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Why Is the 1812 So Popular?

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Tchaikovsky considered it to have "no artistic merit", but the 1812 Overture has become his most popular piece.
Alasdair Malloy finds out from players and the conductor Barry Wordsworth how cannon-fire and church bells are co-ordinated at the piece's climax without danger to players and audience. Producer Richard Bannerman Repeated Sat 3.30pm

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Unknown:
Alasdair Malloy
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Producer:
Richard Bannerman
Source: Radio Times

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