The complete ballet was first performed on december 17, 1892. For example, music from the nutcracker suite famously appeared in the classic disney animation, fantasia. Disc 1 toccata and fugue in d minor, nutcracker suite, the sorcerers apprentice, the rite of spring disc 2 the pastoral symphony, dance of the hours, night on bald mountainave maria. All 24 songs from the fantasia 1940 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Tin soldier is the protagonist of the 1999 musical short piano concerto no. Alex traces the connection between walt disney s fantasia in 1940 and the american debut of the classic ballet in 1954 to disney s new fantasy adventure, the nutcracker and the four realms.
Fantasia original 1940 trailer walt disney eustolia crouse. She and the other elephants dance and blow some bubbles along with her who notices a. Fantasia 1940 the nutracker suite video dailymotion. With story direction by joe grant and dick huemer and production supervision by ben sharpsteen, it is the third feature in the disney animated canon. The disneycember logo is shown, before showing clips from fantasia.
Its opening march, the entry of the little fauns, attracted disney to the piece. Fantasia is the 1940 film, third made by disney, that has virtually no plot whatsoever. Riding high with the success of snow white and pinocchio, its interesting that disney decided to do something 100% different for their third film. Suggested by disney enterprises fantasia coming soon. Incidentally, you wont see any nutcracker on the screen. Tchaikovskys ballet involves anthropomorphising inanimate things, plus the odd tiny animal. Snowflakes, russian thistles, goldfish, flower fairies, and dancing mushrooms help cement fantasia s take on tchaikovskis nutcracker suite as one of the most memorable and recognizable features from the film. Disney fantasianutcracker 2 chinese dancemushrooms. The music has also appeared in a long list of film and television adaptations of the nutcracker, as well as other, unrelated productions. Mar 30, 2015 previously, i wrote about the opening toccata and fugue. Characters in this list are sorted by the film and segment in which they appear. Youve probably heard bits and pieces on tv especially during the wintertime, and it was also featured in the original fantasia, if you saw that. Disney skips the overture and march, cutting straight to the dance of the sugarplum fairy as spritelike pixies awaken to begin a ballet of the seasons.
This album is an inarguable classic, a veritable primer for anyone interested in learning more about. I feel like, this and snow white are probably in top three no matter what. Elephanchine first appears along with her elephant troupe, while hyacinth hippo is sleeping. Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers nutcracker disney animation. Some of the dances in fantasia which are used to accompany the nutcracker suite 1892 are inspired by characters appearing in the ballet the nutcracker 1892.
Complete your leopold stokowski with the philadelphia orchestra collection. Flamingos from fantasia 2000 camille saintsaens carnival of the. In the glut of the latest batch of disney soundtrack reissues including everything from the little mermaid to newsies majestically sits the 1990 digital remastering of legendary conductor leopold stokowskis original tracks to the 1940 animation extravaganza fantasia. Its a great piece of art, animation, and a great film on top of it all. It was also unique in that it was the first film to feature multichannel stereo sound fantasound for the lack of a better word. Fantasia faries dance of the sugar plum fairy youtube. My name is deems taylor, and its my very pleasant duty to welcome you here on behalf of walt disney, leopold stokowski and all the other artists and musicians whose combined talents went into the creation of this new form of entertainment, fantasia. The nutcracker suite is the second segment of the 1940 disney film fantasia. Ballet beethoven clarinet classical era classical music elgar gershwin impressionism march mozart music appreciation opera piano politics in music rachmaninov ravel romantic era silent film suppe. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film produced by walt disney and released by walt.
Neal gittleman conductor dayton philharmonic orchestra. Its story, direction, layout, and animation underwent several rewrites, yet disney wanted to present animals perform a legitimate caricature ballet. Yup, the simpsons cast sings a christmas medley to the tune of the act i march. Fantasia is different in which the music has been around for a long time and disney decided to make a film to match the score this time around. Every number was acclaimed and repeated, and the suite became an instant hit. Fantasia 2000 is a 1999 american animated film produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures. Over the decades, much has been written about the relationship between disney and dance. How disney turned tchaikovskys nutcracker into a ballet of the seasons.
