1812 Overture
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The Year 1812, Solemn Overture, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture, is a concert overture in E♭ major written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The piece commemorates Rus
A performance, with cannon fire, at the 2005 Classical Spectacular in Melbourne, Australia
A scene depicting the French retreat from Russia in 1812, painting by Illarion Pryanishnikov (1874)
Minnesota Orchestra
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The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded originally as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1903, the Minnesota Orchestra plays most of its concerts a
Interior shot of Orchestra Hall during a Young People's performance.
Emil Oberhoffer conducting the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in the 1904-1905 season.