Compact Discoveries 104: More Classical Disney
Series: Compact Discoveries
From: Fred Flaxman
Length: 00:57:00
More favorite melodies from Disney films in the style of great classical composers. Selections include "Whistle While You Work from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in the style of Beethoven; "Some Day My Prince Will Come," also from "Snow White," in the style of Berlioz; "So This is Love" and "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" from "Cinderella" in the styles of Debussy and Bach; "Give a Little Whistle" from "Pinocchio" in the style of Haydn; "A Whole New World" from "Aladdin" in the style of Chopin; "Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)" from "So Dear to My Heart" in the style of Faure; "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from "Mary Poppins" in the style of Pachelbel; "The Siamese Cat Song" from "Lady and the Tramp" as though it were composed by Manuel de Falla; "Kiss the Girl" from "The Little Mermaid" in the style of Jean Sibelius; "You've Got a Friend in Me" from "Toy Story" in the style of Leonard Bernstein; "Bella Notte" from "Lady and the Tramp" in the style of Satie; and "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" in the style of Aaron Copland. Performers include Carol Rosenberger, piano; Eugenia Zuckerman, flute; The Shanghai Quartet; The Millar Brass Ensemble; The Voices of Ascension; and The English Chamber Orchestra. Conductors include Donald Fraser, Dennis Keene and Vincent Cichowicz. All arrangements are by Donald Fraser. The complete script for the program, including information on every CD used, is available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
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More favorite melodies from Disney films in the style of great classical composers. Selections include "Whistle While You Work from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in the style of Beethoven; "Some Day My Prince Will Come," also from "Snow White," in the style of Berlioz; "So This is Love" and "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" from "Cinderella" in the styles of Debussy and Bach; "Give a Little Whistle" from "Pinocchio" in the style of Haydn; "A Whole New World" from "Aladdin" in the style of Chopin; "Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)" from "So Dear to My Heart" in the style of Faure; "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from "Mary Poppins" in the style of Pachelbel; "The Siamese Cat Song" from "Lady and the Tramp" as though it were composed by Manuel de Falla; "Kiss the Girl" from "The Little Mermaid" in the style of Jean Sibelius; "You've Got a Friend in Me" from "Toy Story" in the style of Leonard Bernstein; "Bella Notte" from "Lady and the Tramp" in the style of Satie; and "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" in the style of Aaron Copland. Performers include Carol Rosenberger, piano; Eugenia Zuckerman, flute; The Shanghai Quartet; The Millar Brass Ensemble; The Voices of Ascension; and The English Chamber Orchestra. Conductors include Donald Fraser, Dennis Keene and Vincent Cichowicz. All arrangements are by Donald Fraser. The complete script for the program, including information on every CD used, is available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
Additional Files
- script for program (104moreclassicaldisney.html)
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