The Classical Child Is Born

I had borrowed this from the library, and really enjoyed it. My kids and I listen to it while we do puzzles, or read, or play board games.

My parents bought this for me on cassette tape when I was very little and I must have listened to it thousands of times. Even now, 20+ years later, listening to these songs gives me (good) goosebumps and brings a warm smile to my face. Highly recommended.

This is, hands down, my 3-year-old son's favorite CD. We both have the entire thing memorized. It plays almost constantly when we are in the car, and my son sits in the back seat and hums along. He now recognizes several of the pieces and can point them out when he hears them on other albums, in movies, etc.My reaction upon receiving this CD as a gift was similar to that of another reviewer...I inwardly groaned at the thought of classical music produced on a synthesizer (the sound is similar to that found on the popular Baby Einstein albums...Baby Bach, Baby Mozart, etc.) However, my son really seems to enjoy the simpler sound, and I have come to appreciate it as well (note that this is not true of all of the Classical Child albums...some retain the "true" sound of the original instruments).We have several children's CDs of classical music, but this is by FAR the one that we listen to most. Highly recommended to introduce your baby/toddler/pre-schooler to the wonderful world of classical music.

I received "The Classical Child is Born" as a gift for my 2nd daughter and I thought...oh great, ANOTHER classical CD for babies and to be honest, I was going to re-gift it to one of several friends who were expecting. For some reason I didn't.My older daughter is turning 3 next week and always tells us she "doesn't want the music on" when we are in the car, whether it be ours or hers. I popped this CD in the other day and for the first time, she said "don't turn it off" and continued to tell me that she liked it and asked me questions about the music. My 3 month old absolutely HATES being in the infant carrier and having to stop at red light is sheer torture because she fusses and cries. But, the day I put in the Classical Child is Born CD, she didn't cry or fuss once while we were in the car and, yes, she was awake!Even I enjoy this music and am on your web site specifically to order another CD, probably the Ballet series since my 3 year old will be starting ballet in the fall, and the Early to Rise as she will also be starting preschool and I can't wait to order the Xmas CD.Thank you for making such great music for kids! I will definitely purchase and recommend this to other moms I know!Leslie Zander