You can be sure that infants aren't fussy about their classical collections, but grownups may feel that Bach for My Baby is a bit much to give to their offspring, considering the sophistication of the performances, the substantial length of the selections, and the seriousness of the music. Assembled from EMI's back catalog, dating between 1965 and 2002, this disc is a budget CD that touches on Bach's best-known works in first-rate performances that are in no way simplified or shortened to accommodate babies or toddlers; the ...
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You can be sure that infants aren't fussy about their classical collections, but grownups may feel that Bach for My Baby is a bit much to give to their offspring, considering the sophistication of the performances, the substantial length of the selections, and the seriousness of the music. Assembled from EMI's back catalog, dating between 1965 and 2002, this disc is a budget CD that touches on Bach's best-known works in first-rate performances that are in no way simplified or shortened to accommodate babies or toddlers; the music is perhaps best appreciated by older children or young adults, who have longer attention spans and who can appreciate the weight of some of these pieces. Some babies may enjoy the lighter, brisker tracks, such as Sharon Isbin's vigorous performance of the Bourrée and Gigue from the Suite for guitar in E minor, or Christian Tetzlaff's spry reading of the Prelude from the Violin Partita No. 3 in E major; but many more are slow and reverent choral excerpts from the cantatas,...
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