Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
43 used & new from $2.75

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Available to Download Now
 
Buy the MP3 album for $6.99
 
 
 
 
Beethoven for Babies
 
See larger image
 

Beethoven for Babies

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Frans Brüggen (Conductor), Neville Marriner (Conductor), Severino Gazzelloni (Performer), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century (Orchestra), Bella Davidovich (Performer), Bruno Canino (Performer), Claudio Arrau (Performer), Sviatoslav Richter (Performer), Zoltán Kocsis (Performer)
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews) More about this product

List Price: $7.98
Price: $6.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $0.99 (12%)
  Special Offers Available
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Want it delivered Tuesday, July 21? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
27 new from $3.11 16 used from $2.75
Buy the MP3 album for $6.99 at the Amazon MP3 Downloads store.


Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • Get $1 worth of MP3 downloads from Amazon MP3 after you order your item. Here's how (restrictions apply)
  • Interact With Your Music: Discover, listen to, and buy new music, all from the pages of SPIN's digital edition, free to Amazon customers.


Frequently Bought Together

Beethoven for Babies + Bach for Babies + Mozart for Mothers-To-Be: Tender Lullabies for Mother and Child
Price For All Three: $20.97

Show availability and shipping details

  • This item: Beethoven for Babies ~ Ludwig van Beethoven

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • Bach for Babies ~ Marc Johnson

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • Mozart for Mothers-To-Be: Tender Lullabies for Mother and Child ~ Eva Czako

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details


Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Mozart for Mothers-To-Be: Tender Lullabies for Mother and Child

Mozart for Mothers-To-Be: Tender Lullabies for Mother and Child

~ Eva Czako
5.0 out of 5 stars (26)  $6.99
The Mozart Effect: Music for Babies, Vol. 2: Nighty Night

The Mozart Effect: Music for Babies, Vol. 2: Nighty Night

~ Don Campell
4.5 out of 5 stars (16)  $8.99
Build Your Baby's Brain

Build Your Baby's Brain

~ Johann Sebastian Bach
4.4 out of 5 stars (21)  $7.98
The Mozart Effect - Music for Babies - Playtime to Sleepytime

The Mozart Effect - Music for Babies - Playtime to Sleepytime

~ Leopold Mozart
4.7 out of 5 stars (15)  $6.98
UltraSound - Music for the Unborn Child

UltraSound - Music for the Unborn Child

~ Johann Sebastian Bach
4.6 out of 5 stars (28)  $8.98
Explore similar items

Product Details


Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s

Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or view the MP3 Album.

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. Variationen über 6 Volksweisen, Op.105 - 1. The cottage maid (Walisich)Severino Gazzelloni 2:58$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Variationen über 6 Volksweisen, Op.105 - 4. The last rose of summer (Irisch)Severino Gazzelloni 3:30$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Variationen über 6 Volksweisen, Op.105 - 5. Chiling O'Guiry (Irisch)Severino Gazzelloni 2:34$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Variationen über 6 Volksweisen, Op.105 - 6. Paddy whack (Irisch)Severino Gazzelloni 3:23$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Variationen über 10 Volksweisen, Op.107 - 4. St. Patrick's day (Irisch)Severino Gazzelloni 5:16$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Variationen über 10 Volksweisen, Op.107 - 8. O Mary at the window be (Schottisch)Severino Gazzelloni 2:24$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Variationen über 10 Volksweisen, Op.107 - 9. Oh, thou are the lad of my heart (Schottisch)Severino Gazzelloni 4:57$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 -"Für Elise"Bella Davidovich 3:04$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 -"Pathétique" - 2. Adagio cantabileZoltán Kocsis 4:46$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. String Quartet No.13 in B flat, Op.130 - 4. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai)Quartetto Italiano 3:15$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Piano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10 No.3 - 3. Menuetto (Allegro)Claudio Arrau 3:10$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. The Creatures of Prometheus, Op.43 - No.16 Finale. AllegrettoFrans Brüggen 5:58$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat, Op.31 No.3 -"The Hunt" - 3. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso)Claudio Arrau 5:17$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. Piano Sonata No.20 in G, Op.49 No.2 - 2. Tempo di MenuettoSviatoslav Richter 3:53$0.99 Buy Track
listen15. Symphony No.8 in F, Op.93 - 2. Allegretto scherzandoThe Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 4:13$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 - "Choral" - 4. - Allegro assai -Orchestra Of The 18th Century 2:39$0.99 Buy Track
listen17. Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 -"Pastorale" - 4. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)Claudio Arrau 5:02$0.99 Buy Track
listen18. Symphony No.6 in F, Op.68 -"Pastoral" - 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm: AllegrettoThe Academy of St. Martin in the Fields10:08Album Only


