1812 overture live at red square Moscow, with cannons!

The great finale of the Moscow Festival Spassky Gate 2017: 1812 overture with cannons and fireworks!

[geigertec]

The people who got the seats directly under the cannons probably wondered why everything suddenly went silent.

[camfg]

Cannons are the most badass thing you can use in music. Accompanied with church bells and fireworks of course

[ordalis]

"maestro the cannons are playing offbeat"

[MasterCalensk]

Tchaikovsky: I'm gonna need your artillery.
Alexander III: Why?
Tchaikovsky: It's a surprise tool that will help us later.

[carwashslayer]

0:14 those notes get me so happy. Love it

[MasterKeyMagic]

they're missing the bell tower. you remembered the cannons but you're still missing another instrument

[thisisajang]

Yes, Patrick. Cannon is an instrument.

[irongeneral]

Gotta love the "Fairwell of Slavianka" at the end there!

[coconutcarl]

POV: you just finished talking to Jean-Louise-Le-Petite-Oui-Oui-Duboire, and now you are waiting for a boat

[KRUGERMANN]

we getting into the boat with this one 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[CaptainGrimes]

Love hearing God Save the Tsar played so loud by the Kremlin

[RevsAndWheels]

The people who overthrew tsar playing god save the tsar...

[SoDaNata]

🎉muito lindo 🎉amo vcs russos🎉que Deus os abençoe sempre.❤Petrópolis RJ Brasil 🇧🇷

[PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

This was epic lol Tchaikovsky was great even if he hated his own overture

[aparioss]

I think there s something wrong with the audio recorder; its overcompensating/calibrating at every cannon shot, making the sound quieter right after each

[sfinx]

Glad to find a version where cannons play in right time :D

But we can't be too harsh on these players ... not many conservatories teach you how to play cannons right.

[donreed]

"On the count of three, everyone turn their heads sideways at 1:36!"

[numbereightyseven]

This many instruments of ANY kind would be impressive. I have always thought of the base drum as a pathetic-sounding instrument, until I heard 70 played together . (followed by 1, 000 bagpipes)

[DungNguyen-jfin]

I'm sure that Tchaikovsky had alredy seen a church's organ many times, but he hadn't ever seen a Stalin's organ before

[SilminaIDV]

Why do I have an urge to blow my house upon hearing this song?