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Did you know? Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" ends with real cannon fire — written to celebrate Napoleon's defeat in Russia. Major performances synchronise up to 16 actual cannons electronically with the orchestra. Tchaikovsky himself called his own work "loud and tasteless".

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Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" ends with real cannon fire — written to celebrate Napoleon's defeat in Russia. Major performances synchronise up to 16 actual cannons electronically with the orchestra. Tchaikovsky himself called his own work "loud and tasteless".

Tchaikovsky's "1812 Ouverture" eindigt met echte kanonsschoten — geschreven om Napoleons nederlaag in Rusland te vieren. Bij grote uitvoeringen worden tot 16 echte kanonnen elektronisch gesynchroniseerd met het orkest. Tchaikovsky zelf vond zijn eigen werk "luidruchtig en zonder smaak".

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