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Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by
Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by
Leopold Stokowski
Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a Excerpts
Composed by
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by
Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by
Leopold Stokowski
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra
Composed by
Paul [composer] Dukas
Performed by
Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by
Leopold Stokowski
Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra
Composed by
Igor Stravinsky
Performed by
Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by
Leopold Stokowski
Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68
Composed by
Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by
Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by
Leopold Stokowski
La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts Dance of the Hours
Composed by
Amilcare Ponchielli
Performed by
Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by
Leopold Stokowski
Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Stokowski
Composed by
Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by
Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by
Leopold Stokowski
Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
Composed by
Franz Schubert
Performed by
Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by
Leopold Stokowski
Editorial Reviews
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It's hard to believe now that Walt Disney's bold 1940 impressionistic experiment in wedding then-state-of-the-art animation with classical music was a rather resounding failure upon its release. The cliché proves the rule: Fantasia was decades ahead of its time (Disney even launched a "psychedelic"-themed rerelease campaign in the late '60s). It's even harder to fathom that then-Disney management spent over a million dollars in the early '80s replacing the muscular Leopold Stokowski score with a digitally recorded clone, then another undisclosed fortune to digitize Leo and put him back alongside Mickey at the conductor's podium in the '90s! This much-traveled Stokowski score will gain no points for subtlety (a symphonic Shaq attack is more like it), but it was Walt's first--and only!--choice and has never sounded better. --Jerry McCulley
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