{"id":1179,"date":"2025-06-29T08:40:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T08:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2025-09-06T03:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T03:00:22","slug":"liszt-cat-concerto-tom-jerry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/liszt-cat-concerto-tom-jerry\/","title":{"rendered":"Liszt &#8211; The Cat Concerto &#8211; Tom and Jerry, Piano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Cat_Concerto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cat Concerto<\/a><\/em> is a 1947 American one-reel animated cartoon and the 29th Tom and Jerry short, released in theaters on April 26, 1947. Tom performs an arrangement of Franz Liszt&#8217;s famous <a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/liszt-rhapsody-2-buniatishvili\/\"><em>Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2<\/em><\/a>, awakening Jerry, who is sleeping inside the piano. The short was produced by Fred Quimby and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera with musical supervision by Scott Bradley.\u00a0 Upon its release, it received critical acclaim and is considered one of the best Tom and Jerry cartoons ever.<\/p>\n<h2>The Cat Concerto<\/h2>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QpEfHVFilRc?si=LXKp6-7MiyUdVnGb\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>More Music and Cartoon<\/h2>\n<h3>Happy Birthday to You!<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1606\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/happy-birthday-to-you\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1606\" src=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/musique\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/joyeux-anniversaire-souris-musiciennes-piano.jpg\" alt=\"A cartoon YouTube video with 8 musical mice playing Happy Birthday to You on the white keys of a piano\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">8 mice musicians wish you a happy birthday&#8230; but one of them still needs to improve!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Johann Strauss II \u2013 Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl<\/h3>\n<p>Tom conducts <em>Die Fledermaus<\/em> (<em>The Flittermouse<\/em>) but Jerry wants to conduct the orchestra, too!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/strauss-hollywood-bowl-tom-jerry\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1126 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Strauss-II-Tom-and-Jerry-in-the-Hollywood-Bowl.jpg\" alt=\"Tom conducts Die Fledermaus (The Flittermouse) but Jerry wants to conduct the orchestra, too\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Strauss-II-Tom-and-Jerry-in-the-Hollywood-Bowl.jpg 735w, https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Strauss-II-Tom-and-Jerry-in-the-Hollywood-Bowl-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Chopin \u2013 Musical Moments \u2013 Andy Panda and Woody Woodpecker<\/h3>\n<p>Andy Panda is playing some famous Chopin&#8217;s masterpieces but Woody Woodpecker tries to steal the show<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/chopin-musical-moments-panda-woodpecker\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1068 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Chopins-Musical-Moments-Andy-Panda-Woody-Woodpecker.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Panda is playing some famous Chopin's masterpieces but Woody Woodpecker tries to steal the show\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Chopins-Musical-Moments-Andy-Panda-Woody-Woodpecker.jpg 735w, https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Chopins-Musical-Moments-Andy-Panda-Woody-Woodpecker-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Brahms \u2013 Pigs in a Polka \u2013 Hungarian Dances 5, 7, 6, 17<\/h3>\n<p><em>Pigs in a Polka<\/em> is a 1943 cartoon using Brahms&#8217; <em>Hungarian Dances<\/em> No. 5, 6, 7, 17.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/brahms-pigs-polka-hungarian-dances\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1324 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Brahms-Pigs-in-a-Polka-Hungarian-Dances-5-7-6-17.jpg\" alt=\"Pigs in a Polka is a 1943 cartoon using Brahms' Hungarian Dances No. 5, 6, 7, 17\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Brahms-Pigs-in-a-Polka-Hungarian-Dances-5-7-6-17.jpg 735w, https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Brahms-Pigs-in-a-Polka-Hungarian-Dances-5-7-6-17-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Beethoven \u2013 Mancini \u2013 Pink, Plunk, Plink<\/h3>\n<p>A <em>Pink Panther<\/em> cartoon with Beethoven\u2019s <em>Symphony No. 5<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/beethoven-mancini-symphony-5-pink-panther\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-801 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Pink-Panther-Theme-against-Beethoven-Symphony-No-5.jpg\" alt=\"A pink panther cartoon with Beethoven symphony No 5\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Pink-Panther-Theme-against-Beethoven-Symphony-No-5.jpg 735w, https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Pink-Panther-Theme-against-Beethoven-Symphony-No-5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Saint Saens \u2013 The Carnival of the Animals (finale)- Fantasia 2000<\/h3>\n<p>From Disney&#8217;s <em>Fantasia 2000<\/em>, Saint-Sa\u00ebns&#8217;s <em>The Carnival of the Animals<\/em>, 14th and last piece<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"saint-saens-carnival-animals\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1020 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Saint-Saens-The-Carnival-of-the-Animals-finale-Fantasia-2000.jpg\" alt=\"From Disney's Fantasia 2000, Saint-Saens's The Carnival of the Animals, 14th and last piece\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Saint-Saens-The-Carnival-of-the-Animals-finale-Fantasia-2000.jpg 735w, 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