Baby Einstein - Baby Bach - Musical Adventure [DVD]

We originally purchased the 1997 8-track version which came in a work of art itself - a cardboard so-called Chinese box with 6 main parts each containing one of the collaborative pieces, opening in both directions to reveal color and black and white photos from the entire collection. We still have it but no way of playing the obsolete tapes themselves which we enjoyed for many years. It's wonderful to have Sony's newest DVD version, 3 disks each containing two technically flawless collaborative pieces. The collaborations between Ma and other great artists are still mind-blowing and awesome. Our favorite is Canadian film director Atom Egoyan's "Sarabande," created around Bach's Suite No. 4 featuring Egoyan's band of topnotch actors and Yoyo Ma playing himself in such an ingenious way. Really highly recommended!

This is an example of the transcendency of J. S. Bach. I have read various critical reviews of this DVD and actually agree with some of what is said. Truly I did not know what I was purchasing--actually thougth it was all Yo Yo and Bach, but it is more like a documentary. Fortunately there are intact performances of each suite contained in this lengthy DVD. The menu screen is very confusing and difficult to navigate--that is the only negative I find. Otherwise I see no harm, and only inspiration in comparing and performing Bach's music to our surroundings, architecture, and the visual arts. Yes, Yo Yo could have used other examples for comparison, but I do not disagree with the validity of what is stated--some reviewers have called his integrations random, I respectfully disagree.The perfomances are clean and there are obvious changes of scenery during certain perfomances that required dubbing. This was done flawlessly and with taste. Overall this was fun and transcendent. I suggest listening to other artists perform these suites. Casals, Rostropovich, and Lynn Harrell all have recordings, and each are different.

Before I had my beloved baby, I swore I would never ever use a video or a TV to babysit her. ANd well, no matter how I rationalize it, Baby Bach is a video and I did use it -- a lot when I was so completely overwhelmed and at wits end during those early months. My child would sit in her little Chicco mama sofa rocker and watch. My daughter, who is now 6 months, loved this thing when she was 2, 3, and 4 months. It was a part of my bedtime routine. SHe was completely enthralled. Completely. Loved it. Interestingly, I watched it myself, enthralled several times.Basically, this lady seems to have gone in her attic and gotten some used toys, videotaped them to music and put her two little girls in there every now and then for cuteness.Now that I have some mastery over motherhood, I do not "use" this tape so much. While my daugheter still watches it every couple of weeks, she seems now to be "studying" it -- not just looking at it. But, she usually bores with it after about 15 minutes.I will buy the others, too.Buy it. Baby will love it.

Son suggested this as a gift for new baby. The baby loves it and parents feel good about entertaining baby with beautiful music. No problem with purchase or delivery.

I haven't seen "Baby Mozart" and decided to preview this one before giving it to my granddaughter. If this one deserves the criticism of some other reviewers, the Mozart video must indeed be terrific. The arresting images made me think I was watching in HD/Blue Ray yet, despite the visual enhancement, they're all familiar objects, toys, and child faces that should grab the little spectator's attention. The music, too, is "enhanced," and therein lies a potential problem. Why must all of Bach's music--piano, organ, orchestral, choral--be played on a soft and echoey synthesizer? It's all quite enchanting, but how often is Bach, of all composers, ever described as "enchanting"?I like the repeated use of Minuet in G, since that's the piece kids taking Suzuki or conventional lessons are likely to play after Twinkle Little Star. But if Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" is considered suitable for innocent young ears, Bach deserves to have producers less bent on covering up his authentic authoritative voice.

I first purchased the VHS and as soon as the DVDs were available, I snatched those up! There's a really nice feature on some (don't know if it's all of them) of the editions that allows you to setup the DVD to play in a continual loop. I can't tell you how many times I used that feature for me to fall asleep on the sofa near my now 3yo when he couldn't go to sleep at 4am. My 8yo daughter and my son LOVE to watch the entire Baby Einstein series, altho they do like some more than others. They laugh at the puppets and they dance to the music. Boy do they dance! I really think the Baby Einstein series has helped my daughter learn to love classical music, and I hope it has the same effect on my son too.

So far, this is the only Baby Einstein video/DVD we own. My son has absolutely LOVED it from the age of 6 weeks. The images change frequently enough to hold his attention and the music is wonderful. I have found myself enjoying this even though I thought I would tire of it quickly.The two little girls are cute, but do take away from the overall video. It almost feels like someone just wanted a platform to show off their beautiful children! Which is slightly understandable, I love to show off my little one too, but their popping up interrupts the flow of the show.I can't wait to get more Baby Einstein DVDs for my son!

Had this CD ten years ago for first grandchild, who loved it. Passed down to #2 grandchild, who also loved it. Then, thinking the family was complete, we passed the CD on to friends. Lo and behold, new grandson born in July! He could not miss the simple joy of the music and visuals. I was thrilled to be able to purchase Baby Bach again. It is definitely the best of the Baby Einstein series.