Symphonic Suites of The Animated Classics

Elton / Zimmer, Hans John (Composer), Frank/ Harline, Leigh/ Smith, Paul J. Churchill (Composer), Alan Menken (Composer), Leigh Harline (Composer), Glen Fast (Conductor), Paul McKibbins (Orchestra), Kingston Symphony (Orchestra), Eric Knight (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Paul McKibbins, Kingston Symphony, Eric Knight
• Conductor: Glen Fast
• Composer: Elton / Zimmer, Hans John, Frank/ Harline, Leigh/ Smith, Paul J. Churchill, Alan Menken, Leigh Harline
• Audio CD (December 8, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Michele Audio Corp
• ASIN: B0000011KI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,298 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Circle of Life, arranged by Paul McKibbins

2. I Just Can't Wait To Be King, arranged by Paul McKibbins

3. Can You Feel the Love Tonight, arranged by Paul McKibbins

4. Whistle While You Work, arranged by Eric Knight [Snow White and the Sev

5. I'm Wishing, arranged by Eric Knight

6. With A Smile and A Song, arranged by Eric Knight [Snow White and the Se

7. Some Day My Prince Will Come, arranged by Eric Knight [Snow White and t

8. One Song, arranged by Eric Knight

9. Heigh-Ho, arranged by Eric Knight

10. Arabian Nights, arranged by Paul McKibbins [Aladdin Symphonic Suite]

11. Prince Ali, arranged by Paul McKibbins [Aladdin Symphonic Suite]

12. A Whole New World, arranged by Paul McKibbins [Aladdin Symphonic Suite]

13. One Jump Ahead, arranged by Paul McKibbins [Aladdin Symphonic Suite]

14. Belle, arranged by Paul McKibbins [Beauty and the Beast Symphonic Suite

15. Beauty and the Beast, arranged by Paul McKibbins [Beauty and the Beast

16. Be Our Guest, arranged by Paul McKibbins [Beauty and the Beast Symphoni

17. Give A Little Whistle, arranged by Eric Knight [Pinocchio Symphonic Sui

18. When You Wish Upon A Star, arranged by Eric Knight [Pinocchio Symphonic

19. I've Got No Strings, arranged by Eric Knight [Pinocchio Symphonic Suite

20. Turn on the Old Music Box, arranged by Eric Knight [Pinocchio Symphonic

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat sub-standard production quality, but excellent tunes and arrangements, August 31, 2005

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DG "Drew" (Utah, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Symphonic Suites of The Animated Classics (Audio CD)

The Kingston Symphony Orchestra might not be the very best ensemble in the world (and it shows on this recording), but the lasting power and beauty of the songs on this album and some of the new and lovely arrangements of them are worth the listen. There are some definite technical and musical flaws as far as the recording and ensemble go, but the music and how it's arranged makes up for it.

Three stars for some soaring moments, due to classic tunes and arrangements.

My main beef: Where's The Little Mermaid?? Why discount one of the most beautiful Disney scores ever written?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Listening, January 22, 2007

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Sigrid T. Vickery (Lillian, Alabama USA) - See all my reviews
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The Kingston Symphony Orchestra (Kingston, Ontario) may not be the NY Philharmonic, but they do a very creditable job of providing wonderful music for easy listening. I was particularly delighted to find orchestral arrangements of these wonderful tunes. I am very glad that I purchased this album and would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone who enjoys this type of music.

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Orchestral Disney Classics, April 30, 2011

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M. MacKenzie (Southern Indiana) - See all my reviews
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I was looking for a CD of popular Disney music to inspire my daughter with what she could do with her violin skills. I purchased this CD and "Animated Classics Performed by the 101 Strings Orchestra" (also Disney music). I was prepared for a full orchestra with this CD and there were no surprises (like vocals) or disappointments (like missing instrument features). Here is the list of songs, "The Circle of Life", "I Just Can't Wait to be King", "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?", "Whistle While You Work", "I'm Wishing", "With A Smile and A Song", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "One Song". "Heigh-Ho", "Arabian Nights", "Prince Ali", "A Whole New World", "One Jump Ahead", "Belle", "Beauty and the Beast", "Be Our Guest", "Give A Little Whistle", "When You Wish Upon A Star", "I've Got No Strings", "Turn On The Old Music Box", "Hi Diddle-dee-dee", "When You Wish Upon A Star" (reprise). The CD runs 53:09 minutes. If you are looking for orchestral Disney music and you like the selection of songs, you will very much enjoy this fun, upbeat classically played CD. I really do enjoy it. When compared to the other titled CD I purchased, the other one is shorter, has some vocals and has a different variety of songs (this one playing selections from 5 movies, the other with titles from 11 movies), it is very similar musically though.