Comments on: Best Song Ever? The 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky)

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:57:18 +0000

im sorry, i just have to… i dont speak russian but the opening part is always The troparion (a troparion is like an eastern orthodox hymnn) of the holy cross, not God Save the Tsar. It was supposed to represent the prayers that the russian orthodox…i think they call them patriarchs over there?…anyways it was supposed to represent the prayer of the Patriarch praying for divine intervention. The “God save the Tsar” part is at 12:31ish where the brass come in is “God Save the Tsar”, which is why the Soviets changed that part in their version to that dumb thing with the upper brass. Finally if you wanna no one more of the many songs intertwined in this at the best part (11:10) that is a hymnn called “God Preserve thy people otherwise good analysis

By: Lucy

Lucy — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:43:17 +0000

fucking a! i think i’m in love with you that was a great analysis of the 1812 overture, love it.

By: gtcfgyckgc

gtcfgyckgc — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:15:45 +0000

THOSE WERE THE MOST RIDICULOUS RECORDINGS OF 1812 I HAVE EVER HEARD!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND PLUS THIS ENTIRE WEBSITE WAS COMPLETELY INCORRECT ABOUT 1812 OVERTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ORIGINAL PREFORMANCE WAS W/ BELLS AND CANONS AT THE END, NO CHOIR IN THE BEGINNING ONLY AT END, FASTER TEMPO IN MOST OF THE “FAST” PARTS IN THE SONG ESPECIALLY AT THE END – END!!! THE THEME IS NOT BASED OFF OF THE FRENCH NATIONAL ANTHEM, AND THE PART WHERE THEY HAVE THE THEME W/ CANONS AT THE VERY VERY END, THAT COUNTER MELODY IS GOD SAVE THE TSAR!!! TCHAIKOVSKY WAS NOT GAY!!! HE HAD 3 WIVES (NOT AT THE SAME TIME!!) AND NO, SOMETIMES THEY DON’T EVEN GET BELLS!! WHY? BECAUSE THEY SUCK LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:57:09 +0000

There are a number of versions without the cannon, but I don’t think you’ll find one without bells at the end. Even if they’re not using true carillon, they’ll still use bells of some sort.

By: Dirk Diggler

Dirk Diggler — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:45:13 +0000

Interesting dissection. The reality is that the piece would be SO MUCH better if it DID NOT include the stupid bells and cannon explosions during the climax. Is their a rendition that eliminates these ridiculous elements?

By: powa

powa — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:04:32 +0000

what on earth are you guys talking about?

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:02:13 +0000

…and what the hell is an atomic punch?

By: Nate Kapp

Nate Kapp — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:33:18 +0000

kekeke is like hahaha in korea.

By: nate

nate — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:34:54 +0000

What’s KEKEKEKE mean? or is it just gibberish?

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:45:45 +0000

Ahh, where would we be without Josh? At least he still reads the site.