Saint-Saens Stokowski carnaval des animaux Philadel. Orchestra 3 x 78 rpm HMV
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Stokowski carnaval des animaux Saint-Saens Philadelphia Orchestra 3 x 78 rpm HMV
Leopold Stokowski - Philadelphia Orchestra Recordings. Piano silvan Levin
De 1939 - 1940
Etat disques : E+
Label : La Voix de son Maître
DB 5942/43/44
Année : 1940
Pochettes beige
Rare HMV label
Expédition soignée.
Tarif : France : 7 E en mondial relay
U.E : 18 E colissimo international
Autres pays ; other country : 38 E
The Walt Disney 1940 film Fantasia with music performed by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra
Stokowski's Absence 1937 - 1939
From December 1937 until March 1939, Stokowski did not conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra either in concert, or in Victor recordings. However, Stokowski was active in Hollywood during this period, which led to involvement of the Philadelphia Orchestra in the historic Walt Disney film Fantasia.
The Birth of Walt Disney's movie Fantasia
In 1937, Walt Disney was searching for a new starring role for Mickey Mouse, in part because Donald Duck had become so popular, and Mickey was becoming 'second banana' 9. In 1938, Walt Disney selected the story of 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' as a new starring role for Mickey 4. Walt Disney met Leopold Stokowski in Chasen's Restaurant in Hollywood in 1938, and Stokowski offered to conduct the music for The Sorcerer's Apprentice free of charge, because of his interest in the project 3 (note: when the Fantasia project expanded, Stokowski did receive a fee). In July, 1937, Disney had already secured the rights to Dukas' music L'Apprentie sorcière 4. Recall that Stokowski and the Phildelphia Orchestra had made a successful recording of the Sorcerer's Apprentice in November, 1937 .
With this recording objective, Stokowski arrived in Los Angeles January 2, 1938 to record the Sorcerer's Apprentice with a hand-picked orchestra of 85 Hollywood session musicians 3. These recordings had some technical difficulties as to synchronization, but Stokowski approved them and they were used in the final film. However, Walt Disney had decided that The Sorcerer's Apprentice short film needed to be expanded to a full-length movie, in order to be financially viable. After discussing added musical selections with Stokowski, Disney secured the rights to Le Sacre du Printemps in April, 1938 5. In December, 1939, Stravinsky visited the Disney studios, and although in later years he was critical of Fantasia, Stravinsky at the time seemed supportive. There was later further criticism of Stokowski and Disney's music choices, particularly in editing the music. The Beethoven Pastoral Symphony, for example was cut in half to 22 minutes.
Stokowski with Walt Disney in California, 1939
Stokowski and Disney listened to dozens of different musical possibilities, including Rachmaninoff and Wagner 3, and in the end added the Bach-Stokowski Toccata and Fugue in d minor, music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours, and Mussorgsky's Night on Bare Mountain to join the already selected L'Apprentie sorcière, the Pastorale symphony, and Le Sacre du Printemps.
Stokowski also convinced Disney to record in Philadelphia with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and recording took place in the Academy of Music in April 3-7, 1939 3,6,7.
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