Posted by Steve Marcus on August 31, 2002 at 14:04:55:
In Reply to: Recording of 1812 with Choir? posted by Matt A on August 31, 2002 at 09:10:37:
There was an RCA LP with Igor Markevich conducting (my copy is a surround-sound discrete quadraphonic reel-to-reel issue; I'm really showing my age!). The chorus sings the hymn at the beginning and the end. Also, the Russian folk tunes quoted by Tchaikovsky throughout the piece are sung by chorus and children's choir.
I don't know if this recording was ever reissued on CD.