Fantasia 2000: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack

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Without the gorgeous visuals, the soundtrack to Fantasia/2000 is nothing more than a collection of some of classical music's greatest moments. But what moments they are! Conductor James Levine and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra provide new (though hardly groundbreaking) arrangements for these classical music warhorses. Piano virtuoso Yefim Bronfman joins in to record the Allegro section of Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2 (if you like this track, check out Bronfman playing the entire piece on his 1999 disc with the Los Angeles Philharmonic), and soprano Kathleen Battle lends a high note to the climax of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance. We also get the classic Sorcerer's Apprentice from the original (and now out-of-print) Fantasia soundtrack. Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra, the Paul Dukas composition still steals the show. The original movie may have been a flop, but with any luck Fantasia/2000 will turn some young minds on to classical music, especially with such inspired choices as Respighi's Pines of Rome. Like what you hear? Remember, these are just excerpts and you really owe it to yourself to hear the works in their entirety--slow movements and all. That said, whether you're a Disney fan, an IMAX aficionado, or just a classical-lover-to-be, you can't go wrong with this disc. --Jason Verlinde

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Fantasia 2000 / Conducted: James Levine / The Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Walt Disney Records ‎Audio CD 1999 / SK 65995 UPC 5099706599524 ASIN: B000G8NW6A //// Label: Walt Disney Records ‎– SK 65995 Format: CD, Album Country: Europe Released: 1999 Genre: Classical, Children's, Stage & Screen Style: Soundtrack, Classical //// Tracklist: 1 –The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Symphony No. 5 Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven 2:51 2 –The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Pines Of Rome Composed By – Ottorino Respighi 10:18 3 –Philharmonia Orchestra Rhapsody In Blue Composed By – George Gershwin, Piano – Ralph Grierson 12:32 4 –The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Piano Converto No. 2, Allegro, Opus 102 Composed By – Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano – Yefim Bronfman 7:22 5 –The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Carnival Of The Animals (Le Carnaval Des Animaux), Finale Composed By – Camille Saint-Saëns, Piano – Gail Niwa, Philip L. Sabransky 1:54 6 –Philharmonia Orchestra The Sorcerer's Apprentice Composed By – Paul Dukas 9:33 7 –The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Pomp And Circumstance, Marches #1, 2, 3, & 4 Chorus – Chicago Symphony Chorus, Composed By – Sir Edward Elgar, Soprano Vocals – Kathleen Battle 6:18 8 –The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Firebird Suite - 1919 Version Composed By – Igor Stravinsky 9:11 Conductor – James Levine (2) Executive-Producer – Roy Edward Disney Executive-Producer [Album] – Laura Mitgang, Peter Gelb Mixed By – Shawn Murphy Music Consultant – Chris Montan Producer – Donald W. Ernst Producer [Album] – Jay David Saks Recorded By – Shawn Murphy, ISBN13: B000038ICW ISBN10: B000038ICW Material Type: audioCD