Fantasia 2000: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack

Fantasia 2000: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack

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.Â 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
Country USA
Manufacturer Walt Disney Records
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 1999-11-30
UnitCount 1
Format Soundtrack
UPCs 050086098675
EANs 0050086098675

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Walt Disney Records
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	1999-11-30
UnitCount	1
Format	Soundtrack
UPCs	050086098675
EANs	0050086098675

Fantasia 2000: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack

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