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.


6 Month Old Loves This (and Other "Einstein" Videos)   April 4, 2000
 40 out of 40 found this review helpful

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.


Less than enthusiastic   December 7, 1999
 31 out of 32 found this review helpful

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.


I agree w/ the others, Baby Mozart is FAR better.   December 5, 2002
 30 out of 33 found this review helpful

I agree with the other reviewers, Baby Mozart is the best of the series. The problem with Baby Bach, Baby Santa's Music Box (the two others I have seen so far) is that there are scenes with children in them. My daughter is not at all interested in the people scenes for some reason. She loves all the movement and all the toys, and in the Bach series, there simply aren't as many moving toy scenes. (Same goes for Baby Santa which is definitely the WORST of Baby Einstein.)

I think the thing that bothers me the most about Baby Bach is that Julie Clark puts her children in it, and frankly, I find it to be the MOST annoying part of the show, thank goodness it's only for a few minutes. Trying too hard to be cutesy, believe me, it's not at all cute.

In buying the Baby Einsten tapes / DVDs (in general) I didn't know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised at my daughters reaction. She is captivated by the (moving) scenery, it's amazing to see a five month old so interested, I almost want to videotape her watching it, yes it's that cute. And I think you will be thrilled, too, when you see your child interact.

Should you buy this one? Sure, it's one of the better Baby Einstein tapes, but it's not the best. I think the original Baby Mozart is by far the best. They should stick to the original format.


OK, . . .but Baby Mozart was better   October 4, 2000
 28 out of 30 found this review helpful

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.