Product Review
In Beethoven's Wig, lyricist and singer Richard Perlmutter performs eleven zany renditions of music composed by some of the world's most famous names in classical music. The unique tributes comprising Beethoven's Wig include Franz Liszt the Famous Pianist; Please Don't Play Your Violin at Night (Mozart); Can You Can Can? (Offenbach); Just for Elise (Beethoven); Haydn's Great Surprise; Kings and Queens of England (Purcell); Drip, Drip, Drip (Delibes); Harmony (Schumann); Hey Guitar Teacher (Bach); Tchaikovsky's Cannonball; and the title piece Beethoven's Wig.
Perlmutter succeeds in doing more than offering just another introduction to classical music for young listeners as the kids find themselves responding to the humorous lyrics even as they are becoming familiarized with the individual contributions of world class European composers. Beethoven's Wig is an enthusiastically recommended addition to family, school, and community library CD music collections.
Beethoven's Wig actually gives kids and their parents something to sing along to while listening to great works by Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and others. The catchy lyrics give information about the composer, the piece's title/theme or both, but without being dull or "preachy." Having the instrumental-only versions of the songs in the second half of the CD gives everyone the opportunity to just listen or try to remember the words from the first half and sing. Either way, Beethoven's Wig is a joyous experience for kids of all ages.
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