You'll never listen to Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 again without thinking of this classic MGM cartoon with Tom in concert mode performing at the Hollywood Bowl in formal attire while Jerry is asleep inside the piano. That is, until the performance begins. Then, as the music becomes more and more vigorous, Jerry adds his own special touch to the performance, much to the exasperation of Tom.
Although the two of them are sparring throughout, they never miss a note of music--which is the real bonus for music lovers who may wish to just sit back and listen to the music without visuals.
Enormously clever and deserving of the Oscar it won in 1947. It's the sort of cartoon that reminds us all of how beautifully the Disney people used music in all of their full-length features, probably an encouragement for the Hanna Barbera people to use it for so many of their cartoon classics.
Although the two of them are sparring throughout, they never miss a note of music--which is the real bonus for music lovers who may wish to just sit back and listen to the music without visuals.
Enormously clever and deserving of the Oscar it won in 1947. It's the sort of cartoon that reminds us all of how beautifully the Disney people used music in all of their full-length features, probably an encouragement for the Hanna Barbera people to use it for so many of their cartoon classics.