Astonishing how so much brilliance can come from the brain of one mortal being and how total strangers a hundred years later or more can bring it to live like this... goosebumps thropughout... just close your eyes, block everything else out and enjoy...
Wow,.. so great all the cast of talented,... Godblessed all,.... more blessings,.....
I have listened to this version many times and love it every time. I usually burst into tears of joy and excitement part way through.
I thought that I was hella weird! I'm so glad that I'm not the only one that cries
"What instrument do you play?"
"The Napoleonic French single muzzleloading cannon."
This piece will always hold a special piece of my heart. My grandpa loved having me over before he passed and this song was played almost every time I went over and it's a special thanks to him for giving me a passion for music. Nothing in the world transcends like music
This is the most magnificent version I have ever seen performed in my 65 years. Got bless the Orchestra and their Conductor!
What a performance and so much talented youth! The world would be a better place if today's youth had to participate in music and learn an instrument.
politicians cut music and arts across the board..they got better plans for budgets....not..
@sandwinder326 Unfortunately, my mother would not allow me to join the band in 7th grade. Her reason: she had taken my brother to summer practices all during high school, and by golly, she WASN'T GOING TO DO IT FOR ME! Many years later, I told her that I had scored the highest in our sixth grade class for musical aptitude. She never said a word. IT took a traumatic brain injury for me (at 52 yrs old) many yrs later for me to finally get a chance for voice lessons. The doctor said that the lessons wouldn't work to bring back my speaking voice (expressive aphasia), but as a science teacher and non cancerous brain tumor survivor( very large tumor), I knew that the brain could be rewired. It took my instructor and me several years, but not only could I sing and talk, but she had me singing the alto solos in Handel's Messiah!
@@monicaluketich6913 Very sad your mother prevented you from reaching your potential with your God given talent. Growing up in those times were different for sure as we're probably around the same age. But our parents learned from their parents and with each generation most parents try to do better. I absolutely love Handel's Messiah and it's a staple of my playlist every year starting at Thanksgiving. I fondly remember first hearing it at my grandparent's home and then my Dad would play it. I also remember many of the great traditional hymns. I was in the church choir in my very young years as a soprano but never went any further with it. How wonderful you're able to sing and share your talents and amazing music with others. You never know what child or adult you'll inspire in your performances.
It just can't get any better than this! Superb performance by an extremely talented orchestra of one of the best classical pieces of all time. Brought a huge smile to my face.
Never in my entire 63 year life have I ever heard such a beautiful rendition of this overture, or seen it played with such passion!! I have not cried this hard since my wife passed away! All involved in producing this should be so proud!! WELL DONE!!!
Excelente compartir con INSTAGRAM
The piece of music that gave me my love of classical music. Of course once I discovered how wonderful it was I had to investigate other composers. I'm lucky that classical music discovered me at the age of 12, now 64 years on I have many favourite composers but thank you Peter Tchaikowsky.
I love the conductors smile before all hell breaks loose and the sax player with one finger in his ear the bells are a masterpiece.Thank you for posting this great upload.
lol… “sh!ts about to get real” 😁. No disrespect, I love it. Used to play (or at least studied) violin… but I have double jointed fingertips and just couldn’t keep it under control.
I've loved rock 'n roll all my life, but not one piece has ever brought out the goose bumps. However, the 1812 Overture brings them out most of the time, & when I saw the bells begin twirling in this presentation, they simply exploded out of my skin.
Vivi años cerca de esta población valenciana sin enterarme que existia tal banda. Acabo de suscribirme. Es un real placer , felicito al maestro y a los músicos.
My most favorite piece of classical music. It is so uplifting. It makes want to attack every new day with my best, live life, enjoy every day, it does not last forever.
LOVE IT ONE OF THE BEST ..LOVE THE POWER OF THE BELLS AND CANNONS GREAT PERFOMANCE AND A GREAT ORCH...BRAVO............
Every spring, at my University, Norwich University, which is America's oldest military college, our Regimental Band performed the 1812 at an outdoor concert. We were accompanied by the University's Carrilon (bell tower) and our Regimental Artillery section, using either a pair of civil war era cannons, or modern 75mm howitzers. It was always the highlight of our year.
Is there any videos of that or no?
@@jujuhoon6640 I'm not sure if anyone has video recorded that concert. I graduated in1987 , back when videos were pretty rare because they required lots of equipment.
I would query Norwich University Regimental Band, 1812 Overture Concert
@@briannicholas2757 You really need the 105mm howitzer for the proper feel 😉 I would love to be able to have a concert with the 1812 at a battleship museum where the guns could be fired with blanks, that way you not only hear, you also feel the percussion of the sound.
power of the internet. how awesome i can witness this once in a lifetime event. thank you you tube. so amazing.
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One of the greatest pieces of music ever written
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OMG ! What performance abd what a wonderful treat this mist have been for those there watching and listening to this. I'm an avid lover of live music and in my teenage years would take any opportunity to go t olive performances from classic to rock and from soul music funk and reggae to country and western. I've seen this performed live 3 times and it's such an evocative piece of music, an absolute masterpiece bit this performance was wonderful. To be bale to co ordinate a full orchestra is itself an achievement but to then have to get the cannons and church bells to get in time is beyond excellent, I give this 5 stars (out of 5) and then an extra 2 for the cannons and bells. .
