Beethoven's Wig 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies

Beethoven's Wig 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies

Beethoven's Wig 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies
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Brand: BEETHOVEN'S WIG
Performer: Beethoven's Wig
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-03-16
Music Label: Rounder / Umgd
Product features:
  • Sold Individually
  • Short name: Cd Beethoven'S Wig Vol 2
  • Tune A Fish Records Brand of Products
  • Typical Use: Early Childhood / Music / Cds
Soundtracks:
  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

Music reviews of Beethoven's Wig 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies

Music Review: Not as good as the original but better than many others
Rating: 4 Stars

I am a HUGE fan of the original Beethoven's Wig. I think the premise is brilliant: instead of following the tired formula of simply collecting "important" classical pieces into CDs aimed at children, take those pieces and give them clever lyrics for the kids (and their parents) to sing along with. Much of what I liked about the original Beethoven's Wig was the way the lyrics managed to be silly and yet at the same time convey some real information about either the song, the composer or both.

If Beethoven's Wig 2 has a fault, it's simply that it isn't quite as clever or entertaining as the original. First, I think Richard Perlmutter did a better job of selecting the classical pieces for the first disc. More of the songs are upbeat and seem "made" for singing along to. Beethoven's Wig 2 starts out strong with the Light Cavalry March, La donne e mobile and In the Hall of the Mountain King, but the middle of the disc switches gears and seems to lag in comparison to the bright opening. Moreover, the lyrics just aren't as consistently clever in Beethoven's Wig 2. While I love "Stuck in the Saddle Again" and "It's the Same Every Verse," I think several of the other songs (such as "Dvorak The Czechoslovak") try too hard to impart "important" information about the composer at the expense of maintaining the sense of humor and fun that typifies the Beethoven's Wig series. Finally, while the first CD ended with a literal bang ("1812 Overture," aptly re-titled "Tchaikovsky's Cannonball"), the second ends with the Wedding March - a decent enough piece re-titled "Wow What a Wedding Cake," but not nearly the big finish of the first Beethoven's Wig.

Despite all this, I still give Beethoven's Wig 2 four stars simply because I believe it's one of the very best ways to introduce children to classical music and make it an exceptionally enjoyable experience. Kids of all ages will definitely want to hear this disc over and over, and while it might not live up to the incredibly high standards of the first Beethoven's Wig, it's still much better than many of the other children's music CDs out there.
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Genre: Childrens
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 16-MAR-2004

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