The Year 1812 - Revision history

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	Due to the assassination of Tsar [[Alexander II]] on 1/13 March 1881, the Arts and Industry Exhibition was postponed until the following year. Writing to [[Eduard Nápravník]] on 17/29 June, Tchaikovsky then sought to persuade [[Nápravník]] to conduct the overture in one of the concerts of the [[Saint Petersburg]] branch of the Russian Musical Society <ref name="note15"/>. However, the conductor replied that he considered it necessary to wait until the overture had been performed at the exhibition before including it in the concert programme of the Russian Musical Society <ref name="note16"/>.		Due to the assassination of Tsar [[Alexander II]] on 1/13 March 1881, the Arts and Industry Exhibition was postponed until the following year. Writing to [[Eduard Nápravník]] on 17/29 June, Tchaikovsky then sought to persuade [[Nápravník]] to conduct the overture in one of the concerts of the [[Saint Petersburg]] branch of the Russian Musical Society <ref name="note15"/>. However, the conductor replied that he considered it necessary to wait until the overture had been performed at the exhibition before including it in the concert programme of the Russian Musical Society <ref name="note16"/>.

	The ~~first performance~~ of ~~the overture~~ took place on 8/20 August 1882 at the sixth symphony concert, in a programme consisting entirely of works by Tchaikovsky, in the hall of the All-Russian Arts and Industrial Exhibition in [[Moscow]], conducted by [[Ippolit Altani]].		The official premiere of "The Year 1812" took place on 8/20 August 1882 at the sixth symphony concert, in a programme consisting entirely of works by Tchaikovsky, in the hall of the All-Russian Arts and Industrial Exhibition in [[Moscow]], conducted by [[Ippolit Altani]].

			However, at least two earlier performances of the overture are known to have taken place: on 8/20 July 1882 in [[Ozerki]], conducted by V. Kozel, and on 31 July/12 August 1882 in [[Pavlovsk]], conducted by Vojtěch Hlaváč <ref name="note16A"/>.

	In [[Saint Petersburg]] the overture was performed for the first time on 26 March/7 April 1883 at the tenth symphony concert, conducted by [[Anton Rubinstein]].		In [[Saint Petersburg]] the overture was performed for the first time on 26 March/7 April 1883 at the tenth symphony concert, conducted by [[Anton Rubinstein]].
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	<ref name="note15">[[Letter 1786]] to [[Eduard Nápravník]], 17/29 June 1881.</ref>		<ref name="note15">[[Letter 1786]] to [[Eduard Nápravník]], 17/29 June 1881.</ref>
	<ref name="note16">Letter from [[Eduard Nápravník]] to Tchaikovsky, 27 June/9 July 1881 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive (a{{sup\|4}}, No. 3056).</ref>		<ref name="note16">Letter from [[Eduard Nápravník]] to Tchaikovsky, 27 June/9 July 1881 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive (a{{sup\|4}}, No. 3056).</ref>
			<ref name="note16A">These were referred to in a letter written by [[Aleksandr Glazunov]] to [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov]] on 9/21 August 1882, the day after the [[Moscow]] premiere: "I recently saw Tchaikovsky's overture 1812. This is the worst of his works that I know. The theme "God Save the Tsar" is played out of tune with the fanfares, and moreover, "God Save the Tsar" was composed after 1812. And this overture caused a furore in Pavlovsk and Ozerki!" — quoted in: {{und\|А. К. Глазунов. Письма, статьи, воспоминания}} (Moscow, 1958), p. 34-35. See also [https://tchaikovsky.sias.ru/articles/musical-compositions/symphonic-compositions/overtures-fantasies-and-other-compositions-for-orchestra/1812-god/]</ref>
	<ref name="note17">[[Letter 1939]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 18/30 January 1882.</ref>		<ref name="note17">[[Letter 1939]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 18/30 January 1882.</ref>
	<ref name="note18">See [[Letter 1983]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 2/14 March 1882.</ref>		<ref name="note18">See [[Letter 1983]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 2/14 March 1882.</ref>

