Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular - "1812" Overture

Excerpt courtesy of WBZ TV.

[@daithipol]

I lived in boston for summers of 85 86 and loved this concert. Went back to USA to live in NYC late 90s for a few years and went up to Boston every 4th to catch this

[@NoahBodze]

Play this jam when you get out of the shower in the morning. You’re gonna have a different day than you would have had, I promise.

[@SuperBondfan007]

Those soldiers were very impressive with the timing of the cannons, being very on cue as Tchaikovsky wrote it, as opposed to other years when it's almost random firing. More so, when you consider there's only 3 guns. Doing it live is a challenge.

[@Macthella]

It probably depends on wind direction and the location of the target audience. Firing can be done sooner to synchronise with the music further away

[@eddiemag1799]

That takes some major coordination, depending on how far the cannons are situated from the stage. A music sound engineer would have calibrated the cannons to go off just a few seconds early to be in sync with the symphony. Same thing with the fireworks being in sync as well. An immense amount of back-timing with the score to know when to precisely shoot off the fireworks so they explode in sync with the music again. Musically trained sound engineers make their big bucks doing this.

[@donnasbaker9327]

Loved boston pops. Miss seeing them

[@ruslankontsimal7072]

I really hope they’ll continue doing this in the coming years. I went once a couple years back and it was just the best - the orchestra, the cannons, the fireworks, Yah bless America!

[@chrisarseneault5617]

If you ever want to celebrate, say fourth of July, you have to do it in Boston where I was Born and grown up.

[@rory8585]

This was such an amazing concert. I'd give anything to go back to it , the 1976 Bicentennial celebration at the Esplanade put on by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops.

[@Musicradio77Network]

I have the same song on 12” 78 from the 1940’s and it was 2 records spread into 4 parts. I played it on my 1923 Camp-Fone portable wind-up phonograph and it sounds terrific when watching the fireworks.

[@SpectatorAlius]

I just love the irony of seeing American troops fire cannon to the words of "God Save the Tsar"!

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

America wasn't enemies with Russia. They were enemies with the Soviets, who overthrew the last Tsar. So, there's nothing really ironic about it.

[@Fenrir214]

actually it wasnt just the soviets (bolsheviks) that overthrew the Tsar, the bolsheviks overthrew the provisional gov.

[@danieldeak9141]

Plot twist USA IS SECRETLY COMMUNIST! AFTER ALL US A

[@Sergei_Purtov]

привыкают

[@cellogirl11rw55]

No, I don't. The US was actually an ally to Russia in the Trade War of 1812.

[@user-ko8us8is8i]

Wonderful performance. I wonder why they zoomed in on the man wearing the red ribbon in his hair playing the violin.

[@susanlloyd7395]

So appropriate for today!

[@alexlubbers1589]

0:37 me when summer break cometh and I aced all my tests

[@maggiemccall7090]

wow!

[@jmesich2004]

0:01 The Maestro

[@owyn4126]

I'm 95% certain you have to have that kinda flourish to conduct this piece 🤣🤣

[@drewhendley]

Extraordinaire 🇺🇸🥂

[@richiejr8756]

Front center, off 2 left bankz I Ha VE BEEN

[@pamelaharrington3838]

See you all again next year!!!! #Happy4th🎆✨🎇✨✨🎇✨🎆🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🍺🍻🍺🍉🍻🍉🌭🍔🌭🌭🍔🎉🎉✨🎆✨🎇✨🎇✨🎇🎉🎆🎉🇺🇸🥃🍻🍺🍺🍉🍔🍔🌭✨🎆✨🎇🎉🎇🎉✨🎉🎇✨✨🎇🎉🎇🎉

[@twomblypublishing]

if only...........(replied 2020)

[@superior_nobody07]

@@twomblypublishing we survived, miraculously

[@wickidbloodymetalqueen7901]

My mum was there!!!! She was out on the waterfront enjoying the show!!!

[@printsbyanne]

Can you upload the full 1812 overture?

[@Macthella]

All seveteen minutes of some of the best music ever written.

[@Musicradio77Network]

I have two 12” 78’s of this, and it was from the 1940’s.

[@lakshyamongia3270]

i have no idea if you still around but here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJPbmIyimLOre5o

[@cellogirl11rw55]

I wish I could have been there. . .

[@50morebleach78]

Wasn't this overture made for the russians...?

[@pavluchoproductions5047]

This was made to commemorate the russian victory against Napoleon, but music is for everybody to enjoy!

[@KenCostlow]

If this doesn't move you, you'd better check your pulse. You may have flat-lined...

[@angelmurphy914]

I love men in uniform 😉

[@Joyboy13257]

MERICA

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

Did you know this piece was originally written by a Russian composer to celebrate Russia's victory over the French during the Napoleonic Wars?

[@itspronouncednikolaj333]

i bet my life on the fact that 90% Americans think this symphony is American lol

[@Splucked]

Pretty sure you'd lose that bet .... unless you only asked southerners.

[@Reezour_Waargh]

God save the Tzar- it really “unknown” choice for russian people then we in war (in some cases)with US)

[@nikkiiv9259]

cannon where off beat oof

[@humanist6336]

United States of Russia Tchaikovsky

[@ImaginationGamer25]

That screen tearing...

[@katrinalepore5442]

Ho