Thank you!!! 5⭐️❤️
I First heard this when forced to go on a school trip 57 years ago to a place called Knellar hall where they train the military bands
I can still see it in my minds eyes and remember being about ten feet from the tubular bells Thank you Mum
"What do you play in the orchestra?"
"Artillery"
"Do you join in often?"
"No, but when I do it is always with a bang!"
joehelmer w₱6
joehelmer h8
Yes we already saw that joke
"Gunner, fire your mission when that man points his little stick at you..." "Yes sir!"
Howitzer!!
WE ESCAPING THE CATACOMBS WITH THIS ONE 🔥
YES SIR🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
BRING THEM HELLLL!!
CHARGE!!!
DONT START THE HORDE YET🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
@@ammonford1122 DONG ,DONG ,DONG 🛎️ 🛎️ 🛎️ 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The mind that composed and arranged this music was operating on a level that can only be dreamt of nowadays. BRAVO to the musicians who played this for us!
This conductor directs the symphony with the prowess of a Field Marshall!
Its not a symphony
he even directs the church bells!
Many years ago I listened to the 1812 at Grant Park in Chicago IL USA. They used Howitzers for the canons, and of course fireworks. But the most moving part was instead of the usual chimes, the nearby churches rang their bells.
It took a few moments to understand what we were hearing. They didn't all start at quite the same time. So it was much like it might have been when a victory was being celebrated. Each church came in a few seconds after each other.
I've never heard a more hauntingly beautiful rendition of it since then.
Tchaikovsky woke up and said Trumpets and Timpani are not enough. Let's shoot cannons and ring huge bells and it would be alright 😂
The work put in to this is not short of amazing. Wonderful.
This was truly wonderful, replacing the string section with clarinets and saxophones would enrage the purists but so many mainly young people playing their instrument of choice plus an actual bell-tower makes this a truly memorable performance. I admit it gave me both goosebumps and perhaps a tear, this is the power of music.
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I'd noticed the replacement of the violin section. The team still played really well.
First heard this music over 40 years ago and one of my all time classical music favourites
There are two kinds of people who watch this , those who think it is a world class performance and all the others who are wrong.
There are two kinds of people who watch this, those who think of Quaker Oats, Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat, and all the others who have no clue as to what I just posted about.
@@TheOriginalRick what
@@a1fromdisc432 ask any Boomer
good on ya mate a man of culture midst a waste land
also the people that put the toilet paper on backwards.
One of the greatest songs ever written. It has stirred people's souls for 140 years. Well played!
Oh Jesus, this brought tears to my eyes! The efforts of all these people to recreate this masterpiece. Kudos to everyone!
De chiquita escuchaba a Tchaikovsky y es para mi unos de los compositores más sorprendentes y geniales del mundo y no dejo de emocionarme hasta las lagrimas al escuchar esta Obertura épica, heroica , sublime combinar las campanas, el fogeo y la musica solo lo hace un genio..gracias Tchaikovsky por el legado que dejaste
Me emocionó y edtremecio hasta las lagrimas. Qué hran genio fie Tchaikovsky!
Monday 18th may 2020. Self isolating as much as i can in Luton Bedfordshire UK. This is one of the best musical experiences I've ever listened to and witnessed. It made my eyes wet.🔈🔉🔊🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🎼🎵🎶🎷🎺🎻🥁📯
Freaking AWESOME!!!!!! I can only imagine how magnificent it would have been there for the LIVE performance. Kudos to all the amazing musicians who did this proud, THANK YOU is somehow just not enough....
Such an incredible version. Found myself with tears streaming down my face!
"Ladies and gentlemen, hearing aids will be sold on your way out of the performance."
("What?")
Mi papá adquirió cuando yo era un adolescente, un LP de esta pieza que tenía una "pequeñísima" característica: Acompañaban a la orquesta... ¡las campanas de la Abadía de Westminster y los cañones de la escuela militar de West Point. Recuerdo que al reverso del LP estaba la historia de cómo se hizo tan magnífica grabación. Entonces hoy, al haberme encontrado esta maravillosa interpretación, afloraron los más profundos y maravillosos recuerdos. ¡Excelente interpretación! aunque sé que me quedo muy corto en alabanzas. Mil y mil gracias por haber logrado que un casi setentón derramara unas furtivas lagrimas de alegría y emoción.
i cannot imagine how it must have felt like to hear this live. this sounds incredible
I enjoyed this performance so much! The triangle player took his part very seriously, as well he should. Every note, by every instrument, is important.
Thank you!! 👏👏
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@@erikwolf6654 Is he the Martin Short character? He's funny, but I didn't see the particular skit you're referencing.
He was a professional triangle player. He was a character on SCTV or SNL I can’t remember which right now. He also had a Saturday morning cartoon for awhile
@@erikwolf6654 I didn't know he was a professional triangle player! Now I understand your comment. :D
There are not words to express how good this is. Cannons and a Bell Tower! Awesome! Edit: Just watched it again, had me in tears. So emotional, especially if you know the story behind it. Saw this live at a Concert in the Park, Auckland, about 16 years ago. NZSO and the Navy brought their cannons. Just wonderful.