On this CD:
  1. National Airs (6) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 105 The Cottage Maid
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Severino Gazzelloni, Bruno Canino

  2. National Airs (6) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 105 The Last Rose of Summer
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Severino Gazzelloni, Bruno Canino

  3. National Airs (6) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 105 Chiling O'Guirg
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Severino Gazzelloni, Bruno Canino

  4. National Airs (6) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 105 English Bulls
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Severino Gazzelloni, Bruno Canino

  5. National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107 St. Patrick's Day
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Severino Gazzelloni, Bruno Canino

  6. National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107 O Mary, at the Window Be
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Severino Gazzelloni, Bruno Canino

  7. National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107 Oh, Thou are the Lad of My Heart
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Severino Gazzelloni, Bruno Canino

  8. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Bella Davidovich

  9. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 13 Andante Cantabile
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Zoltan Kocsis

  10. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major ("Lieb"), Op. 130 Alla Danza Tedesca (Allegro assai)
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

  11. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3 Menuetto (Allegro)
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Claudio Arrau

  12. Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), ballet, Op. 43 Finale, Allegretto
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Orchestra of the 18th Century

  13. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major ("Hunt"), Op. 31/3 Menuetto, Moderato e grazioso
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Claudio Arrau

  14. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49/2 Tempo di menuetto
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

  15. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Allegro scherzando
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    Conducted by Neville Marriner

  16. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125 Ode to Joy
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Orchestra of the 18th Century

  17. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major ("Pastoral"), Op. 28 Rondo, Allegro ma non troppo
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Claudio Arrau

  18. Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68 Hymn of Thanksgiving
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    Conducted by Neville Marriner


Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
For the parent looking to ease their child into a familiarity with classical music, this is a very well chosen set of Beethoven works. It begins with a generous selection of airs composed late in the composer's life. The presence of the flute as the lead instrument on these selections has a soothing quality that moves the ear in an ideally subtle way, especially as it gives way to the more excited piano sonata pieces. Zoltán Kocsis's reading of "Pathétique" is followed by Claudio Arrau's take on the 7th, 15th, and 18th sonatas and Sviatoslav Richter's lyrical take on the 20th ("Pastoral"). Programmed amidst the piano pieces, which are great studies in dynamics and musical spacing, are some fine orchestral snippets, none longer than five minutes. The collection does a fine balancing act, condensing works that don't inherently lend themselves to shortened renditions and carefully managing moods, entry, and egress to each segment. This is fine anthology work. --Andrew Bartlett

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below.

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search
No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?

 

Customer Reviews

14 Reviews
5 star:
 (8)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:
 (4)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.9 out of 5 stars (14 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best baby classical tunes for your buck!, March 3, 1999
By akda@aol.com (Alabama, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
This is one of the longest running CD's in the collection of classical music for babies. Others contain music running half the time of this one. For the most part, the music is upbeat - I'd recommend it for "awake time." Entertaining for all ages and will be a favorite even after baby is grown. I listen to it while still pregnant and enjoy it over all others I've bought.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
65 of 74 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Brainless Beethoven devaluation, February 18, 2000
By James LeMay (Lake Forest, IL United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
What do you get when you play brilliant music through a bad synthesizer? Buy this CD and find out. Your little prodigy's intellect will be engulfed in an annoying stream of cheap rinky-tink pianos, tooting synth-horns, and fake accordions. This is a cheap and annoying version of a great composer's work. Your young Einstein would be better off with a cheap harmonica.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, February 7, 2002
Although the CD covers a lot of Beethoven's music, the piano player in the first seven tracks is horrible. He or she keeps hitting the wrong notes. The tempo of the music overall is too fast and for some reason, they stopped "Ode to Joy" right in the middle. If you want a CD that features excellent musicians and Beethoven's music played the way it should be, don't buy this CD. Invest in the soundtrack from the movie, "Immortal Beloved".
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
Ad
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Soothing Music!
I Bought this for my 18 year old Autistic son. He loves music. Sometimes he gets wound up so I thought this would be good to help him unwind at night before he goes to bed. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Deelaureen ( Newport News Va

