Track Listing

1. Papageno's Song, K620
2. Pa-pa-pageno (duet), K.620
3. Clarinet Quartet in F Major, K496, III Allegro non tanto
4. Divertimento in B flat Major, K.137, III Allegro assai
5. Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat Major, K.207, III Presto
6. Divertimento in B flat Major, K.Anh.227 (K.196f), I Allegro
7. Divertimento in B flat Major, K.Anh.227 (K.196f), IV Menuetto
8. Divertimento in E flat Major, K.252 (K.240a), III Polonaise: Andante
9. Divertimento in E flat Major, K.252 (K.240a), I Andante
10. Serenade in C Minor, K.388 (K.384a), II Andante
11. Adagio in C Major, K.580a, Adagio
12. Sonata No.14 in E flat Major, K.481, III Allegretto

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #135098 in Music
• Released on: 2006-05-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Album Description
Music for Dads and Dads-to-be presents some of Mozart's best music to give every dad a few moments of musical tranquility. Whether an experienced father or expecting a first child, today's busy dads, grandfathers, and dads-to-be can benefit from The Mozart Effect too!

The music on this CD has been carefully selected so that tempos, key signatures and texture of the music change with each selection. The benefits of this recording are enhanced each time you listen, with every session inviting new mental and creative stimulation.

The Virginian-Pilot, Dec. 1, `06
"You don't have to be a classical music fan to enjoy...this CD gives dads a little slice of heaven."

The Edmonton Journal, June 18, '06
"...the Mozart here is pleasant, soothing, relaxing...refined...***** for the Mozart..."

Customer Reviews

Unexpectedly Enlightening!
My wife gave this disc to me as a father-to-be, knowing full well that as a neuroscientist, musicologist and pianist, I put absolutely no stock in the so-called "Mozart effect" (TM). Not only has no one reproduced Rauscher and Shaw's original results in a peer-reviewed journal, but their own results simply showed a slight and temporary improvement in performance of spatial reasoning tasks by subjects after listening to Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448.

Furthermore, it seems reasonable to me that if any music is to develop the temporal-spatial capacity of the brain, it would be music that is both complex and ordered, i.e. music having melodic, harmonic and rhythmic variation involving multiple voices constrained within self-consistent rules of composition and development. By these criteria, many of Mozart's compositions would satisfy, but the disc "Mozart Effect: Music for Dads and Dads-To-Be" contains either fairytale singspiel, the most sedate and uninteresting movements of mediocre works, movements from divertimento--music designed to be the aural equivalent of wallpaper, or youthful examples of high-spirited immaturity. The most interesting sample may be the theme and variations third movement of K. 481.

Given these biases, how could I reasonably be expected to listen to, much less enjoy, such an ill-conceived compilation? Such were my thoughts as I played the disc in order not to hurt my pregnant wife's feelings. The music played in the background as I was busy editing a paper on RNAi-mediated modulation of apoE expression and formation of neurofibrillary tangles in mice. The disc was pleasant enough, so I played it again as I resumed my month-long struggle to visualize the pathways involved in paranodal junction desensitization, when suddenly everything clicked into place with a photographic flash. I sat back, quite pleased with myself, and began to consciously listen to the music. As the disc progressed from track to track, I began to notice relationships between the different movements that were subtle but profound. I could not name what harmonic, melodic, tonal, or rhythmic synergy was at work, but I could feel the alchemical change within my brain as deeply buried potentials became unlocked and my temporal-spatial awareness expanded to illuminate all the crevices within the dark cave I used to call my mind.

I am a true believer now, and have abandoned my Alzheimer's research to pursue the neurophysiological and neurochemical basis behind the profound, mind-enhancing experience of listening to "Mozart Effect: Music for Dads and Dads-To-Be".