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	In subsequent letters, the composer again pressed [[Jurgenson]] for exact details of the character and of the length of the commissioned work <ref name="note5"/>. At this point he seemed to be considering an orchestral work with chorus, and in a letter of 1/13 September 1880 he wrote to [[Jurgenson]] to send him Stepan Ponomarev's collection ''Moscow in Native Poetry''. "I have great need of this book, because I hope to find something in it for my exhibition music, which I'm intending to set about composing shortly, and to tell the truth, with an inexplicable loathing. Be so good as to see about ordering and purchasing this book. Have you told [[Nikolay Grigoryevich]] that I want more precise and detailed instructions about what is required from me?" <ref name="note6"/>.		In subsequent letters, the composer again pressed [[Jurgenson]] for exact details of the character and of the length of the commissioned work <ref name="note5"/>. At this point he seemed to be considering an orchestral work with chorus, and in a letter of 1/13 September 1880 he wrote to [[Jurgenson]] to send him Stepan Ponomarev's collection ''Moscow in Native Poetry''. "I have great need of this book, because I hope to find something in it for my exhibition music, which I'm intending to set about composing shortly, and to tell the truth, with an inexplicable loathing. Be so good as to see about ordering and purchasing this book. Have you told [[Nikolay Grigoryevich]] that I want more precise and detailed instructions about what is required from me?" <ref name="note6"/>.

	On 18/30 September, [[Nikolay Rubinstein]] himself sent Tchaikovsky a personal request for him to write a piece in any form, between 15 and 25 minutes in duration, to be submitted between 1/13 December 1880 and 15/27 January 1881 <ref name="note7"/>. Writing to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] of 28 September/10 October 1880, Tchaikovsky complained: "There is nothing more antipathetic to me than composing for the sake of some ''festivities'' or other. Just imagine, my dear friend! What, for instance, might one write ''on the occasion of the opening of an exhibition'', besides banalities and generally noisy passages? However, I do not have it in my heart to refuse such a request, and so I'm obliged to set about this ~~unsympathetic~~ task" <ref name="note8"/>.		On 18/30 September, [[Nikolay Rubinstein]] himself sent Tchaikovsky a personal request for him to write a piece in any form, between 15 and 25 minutes in duration, to be submitted between 1/13 December 1880 and 15/27 January 1881 <ref name="note7"/>. Writing to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] of 28 September/10 October 1880, Tchaikovsky complained: "There is nothing more antipathetic to me than composing for the sake of some ''festivities'' or other. Just imagine, my dear friend! What, for instance, might one write ''on the occasion of the opening of an exhibition'', besides banalities and generally noisy passages? However, I do not have it in my heart to refuse such a request, and so I'm obliged to set about this disagreeable task" <ref name="note8"/>.

	In a letter to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] of 30 September/12 October 1880, he reported: "Despite being somewhat averse to the exhibition music, I have quite diligently set about it, in order to quickly remove from my shoulders this burden that weighs heavily upon me" <ref name="note9"/>.		In a letter to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] of 30 September/12 October 1880, he reported: "Despite being somewhat averse to the exhibition music, I have quite diligently set about it, in order to quickly remove from my shoulders this burden that weighs heavily upon me" <ref name="note9"/>.

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	==Publication==		==Publication==
	On 18/30 January 1882 the composer told [[Jurgenson]] ~~said~~ he was returning the first proofs of the overture, which had been in his possession for more than three months <ref name="note17"/>. On 1/13 March the second set was dispatched <ref name="note18"/>.		On 18/30 January 1882, the composer told [[Jurgenson]] that he was returning the first proofs of the overture, which had been in his possession for more than three months <ref name="note17"/>. On 1/13 March the second set was dispatched <ref name="note18"/>.

