Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra
MP3-V0
Disc 1: http://uploadmirrors.com/download/BONWLDDF/Fantasia1.rar
Disc 2: http://uploadmirrors.com/download/0CLBBIII/Fantasia2.rar
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FANTASIA 2000
James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
MP3-V0
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3P6VCOJ8
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I’ve already posted several of the full works that feature here (my favourite performances, not abridged as in the films and in modern sound), so if you fancy exploring further here are a few to be going on with. I’ll update with more periodically, and contributions are welcome. ๐
BACH – FAMOUS TRANSCRIPTIONS
Leopold Stokowski, American Symphony Orchestra
http://www.mediafire.com/?uwf5vlxsn34u4p8
TCHAIKOVSKY – THE NUTCRACKER
Valery Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?3rym3b4yl3e7hvb
STRAVINSKY – THE RITE OF SPRING
Valery Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra
http://www.mediafire.com/?m1n1a21an75mdm3
BEETHOVEN – SYMPHONY NO. 6 "PASTORAL"
Sir Colin Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden
http://uploadmirrors.com/download/1XSS4VC2/BeethovenPastoralDavis.rar
STOKOWSKI’S MUSSORGSKY
Matthias Bamert, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?18kt8w2itfqibs3
SCHUBERT – LIEDER
Barbara Bonney soprano, Geoffrey Parsons piano
http://www.mediafire.com/?a6g9ugrzcp0yxl3
GERSHWIN – RHAPSODY IN BLUE, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Richardo Chailly, The Cleveland Orchestra
http://uploadmirrors.com/download/0IS8UGSL/GershwinRhapsody.rar
SHOSTAKOVICH – PIANO CONCERTOS 1&2, CELLO CONCERTO
Andr๏ฟฝ Previn, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Yo-Yo Ma, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra
http://rapidshare.com/files/142708418/Shostakovich__Piano_Concertos__Cello_Concerto.rar
SAINT-SAENS – ORGAN SYMPHONY, CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
http://rapidshare.com/files/255448447/Saint-Saens_-_Organ__Carnival.rar
STRAVINSKY – THE FIREBIRD
Igor Stravinsky, Columbia Symphony Orchestra
http://www.rapidspread.com/file.jsp?id=ffqff2ku9q
SIBELIUS – LEMMINKAINEN LEGENDS
Leif Segerstam, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
http://rapidshare.com/files/308426744/SibeliusLegends.rar
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THE SWAN OF TUONELA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUAmi6WIfuU)
An amazing Fantasia sequence that was developed but ultimately left out. Nevertheless Sibelius’ music with Kay Nielsen’s storyboards is a gorgeous combination and stands up to the film’s finished sequences (in some cases bettering them). Check it out. Full recording of Sibelius’ ‘Legends’ above.
FANTASIA 2000
James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Oh wow, I didn’t realize it was Chicago in Fantasia 2000. Grabbed this one, thanks.
STRAVINSKY – THE RITE OF SPRING
Valery Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra
I have a recording of Pictures at an Exhibition with Valery Gergiev and the Vienna Philharmonic that I have always disregarded because the Tenor Tuba solo in Bydlo is so horribly played–It’s just out of tune and not very good (when you play Euphonium, Pictures is all about bydlo.) I have one with Eugene Ormandy and Philadelphia that I like. Anyway, listening to the rest of it now, the rest of it isn’t as bad as I thought, so I’m ready to give Mr. Gergiev another shot. I’ll try this and definitely the "Stokowski’s Mussorgsky" you put up.
Thanks a bunch, Lens!
STOKOWSKI’S MUSSORGSKY CD…The Last one "The Swan of Tuonela" has a Mysterious Cover….All are Very Good Album…Those Albums Are Really Leading us to the World of Fantasy only by hearing them so carefully…Thank You Again for Sharing those Jewels…
– The Bach transcriptions were recorded in the late 50s/60s, so don’t be perturbed by a touch of discreet, natural hiss – they’re sumptuous.
– Rhapsody in Blue is the expanded arrangement for two pianos (and a big orchestra!) by Ferde Grofe. I think it’s a fantastic swaggering performance and the recorded sound is stunning. The pianists are Katia and Marielle Lab๏ฟฝque.
