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50 of 50 found the following review helpful:
 6 Month Old Loves This (and Other "Einstein" Videos)Apr 03, 2000
We started with Baby Mozart, which absolutely mesmerized our 6-month old son, and promptly bought Baby Bach, Baby Einstein and Baby Shakespeare. I'd say Baby Einstein holds his interest a little less than the others (it's more talk than music), but he really seems to enjoy them all. Some people seem not to like Baby Bach as much as the others, but our son is no less enthusiastic about it than the others -- in our opinion, it's just as well made and the toys are just as interesting (plus, we like Bach!) I don't believe in parking my child in front of the TV, but it is so helpful to be able to put him in his high chair, start this video, then be able to go prepare his dinner, throw a load of laundry in, take a shower -- whatever -- and know that he'll be perfectly content for the next half hour, with the added bonus that it's stimulating, educational and acquaints him with some great music at an early age. I commend the woman who came up with the idea for, and created, these videos and wish I'd thought of it myself.
72 of 76 found the following review helpful:
 not Baby Mozart, but will do for varietySep 04, 1999
Our 6 month old (very fussy) son absolutely adores Baby Mozart, and we were so relieved to have found something that calmed him down 100% of the time that we bought Baby Bach and Baby Einstein. I heartily agree with those who say that Baby Bach is a big step down from Baby Mozart--the "timing" (balance of images/music intervals) isn't as good, the toys aren't as interesting to watch and the toys are not as well matched to the music. Furthermore, the "jazzed up" arrangements of the Bach music didn't strike me as very appealing to babies, and (like other reviewers) my baby and I get totally bored by the images of the creators' kids telling jokes, jumping around, and generally hamming it up for the camera. It seemed to me as if they ran out of ideas, so they decided to just film their kids for a while and edit those segments in. Though I'm a big Bach fan myself, I think the tiniest tykes might not find his music as engaging as Mozart's (at least not the selections they chose), and that may be another problem with this video. That said, we are afraid that someday soon our little one will get tired of Baby Mozart, so Baby Bach will do for variety. I'm not sorry we bought it, but I hope that the video's producers will wait until they have enough new and good ideas before producing another video, rather than slapping together a production like Baby Bach.
37 of 39 found the following review helpful:
 Less than enthusiasticDec 07, 1999
Despite other negative reviews, we bought this tape because our 14 mo. old LOVES Baby Einstein and Baby Mozart. We're sorry we bought it. Baby Bach has a similar format to the first 2 videos in the series but you would think that someone entirely different created the video. It is slow paced, the toys are less vibrant and the music selections are less than energetic. This would be more appropriate for very young babies to view before bedtime. However, my daughter, who will stare at most anything on the television, completely ignored this video. It would seem that the creators sacrificed quality to get another video out quickly. But never fear...Baby Shakespeare is excellent! If you have to make a choice...skip this one. Otherwise, I'm sure it would help for the sake of having some variety.
25 of 26 found the following review helpful:
Entertaining but not really educationalSep 20, 2001
This is the first video in the series, that my daughter, then 10 months old recieved. She loved it from the beginning, and will still watch it 4 months later. Since then we have purchased more of these videos (Mozart, Shakepeare, Van Gogh and the 2 Baby Dolittles) and she has varied responses to them. Baby Bach uses toys, real children and other objects while playing "baby friendly" music. This formula works, my daughter is entertained by most of this video, especially the chicken and the robot segment, and with the exception of the lava lamp segment which will initially capture her attention but soon lose it. The video segments work around the introduction of the ascending scale sounded out throughout with still images of instuments. I have no problem with Julie Aigner-Clark using her own children in this video, but I think that may be on of the reasons this video comes across as so amateurish. Perhaps the use of live action children could have smoothed out the transitions between video clips and still images but instead, the overall feel is somewhat choppy. The use of Bach's music is good, but there really isn't much of it overall in this video because of all the sound effects that score the toy segments. Overall, I would have to say that baby Mozart was a better effort than Baby Bach. As with that video, I think the age range (1-36 months) is too broad. There are loud noises that can readily frighten young babies while the extremely repetitive and static nature of much of this video may bore older toddlers. There is no excuse, however, for the last bit of this video which is a selection of out-takes. Of what purpose, educational or entertainment are blooper clips of her daughters? You get to see the younger one flaying around on the floor, taking off sun glasses, and the older one mouthing "Mommy please stop laughing" and mugging for the camera. I'm sure, as their mother, she found this very cute. As a viewer, I found it extremely self-indulgent. Because of this, I turn the TV off so neither I or my daughter need be subject to the the antics of little Sierra and Aspen. If you want a change of pace from Baby Mozart, this video will do, but if you want to buy either one or the other, I would recommend Mozart.
28 of 30 found the following review helpful:
OK, . . .but Baby Mozart was betterOct 04, 2000
By John
"John"
We purchased Baby Mozart for our daughter when she was about 6 months old and she loved it. We bought Baby Bach a few weeks later and, while she enjoyed it a little, Baby Bach is not as good. There are a lot more static shots with little or no movement and some scenes are repetitious. The producer also put their daughter (and other kids - maybe friends/neighbors) in the video and these scenes just don't fit in. It's obvious that they were just stuck in because they thought that it would be "cute" - it really wasn't. The music on this video is not as lively as the Mozart tape either. In my experience these tape (Baby Mozart and Baby Bach) are great for the 6 - 12 month age range. They really hold the child's attention. When our daughter turned one she began to lose interest in these tapes.
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