Hello everyone!
In celebration of the recent Classic FM Hall of Fame, I present to you the winner; The Year 1812, festival overture in E♭ major, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture.
Even now, I still cannot believe that this particular piece forced the former champion (and feature of one of my earlier "Off the Scale" editions) Ralph Vaughn Williams' evocative piece "The Lark Ascending".
The biggest surprise on the night, in my opinion, was that it forced that piece to number three below Sergei Rachmaninov (another feature in this series) and his Piano Concerto number 2, when the two had been battling it out for several years' worth of supremacy.
The biggest surprise on the night, in my opinion, was that it forced that piece to number three below Sergei Rachmaninov (another feature in this series) and his Piano Concerto number 2, when the two had been battling it out for several years' worth of supremacy.
1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fans have, for whatever reason that mystifies me (as I'm a staunch "Lark Ascending" supporter), shunted this one up the order all the way to the top of the Hall of Fame. Nevertheless, I hope you can begin to at least appreciate its recent resurgence in popularity.
Peace!
===TLP===
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