Lullabies-A Songbook Companion

Welsh Traditional (Composer), American Traditional (Composer), Anonymous (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), French Traditional (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Benjamin Godard (Composer), Traditional (Composer), African Traditional (Composer), Research Composer (Composer), Paul Kapp (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Edward Elgar (Composer), Sabine Baring-Gould (Composer), Yiddish Anonymous (Composer), Jacques Offenbach (Composer), Spiritual Traditional (Composer), James Royce Shannon (Composer), Jane Taylor (Composer), Engelbert [Classical] Humperdinck (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Welsh Traditional, American Traditional, Anonymous, Johannes Brahms, French Traditional, et al.
• Audio CD (November 18, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Essay
• ASIN: B00000083Z
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,099 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #37 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Lullabies & Berceuse
  • #66 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Songs & Lieder > Folk Songs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good if you want to sing from the book but can't read music, February 9, 2004

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S. Bookworm - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lullabies-A Songbook Companion (Audio CD)

I bought this solely because I have the book and wanted to sing the lullabies to my kids, but I can't read music. For this purpose it is fine. The songs are not in the same order as in the book but I can deal. As a stand-alone lullaby CD I wouldn't really recommend it--the songs are not sung in a soothing manner, there's lots of variety in tempo and volume, some are even sung up-beat. The voices are not pitched high enough for babies either. That being said, I am back on Amazon today to buy it for my sister who is due any day now with her 3rd kid--we both like to sing and have the book, and songs (in book or music form) are a great present that the baby won't grow out of for a long time, and helps you bond with your little one too.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It puts my grandson to sleep in 2 minutes, June 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lullabies-A Songbook Companion (Audio CD)

He's six weeks old and fussy. I put this lovely album on and I listen with great pleasure while he sleeps very soundly. I think this is a terrific album and a great baby shower gift.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best I've found, but..., December 28, 2000

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Jessica Scull "emotionalgoat.com" (Hebron, ND United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lullabies-A Songbook Companion (Audio CD)

I bought the book first, but I can't read music very well, so this CD really helped to bring it all together. My main interest was in learning the lullabies so that I could sing them to my daughter. I think that the book and the CD have helped me enormously. The music on the CD is simple and quiet. The main singer is very very good and sings with a bit of an operatic style. The other singer is not as great (I think that she's actually the daughter of the pianist), but she can carry a tune. My only complaint is that a lot of the songs were not researched well enough and there are lots of technical errors in titles (Baby's Bed instead of Slumber Boat), lyrics, and score... I guess you can just call it artist's liberty. For my own purposes, this is an important flaw. If you are just looking for some nice music, it's probably not as important to you. I highly recommend the music book (to which this CD is a companion) as well; it's full of lovely art.