gridlore: Doug looking off camera with a grin (Bosch)
Douglas Berry ([personal profile] gridlore) wrote2004-07-04 06:37 pm

Denied!

The Boston Pops aren't on TV! Bummer!

Update

Well, turns out they were on TV, on CBS to be precise. An hour-long cut-down that removed much of the joy of the concert and didn't show the 1812 Overture! Instead we got The Stars and Stripes Forever and fifteen minutes of televised fireworks. Argh. The reason a Russian composition celebrating a victory over Napolean has become an American standrard for July 4th is because the Boston Pops play it every year on television!

Needless to say, I'm writing CBS a nasty note.

Say WHAT?

[identity profile] gridlore.livejournal.com 2004-07-05 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
They edited the Overture? The thing is one of tghe most poignant musical tales ever written! Every movement tells part of the story of the invasion, winter, and retreat! You do NOT edit the Overture!