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The 1812 Overture

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

As commissioned byTsar Alexander II

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“God Preserve Thy People”

(The Tsarist National Anthem)

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The Coming Battle

Advance of the Grande Armee

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“God Save the Tsar”

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The Start of the Battle of Borodino

“Tis the Will of God”

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The French Attack!

(The Marseilles)

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The Destruction of Moscow

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The French Retreat

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The Cossacks!(The Fierce Russian Horsemen)

and the unity of the Russian people

“Russian Folk Dance”

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The Destruction of the Grande Armee at the Hands

of “Mother Russia”

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“God HAS Preserved Thy People!”

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“God HAS Saved the Tsar!”


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