Customer Reviews

Brahms at Bedtime: A Sleepytime Serenade

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Being a lifetime lover of Brahms, and not generally buying compilations of excerpts, I was extremely pleased with this recording. It is very well done and makes for great listening, whether you're a classical music fan or not. I bought it for a gift for my newborn granddaughter and liked it so much (I had to listen to it to see if it was satisfactory!) I bought another one for myself.

This is one of my favorite nap and quiet time choices. It is very mellow and soothing. My three year old frequently falls asleep listening to it, and even turns it on again for herself if she wakes up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep!

I love to listen to this cd if I'm tired and need to take a nap or just rest for a while. It is very soothing.

A few years ago I started having trouble sleeping at night. It was probably due to my new husband's snoring! I remembered how when I worked at a daycare, we would play classical music while the children took naps. So I thought I would give it a try. I have tried a couple different CD's and so far this is my favorite! All of the music is soothing. There aren't any songs that get loud or fast. The only weird thing is that the first and last song are the same. I repeat the CD all night and it really does help me to sleep! If the power goes out I notice immediately because my soothing music is gone! I highly recommend this CD!

Great music for helping you unwind after a long day so you can be more relaxed at bedtime.

I was reading this book called "Paint it Black" by Janet Fitch because I just loved her "White Oleander." I highly recommend the book....one of the characters is an expert pianist and it talks a lot about composers such as Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Bach, etc. I knew nothing about these composers and wanted to find out more about them. "Brahms at Bedtime" is BEAUTIFUL. I listened to it a lot before I went to sleep and it was just so relaxing and beautiful!! I also would recommend "Chopin and Champagne."

I'm not a big fan of classical music, I like some and others... not so much; but this is really beautiful. I have tinnitus (ringing in the ear), so I was looking for something soothing to listen to when I'm trying to sleep. I got some of those nature sounds, which I love, but they get boring after a while. This DVD is really wonderful, puts me in a perfect, relaxing mood is just what I needed to take the stress off and fill my ears and head... and you can't beat the price.

Amazingly this compilation has managed to get together some of the most untallented performances of Brahms' music. With a few exceptions the moto of this CD can be summed up as 'no understanding and appreciation for a musical genius'. The choice of music is also quite perfunctory. There are many Brahms pieces that could have served better the bedtime purpose. Buy at your own risk. My only fear is that some people will get their first impressions of Brahms from this CD...