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| Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics | 
 enlarge | Creators: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy, Antonin Dvorak, Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Pachelbel, Christian Pezold, Robert Schumann, Bedrich Smetana, Antonio Vivaldi, Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
Label: Buena Vista
Category: Music
List Price: $6.98
Buy New: $3.75
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (65 reviews)
Sales Rank: 163
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Age: 1 month - 5 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0.3 x 4.6 x 5.6
MPN: 511647
UPC: 050086108572
EAN: 0050086108572
ASIN: B0001IXTU4
Release Date: March 16, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Enchanting and Soothing for Babies and Adults Alike October 5, 2005
35 out of 38 found this review helpful
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!
Babies don't understand E=MC2 September 22, 2005
1 out of 14 found this review helpful
Lets state the facts up front. Babies are stupid. OK.
Then there is Einstein, a genius no doubt, but is he really the right guy to be singing to our babies. He couldn't even tie his shoes. Babies typically have the advantage of velcro, so maybe that is a bad point, but still I am not really sure how good Einstein was with youngsters. Did he have any kids? He is probably like my high school sience teacher, really really smart but couldn't ever get his point across to high school students, much less babies. I remember how frustrating that was for me and I don't want that for my baby. Just becuase Einstein (or even worse an imposter pretending to be Einstein) sings to your baby doesn't mean your baby will be smart. Lets look at some really good singers like Nat King Cole or Lionel Richie. You've seen whats happened to their daughters (once babies). Anyway, I just bought the CD becuase Bach doesn't have a greatest hits and this serves as a pretty good substitute. Thus, the high ranking.
 Horrible for lullibies... fine for playtime September 6, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
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.
Relaxation Guaranteed May 20, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this cd along with a cd player for my daughter when she was 3 weeks old. The first time I played it for her she was asleep by track 3. Since then I play it softly when I am ready to put her to bed at night (on repeat) and do not turn it off until morning. When she is upset and fussy I will put on the CD and hold her close and she relaxes immediately. I was so pleased with this cd that I am looking into buying the other Baby Einstein CD's for her.
This cd is not for the weak of heart !!! April 4, 2005
4 out of 41 found this review helpful
The first time I listened to this cd, I automatically said ," Man, these guys must have been born in a trash can outside of Hardees!!" But then I listened to the rest, and automatically said," Man , these guys WERE born in a trash can outside of Hardees!!" So the bottom line is that this cd is definitely not for kids, or adults, even though my uncle Remus likes it. The minute he heard the first song, he said, " Ohh, duhawuh!! Gushy!!" I know that part of the review was very disturbing.
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