	The composer wrote to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] on 16/28 April 1882 about the third set of proofs: "I am correcting the overture myself in all its three forms at once (full score and arrangements for piano 4 and 2 hands)", and in the same letter, on 20 April/2 May, reported: "With luck my work will soon be reaching its end and tomorrow I might be able to leave for [[Kamenka]]" <ref name="note19"/>. This last statement proved to be correct, and the third set of proof corrections of the overture were dated 20 April/2 May 1882.		The composer wrote to [[Nadezhda von Meck]] on 16/28 April 1882 about the third set of proofs: "I am correcting the overture myself in all its three forms at once (full score and arrangements for piano 4 and 2 hands)", and in the same letter, on 20 April/2 May, reported: "With luck my work will soon be reaching its end and tomorrow I might be able to leave for [[Kamenka]]" <ref name="note19"/>. This last statement proved to be correct, and the third set of proof corrections of the overture were dated 20 April/2 May 1882.

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	==Composition==		==Composition==
	On 20 May/1 June 1880, [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] informed Tchaikovsky that [[Nikolay Rubinstein]] had been appointed head of the music section of the All-Russian Arts and Industry Exhibition scheduled to take place in [[Moscow]] the following year, and that in this capacity [[Nikolay Rubinstein\|Rubinstein]] wanted to commission Tchaikovsky to write a composition to be performed at the exhibition. Three options were suggested: an overture to open the exhibition; an overture for the silver jubilee of [[Alexander II]]; or, a cantata for the consecration of the nearly-completed Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, which was built to commemorate Napoleon's defeat against Russia in 1812 <ref name="note2"/>.		On 20 May/1 June 1880, [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] informed Tchaikovsky that [[Nikolay Rubinstein]] had been appointed head of the music section of the All-Russian Arts and Industry Exhibition scheduled to take place in [[Moscow]] the following year, and that in this capacity [[Nikolay Rubinstein\|Rubinstein]] wanted to commission Tchaikovsky to write a composition to be performed at the exhibition. Three options were suggested: an overture to open the exhibition; an overture for the silver jubilee of [[Alexander II]]; or, a cantata for the consecration of the nearly completed Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, which was built to commemorate Napoleon's defeat against Russia in 1812 <ref name="note2"/>.

	In his letter of reply of 23 June/5 July <ref name="note3"/>, Tchaikovsky asked [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] for more information as to the length and form of the new work, and on 3/15 July expressed his "utmost loathing" for such commissions. "It is impossible to set about without repugnance such music which is destined for the glorification of something that, in essence, delights me not at all", he wrote. "Neither in the jubilee of the high-ranking person (who has always been fairly antipathetic to me), nor in the ''Cathedral'', which again I don't like at all, is there anything that could stir my inspiration" <ref name="note4"/>.		In his letter of reply of 23 June/5 July <ref name="note3"/>, Tchaikovsky asked [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] for more information as to the length and form of the new work, and on 3/15 July expressed his "utmost loathing" for such commissions. "It is impossible to set about without repugnance such music which is destined for the glorification of something that, in essence, delights me not at all", he wrote. "Neither in the jubilee of the high-ranking person (who has always been fairly antipathetic to me), nor in the ''Cathedral'', which again I don't like at all, is there anything that could stir my inspiration" <ref name="note4"/>.

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	* [[Prague]], Rudolfinum, 7/19 February 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.		* [[Prague]], Rudolfinum, 7/19 February 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
	* [[Prague]], National Theatre, 9/21 February 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.		* [[Prague]], National Theatre, 9/21 February 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
	* Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, extra subscription concert, 17/29 November 1888, conducted by Willem Kes		* Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, extra subscription concert, 17/29 November 1888, conducted by [[Willem Kes]]
	* [[Prague]], National Theatre, 18/30 November 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.		* [[Prague]], National Theatre, 18/30 November 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
	* [[London]], 5th London Symphony Concert, 3/15 January 1889, conducted by [[George Henschel]].		* [[London]], 5th London Symphony Concert, 3/15 January 1889, conducted by [[George Henschel]].

