Firebird Suite

Long considered the most dramatic finale on any musical program, this powerful piece of music provides a truly spectacular ending to "Fantasia/2000." Filmmakers Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi have come up with some amazing imagery to accompany this ultimate closing number. With death and rebirth as its theme, this musical segment personifies nature in the form of a sprite, who is summoned by a lone elk, the monarch of the forest. When the beauty of springtime is destroyed by the fury of the Firebird, who lives in an active volcano, it is up to the elk and sprite to once again bring life back to the ravaged forest and triumphantly reawaken what lies beneath the ashes.

About Fantasia 2000~Beethoven's Fifth Symphony~Pines of Rome~Rhapsody in Blue~The Steadfast Tin Soldier~Carnival of the Animals~The Sorcerer's Apprentice~Pomp and Circumstance~Trailer