5.0 out of 5 stars Beethoven for Babies
My baby and I really enjoy this CD. It is so fun to feel the baby get excited when I play it. I have a pillow speaker and just place it right up against my stomach. Read more
Published on May 21, 2007 by S. L. Kern

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicest classical CD I have found for my baby (& me)
This is a very pleasant CD to listen to, and I think the quality of the music is excellent. I enjoy listening to this with my 10 month old son, and we also listen to the radio and... Read more
Published on September 1, 2005 by William Moor

5.0 out of 5 stars Ode To Beethoven
The actual reason I bought this cd is for "Fur Elise" but it turned out to be much more than I bargained for. Read more
Published on May 12, 2005 by Carltouis Stevenson

3.0 out of 5 stars Pseudoscientific crap, but some of the music is good here
The 3 stars is only because the hucksters that put this together at least had the decency to tracks featuring Arrau & Richter on this CD. Read more
Published on May 26, 2004 by chefdevergue

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicest classical music CD I've found for my baby (& me)
This is a very pleasant CD to listen to, and I think the quality of the music is excellent. I enjoy listening to this with my 10 month old son, and we also listen to the radio and... Read more
Published on November 22, 2003

2.0 out of 5 stars Bad Music: Bad Science
It has been disproven that Classical music does anything more or less for a baby's development than any other kind of music. Read more
Published on May 11, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely LOVE this!!!
My second son and I fell in love with this CD. It absolutely soothed him and helped bond on us as we listened together. We listened in the nursery and in the car. Read more
Published on August 5, 2001 by Angela Granlund

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! GET THIS-->
My baby was, like, really stupid so instead of messing around with the soft spot on the head, we put a big speaker in the crib and blast this stuff. Read more
Published on July 25, 2000 by Pops Wolly

2.0 out of 5 stars Why is everything geared to helping your kid "compete"?
Classical music is beautiful and rewarding. Can't it be rewarding on its own terms, rather than as a "fast track" to the Ivy League and financial success? Read more
Published on May 24, 2000 by Peach

Only search this product's reviews



Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
New! See all customer communities, and bookmark your communities to keep track of them.
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


   


SoundUnwound Says...

Learn more about Beethoven for Babies opens new browser window

Go explore the super-connected music universe at SoundUnwound.com opens new browser window - the new music site from IMDb and Amazon.

SoundUnwound Logo

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?




Look for Similar Items by Category


Music You Should Hear™: Artists' Picks

Music You Should Hear
Want to know what Norah Jones, Sting, and Il Divo are listening to? Find out in Music You Should Hear™, where these and other artists tell you about the music they love.
 

Cut Some Wood

Shop for band saws
A quality band saw is your best choice of all woodworking power tools when you need to make curved cuts in wood.

Shop for band saws now

 
Music Essentials
Greats from the Greatest Explore our Music Essentials Store and find music from over 500 essential artists and composers, watch videos, and vote for the most essential artist.
 
Read Our Blog
For more about music, check out ChordStrike, a minor blog for major music lovers™.
 
Ad

 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Where's My Stuff?

Shipping & Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.

Continue shopping: Top Sellers
Free
Free by Chris Anderson
Paranoia
Paranoia by Joseph Finder
My Soul to Lose
My Soul to Lose by Rachel Vincent
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 Doyle

Conditions of Use | Privacy Notice © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates