Yes totally agree with your comments. How daring of Stokowski to even consider transcribing the most iconic organ work ever written. And if it hadn't been for his collaboration with Walt Disney on Fantasia this interpretation may never have seen the light of day.

so agree.

This was always my favourite song and animations from the whole movie. Ever since I first saw it when I was 3 or 4 years old, it has given me goosebumps - EVERY single time. I feel as if the players of the violins, violas, cellos, and double basses are bowing the strings of my heart. It's one of those pieces of music that moves you from the depths of your soul to the tips of your nerves and courses rhythmically through your veins, spreading emotion through your body. As for the animations, I loved that they captured the fantasy conjured by the music - it's sort of like how I always visualised music, with colourful, abstract environments in my mind. A vivid "other world" that exists in your mind. I'd love to see another Fantasia featuring works from the master composers of the baroque, classical, and the romatic eras. I'd especially love to see a Fantasia segment of Pablo de Sarasate's Carmen-Fantasie and Ziegeunerweisen (probably spelled wrong) famous violin with orchestra concertos. I saw Fantasia 2000 in the cinemas when I was 10 and while I appreciate that they used a greater variety of music - for the people who like other things - I prefer the music from the original movie more. 2000 didn't grab my imagination and stir my emotions like the first did. I think that movie was one of the main things that inspired me to start learning violin - I was obsessed with wanting to learn the violin as a kid and finally got to start when I was 8. But sadly I stopped practising regularly after about a year of fervently loving it... And gave it up by the time I was 12. Turns out I had ADHD so no bloody wonder I could never seem to stick with things! I ended up dropping out of school in year 11 after completing almost no homework all through high school. But there's no point in regretting it - I'm about to start lessons again (still have my old violin, even though it has stayed in its case for over 20 years! It's full sized but I hope it's still playable - it'll need new strings at least). No one is ever too old to learn an instrument and even if it takes a bit longer than it would for a child, there are other benefits being an adult has - in my case ADHD treatment, more self-discipline, a greater understanding of my learning styles, and a stronger understanding of why I want to do something! Since I've managed to keep learning Chinese for a few years and am reaching goals I quietly doubted I'd ever stick around long enough for, I'm a lot more confident that I'll be able to keep practising now - or more importantly, pick it back up if I do have a dip in that routine. It takes several years to even produce a tolerable sound on the violin but it's so worth it if you can get there - beautiful, beautiful instrument. As a kid I resented the sound I made when practising, but now I realise that EVERYONE sounds bad for at least the first 3 years - and that's if you practise every day with an effective practice regime.

That ending to The Toccata and Fugue in this video was so powerful though....

Yeah it´s hard to choose which is more amazing.

Thanks for listening

Donny Pearson

Google translate: "Gradient performance of the music of the universe! Bach the great celestial! Thanks. This is my favorite piece since childhood, I picked it up by ear on the piano."

❤❤

Google translate ... "Hello. First night in 2000. Susan, the principal cellist who I've come to like, is wonderful. Thank you (from her fan who lives in Japan)."

In 2000, when this was transmitted, VHS video recorders were still the only machines one could use to tape programmes off the TV. DVD player/recorders came in a few years later, so unless someone else recorded this on a better VHS recorder, this is all we have!

@@adam28xx i am in love with this version, i hope if i can find a better quality, thanks Adam

Google translate: "The performance is better than that of Stokowski himself."

Stokowski himself conducted it for television with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1962. If you can still find it, it was issued on DVD by 'Video Artists International' (vaimusic.com) catalogue number VAI DVD 4237.

@@adam28xx thank you soooo much, but where can i find this exact version?

@@mohamadsallal1180 ... I'm afraid this particular performance came off the original television transmission and has not been released on DVD. Sorry to disappoint!

@@adam28xx this is the best performance of Toccata & Fugue ever, i watched it more than 1000 times. thank you so much bro

C'est vrai.

exactamente pense eso... supongo que asi puedes hacer mas atractiva este tipo de musica para la audiencia que ya esta acostumbrada a este tipo de configuraciones

@@crazymetallian Si, de hecho para eso fue pensado el proyecto de Fantasia y demás proyectos divulgativos Stokovskianos.

Как это по-русски?

Stokowski recorded this piece several times over the years, starting in 1927 with the Philadelphia Orchestra (timing: 8'45") and finally, at the age of 90, with the Czech Philharmonic (10'17"). Andrew Davis's timing is 9'40" so it's within Stokowski's own timings!

Not at all.

@@LazlosPlane The version by Stokowski in Fantasia is indeed at a faster tempo than what is heard here.

Franziska Kreß It’s a matter of opinion really

@@Sploooks No. It was composed for an organ. Stokowski did not understand Bach.

Franziska Kreß Yeah but the fact that you prefer the original organ version is your opinion, my opinion is that I enjoy this orchestral rendition by Stokowski

@@Sploooks You can enjoy it, of course, but nevertheless its "kitschig", like the interpretations by David Garrett or Andre Rieu.

Remember that Stokowski was working on the movie Fantasia with Walt Disney at the time he transcribed this iconic organ piece for full orchestra. If you watch the film, you might agree that the opening scene of animation together with the power of the orchestra was perfection.