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Fantasia [videorecording]
- Title
- Fantasia [videorecording]
- Publication
- 1940.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Use in library | *MGZIA 4-1340 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Additional Authors
- Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966
- Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977
- Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
- Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886.
- Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.
- Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828.
- Disney, Walt, 1901-1966
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
- Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
- Dukas, Paul, 1865-1935.
- Walt Disney Productions.
- Description
- 1 cassette. 120 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
- Summary
- Animated film interpretation of eight musical works, played by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski. For the accompanying souvenir program, see: *MGZB + 91-9291 Walt Disney's Fantasia masterpiece. For the documentary Fantasia: The making of a masterpiece, see: *MGZIA 4-1341.
- Note
- Motion picture originally released in 1940 by the Walt Disney Company; re-released as a videocassette in 1991 by Walt Disney Home Video. Production supervision: Ben Sharpsteen. Narrative introduction: Deems Taylor.
- Musical direction: Edward H. Plumb. Story direction: Joe Grant, Dick Huemer.
- Contents
- CONTENTS: Toccata and fugue in D minor (approx. 14 min.). Music: Johann Sebastian Bach. Direction: Samuel Armstrong. -- The nutcracker suite (approx. 15 min.). Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Direction: Armstrong. Excerpts included are: Dance of the Sugarplum fairy, Chinese dance, dance of the mirlitons, Arabian dance, trepak, and waltz of the flowers. -- The sorcerer's apprentice (approx. 10 min.). Music: Paul Dukas. Direction: James Algar. -- Rite of spring (approx. 24 min.). Music: Igor Stravinsky. Direction: Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield. -- "Intermission" feature on the soundtrack (approx. 4 min.). -- The pastoral symphony [Symphony no. 7] (approx. 23 min.). Music: Ludwig van Beethoven. Direction: Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, Ford Beebe. -- Dance of the hours [from the opera La Gioconda] (approx. 14 min.). Music: Amilcare Ponchielli. Direction: T. Hee, Norm Ferguson. Satire on ballet, performed by ostriches, hippos, elephants, and alligators. -- Night on bald mountain [and] Ave Maria (approx. 14 min.). Music: Modest Mussorgsky (Night) and Franz Schubert (Ave Maria). Direction: Wilfred Jackson.
- Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-1340
- OCLC
- NYPY926002039-F
- Title
- Fantasia [videorecording]
- Imprint
- 1940.
- Local Subject
- Motion pictures. Fantasia.Animation (Cinematography)Animals.Satire in dance.Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons.Comedy in dance.Wit and humor.
- Added Author
- Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966, narrator.Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977, conductor.Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. ComposerBeethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. ComposerPonchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886. ComposerMussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. ComposerSchubert, Franz, 1797-1828. ComposerDisney, Walt, 1901-1966, film producer.Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. ComposerTchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. ComposerDukas, Paul, 1865-1935. ComposerWalt Disney Productions.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-1340