Perlmutter Richard. Beethoven's wig: Sing along symphonies

Cambridge, Mass.: Rounder Kids, 2002. — 8 p., MP3 — (Sing along symphonies) — ISBN: 1579400787, 9781579400781, 630836813X, 9786308368134Singers Richard Perlmutter, lead vocals; Elin Carlson, soprano, Susan Boyd, alto; Richard Wells, tenor; Jon Joyce, bass. Plus guest performers.Orchestras Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, British Rias Orchestra. Plus guest performers and soloists.Most Popular Songs Beethoven's Wig, Just For Elise, Tchaikovsky's Cannonball, Can You Can Can, Drip Drip DripMost Popular Pieces 5th Symphony, Beethoven; 1812 Overture, Tchaikovsky; Fur Elise, Beethoven; Can Can, Offenbach, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, MozartBonus Features Liner booklet contains classical music trivia questions & activities for kids, parents and teachersThis 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.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.Can You Can Can? (Can Can, Offenbach)
Drip, Drip, Drip (Pizzicato from Sylvia, Delibes)
Kings and Queens of England (Trumpet Tune, Purcell)
Please Don't Play Your Violin at Night (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Mozart)
Beethoven's Wig (5th Symphony, Beethoven)
Just For Elise (Fur Elise, Beethoven)
Haydn's Great Surprise (Surprise Symphony, Haydn)
Harmony (The Merry Peasant, Schumann)
Hey, Guitar Teacher (Bouree, Bach)
Tchaikovsky's Cannonball (1812 Overture, Tchaikovsky)
Franz Liszt the Famous Pianist (Hungarian Rhapsody #2, Liszt)
5th Symphony, Beethoven
Hungarian Rhapsody #2, Liszt
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Mozart
Can Can, Offenbach
Fur Elise, Beethoven
Surprise Symphony, Haydn
Trumpet Tune, Purcell
Pizzicato from Sylvia, Delibes
The Merry Peasant, Schumann
Bouree, Bach
1812 Overture, Tchaikovsky