Despite this, she notices him and they quickly fall in love. To me, this is, not counting snow white which has to be the greatest, being the one that started it all, their greatest achievement. Pomp and circumstance marches 1, 2, 3 and 4 is a segment from fantasia 2000, set to the composition of the same name by edward elgar. Including the dance of the sugarplum fairy, which is named after a specific character. Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers from disneys with love. Ernst, it is the 38th disney animated feature film as well as the sequel to fantasia 1940.
Leopold stokowski conducted the eight fantasy pieces that are set to such singular compositions as bach s toccata and fugue in d minor, tchaikovsky s nutcracker suite, and stravinsky s rite of spring. Nov 27, 2009 tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers nutcracker disney animation. Disney shares one of its crown jewels of feature animation with a live orchestra concert accompanying scenes from walt disney s original fantasia 1940 and disney fantasia 2000, highlighting a selection of the magnificent repertoire from both films including tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite. This is the longest disney animated fulllength feature film, with a runtime of 124 minutes. Though no nutcracker appears in this version of the music from the famous ballet, disney s reimagining takes the music from the christmas tradition and. Disney bound spring sprite fantasia 2000 disneybound. It actually takes place right before the russian dance segment in the ballet. Fantasia faries dance of the sugar plum fairy by mysticalenchantix. Previously, i wrote about the opening toccata and fugue. Petersburg branch of the musical society on march 19, 1892. Music by leopold stokowski and the philadelphia orchestra.
The nutcracker the waltz of the snowflakes the royal ballet duration. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film, produced by walt disney and released by walt disney productions. Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers from disneys with love youtube. Disney skips the overture and march, cutting straight to the dance of the sugarplum fairy as. With story direction by joe grant and dick huemer, and production supervision by ben sharpsteen, it is the third disney animated feature film. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film produced by walt disney and released by walt disney productions. Selections from fantasia and other disney music classics. Fantasia came to disney at a time when risks were being taken.
During the course of the segment, donald musters the animals to the. Today, we are so used to films being created and scores being made to match the film. Elephanchine is a character from disney s 1940 animated feature fantasia. How disney turned tchaikovskys nutcracker into a ballet of the. Dec 12, 2011 on december 14, bonhams will be offering these two works from tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite segment of walt disney s fantasia 1940. Tchaikovskys nutcracker suite and ponchiellis dance of the hours as performed in walt disney s fantasia. The following are fictional characters from disney s 1940 film fantasia, its 1999 sequel fantasia 2000 and the video game fantasia. The resulting film fantasia is for many the zenith of disney s film output in the early forties. Jun 03, 2011 unscientifically, the 1812 overture and the nutcracker ballet music probably hold 2 of the top 5 of this measure at least on a highlights from basis. Walt disney fantasia mickey the sorcerers apprentice by 94huan.
The 1940 disney animated film fantasia features a segment using the nutcracker suite. Fantasia disney fantasia disney, retro disney, disney art. The nutcracker suite is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons. After the demonstrated success of disney s folly, animation began on fantasia early in 1938. Nutcracker suite simple english wikipedia, the free. However, the disney program is generally not the same as the original.
The music for the nutcracker suite, particularly the waltz of the flowers section, plays in the background throughout doug vo. The nutcracker suite, a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys nowclassic christmas ballet the nutcracker, is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons. Fantasia 1940 subsequent reissues and a cultlike following have made the marvel a classic for children and adults alike. Its a series of dances taken out of a fulllength ballet called the nutcracker that he once composed for the st. Jul 31, 2001 in the glut of the latest batch of disney soundtrack reissues including everything from the little mermaid to newsies majestically sits the 1990 digital remastering of legendary conductor leopold stokowskis original tracks to the 1940 animation extravaganza fantasia. Tchaikovsky made a selection of eight musical highlights from the nutcracker before the ballets premiere, forming the nutcracker suite, which was performed for the first time on 7 march 1892 in. Nine unexpected uses of tchaikovskys the nutcracker classical. The first is a vibrant pastel study on black paper of the russian dance. Disney skips the overture and march, cutting straight to.
