Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture (1979) (Lossless)

[walt43]

Lossless FLAC file
Stereo DDD CD
Telarc Digital (1979)
44.1 KHz / 16 bit / VBR
Audio Quality = Perfect (Lossless)
CD 3 tracks, 35:19 min Total
2-rar = 140 Mb
REAL canons used on this recording

Tchaikovsky: 1812; Capriccio Italien; Cossack Dance
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

01- 1812 Overture, Op. 49 15:43
02- Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 15:19
03- Cossack Dance from Mazeppa 04:17

The infamous reading of the "1812" Overture from Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is quite a treat for the lover of Tchaikovsky's famous piece. This overture is quite a grand and dramatic work, and given the nature of this piece, it was only appropriate to go to extreme lengths to incorporate spectacular effects, which would increase and accentuate the dramatic aspects of this work. Even as the gently pulsating stringed instruments issue in the Russian hymn, we already sense a dramatic and expressive intensity. Throughout the piece, you will hear bits of the French National Anthem, as that represents the French in the tale. For the explosive finale, we are treated to the first few canon shots, directly before a dramatic, beautifully overwrought descending-zigzagging progression on the Ionian. After this ends, we are treated to the second appearance of the Russian hymn: only this time, it is played much louder, and the grand, encircling striking of the bells appear as well, which add to the grandeur of the whole thing. This then gives way to the famous march. And what follows, are more explosive canon shots: before the final explosion of the canon, there is a beautiful, grandiose contrapuntal melody which takes place, and shortly after, the piece ends just as it began: on a dramatic note.

Heed the warnings listed in the sleeves: there were REAL canons used on this recording, and if this piece is played TOO LOUDLY while these canon shots are fired, there is a good chance of ruining your stereo / home theater system.
STOP if you hear distortion, a poor system will blow itself out, while a good system will blow your eardrums out & the house widows!!! (It's listed in the sleeve that the sound of the final round that was recorded was *so* powerful, it actually shattered some windows of the College from which the canons were recorded. It was 100-feet away.) Highly recommended, lol, lol. I slowly cranked my volume up on my stereo system, then stopped when my windows started to wobble in & out, LOL. Not bad for a 1979 CD, but then it is a Telarc Digital press, the days when real music still ruled.

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[vonryner]

thanks