Christmas four different scenes and eight different songs. The nutcracker suite, a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys nowclassic christmas ballet the nutcracker, is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film produced by walt disney and released by walt disney productions. Feb, 20 fantasia the nutcracker suite sugar plum fairy, chinese tea dance mirlitonsreed flute dance arabiancoffee dance russiancandy cane dance. Christmas has been an industry leader in creating, designing and marketing innovative mechanical and musical decorations. Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers from disneys with. 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. How disney turned tchaikovskys nutcracker into a ballet of the seasons.
The nutcracker suite from walt disneys fantasia music. Mr christmas santa nutcracker suite ballet snowglobe used once sears exclusive. New disney parks 2015 fantasia nutcracker suite mushroom mickey ear hat ornament. Ernst, it is the 38th disney animated feature film as well as the sequel to fantasia 1940. The nutcracker suite from the ballet philharmonia orchestra. At walpurgis night the witches sabbath, he emerges. The mushroom dance from fantasia 1940 w the nutcracker suite. Coachman from the wizard of oz as leopold stokowski, various people as the people orchestra, noah from noahs arkel arca as the narrator deems taylor the nutcracker suite. As we continue to celebrate the 75th anniversary of disneys classic fantasia, jay gabler explores one of the most beautiful animated sequences ever created.
City lights opened in september of 1991 as a small sq. Fantasia faries dance of the sugar plum fairy youtube. I have many of your beautiful items, the nutcracker suite is my favorite. The suite became very popular on the concert stage, and was excerpted in disneys fantasia, with. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Mr christmas the nutcracker suite animated ballet musical.
It more or less follows the same pattern started by the original, but this time with. The nutcracker and the four realms is a 2018 american 3d childrens christmas themed. Various mermaids as fairies, jimmy, sarah, nazz, kevin, rolf, and jonny 2x4 with plank from ed, eddn eddy as the mushrooms. Disney fantasia dancing mushrooms from the nutcracker suite disney fantasia dancing mushrooms they used to give me nightmares. The 1940 disney animated film fantasia features a segment using the nutcracker suite. All of the fairies were lovely, with the trails of fairy dust and the sparkling flowers.
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. In 1940, walt disney released fantasia, the third feature of his studio and maybe his most ambitious project, with a beautiful combination of classical music conducted by leopold stokowski and animation. The one composition that he really detested was his nutcracker suite. The nutcracker simon special edition london philharmonic 4. Disney parks fantasia mickey ear hat christmas tree. After a brief recap of the original fantasias history, this covers projects over the years directly influenced by it, finally arriving at the genesis of fantasia 2000. 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 memorial opera house. Those intentions finally came to fruition at the turn of the century and millennium with fantasia 2000. With story direction by joe grant and dick huemer, and production supervision by ben sharpsteen, it is the third disney animated feature film. Set of five sculptured ear hat ornaments inspired by segments from walt disneys fantasia 1940 includes the sorcerers apprentice, the nutcracker suite, the pastoral symphony, dance of. Yen sid is a powerful sorcerer who first appeared in the sorcerers apprentice, a segment of the 1940 animated compilation film, fantasia. Created especially for walt disney world resort and disneyland resort.
Christmas mini nutcracker suite moving ballet stage music box. Two days later, on august 10, 2018, a sneak peek for the film aired on disney channel. The nutcracker suite is the second segment of the 1940 disney film fantasia. Disney, fantasia 2000 sought to provide a new experience that emphasized varying musical and animation styles more directly. The thistle boys from the russian dance part of disneys fantasia. 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. Fantasia does not actually have an overarching plot, but is a package of shorts and featurettes based on classical music pieces.
The ballet has been performed in many different places since then. Nutcracker suite for sale collectibles online daily. Mackenzie foy and jayden foworaknight in the nutcracker and the four realms. Knowing a few of the tunes beforehand, via fantasia, may help keep your child engaged throughout a live performance. How disney turned tchaikovskys nutcracker into a ballet. It features a number of different scenes within, with their own music respectively. It wasnt until christmas eve of 1944 that the san francisco ballet. It was the fifth release in disneys sing along songs series, and was reissued in 1990 and 1994. A new version with some new songs added in was released in 2002. The nutcracker suite is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons.
The music was adapted in part from tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite from 1892 by. Ft operation intended only to be open 3 days a week. Fantasia dance of the sugarplum fairy tchaikovsky disney. Alexander high school honors wind ensemble performing nutcracker fantasia by julie giroux at their annual christmas concert on december 12, 2018.