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	* [[Prague]], Rudolfinum, 7/19 February 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.		* [[Prague]], Rudolfinum, 7/19 February 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
	* [[Prague]], National Theatre, 9/21 February 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.		* [[Prague]], National Theatre, 9/21 February 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
			* Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, extra subscription concert, 17/29 November 1888, conducted by Willem Kes
	* [[Prague]], National Theatre, 18/30 November 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.		* [[Prague]], National Theatre, 18/30 November 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
	* [[London]], 5th London Symphony Concert, 3/15 January 1889, conducted by [[George Henschel]].		* [[London]], 5th London Symphony Concert, 3/15 January 1889, conducted by [[George Henschel]].

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	<references>		<references>
	<ref name="note1">The first printed editions included the subtitle: "Festival overture for large orchestra, composed for the occasion of the consecration of the Church of the Saviour by P. Tchaikovsky".</ref>		<ref name="note1">The first printed editions included the subtitle: "Festival overture for large orchestra, composed for the occasion of the consecration of the Church of the Saviour by P. Tchaikovsky".</ref>
	<ref name="note2">Letter from [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] to Tchaikovsky, 29 May/10 June 1880 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive (a<sup>4~~</sup>~~, No. 6131).</ref>		<ref name="note2">Letter from [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] to Tchaikovsky, 29 May/10 June 1880 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive (a{{sup\|4}}, No. 6131).</ref>
	<ref name="note3">[[Letter 1517]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 23 June/5 July 1880.</ref>		<ref name="note3">[[Letter 1517]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 23 June/5 July 1880.</ref>
	<ref name="note4">[[Letter 1525]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 3/15 July 1880.</ref>		<ref name="note4">[[Letter 1525]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 3/15 July 1880.</ref>
	<ref name="note5">Letters [[Letter 1566\|1566]] and [[Letter 1591\|1591]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], between 17/29 August and 24 August/5 September 1880, and 13/25 September 1880.</ref>		<ref name="note5">Letters [[Letter 1566\|1566]] and [[Letter 1591\|1591]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], between 17/29 August and 24 August/5 September 1880, and 13/25 September 1880.</ref>
	<ref name="note6">[[Letter 1577]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 1/13 September 1880. A copy of the book ''Москва в родной поэзии. Сборник под редакцией С. И. Понамарева'' ([[Saint Petersburg]], 1880) is in Tchaikovsky's personal library at the [[Klin]] House-Museum.</ref>		<ref name="note6">[[Letter 1577]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 1/13 September 1880. A copy of the book ''Москва в родной поэзии. Сборник под редакцией С. И. Понамарева'' ([[Saint Petersburg]], 1880) is in Tchaikovsky's personal library at the [[Klin]] House-Museum.</ref>
	<ref name="note7">Letter from [[Nikolay Rubinstein]] to Tchaikovsky, 18/30 September 1880 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive (a<sup>4~~</sup>~~, No. 3836).</ref>		<ref name="note7">Letter from [[Nikolay Rubinstein]] to Tchaikovsky, 18/30 September 1880 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive (a{{sup\|4}}, No. 3836).</ref>
	<ref name="note8">[[Letter 1603]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 27 September/9 October–30 September/12 October 1880. See also [[Letter 1604]] to [[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]], 29 September/11 October 1880.</ref>		<ref name="note8">[[Letter 1603]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 27 September/9 October–30 September/12 October 1880. See also [[Letter 1604]] to [[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]], 29 September/11 October 1880.</ref>
	<ref name="note9">[[Letter 1603]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 27 September/9 October–30 September/12 October 1880.</ref>		<ref name="note9">[[Letter 1603]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 27 September/9 October–30 September/12 October 1880.</ref>
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	<ref name="note14">A reference to the Russian 100 ruble banknote, which bore the image of the Empress Catherine the Great.</ref>		<ref name="note14">A reference to the Russian 100 ruble banknote, which bore the image of the Empress Catherine the Great.</ref>
	<ref name="note15">[[Letter 1786]] to [[Eduard Nápravník]], 17/29 June 1881.</ref>		<ref name="note15">[[Letter 1786]] to [[Eduard Nápravník]], 17/29 June 1881.</ref>
	<ref name="note16">Letter from [[Eduard Nápravník]] to Tchaikovsky, 27 June/9 July 1881 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive (a<sup>4~~</sup>~~, No. 3056).</ref>		<ref name="note16">Letter from [[Eduard Nápravník]] to Tchaikovsky, 27 June/9 July 1881 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive (a{{sup\|4}}, No. 3056).</ref>
	<ref name="note17">[[Letter 1939]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 18/30 January 1882.</ref>		<ref name="note17">[[Letter 1939]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 18/30 January 1882.</ref>
	<ref name="note18">See [[Letter 1983]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 2/14 March 1882.</ref>		<ref name="note18">See [[Letter 1983]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 2/14 March 1882.</ref>

