Q: Hey Dave! I’m a huge fan of your work. Your encyclopedic knowledge of Disney is amazing! Anyway, I just wanted to know the name of the music that plays in the beginning of the 1932 classic Flowers and Trees. I must have searched for an hour without results.
Mohammad, Sacramento, California
A: That piece is “Kamennoi Ostrow” by Anton Rubinstein. Other works included in the cartoon are Schubert’s “Erl King,” Mendelssohn’s “Ruy Blas Overture” and “Wedding March,” Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” Margis’ “Valse Bleue,” and Chopin’s “Funeral March.”
Dave Smith