[78-L] Question 1812 Overture

[David Lennick]

And later..I have an MGM LION lp with substituted anthems in the 1812 and 
Marche Slav.

On 3/31/2011 3:50 PM, Stewart, Joseph R wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael
> There is another important 78 set that I have.  During Stalin's reign
> they replaced the melody of "God Save the Czar" in several of
> Tschaikovsky's works where he had interpolated it.  The replacement is
> Glinka's "Glory To" from the final act of the opera that was given a new
> libretto as "Ivan Sussman"...
>
> Make that "Ivan Susanin," aka "A Life for the Tsar."
>
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