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	==Performances==		==Performances==
	Due to the assassination of Tsar [[Alexander II]] on 1/13 March 1881 the Arts and Industry Exhibition was postponed until the following year. Writing to [[Eduard Nápravník]] on 17/29 June, Tchaikovsky then sought to persuade [[Nápravník]] to conduct the overture in one of the concerts of the [[Saint Petersburg]] branch of the Russian Musical Society <ref name="note15"/>. However, the conductor replied that he considered it necessary to wait until the overture had been performed at the exhibition before including it in the concert programme of the Russian Musical Society <ref name="note16"/>.		Due to the assassination of Tsar [[Alexander II]] on 1/13 March 1881, the Arts and Industry Exhibition was postponed until the following year. Writing to [[Eduard Nápravník]] on 17/29 June, Tchaikovsky then sought to persuade [[Nápravník]] to conduct the overture in one of the concerts of the [[Saint Petersburg]] branch of the Russian Musical Society <ref name="note15"/>. However, the conductor replied that he considered it necessary to wait until the overture had been performed at the exhibition before including it in the concert programme of the Russian Musical Society <ref name="note16"/>.

	The first performance of the overture took place on 8/20 August 1882 at the sixth symphony concert, in a programme consisting entirely of works by Tchaikovsky, in the hall of the All-Russian Arts and Industrial Exhibition in [[Moscow]], conducted by [[Ippolit Altani]].		The first performance of the overture took place on 8/20 August 1882 at the sixth symphony concert, in a programme consisting entirely of works by Tchaikovsky, in the hall of the All-Russian Arts and Industrial Exhibition in [[Moscow]], conducted by [[Ippolit Altani]].
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	* [[Prague]], Rudolfinum, 7/19 February 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.		* [[Prague]], Rudolfinum, 7/19 February 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
	* [[Prague]], National Theatre, 9/21 February 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.		* [[Prague]], National Theatre, 9/21 February 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
	* Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, extra subscription concert, 17/29 November 1888, conducted by [[Willem Kes]]		* Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, extra subscription concert, 17/29 November 1888, conducted by [[Willem Kes]].
	* [[Prague]], National Theatre, 18/30 November 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.		* [[Prague]], National Theatre, 18/30 November 1888, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
	* [[London]], 5th London Symphony Concert, 3/15 January 1889, conducted by [[George Henschel]].		* [[London]], 5th London Symphony Concert, 3/15 January 1889, conducted by [[George Henschel]].
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	* [[Brussels]], 2/14 January 1893, conducted by Tchaikovsky.		* [[Brussels]], 2/14 January 1893, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
	* [[Odessa]], 2nd Russian Musical Society symphony concert, 23 January/4 February 1893, conducted by Tchaikovsky.		* [[Odessa]], 2nd Russian Musical Society symphony concert, 23 January/4 February 1893, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
	* [[Kharkov]], Russian Musical Society symphony concert, 14/26 March 1893, conducted by Tchaikovsky		* [[Kharkov]], Russian Musical Society symphony concert, 14/26 March 1893, conducted by Tchaikovsky.
	* Boston, Music Hall, 17/29 December 1893, conducted by Emil Paur.		* Boston, Music Hall, 17/29 December 1893, conducted by Emil Paur.
	* [[Vienna]], 5th Philharmonic Society subscription concert, 3/15 January 1899, conducted by [[Gustav Mahler]].		* [[Vienna]], 5th Philharmonic Society subscription concert, 3/15 January 1899, conducted by [[Gustav Mahler]].

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