Despite his overall misgivings about composing music for exhibitions, Tchaikovsky composed what was to become one of his most popular works between September and November of 1880. The commission was for an Arts and Industry Exhibition to be given in the summer of 1881 to commemorate...
Commissioned to mark the 1882 All-Russia Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, this extraordinarily popular work was premiered at the consecration of the Kremlin's Cathedral of the Redeemer--the monument built to commemorate the Russian defeat of the Napoleonic invasion in 1812. A colorful...
Yes, this is the same arrangement you have played a hundred times. But, now it's available with a full conductor's score and manageable page turns in the parts. It just wouldn't be the Fourth of July without this great piece of Russian music. You may now throw out your old copy!...