Yodeling the Classics 2

Mary Schneider (Composer), Rita Schneider (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Anton Rubinstein (Composer), Leroy Anderson (Composer), Johann II Strauss (Composer), Herman Koenig (Conductor), James Lyman Molloy (Artist), Johann I Strauss (Artist), Tommy Tycho (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Herman Koenig
• Composer: Mary Schneider, Rita Schneider, Gioachino Rossini, Anton Rubinstein, Leroy Anderson, et al.
• Audio CD (March 26, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B00005RTJM
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,112 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Yodelling Mozart (after Mozart)

2. La danza. Tarantella Napolitana ("Già la luna è in mezzo al mare"), for vo

3. Melody in F, instrumental arrangement, Op. 3/1

4. Fiddle-Faddle, for string orchestra (or standard orchestra) [Yodel]

5. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for or

6. Yodelling Gilbert & Sullivan (after Sullivan)

7. Post Horn Galop

8. Love's Old Sweet Song

9. Radetzky-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 228

10. Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), waltz for

11. Annen-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 117 (RV 117)

12. Yodelling Comedians (after Kabelevsky & Smetana)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One order of yodel well done with extra cheese to go, February 25, 2008

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MusicMad (Metuchen, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yodeling the Classics 2 (Audio CD)

No doubt to my ears: what Mary Schneider does, she does very well. And this lady can yodel. Vol. 2 of "Yodeling the Classics" is not quite as surprising and hilarious as vol.1 - maybe the joke is starting to wear thin - but there are still some delightful moments. Her version of Leroy Anderson's "Fiddle-Faddle" is the first attempt I've ever heard at jazz yodeling, and yes, I laughed. The Gilbert and Sullivan parody contains more lyrics than yodeling, but the lyrics do approach cleverness, and it really is meant to be tongue-in-cheek. The back up singers are better here than in vol.1, the orchestra not quite as TV-tinny either. But oy! The schmalz! Still, this album and her performances are a true art unto themselves. I'm just not sure what kind...

And now a warning: there are liner notes. Now you'll know where those cheesey lyrics come from.

And now another warning: Mary Schneider has a daughter...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A DARING ATTEMPT AND I LOVE IT!, March 15, 2009

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Terry Lyle "Yodeler" (Jamestown, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yodeling the Classics 2 (Audio CD)

There appears to be no middle ground on the appeal of Mary Schneider's Yodeing the Classics. You'll either love it or hate it. Mary is the aknowledged Queen of Australian Yodeling and has performed for many years. In the nineties she decided to combine her famous yodeling with her love for opera and classical music. The resulting cd is like nothing you've heard before. Mary literally yodels to classical music from Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven and more. Don't expect a half baked job either. The production values are lush including accompaniment by the Sydney International Orchestra. Now, if you are not a fan of yodeling, it's unlikely that you will enjoy this music as Mary yodels her heart out through every number. For those of you who love yodeling,as I do, this cd will be pure joy. The smile will not leave your face the entire time you are listening and will linger for hours.

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, February 20, 2006

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Josie (Harrisonburg, VA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yodeling the Classics 2 (Audio CD)

I love yodeling. I have heard fabulous yodeling of classical music, such as snippets by Bobby McFerin. I was excited to see this album, thought I might give it a try. Fortunately, the price tag made me look around the internet for a preview...glad I found it. Somehow this artist, though accomplished, manages to turn beautiful music and a beautiful vocal art form into kitschy shlock of the worst variety. Lawrence Welk, you have been upstaged!