Nutcracker suite is the second installment in fantasia. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Nutcracker suite simple english wikipedia, the free. Tchaikovsky compiled his suite from the ballet the nutcracker, op. In the nutcracker suite, animator art babbitt is said to have credited the three stooges as a guide for animating the dancing mushrooms in the. But also personified depictions of other naturalistic or animalistic beings. Alex traces the connection between walt disneys fantasia in 1940 and.
Connecting the nutcracker and the four realms to walt. Fantasia faries dance of the sugar plum fairy youtube. Described as being recorded from the original soundtrack, the music in the film was composed by the philadelphia orchestra and leopold stokowski. 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. Tchaikovsky, ponchielli leopold stokowski and the philadelphia orchestra the nutcracker suite from walt disneys fantasia dance of the hours. But when walt disneys animated interpretation of the nutcracker suite made its debut in 1940 as one of fantasia s eight musical episodes, there had yet to be a complete production of the nutcracker in the united states. 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. Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers nutcracker disney animation no. Complete your tchaikovsky leopold stokowski and the philadelphia orchestra collection. May 12, 20 fantasia disney nutcracker suite tchaikovsky. Remastered original soundtrack edition disc 1 track 7. Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers from disneys with love youtube. Nov 16, 2009 the nutcracker suite is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons. Dec 28, 2010 disney chose tchaikovskys nutcracker suite for fantasias second segment.
Her body turns green and melts the snow away for the coming of the spring season, covering the forest in fresh foliage. This music, unlike the piece he chose for the first segment, bachs tocatta and fugue in d minor, does have a program. The nutcracker suite is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons. After a long winter, in the form of water, the spring sprite emerges from the pool to meet the elk and he leads her out of the hidden alcove for her to get to work. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by leopold stokowski. Alex traces the connection between walt disneys fantasia in 1940 and the american debut of the classic ballet in 1954 to disneys new fantasy adventure, the. Fantasia 1940 the nutracker suite video dailymotion. How disney turned tchaikovskys nutcracker into a ballet of. 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. In 1939, walt disney colaborated with leopold stokowski to create a new marvel of sight and sound. The nutcracker suite features a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys classic ballet the nutcracker.
The nutcracker suite should not be mistaken for the complete ballet. Tchaikovsky from walt disneys fantasia tchaikovsky. The firebird suite written by igor stravinsky is the eighth and final segment in fantasia 2000. Awords in 1941 fantasia won two special academy awards. When they are done, they are followed by the summer fairies, who change the season to. Its a series of dances taken out of a fulllength ballet called the nutcracker that he once composed for the st. The nutcracker suite dancers are characters who appear in the nutcracker suite segment of the film, fantasia. Hawkins for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of fantasia and leopold stokowski for their unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music in walt disney s production fantasia, thereby widening the. Vinyl see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The nutcracker suite, a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys nowclassic christmas ballet the nutcracker, is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons. When they are done, they are followed by the summer fairies, who change the season to summer. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film produced by walt disney and released by walt. The arrangement known as the nutcracker suite is made up of. The first to perform are the dewdrop fairies, who make dewdrops in flowers and webs. Unlike the original ballet, this fantasia adaptation has no real plot. Fantasia merely makes our other pictures look immature and suggests for the first time what the future of. It features a number of different scenes within, with their own music respectively.
Fantasia is the soundtrack to the 1940 film of the same name which was first released on january 6, 1942 by walt disney records. Disney piano collectionthe best of disney piano music 4 hours long 85 songspiano covered by kno duration. It wasnt until christmas eve of 1944 that the san francisco ballet produced the work in its entirety. Surprisingly, the nutcracker suite section of fantasia was not directly inspired by the now famous christmastime ballet, the nutcracker. I went to disney yesterday and one the pins i traded for was that little baby mushroom. But when walt disneys animated interpretation of the nutcracker suite made its debut in 1940 as one of fantasias eight musical episodes. Incidentally, you wont see any nutcracker on the screen. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film, produced by walt disney productions and given a wide release by rko radio pictures. This section excludes toccata and fugue in d minor, as no characters actually appear in that segment. Tchaikovsky, leopold stokowski and the philadelphia.
The first road show of fantasia opened on november, 1940 over four years before san francisco ballet presented the american premiere of the nutcracker ballet, on christmas eve 1944, at the war. In 1980, disney legend irving ludwig, who had managed fantasias 1940 roadshow engagements and returned to disney to become president of buena vista distribution in 1959, remarked. Watch fantasia nutcracker suite music by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, section of fantasia 1940 movie with a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys nowclassic. Fantasia dance of the sugarplum fairy tchaikovsky disney. 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 1982 nutcracker suite deems taylor replaced.
Walt was at least 25 years ahead of his time and the public wasnt ready for fantasia just yet. Cw 32, popularly known as the nutcracker suite, in january and february 1892. The 1940 disney animated film fantasia features a segment using the nutcracker suite. The nutcracker suite segment serves as a partial inspiration for the featurelength movie, the nutcracker and the four realms 2018.
The resulting film fantasia is for many the zenith of disney s film output in the early forties. Dec 16, 20 dec 16, 20 fantasia 1982 nutcracker suite deems taylor replaced stay safe and healthy. There are different types of them to control over each season. Disc 1 toccata and fugue in d minor, nutcracker suite, the sorcerers apprentice, the rite of spring. Fantasia 1940 the sorcerers apprentice walt disney cartoon movie. The night on bald mountain segment was reported in 2015 as being in development by disney productions for a featurelength liveaction film with a treatment written by matt sazama and burk sharpless. 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. The mushroom dance from fantasia 1940 w the nutcracker suite. Connecting the nutcracker and the four realms to walt disneys. Tchaikovskys nutcracker suite and ponchiellis dance of the hours as performed in walt disney s fantasia. Nov 12, 2015 the failure of fantasia would remain a sore spot with disney for the rest of his life.
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 merely makes our other pictures look immature. Music by leopold stokowski and the philadelphia orchestra. The numbers chosen by tchaikovsky for the nutcracker suite and their sequence within the suite are as follows. Disney turns you into a pagan, hence the charm of fantasia for the lsd neoaborigines of the 1960s. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Dec 16, 20 fantasia 1982 nutcracker suite deems taylor replaced stay safe and healthy. Medieval theologians would have had him burnt at the stake. The nutcracker suite was not one of tchaikovskys favourite pieces of his work but it is definitely one of the most popular ballets around the world. The failure of fantasia would remain a sore spot with disney for the rest of his life. The fairies are tiny creatures that have control over nature. Tchaikovsky, ponchielli leopold stokowski and the philadelphia orchestra. Mar 30, 2015 four years after fantasia was released, the san francisco ballet staged the u. In the nutcracker suite segment of the film, the fairies appear to perform the dance of the sugar plum fairies.
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. In 1969, however, the 18 to 30yearolds finally discovered. As master of ceremonies deems taylor points out, there is no nutcracker on the screen. Suggested by disney enterprises fantasia coming soon. However, disneys interpretation for fantasia does not contain any actual nutcrackers. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film produced by walt disney and released by walt disney productions. I had no idea it was from fantasia but now i will cherish it. It was the only one of his three ballet suites to have been compiled an published during the composers lifetime. The nutcracker suite is the second segment of the 1940 disney film fantasia. Tchaikovskys nutcracker suite and ponchiellis dance of the hours as performed in walt disneys fantasia.
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