The redemption period was extended another year due to the release of wendy 2008 wdcs commission only release. Mar 19, 20 still keeping with fantasia i want to move onto the dancing mushrooms section. She and the elephant ballerinas represent the dusk during the middle part when hyacinth hippo takes a nap in the dance of the hours segment. Elephanchine first appears along with her elephant troupe, while hyacinth hippo. Fantasia 1940as well as mopwielding mickey mouse, disneys. Some of the works played in the film are program music. Fantasia dance of the sugarplum fairy tchaikovsky disney. Cel setup of the frost fairies from fantasia s nutcracker suite. Complete your tchaikovsky leopold stokowski and the philadelphia orchestra collection. August at the walt disney family museum features walt disney s classic fantasia. Aug 08, 2006 in 1939, walt disney colaborated with leopold stokowski to create a new marvel of sight and sound.
How disney turned tchaikovskys nutcracker into a ballet. Based on the story of noahs ark from the book of genesis, it stars donald duck in the role of noah s first mate, as well as daisy duck. Fantasia japanese anime wiki fandom powered by wikia. The walt disney records legacy collection version of fantasia gives the deluxe audio treatment to the legendary 1940 animated film, offering up a collectable, handsomely packaged fourdisc set that includes twodisc versions of both the original leopold stokowskiconducted soundtrack and the 1982 rerecording by famed arranger and orchestrator irwin kostal. Connecting the nutcracker and the four realms to walt. Fantasia 1940 the sorcerers apprentice walt disney cartoon movie. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by leopold stokowski, seven of which. Still keeping with fantasia i want to move onto the dancing mushrooms section.
This portion of film is also part of the nutcracker suite and is called the chinese dance. The complete ballet was first performed on december 17. As a series of various episodes, that it leaps to, from one symphony to mediums analyzed and triumphed over. How tchaikovskys ballet crops up here, there and everywhere in popular. Oct 30, 2018 alex traces the connection between walt disney s fantasia in 1940 and the american debut of the classic ballet in 1954 to disney s new fantasy adventure, the nutcracker and the four realms. Fantasia 1940 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. It wasnt much of a success and nobody performs it nowadays, but im pretty sure youll recognize the music of the suite when you hear it. However, she lets down her second leg from under her dress, disappointing him. How disney turned tchaikovskys nutcracker into a ballet of. Fantasia disney s culmination of the western classical music, iterated with a metaphorical animated episode is an eye popping delight and a brain scratching concept to thrive upon. The mushroom dance from fantasia 1940 w the nutcracker suite. San francisco ballet in christensens nutcracker, 1944.
The second is a multicel set up of snowflakes, probably on a master background. Redemption period is from january 01,2007 to march 31,2009. Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers from disneys with. This album is an inarguable classic, a veritable primer for anyone. Disney skips the overture and march, cutting straight to the dance of the sugarplum fairy as spritelike pixies awaken to begin a ballet of. Fantasia is the third full length animated feature film in the disney animated canon. What youre going to see are the designs and pictures and stories that music inspired in the minds and imaginations. With story direction by joe grant and dick huemer, and production supervision by ben sharpsteen, it is the third feature in the disney animated features canon. This version was also included both as part of the 3lp soundtrack album of fantasia since released as a 2cd set, and as a single lp, with dance of the hours, another fantasia segment, on the reverse side. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film, produced by walt disney productions and given a wide release by rko radio pictures. In 1939, walt disney colaborated with leopold stokowski to create a new marvel of sight and sound.