Customer Reviews

Baby Beethoven

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Classical music makes your baby smart? Who cares what the "experts" say? As a mom, I judge any children's music CD by how often my kids ask to hear it. And Baby Beethoven CD gets two tiny thumbs up! My 5-year-old daughter has enjoyed this music since she was small (we also own the VHS tape). Now her younger sisters love it, too. The play list of 19 selections ranges from soothing symphonies, such as Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"), to lively sonatas, like the Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique") that inspire my girls to leap and twirl across the room. And that makes this CD a smart buy.

My husband and I are fans of classical music with a substantial CD collection. When we found out we were pregnant, I picked up the Baby Beethoven CD from my local library to see what it was like.

It's glorified music box music... some of the pieces are almost impossible to distinguish without checking the jewel case for the name.

If you really want to expose your child to Beethoven, don't waste your time with this CD. For soothing sleepy-time music, try "Beethoven at Bedtime."

I bought this for my son when he was 3 months old.He loved it instantly. I would put the cd on while we cooked dinner together. He would just sit in his high chair and listen intently. He is now over a year old and we still enjoy listening to it together. It's great background music while you play with them. Oh yeah did I mention this is my son's favorite cd. I highly recommend this cd.

I thought it was just a selection of the most soft and tender or happy melodies but I was very dissapointed when I discovered that it's a synthetizer music!!! Why do that? babyies are able to listen to "real" music!! And this caracteristic was not expalined when I bought it!

My daughter was never interested in listening to this. Played it once and its been in its case ever since.

These CDs are perfect if you are hard of hearing. Classical music delivered via synthesizers? Beethoven is rolling over in his grave right now.

My son loves to listen to this music. We love all the Baby Einstein CDs!

I must have not read up enough on this product because I thought it was typical Beethoven. It's not. It's kid friendly with dummed-down instruments. I'm not sure how that works with babies, but I find it to be a bit dissatisfying.

I actually bought this for my dogs. I have never used it.

My wife and I received this CD as part of a set, a gift for our baby-on-the-way. I just started to listen to it. All of the music is synthesized, and at mediocre quality. How's that enriching for the baby? You never hear the actual instruments, only a synthesizer's imitation.

Better to get a standard collection of classical music, they're not expensive. They don't have a cute cartoon animals on the front, but are higher quality, and as soothing.

This is a very soothing CD featuring the music of Beethoven in a soothing manner. It is a toned down version of Beethoven's music. It would be comforting to babies, children, and even adults. A great way to introduce children to classical music. I play it in children's yoga classes and they recognize it. Apparently it is already popular with young children. The only downfall is the children really think it is just for babies.