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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Rounder / Umgd
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Released: March 16, 2004 |
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Beethoven's Wig, Vol. 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies Track Listing:
1. “Stuck In The Saddle Again” (Light Cavalry March, Suppe)
2. “Sing Verdi Very Loud” (La donna e mobile, from Rigoletto, Verdi)
3. “It’s The Same Every Verse” (In The Hall of The Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite, Grieg)
4. Musical B’s (Hungarian Dance #5, Brahms)
5. Don’t Play That Violin (Violin Concerto #2, Paganini)
6. Schubert’s Trout (Trout Quintet, Schubert)
7. Dvorak The Czechoslovak (Humoresque #7, Dvorak)
8. A Fan of Chopin (Prelude 7, Op. 28, Chopin)
9. Please Do Not Tease The Viennese (Blue Danube Waltz, Strauss)
10. It’s Spring! (Spring, from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi)
11. Wow What a Wedding Cake (Wedding March, from A Midsummer Night’s Dream,. Mendelssohn)
12. Instrumental Performances:
13. Light Cavalry March, Suppe
14. La donna e mobile, from Rigoletto, Verdi (with vocals)
15. In The Hall of The Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite, Grieg
16. Hungarian Dance #5, Brahms
17. Violin Concerto #2, Paganini
18. Trout Quintet, Schubert
19. Humoresque #7, Dvorak
20. Prelude 7, Op. 28, Chopin
21. Blue Danube Waltz, Strauss
22. Spring, from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi
Editorial Review:
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Genre: Childrens
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 16-MAR-2004
Description of Beethoven's Wig, Vol. 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies:
From a pure-pleasure standpoint, the first Beethoven's Wig was nothing to flip over, and the second disc in the series follows suit. However, that is not to say that this is not a valuable and possibly ingenious record. Those unfamiliar with the premise will quickly get the picture: Producer/writer/lead singer/chief clever guy Richard Perlmutter gathers a bundle of important classical works (Paganini's "Violin Concerto #2," Strauss' "Blue Danube Waltz") and makes up silly, catchy lyrics to lay over them, informing the listener about the piece or its composer. Standing out for their offbeat brilliance this time are "Dvorak the Czechoslovak" ("Humoresque #7," Dvorak) and "Wow What a Wedding Cake" (Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mendelssohn). Few stabs at mixing education with entertainment succeed so well. As a bonus, the second half of the CD repeats the symphonies straight up, presenting a neat opportunity to quiz kids 5-12 on what and who they've just heard. --Tammy La Gorce
Beethoven's Wig, Vol. 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies Reviews:
Great lessons with Classical Music 
2009-12-21 - 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!!!
No good 
2009-02-03 - Believe the people who say this one is not as good as the first. The whole thing just seems like rejects from the first volume. And the reasons they were rejected become clear. None of the songs on this CD, or any of the others that follow, impart the same type of info as the first CD. You can listen to this one for months and still not know the composers or the real name of the pieces. Only the first CD does that--and does it well!!
Great CD
2009-01-19 - The whole family loves this CD! It's a fun way to introduce the kids to classical music.
A must for Beethoven's Wig fans
2008-09-03 - There are just as many great sing alongs in this CD as in the first. Most of the tracks are very singable (the Brahms piece is difficult). Lots of fun and plenty of goofy lyrics.
Rollicking Fun
2008-07-01 - My kids absolutely love this. They could listen to it over and over. I like it as well. A great, fun way to learn to love classical music.