Full respect to the greats like Bob marley, Freddie Mercury, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, I could go on, but this piece of music kicks absolute butt in my opinion. It's just awesome! And it still rocks now 🤘✌️
At the 13.00 mark, right after the cannon...I burst into tears. Then the church bells, even better, I smiled, deeply. What a guy!
This is absolutely fantastic!! I have heard this played live at least 10 times, all of them with real cannons (I used to live close to a military base). But this is the first time I've ever heard the cannon operators properly line up the blasts with the music!
And as everyone has already said, those young people are shockingly good. And ah, the bells!!! So wonderful! I wish I could've been there. Freaking epic.
I cannot imagine how hard it was to get all the permits to play this in public like this, so I have to think that it might be the only time that some of these musicians will play it with the cannons and church bells like this. What a dream. I would've killed to be one of those french hornists. :)
how do they not have a heart attack at the cannons lol I would be scared and mess up 😂😂😂
This truly is the best performance of this piece I've seen in twenty years. The coordination from the cannons is entirely unmatched in any other live or recorded performance I've heard.
Thank you!!
@@SMAlgemesi Thank you for posting this gorgeous video 👏 it really brightened up a former-band-kids day 💖🫡
It must’ve been a sleepless night that night...
The night before be like : oh crap I seriously hope don't mess it up
No me canso de ver y oír esta obertura, Cuando estuve estudiando el 5to. grado de primaria en El Salvador, mi profesor era muy ávido en la música clásica y una tarde, nos puso esta obertura sin decirnos su nombre y nada en particular, nos pidió que la oyéramos y escribiéramos que pensábamos y de que se trataba esta obra, todos dimos diferentes opiniones, y volvimos a escucharlo y el profesor nos iba diciendo que es lo que iba pasando en esa obra, entonces ya tuvimos una idea de lo que es música clásica, Cuando salieron los discos compactos, éste fue el disco que compré, pero en 1998, de pronto quedé sordo, oyendo solamente el 10% y así viví hasta el 2015 cuando pude recibir unos audífonos de "BlueTooth" y poder "oír" otra vez, y esta obra interpretada por Ustedes fue lo primero que escuché, Muchas gracias por darme el gozo el cual creí haber perdido para siempre. Siempre estaré muy agradecido.
¡Eres bendecido por Dios! Conmovedora historia que me hizo brotar una furtiva... Que Dios te siga bendiciendo
Ah, ok 👍🏿
Me conmovio su comentario, muchas gracias por compartirlo.
Pocos comentarios tan emotivos y gratificantes he leído en youtube. A veces, uno no agradece el poder tener y disfrutar de todos los sentidos. Un abrazo David !!
I came here after watching the Flash Mob, thinking I recognized one of the Cellist and found it to be the same group. The audience woke-up and couldn't quit talking after the cannon firing, that was awesome along with the church bells was a great effect. Then seeing that one lady after that on the left rubbing her arms to get rid of the goose bumps told the story of this music even better. Great Performance!!
Una obra muy grandioso, con las características de una guerra napoleónica de esa época y con los repiques de las campanas, una obra realmente hermoso.
Bravo!
I am actually crying, this piece, this preformance is so moving.
Tak, thank you, Danke schön, merci beaucoup, mille grazie, muchas graçias.
Thank you for the comment and for living the músic so deep
My all time favorite..talk about an emotional piece of music
Good God I wish I can one day feel the power of this masterpiece in person! Unbelievable! Bravo!
Did anyone notice the applause started even before the final notes? That happens only to a handful of performances and, to me, is how stirring this particular performance is.
Yes, but you should NEVER clap before the music ends. I hate that - very disrespectful to the musicians.
Yes and no. On the one hand, it can be distracting and the damn song isn't even over! But on the other, my God, when the passion of a song takes you, it just takes you.
Yes, i imagine it was hard for the audience to refrain from their enthusiasm for giving applause!
People who clapped before it ended weren’t really familiar with 1812 that’s why.
Opposite; those who clapped early knew the song was ending.
What a thrilling performance! Beautifully done.
This is the best performance I've heard of this overture.....bravo!!!
Being able to hear this in the open air, with tower bells AND live cannon must have been spectacular. Wow. What I would give to experience this overture with this compliment of sound effects!
Existem momentos únicos na história da humanidade . Nesta composição como noutras percebemos isto .Magnífico!
The most stirring performance of the 1812 Overture I ever saw was in Rome, NY where the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra performed on the lawn next to Fort Stanwyx. At the appropriate times, they were accompanied by canon fire and musketry fire from the ramparts of the fort. I am not sure, but I think they still put on this performance every year in July.
I am a fellow Roman and has often seen the Syracuse Symphony play this and I love it.
The generation yesterday, today, and to come will always appreciate one of the classical treasures of music of all time.
Second time listening, this time at a different venue and as before excellent. Thank you all deeply.