| Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies |  | Artist: Beethoven's Wig
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Category: Music
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Rating:  94 reviews
Sales Rank: 2,080
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 618112
UPC: 011661811225
EAN: 0011661811225
ASIN: B000060OLA
Release Date: March 5, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Beethoven's Wig (5th Symphony, Beethoven) | | • | Franz Liszt the Famous Pianist (Hungarian Rhapsody #2, Liszt) | | • | Please Don't Play Your Violin at Night (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Mozart) | | • | Can You Can Can? (Can Can, Offenbach) | | • | Just For Elise (Fur Elise, Beethoven) | | • | Haydn's Great Surprise (Surprise Symphony, Haydn) | | • | Kings and Queens of England (Trumpet Tune, Purcell) | | • | Drip, Drip, Drip (Pizzicato from Sylvia, Delibes) | | • | Harmony (The Merry Peasant, Schumann) | | • | Hey Guitar Teacher (Bouree, Bach) | | • | Tchaikovsky's Cannonball (1812 Overture, Tchaikovsky) |
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Product Description
This delightful collection features catchy lyrics set to the greatest hits of classical music, including \Franz Liszt the Famous Pianist" (from Hungarian Rhapsody) and ""Please Don't Play Your Violin At Night"" (from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik). The orchestral performance of each classical piece is also included without vocals.
Genre: Childrens
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating:
Release Date: 5-MAR-2002"""
Amazon.com
Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig is one of the best introductions to classical music you could give to your children. Featuring snippets of 11 classical music staples--Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Haydn, et al.--the disc and its creators, Richard Perlmutter and friends, pour on the silly lyrics the first time around to familiarize young ears to the old masters. Then in the last half of the record, the orchestra plays the same "serious" music pieces instrumentally. You might cheerfully recall Alan Sherman's popular spoofs of old classical works in Wig and you'll again chuckle at pieces like "Drip, Drip, Drip," which adapts Delibes's "Pizzicato from Sylvia." You'll also marvel at the expertise throughout the CD, with all the pieces well played yet thoroughly fun. Beethoven's Wig is an orchestral treasure with a sense of humor as old or as new as its listeners (and the fun questions that run throughout the CD's liner notes are almost as entertaining as the zany musical interludes). Highly recommended. --Martin Keller
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 Good for those who like typical children's music August 9, 2010
Isolde (CA USA)
I was fortunate enough to find some homemade videos on Youtube which were made to accompany "Beethoven's Wig," so I knew what I was getting into. The CD has a good variety of music and simple yet catchy lyrics. However, my two-year-old doesn't like it as much as she likes her nursery rhyme CDs, and I have put "Beethoven's Wig" into the Goodwill bag. I suggest letting your kids listen to the music on Youtube before buying the CD. I like the idea of tricking kids into listening to classical music if that's the only way they'll listen to it, but my daughter has no problem with me playing standard classical music of good quality (and of no cost to us!) on the radio, so in my case there is no reason to listen to the "Beethoven's Wig" versions.
 Yes, it's Silly--but kids LIKE Silly! May 18, 2010
E. Wilmer (Woodbridge, VA)
As a mom and preschool teacher, I thought I'd give this CD a try. I love the classics myself and I want my kids to be exposed to them as well.
Yes, some of the songs can be silly...but guess what, kids LIKE silly! It is not a classic CD to relax to my any means--it is a great way to expose them to this great selection of music. It is fun and up beat. My 1 year old always bobs along to it. And my three year old is already singing some of the lyrics. It also gives us a fun activity to bond over--we talk about the music a lot. She has also started comparing the music to what she has heard from her Barbie Swan Lake movie and the Beauty and the Beast play we saw.
I personally love that it creates a story for each song--which is what lots of people miss when listening to classic music. I am hoping that this will provide them an excellent example--and they'll eventually start to create their own stories when they hear classic pieces.
We've really enjoyed this CD as a family. It is not your typical classical CD--but it is so much fun! So give it a try...I doubt you'll be disappointed!
Great Lessons With Classical Music December 21, 2009
Robin K. Davis (Riverside, CA)
I have really enjoyed listening to these CDs with words to Classical Music. Being a trained classical musician this is such a fun way to teach Classics to the younger generation. Keep it up!!!
Terrific music for the whole family December 15, 2009
Virginia Dailey
Very good music; very fun lyrics. Good way to introduce little ones to the classics!
wonderful for any age July 29, 2009
Cora (US)
My kids, 4 1/2 & 11 yrs., love all these 4 sing-along symphonies, and the first one is their favorite.
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