The very first "theatrical" release of "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" recorded in September 1949

I would like to say that the very first "theatrical" release of "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" was by Ilene Woods on 15 February 1950 for the 1950 Walt Disney Animation Studios feature motion picture Cinderella. I would also maintain that Ilene Woods recorded this song in September 1949. So could tsk please type for the video "First recording and theatrical release by Ilene Woods (September 1949 / February 15, 1950)" for proof.

What source do you have for the recording info? We typically don't add theatrical performances that debuted after the first release of the piece, but we can add it here if it was indeed recorded before the Perry Como version.

As Jon already said here; https://secondhandsongs.com/error-report/25275

Ilene Woods performed 2 different versions:

The film-version with Paul Smith conducting, was apparently recorded sometime between September 19 and October 7, 1949

SEE INFO on the back of this CD: https://www.discogs.com/Various-Cinderella-An-Original-Walt-Disney-Records-Sound…

And on October 26, 1949 in Hollywood, with Harold Mooney and his Orchestra, she recorded sort of a cast-version of the song in Hollywood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dream_Is_a_Wish_Your_Heart_Makes

I think it's most likely, Ilene's film-version pre-dated Perry Como's version.

BTW the accompanying Youtube on A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes is not the film-version.

Here's the film-version:

JoJo greets

And then, not unimportant:

The theme of the song was taken from the Franz Liszt Etude No. 9 Ricordanza of the Transcendental Etudes.

http://www.disneyhipsters.com/2013/02/source-material-dream-is-wish-your.html

Listen here:

JoJo greets

Reopened error report https://secondhandsongs.com/error-report/25275 with a reference to this topic.

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The film-version with Paul Smith conducting, was apparently recorded sometime between September 19 and October 7, 1949

Good find Jojo! Unfortunately Perry Como's recording date October 3, 1949 is inside this period as well. Euan, do you have a source that narrows the period down to September?

OK, no source reported. I've made a few changes to Ilene Woods/P.Smith and Perry Como/Mitchell Ayres and updated the video. It seems we started out with that video but replaced it because it was not embeddable. Something must have changed because it is now.

Now I will look into the Liszt piece.

The Liszt piece is now, er, liszted...

Transcendental Étude No. 9 (Ricordanza)

I suppose technically I should enter the variations as a series of three adaptations, but I decided not to as it might end up being more trouble than it's worth.

I wonder if someone with knowledge of German and the ability to read gothic script could transcribe the first lines of the poster illustrated at https://josephjoachim.com/2013/06/16/the-flood/ , above the text "Notice of a concert by Franz Liszt for the benefit of the flood victims.". Unfortunately I can't make sense of the second line, the last word on line three or the last word on line six. Thanks!

Last edit: 2020-05-18 01:29:45 UTC by baggish

Jon,

On high school I learned a bit of German.

And I am a real Gothic, so it was a piece of cake.

And here's what I make of this poster.

The German text is:

Concert des Franz Liszt

zum Besten der in Pest und Ofen durch

Ueberschwemmung Verunglückten

Mittwoch den 18. April 1838

um die Mittagsstunde,

im Saale des Musikvereines.

Vorkommende Stucke:

1) Ouverture von Cherubini

2) Concertstück für das Pianoforte von C.M. Weber, gespielt von Liszt

3) Declamation von mad. Rettich k.k. Hofschauspielerinn

4) Réminisciances des Puritains, große Fantasie, von Liszt componirt und gespielt

5) Adelaide von Beethoven, gesungen von herrn B. Groß, am Claviere begleitet von Liszt.

6) und 7) Valse de Bravoure, étude, componirt und vorgetragen von Liszt

Sperrsitze a 5 fl. C.M., und Eintrittskarten zu 1 fl. 20 fr. C.M. sind in der

k.k. Hofsmusikalienhandlung des Herrn Tob. Haslinger,

und am Tage des Concertes an der Gasse zu haben

And here's the translation:

Concert of Franz Liszt

in aid of the flood victims in Pest and Ofen

Wednesday April 18, 1838 at noon

in the hall of the music association

Played piesces:

1) Overture by Cherubini

2) Concertpiece for Pianoforte by C.M. Weber, played by Liszt

3) Declamation by Ms. Rettich Imperial and Royal Court actress

4) Réminisciances des Puritains, great Fantasy, composed and played by Liszt

5) Adelaide by Beethoven, sung by Mr. B. Groß, accompanied on the claviere by Liszt

6) und 7) Valse de Bravoure, étude, composed and performed by Liszt

Seats at 5 fl. C.M. and tickets for 1 fl. 20 fr. C.M.

are available at the Courtmusicshop of Mr. Tobias Haslinger,

and on the day of the concert in the Alley

some explanations:

Ofen = Buda is the western part of Budapest, Hungary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buda

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest

Pest is the eastern, mostly flat part of Budapest, Hungary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pest,_Hungary

Ueberschwemmung = this was the Great Flood in Pest (March 15, 1838)

Saale des Musikvereines = a Concert Hall in Vienna --> see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musikverein

5 fl. C.M. = 5 florin Conventionsmünze (Standard Coin)

1 fl. 20 fr. C.M. = 1 florin + 20 franc Conventionsmünze (Standard Coin)

mad. Rettich = see https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Rettich

k.k. Hofschauspielerinn = kaiserlich und königliche Hofschauspielerinn = Imperial and Royal Court actress

see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial-Royal

B. Groß = Benedict Groß

Tob. Haslinger = Tobias Haslinger SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias_Haslinger

JoJo greets

Thank you Jojo!

I updated this entry: Concert des Franz Liszt zum Besten der in Pest und Ofen durch Ueberschwemmung Verunglückten

Last night I did actually search for concert halls in Vienna, I found the Saale des Musikvereines (of course, it is one of the major ones) but even then I didn't match the word "Musikvereines" to the name of the venue in gothic print!

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The Liszt piece is now, er, liszted...

Idiot

is this whole thing sorted now?

For me, yes.