An American in Paris is also a big favourite of mine. I can never get enough of that slinky bluesy melody in the central section. Just try to keep still at the electric explosion at 13:40! ๐
– I was going to rip my own copy of the Shostakovich concertos with Dmitri Alexeev, but I found this one and I’m very impressed. Bernstein himself at the piano in No.2 and he absolutely nails it. Great clarity too. Also you get a good version of the first Cello Concerto thrown in to the bargain.
I have a recording of Pictures at an Exhibition with Valery Gergiev and the Vienna Philharmonic that I have always disregarded because the Tenor Tuba solo in Bydlo is so horribly played–It’s just out of tune and not very good (when you play Euphonium, Pictures is all about bydlo.) I have one with Eugene Ormandy and Philadelphia that I like. Anyway, listening to the rest of it now, the rest of it isn’t as bad as I thought, so I’m ready to give Mr. Gergiev another shot.
Gergiev isn’t always on the mark, but he really is in the Nutcracker and Rite of Spring. I think he goes for overall impact and effect, occasionally at the expense of careful phrasing, and his recordings often derive from live concerts, so that can account for the odd hiccup (there are several in the Rite, but it scarcely matters!).
Did you catch my post of Scriabin’s Prometheus (http://forums.ffshrine.org/showpost.php?p=1348754&postcount=806) in the classical thread a few weeks back? It’s just as gorgeous.
There didn’t used to be categories so this area was for all kinds of music. Alot of older threads still haven’t been moved to their proper category.
Curious to know if anyone has the vinyl release of this from the 1960s, as apparently the audio quality is vastly superior to the CD release. I’m curious to hear a rip of the vinyl.
Very late response, but no I don’t have the earlier release. The sound on this ‘restoration’ is indeed horrible, lumpy, with instruments flying around all over the place. I’d sooner have unprocessed mono! The sound on the recent blu-ray is MUCH better, though there still may be the odd moment of a cello wandering across the sound stage. I could do a rip of that no problem.
Sound restoration seems to have come on leaps and bounds in the past decade or so. I was amazed by the work done by Universal on the old mono stem for Psycho. They managed to separate not only dialogue and effects from the score, but even for instance violins, violas and so on. Quite miraculous and still sounding ‘faithful’. I hope they do the same for Vertigo in the upcoming Hitch box, finally replacing the dreadful foley track from the 90s resto.
I used to have the 80s Irwin Kostal conducted rerecording for Fantasia on cassette tape, but sadly it’s been lost along with a whole bunch of other childhood paraphernalia. I don’t know why Disney didn’t include this as an option on the blu as well, other than the fact that the performances seem a little flat compared to Stoky and co. At any rate, expect something or other to appear in this thread before long.
Are you by any chance referring to the original 1941 recording? It’s such a shame that turned out the way it did. I suppose I can’t blame them for their obvious giddy excitement at having multiple channels to play with, but really, is it necessary to have instruments actually moving around the sound stage as they’re playing? :/
Add to that the unfortunate source material (a backup recording of the original film soundtrack made over a TELEPHONE LINE as the equipment for playback and the equipment for recording were in two different cities and could not be transported)…
Incidentally, I have a 78 of Stoky’s Toccata and Fugue from the early forties – the Philadelphia Orchestra with Stoky conducting. Sounds beautiful. Might upload it later on if I can find it. ๐
Important note: I take back what I said about the blu-ray being better.. :-X I must have been listening with my eyes! It’s basically a further noise-reduced version the 90s soundtrack, a bit cleaner here and there, less treble, less of the electronic-sounding distortion. However, in the process of ‘taming’ it they’ve also killed any remaining life and ambience. There’s no shimmer to the strings, no bite to the brass. The best option away from the film is really to seek out these pieces in full modern recordings. The original performances are so wedded to the images.
Incidentally, I have a 78 of Stoky’s Toccata and Fugue from the early forties – the Philadelphia Orchestra with Stoky conducting. Sounds beautiful. Might upload it later on if I can find it. ๐
This would be fantastic if you could. Thanks!
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