Recordings of Fantasia & Dumbo

[freedomnoise13]

I'm pretty disappointed with the recording I have of Fantasia. It's mind-boggling to think that this is the best Disney had to offer. Is there a better version out there I'm not aware of or a remastered album in the works?

Also, I have the import copy of Dumbo and it's not on par with other remastered releases (Snow White, Sleeping Beauty). Is there a version of the album that is better than others?

 

[thx99]

Re: Fantasia, there was a re-recording conducted by Irwin Kostal in the early 80s based on Stokowski's original orchestrations. Can't seem to find the CD on Amazon but as I recall, this is one of the cassette versions (the artwork was identical on the CD):

:cassette: Walt Disney's Fantasia Vol. 2

 

[thx99]

A bit more info...

The 2-CD version of the re-recording was Buena Vista CD 001, released in 1992, and below are the cover artwork for disc 2 and the complete tracklisting (both courtesy of Discogs.com):

Disc 1

1. Toccata And Fogue In D Minor, BWV 565 [Johann Sebastian Bach]
2. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy [Peter I. Tchaikovsky]
3. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A: Chinese Dance [Peter I. Tchaikovsky]
4. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A: Dance Of the Reed Flutes [Peter I. Tchaikovsky]
5. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A: Arabian Dance [Peter I. Tchaikovsky]
6. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A: Russian Dance [Peter I. Tchaikovsky]
7. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A: Waltz Of The Flowers [Peter I. Tchaikovsky]
8. The Sorcerer's Apprentice [Paul Dukas]
9. Rite Of Spring [Igor Stravinsky]

Disc 2

1. Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"), Op. 68: Movement I, "Allegro Ma Non Troppo" [Ludwig Van Beethoven]
2. Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"), Op. 68: Movement II, "Andante Molto Mosso" [Ludwig Van Beethoven]
3. Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"), Op. 68: Movement III-V "Allegro/Allegro/Allegretto" [Ludwig Van Beethoven]
4. La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours [Amilcare Ponchielli]
5. A Night On Bald Mountain [Modest Mussorgsky]
6. Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 6 [Franz Schubert]