The Mozart Effect - Music for Babies - Playtime to Sleepytime

"...a well-constructed compilation...delightful!" -- Classical Singer, February 2007

"It will easily become a staple in a baby's (and caregiver's) routine." -- Discovery.com Review Corner, Four-Star Review

SOME OF THE CUSTOMER REVIEWS ABOUT THIS MUSIC [ SAMPLE ]

1) A Baby Fave - I'm not an expert on classical music, but I do know my 1 month old daughter absolutely loves this CD. It instantly soothes her and captures her attention like no other musical melodies we play for her. The first CD I tried with her was the one that comes in the free diaper bag of goodies from the hospital and that one did absolutely nothing for her. It made me doubt the whole classical craze. Then my hubby brought this one home. After a week of sitting unopened I popped it in and it worked like magic. The first track captivated her and when it gets to the part that sounds like birds chirping she grins from ear to ear. This CD keeps her interested until she drifts off to sleep. This has been a lifesaver for me since my daughter is one who hates to be put down. This has helped my arms and my cooking quite a bit :-). Anything that keeps her attention and allows me time to do a few things is a must have.

By NYCPickyMom VINE VOICE on November 21, 2002

2) Not just for babies - This CD contains lightly arranged pieces which suit children very well. I am a 19 year old college student, and I use it personally for study music-it is really good background music without any of the distractions that usually arise from trying to listen to music and do homework at the same time. Highly recommended for children as well as adults.

By G. Lee on December 19, 1999

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Under One Sky [Deluxe Edition]

Hey Tenor fans!
This is the deluxe 17 song edition of The Tenors new recording, Under One Sky which will be featured this June as an all-new special airing throughout the month on PBS.

This deluxe edition offers four more songs than the standard CD.

Under One Sky is the latest recording from The Tenors. The New CD contains a selection of original songs alongside new interpretations of familiar favorites. The new recording also features Lindsey Stirling and Kelly Levesque!

Highlighting their signature blend of classical and contemporary pop, the record includes the popular hits, Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton), Lean On Me (Bill Withers) and Who Wants To Live Forever (Queen) as well as the soaring original title track, Under One Sky and the inspirational New Days Begun.

The foursome dedicates the classic Joe Cocker track, You Are So Beautiful to their mothers and all mothers around the world, while My Fathers Son, pays universal homage to dads.

Review

One of the hottest up-and-coming singing groups --Oprah Winfrey.

Aside from their charm and good looks, these guys have voices that will blow you away --Dr Phil.

The Canadian Tenors…I love those guys --President Bill Clinton.

TRACK LIST:

1. A New Day's Begun.

2. Besame Mucho.

3. Lean On Me.

4. I Remember You.

5. My Father's Son.

6. Who Wants To Live Forever (featuring Lindsey Stirling).

7. Angels Calling.

8. Granada.

9. You Are So Beautiful (featuring Kelly Levesque).

10. Nella Fantasia.

11. Drowning in Love.

12. Love Will Never End.

13. Under One Sky.

14. Agnus Dei (Air In G).

15. Worlds Collide.

16. Tears In Heaven.

17. You Are So Beautiful.

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Leonard Bernstein: Album Collection (80 CD Set)

Leonard Bernstein

"Leonard Bernstein: Leonard Bernstein Edition"

All of his CBS concerto and orchestral works recordings plus much more
New Specially Priced 80-CD Box Set

Following the tremendously successful release of Leonard Bernstein: The Symphony Edition, Sony Classical is delighted to announce a new reissue from the iconic conductor-composer's CBS/American Columbia discography, Leonard Bernstein Edition. Virtually every remaining orchestral album has been collected in a single extraordinary 80-CD box set. That means every concerto, symphonic poem, overture, ballet, dance, march, etc. that Bernstein recorded in New York between 1950 and 1976 (plus some in London, Paris and Israel) by nearly every composer in the standard repertoire: from Bach and Vivaldi to Barber, Bartók and Ligeti, as well as many of the most prominent 20th-century Americans, such as Ives, Copland, Gershwin and Carter. And, of course, copious recordings of Bernstein's own compositions. 

Most notably, there are multiple recordings of the Beethoven and Brahms concertos and of Bernstein's concertante works, as well as music by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Dvo ák, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Sibelius and Nielsen. Featured throughout are some of the greatest soloists of the day, among them the violinists Isaac Stern, Zino Francescatti and Pinchas Zukerman and the pianists Glenn Gould, Rudolf Serkin, Philippe Entremont, André Watts, Gary Graffman and Robert Casadesus as well as Bernstein himself. Leonard Bernstein Edition includes a perfect bound book housed in an LP-sized box.

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SOME OF THE CUSTOMER REVIEWS ABOUT THIS MUSIC [ SAMPLE ]

1) New remasterings -- yes or no? - To answer this ever-recurring question: I made a comparison of two titles (Copland: Connatations and Inscape), which I had in the Bernstein Century version (Connotations) and Copland: Orchestral Works (1948 - 1971) (Inscape). Same findings for both: The two versions are not identical, though only the volume has been changed (lower volume in the big box). Otherwise they are the same. In an acoustic spectrogram, no differences are discernible (even in the noise portions). So the answer is: no new remastering, at least for these tracks.

By rm on October 29, 2014

2) More glorious recordings by Lenny - I've obviously only just gotten this set, and only had time to listen to a couple of discs, but how can this not deserve five stars? After the first Sony box set a few years ago, which was all symphonies, it was necessary to fill out the collection with more orchestral works, such as overtures and concertos.

There are notable a lot of piano concertos, many by Glenn Gould, including the (in)famous Brahms 1 of April 1962, including Bernstein's introductory speech, where he explains that he and Gould don't agree, but they're going to do it Gould's way.

The first 26 discs contain mostly concertos, and the rest is essentially overtures and symphonies. There is a good amount of modern music - only one disc of Ives, but some Bartok, Copland, Ligeti, Piston, etc. I wonder if there's another box set coming, or if this covers all or most of what Bernstein recorded.

No matter what, at this price, it's really a no-brainer; but you should get the first Sony box. And the first DG box. And the second DG box which is coming out in 2015.

By Kirk McElhearn VINE VOICE on October 27, 2014

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Leonard Bernstein: Album Collection (80 CD Set)