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Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing-Along Symphonies |  | Creator: Beethoven's Wig
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Category: Music
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 5170
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 618125
UPC: 011661812529
EAN: 0011661812529
ASIN: B000F1IPPQ
Release Date: May 2, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Bull in a China Shop | | • | Chap in a Cap | | • | Play My Song | | • | A Manly Man | | • | Whistling Happily | | • | Where Oh Where | | • | Silver Winds | | • | They're There | | • | Here Lies Homer Jones | | • | How to Succeed as Royalty | | • | King Henry | | • | Sawdust | | • | Ramona | | • | When the Angels Play | | • | Anybody In There? | | • | Take Me to Your Leader | | • | Toreador Song from Carmen | | • | Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major | | • | Work for Mandolin WoO 44a | | • | Elephant from Carnival of the Animals | | • | William Tell Overture | | • | Funeral March of a Marionette | | • | Dance of the Reed Flutes from The Nutcracker Suite | | • | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | | • | Fossils from Carnival of the Animals | | • | The Trophy from 4th Book of Harpsichord Pieces | | • | Recorder Concerto in C major | | • | Gavotte from Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 | | • | Minuet & Trio from Concerto in D Major | | • | Harp Concerto in Bb | | • | Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 | | • | Also Sprach Zarathustra |
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Genre: Childrens
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 2-MAY-2006
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Outside of Kidz Bop and Disneymania!, you won't find a lot of kids' series racking up the kind of sales that merit three installment, which is why the creators of Beethoven's Wig ought to step out of the orchestra pit and take a bow. Not only have they made it to No. 3, they've done it with a concept that veers sharply and unswervingly into educational territory. From the toot of the first cornet to the timpani's final thump, not a tired note has surfaced yet. For newcomers, here's a primer: Head wig-flipper Richard Perlmutter leads a respectable-sounding ensemble of singers and musicians in the loopy lyricizing of classic symphonic pieces. Everything from Handel to Rossini gets the word treatment. Instead of random witticisms, though, the lyrics he ascribes are meant to impart something memorable about the music. Thus, Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 is wedded to a charming ditty called "Chap in a Cap" and Bizet's "Toreador" song from Carmen comes to life with images of a bull in a China shop. Where Beethoven's Wig 3 differs from the others is in its focus on individual instruments--clarinets, mandolins, bassoons and basses all get the Wig equivalent of a shout-out. Otherwise, it's a return to form: Liner notes crammed not only with lyrics, but with fun questions and answers (How many fingers do harpists use when they play? Eight), a second half devoted to unsullied versions of the sung symphonies, and blasts of familiar sound leeched of stuffiness. Cue it up for anybody under 12 and keep your fingers crossed. With any luck, Perlmutter and company will come through with a fourth volume. --Tammy La Gorce
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 Excellent Way to teach the Classics 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!!!
Symphonies anyone can LOVE!! September 24, 2009
J. M. Wandry (Colorado)
My granddaughter introduced me to these wonderful sing-along symphonies. We have so much fun imitating the opera voices, and I think singing them actually improves her ability to sing on key. I highly recommend these - for ANYONE!! Kids absolutely love to sing, and this introduces the classics in a way that is painless!
My least favorite March 25, 2009
biogeek
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We have all four Beethoven's Wig CDs and this one is my least favorite. My only complaint about this one is that some of the tracks are so short that by the time you are starting to get into it, it's over. Other than that we really enjoy the lyrics!
 Don't waste your money!! February 3, 2009
Maggie (Long Island)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After LOVING the first CD and then being VERY disappointed with the second, I was convinced to buy this third CD by the reviews. DO NOT BE FOOLED!! This CD is terrible!! Many of these *songs* are only seconds long!! After listening, you and your child will have no more knowledge of the songs and the composer than you did before you started. That's what was so special about the first CD and what has been sorely lacking in its followers. I'm sending the fourth one back without even opening it. The first CD was an absolute miracle--after that--words fail to describe how bad they are.
Great CD January 19, 2009
J. Johnson (Baton Rouge, LA)
The whole family loves this CD! It's a fun way to introduce the kids to classical music.
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