Mozart for Mothers-To-Be: Tender Lullabies for Mother and Child

1	Work(s): [Unspecified] Di / Mozart, Wolfgang Ama
2	Cassation for orchestra i / Mozart, Wolfgang Ama
3	Work(s): [Unspecified] Di / Mozart, Wolfgang Ama
4	String Quartet No. 12 in / Mozart, Wolfgang Ama
5	Divertimento No. 2 for fl / Mozart, Wolfgang Ama
6	Serenade No. 13 for strin / Mozart, Wolfgang Ama
7	Divertimento for string q / Mozart, Wolfgang Ama
8	Serenade No. 10 for winds / Mozart, Wolfgang Ama
9	Prelude and fugue (after / Mozart, Wolfgang Ama
10	Quintet for 2 violins, 2 / Mozart, Wolfgang Ama
11	Violin Concerto No. 4 in / Mozart, Wolfgang Ama
12	Divertimento No. 15 for 2 / Mozart, Wolfgang Ama
Mozart for Mothers-To-Be: Tender Lullabies for Mother and Child
1.	Work(s): [Unspecified] Divertimento in B-flat: Adagio 2:08
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conducted by Neville Marriner
	Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Eva Czako, Arthur Grumiaux and New Philharmonia Orchestra of London
2.	Cassation for orchestra in G major, K. 63: Adagio 6:03
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conducted by Neville Marriner
	Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Eva Czako, Arthur Grumiaux and New Philharmonia Orchestra of London
3.	Work(s): [Unspecified] Divertimento G minor: (Andante) 3:19
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conducted by Neville Marriner
	Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Eva Czako, Arthur Grumiaux and New Philharmonia Orchestra of London
4.	String Quartet No. 12 in B flat major, K. 172: Adagio 5:05
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Eva Czako, Arthur Grumiaux, New Philharmonia Orchestra of London and Quartetto Italiano
5.	Divertimento No. 2 for flute, oboe, bassoon, 4 horns & strings in D major, K. 131: Adagio 6:41
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conducted by Neville Marriner
	Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Eva Czako, Arthur Grumiaux and New Philharmonia Orchestra of London
6.	Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: Romance (Andante) 6:06
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conducted by Neville Marriner
	Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Eva Czako, Arthur Grumiaux and New Philharmonia Orchestra of London
7.	Divertimento for string quartet (or string orchestra) in D major ("Salzburg Symphony No. 1"), K. 136 (K. 125a): Andante 4:39
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Eva Czako, Arthur Grumiaux, New Philharmonia Orchestra of London and Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble
8.	Serenade No. 10 for winds in B flat major ("Gran Partita"), K. 361 (K. 370a): Adagio 5:40
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conducted by Neville Marriner
	Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Eva Czako, Arthur Grumiaux and New Philharmonia Orchestra of London
9.	Prelude and fugue (after J. S. Bach) for violin, viola & bass in F major, (K. 404a/3): Prelude 3:14
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Eva Czako, Grumiaux Trio, Arthur Grumiaux and New Philharmonia Orchestra of London
10.	Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello No. 1 in B flat major ("String Quintet No. 1"), K. 174: Adagio 5:32
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Eva Czako, Arpad Gerecz, Arthur Grumiaux, Georges Janzer, Max Lesueur and New Philharmonia Orchestra of London
11.	Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218: Andante cantabile 6:48
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Eva Czako, Arthur Grumiaux and New Philharmonia Orchestra of London
	Conducted by Alexander Gibson
12.	Divertimento No. 15 for 2 horns & strings in B flat major ("Lodron Serenade No 2"), K. 287 (K. 271H): Adagio 10:49
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Eva Czako, Arthur Grumiaux, New Philharmonia Orchestra of London and Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble

All Music Guide

The liner notes for Mozart for Mothers-to-Be offer expectant mothers a whole raft of reasons they might want to get their hands on this. A Canadian conductor is quoted as saying that he was initially mystified by his ability to play certain pieces of music sight unseen, but it turned out that her mother had played them while she was pregnant. Some researchers claim that music relaxes the fetus in utero, and others say that babies like Mozart specifically. Listening to music, it seems, may even ease labor pain, and who wouldn't spend a few dollars on something that might do that?

It's worth a try. Be assured that you're getting the straight, unadulterated Mozart here, not something with heartbeat rhythm tracks added or anything else like that. These are performances of Mozart slow movements from 1970s recordings in the Philips catalog, many of them by the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and its master-of-the-sweet-tones conductor, Sir Neville Mariner. There are analog performances that have been remastered more smoothly for CD, but the sound isn't terrible. And the music -- well, it's a very good bet for putting you in a positive frame of mind at a critical time. It's tuneful, it's light, it makes unexpected turns that keep you alert and focused without being jarring. In short, given the big bucks people spend on all manner of things to enhance the childbearing experience, this disc, at ten or eleven dollars, sounds like a bargain. Note that these are all instrumental compositions; a sequel disc, More Mozart for Mothers-to-Be, is devoted to operatic and vocal selections. James Manheim