Berkshire Eagle

Will the traditional ‘1812 Overture’ conclude Tanglewood on Parade this summer? Here’s the decision

LENOX — What would Tanglewood on Parade be without the audience-favorite show-closer, Tchaikovsky’s triumphal, cranked-up “1812 Overture,” complete with live or pre-recorded cannons and a ...
The Baltimore Sun

The ‘1812 Overture,’ an Independence Day staple, is prominently featured in U.S. popular culture

Over the past 145 years, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” has been used to celebrate July 4th, sell cereal and astound movie audiences. It’s been sampled and spoofed, with popping balloons ...
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How a Russian orchestral work became the soundtrack to America’s 4th of July

Somehow, over the past half-century and with hardly anyone noticing, the 19th century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has become as integral to the Fourth of July as George Washington and ...
The Hill

Let’s axe the ‘1812’ Overture once and for all

I applaud the decision of some U.S. orchestras to strike Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” from their July 4 concert programs. This musical composition is a tribute to the military might of Tsarist Russia ...