Unlike the original ballet, this fantasia adaptation has no real plot. Disney fantasia makes us dancing space wizards bonus. It was the only one of his three ballet suites to have been compiled an published during the composers lifetime. A night on bald mountain 1867 composed by modest mussorgsky as modeste moussorgsky ave maria, op. You, the audience, are invited to dance as all of your favorite sesame street friends. Cw 32, popularly known as the nutcracker suite, in january and february 1892. Nutcracker suite is the second installment in fantasia. Fantasia barrino has been inspired by beyonce to shake what her mama gave her, much to the delight of her husband, kendall taylor, who.
Russian aristocrats to vibrant, intimate life in a stylish cabaret setting. With story direction by joe grant and dick huemer, and production supervision by ben sharpsteen, it is the third disney animated feature film. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by leopold stokowski, seven of which are performed by the. The first to perform are the dewdrop fairies, who make dewdrops in flowers and webs. The dancers and singers are terrific fantasia barrino sings with style, and. Apart from attempting to bring classical music to the masses in the theater, the soundtrack album which came out on lp in the 1950s was one of the earliest stereo recordings, featuring some of the most enjoyable highfidelity sound of the period and boasting. The great debaters more than a teacher, fantasia barrino, i believe. Not to be confused with the american idol winner fantasia barrino, or the. Fantasia dances the night away at wedding and shows off body. Leopold strokowskis 1940 recordings with the philadelphia orchestra for the movie fantasia were landmarks on several counts. One of the most memorable performances across the seasons fantasia from season 3 singing summertime. The fairies of summer, autumn and winter dance the waltz of the flowers, which is the last dance of this segment. Its a surreal, yet classic blend of animation and classical music, often considered to have been ahead of its time back in the day. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film produced by walt disney and released by walt disney productions.
Moscow ballets great russian nutcracker returning to fox theatre. To celebrate this enduring classic and seasonal hallmark, disney historian and author alexander rannie takes a fond look back at the stunningly beautiful nutcracker suite sequence from fantasia 1. Fantasia performs covers to her a few of her favorite songs at the 20 neighborhood awards in las vegas. A wild, racy alternative to all those holiday nutcracker productions, from. The nutcracker suite features a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys classic ballet the nutcracker. Fantasia barrino was 19 years old when she won the third season of the vocal competition american idol in 2004. The nutcracker suite dancers are characters who appear in the nutcracker suite segment of the film, fantasia. The movie the film consists of animated sequences synchronized to classic pieces of music. Partly reorchestrated by leopold stokowski uncredited played by the philadelphia orchestra. The nutcracker suite is the second segment of the 1940 disney film fantasia. Fantasia performs nasty girl and fabulous life at steve harveys. 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. Fantasia, this album will recall many thrilling and delightful moments. Fantasia barrino may have won the third season of american idol with.
Remastered original soundtrack edition disc 1 track 6. Russian composer modest mussorgsky first created the music used. In this sequence, balletdancing anthropomorphic animals ostriches, hippos. This album is an inarguable classic, a veritable primer for anyone interested in learning more about straight classical music. The nutcracker suite, a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys nowclassic christmas ballet the nutcracker, is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons. As master of ceremonies deems taylor points out, there is no nutcracker on the screen. American idol fantasia barrino dances the night away at her wedding with new husband kendall taylor. Disney relocates the hans christian andersen story to russia, but otherwise adapts it. With her trademark dance moves and sensational voice, fantasia barrino sang her way into the hearts of music fans across the country, winning the fourth.
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