Hankey dons a wizard outfit and drives out an independent film festival by summoning a wave of sewage, similar to mickeys dream of summoning a storm in the sorcerers apprentice. Fantasia japanese anime wiki fandom powered by wikia. But also personified depictions of other naturalistic. The result is a movie that has been worshiped by every generation. It is a treasure i have used this carillon each christmas for at least 19 years and it is still making beautiful. A disney channel christmas christmas specials wiki fandom. Beautiful nutcracker suite, a gold label item by mr. Tchaikovsky, leopold stokowski, philadelphia orchestra, ponchielli tchaikovsky.
Before the first performance, tchaikovsky took some numbers from the ballet to form the. Disneys very merry christmas songs is a christmas singalong video produced by walt disney home video, originally released in 1988. The nutcracker and the four realms is further evidence that disney doesnt. Dec 24, 20 fantasia disney perfect for christmas eve. Although the plot of the nutcracker ballet is centered on christmas, disney animators reimagined the music with dancing flowers, mushrooms, and fireflies brought to a close by the arrival of the. A disney channel christmas released on video as jiminy crickets christmas is a compilation special originally aired on the disney channel in 1983, similar to the previous years a disney christmas gift. Walt disneys animated musical masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and soundnow brilliantly restored for the first time ever in high defi nition. The first segment, toccata and fugue in d minor, is an abstract work of art illustrating the eponymous music by j. Walt disney fantasia mickey the sorcerers apprentice by 94huan. Interest grew when george balanchines the nutcracker was televised in the late 1950s. Suddenly, the room became invaded by mice under the command of the evil mouse king and both the christmas tree and the nutcracker grew in size.
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. Joy to the world from disneys very merry christmas songs, a special holiday. See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is fantasia over and over again. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film, produced by walt disney and released by walt disney productions. Nutcracker suite is the second installment in fantasia. Fantasia is the second disney film out of the films in the animation canon to be. The nutcracker suite is shorn of its miniature overture and march. William and harry have a secret stepsister but theres a good reason why shes kept hidden duration. Such vision and talent, the man was years ahead of this time.
Like its predecessor, fantasia 2000 consists of animated segments set to pieces of classical music. Walt disneys timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound. Hankey puts on a wizard hat and red robe the same as mickey mouses in this film, he then commands the sewage like the. Disney, james levine, john canemaker, and scott mcqueen. Disney fantasia dancing mushrooms maybe they are friendly avatars fans will understand.
Steinbach mouse king nutcracker suite german christmas nutcracker germany. Named and modeled after walt disney, he is mickey mouses teacher in the art of magic and sorcery. Disneys very merry christmas songs christmas specials. In 1940, walt disney used some of the nutcracker music in his animated movie fantasia, which led to an interest in the ballet. The nutcracker suite is also a very common pick as a first ballet to take children to see at christmas time. Chernabog is a demon featured in the night on bald mountainave maria segment of the 1940 disney animated feature film, fantasia. Dance of the sugar plum fairy from the nutcracker the royal ballet duration. The nutcracker suite features a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys classic ballet the nutcracker. The nutcracker is an 1892 twoact ballet originally choreographed by marius petipa and lev. Bluray technology fi nally allows you to experience fantasiaand fantasia 2000, the triumphant classic it.
During the intro, before and after the segments, and outro. Surprisingly, the nutcracker suite section of fantasia was not directly inspired by the now famous christmastime ballet, the nutcracker. The music for the nutcracker suite, particularly the waltz of the flowers section, plays in the background throughout doug vo. Very merry christmas songs 1988 video footage from fantasia segments the nutcracker suite and ave maria featured during the songs joy to the world and silent night respectively. Despite being labeled as walt disneys original uncut version, new voiceovers were recorded for deems taylor s dialogue, and shots from the pastoral symphony segment are edited to remove sunflower the black centaurette. The nutcracker and the mouse king were enemies of one another. 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. Riding high with the success of snow white and pinocchio, its interesting that disney decided to do something 100% different for their third film. Tchaikovskys nutcracker suite and ponchiellis dance of the hours as performed in walt disneys fantasia.
Americans had never seen the complete nutcracker ballet when fantasia premiered in 1940. He is based on the god of the night in slavic mythology. But when walt disney s 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. Fantasia 2000 is a 1999 american animated film produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures. Brian young, the owner, had been retired for 2 years from being managing director of a large retail group in london but was in need of some interest and a small shop in a seasonal business sounded ideal.
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