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Description:
No Description Available. Genre: Childrens Media Format: Compact Disk Rating: Release Date: 16-MAR-2004
Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date:
March 16, 2004
Studio:
Buena Vista
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christian Pezold, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Pachelbel, Bedrich Smetana, Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvorak, Antonio Vivaldi, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms
Number Of Discs:
1
Average Customer Rating:
based on 93 reviews
Track Listing:
1.
Excerpt
2.
Minuet, for keyboard No. 1 in G major (Anna Magdalena Notebook II/1), B
3.
2nd Movement
4.
Song Without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 6
5.
3rd Movement
6.
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
7.
Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement
8.
[Excerpt]
9.
[Excerpt]
10.
2nd Movement
11.
Excerpt
12.
Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
13.
2nd Movement
14.
Air
15.
2nd Movement
16.
Kinderszenen No. 1 ("Von fremden Ländern und Menschen"), for piano, Op.
17.
Wiegenlied ("Guten Abend, gut Nacht"), song for voice & piano, Op. 49/4
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73 of 81 found the following review helpful:
Enchanting and Soothing for Babies and Adults AlikeOct 05, 2005
By Healthy By Nature
First of all, let's clear up one misconception that some other reviewers seem to have -- Just as the Baby Einstein videos are not designed to replicate the directing genius of such Hollywood masterminds as Scorsese or Coppola, the Baby Einstein CDs are not designed to replicate the great symphonies and orchestras of the world! The CDs do indeed utilize great pieces of classical music as their base, but they are not meant to sound as if they are performed by a 120-piece orchestra.
In point of fact, the CDs are meant to work in conjunction with the Baby Einstein video series' various imageries and sounds, meaning they are designed to appeal in simplistic ways to the senses and interests of developing children. They take classical music (which is complex in nature) and replicate it in much simpler ways (via synthesized methods). This allows young developing ears to "tune in" to the various individual sounds and to identify simplistically with the overall melody. And isn't a toddler who wants to hear repeats of Pachebel's Canon or Vivaldi's Four Seasons a far cry more tolerable to Mom and Dad than one who wants to hear constant repeats of some big silly purple dinosaur singing?!?
My husband and I love classical music and have many of the great classical works performed by the world's best symphonies and orchestras. However, attempting to draw side-by-side comparisons between Baby Einstein CDs and the great orchestras of the world is like attemtping to compare apples and oranges!
The Baby Einstein CDs are a wonderful medium with which to introduce your child to classical music.
After literally SUFFERING through several other "classic lullaby" CDs that were given to us as gifts and being very disappointed, my husband and I were thrilled with the musical content and performance quality of the Baby Einstein CDs. We have most of them now and have found them all to be of superior quality.
As soothing baby lullabies and infant/toddler audio stimulations go, Baby Einstein CDs are positively enchanting! My husband and I have drifted off many times ourselves to the BE Lullaby Classics CD. We enjoy and appreciate the classical music experiences Baby Einstein provides for our child!
163 of 190 found the following review helpful:
Synthesized classicsFeb 17, 2005
By viclarino
"viclarino"
I was really disappointed to discover that every track on this CD is played on a synthesizer and not by the authentic orchestral instruments for which it was written. Mozart's Minuet in G sounds like it's being played on a (faux) marimba. A recording of actual instruments would be much more beautiful and better for a baby's developing ears.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Sleepy Time!!Jan 21, 2006
By J. Saunders My son absolutely loves this CD. We have a CD player in his room and when he is acting tired or fussy we lay him in his crib and turn this CD on. The music helps him relax and before you know it...usually 3 songs into it...he is sleeping "like a baby!" We love, love, love this CD. We find ourselves humming classical music throughout the day...catchy tunes!!
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Great for bedtimeDec 28, 2005
By Nichole Weaver We've had this CD since our son was a baby, and now at almost 3, he still loves it. All of the songs are soft and relaxing, so it's the perfect CD for naptime and bedtime. We still play it almost every night when he goes to bed. Of all his many classical CD's, this one is by far his favorite. We all love it so much I'm ordering another one for our next baby.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Horrible for lullibies... fine for playtimeSep 06, 2005
By S. Burgett This CD is not "sleepy" slow lulliby music.
It kept my 6 mo old awake instead of putting her to sleep.
Also very dissapointing was the "elevator music quality".
If it was possible to rate this a zero, I would.
I was very dissapointed in baby einstein for calling this a lullaby album. This synthisized music was anything but lulling to my baby - some of it was too upbeat. This is not an album to sleep to, not relaxing at all. Okay for play time, if you don't mind that there aren't "real instruments" playing. For better songs for baby to sleep to look for "disney baby lullaby" and "on a starry night" albums.
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