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Beethoven for Babies

Amazon ASIN: B000009OU6 LowestNewPrice CurrencyCode USD LowestNewPrice FormattedPrice $3.41 LowestUsedPrice CurrencyCode USD LowestUsedPrice FormattedPrice $2.89 TotalNew 35 TotalUsed 16 TotalCollectible 0 TotalRefurbished 0

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Binding Audio CD EAN 0028946271124 Label Philips CurrencyCode USD FormattedPrice $7.98 Manufacturer Philips MPN 462711 NumberOfDiscs 1 ProductGroup Music Publisher Philips ReleaseDate 1998-08-11 Studio Philips Title Beethoven for Babies UPC 028946271124

Editorial Reviews

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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

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