Baby's First Lullabies

Johannes Brahms (Composer), Johann Pachelbel (Composer), Traditional (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), French Traditional (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Leigh Harline (Composer), Brazilian Guitar Quartet (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Brazilian Guitar Quartet
• Composer: Johannes Brahms, Johann Pachelbel, Traditional, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, et al.
• Audio CD (October 12, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: St. Clair Entertainment
• ASIN: B000023VRB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,403 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. No.4, Weigenlied

2. Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement

3. Rock A Bye Baby

4. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59

5. No.4, Standchen

6. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

7. Unspecified excerpt

8. Unspecified excerpt

9. Prelude for piano No. 2 in A minor , Op. 28/2, CT. 167

10. Adagio

11. Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping), lullaby

12. Excerpt [Excerpt]

13. Affectuoso

14. When You Wish Upon a Star (for Disney's Pinocchio)

Editorial Reviews

TRACKS: 1 German folk songs for voice & piano (Nos. 44-49 w/ chorus ad lib), WoO 33: No.4, Weigenlied; 2 Canon in D major (Instrumental arrangement); 3 Rock A Bye Baby; 4 Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Fur Elise"), WoO 59 110; 5 Schwanengesang (Swan Song), song cycle for voice & piano, D. 957: No.4, Standchen 16; 6 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star; 7 Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F major ("L'autunno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 3), Op.8/3, RV 293: Unspecified excerpt; 8 Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297: Unspecified excerpt; 9 Prelude for piano No. 2 in A minor , Op. 28/2, CT. 167; 10 String Quartet No. 3 in G major, K. 156 (K. 134b): Adagio; 11 Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping) ~ lullaby; 12 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: Excerpt; 13 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: Affectuoso; 14 When You Wish Upon a Star (for Disney's Pinocchio)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How to raise a schitzophrenic baby..., November 12, 2002

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K. Myles Becker "seussman71" (Westminster, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baby's First Lullabies (Audio CD)

Flow is everything, which apparently the creators of this CD forgot about.

When I think of a lullaby CD, I think of nice, relaxing music that you can have on in the background while you rock your child to sleep for the night. Am I wrong here?

So, when we popped this CD in tonight (without ever listening to the CD - our mistake), the first two songs were incredibly soothing, soft and great to calm down our 4-month old.

Then we hit #3 - Hush A Bye Baby. Our child woke up and thought it was playtime. The song was an upbeat (and not terribly great) rendition of the old classic. YUCK! The volume was set higher than the other songs, and added to the playtime feel.

The next two songs are fine (Fur Elise and Schubert's Serenade in D Minor), but then, once again, we hit a peppy tune (another annoying vocal piece), Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

Then comes the strangest piece of music on the CD - Autumn from The Four Seasons. I don't know who thought it would be a good idea to put this haunting song on a child's lullaby CD, but it is just plain creepy. A lot of harpsichord at the beginning and everything in minor tones. This should be on a Halloween CD, rather than this lullaby CD.

My notes could go on, but really, the makers of this CD either didn't intent for it to be a lullaby CD at the end of the day, or they wanted to raise thousands of schitzophrenic babies.

Either way, skip this CD and go for another more soothing one.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beware of the obnoxious tracks!, March 2, 2004

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Muzak to my Ears (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby's First Lullabies (Audio CD)

I saw this CD and thought it would be great for my daughter whom I like to expose to as much wonderful music as possible, particularly at bedtime. The first night I played it, I stayed in her room and listened to the first 2 songs - they were charming versions of some well-known classics. Then, I turned on the baby monitor and went into the other room.

Suddenly, my ears were accosted by the most obnoxious, laughable sound of track 3. It is a synthesized, incredibly upbeat version of Hush A Bye Baby sung by a woman with the most grating voice. The same can be said of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Frere Jacque (tracks 6 & 11). Besides being irritating, these songs are actually LOUDER than the rest of the instrumental songs and could easily jolt a sleeping baby out of slumber.

Those 3 tracks completely undermine the "Lullaby" theme. I will be burning this CD onto another CD and leaving out those 3 tracks. Had I read the reviews and seen that others had complained about these same tracks, I never would have bought it. This CD defies logic and you will be better off without it!

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars with so many good lullaby CDs, why buy this?, January 8, 2003

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"mflochicago" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby's First Lullabies (Audio CD)

YUCK. The songs are great, but some are loud, some are quiet, some pretty and some are noisy. Completely inconsistent. Just about the time my baby falls asleep a loud, racous lullaby begins. YUCK.