Track Listing

1. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Sunrise
2. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Mars
3. 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49
4. Entry of the Gladiators (Einzug der Gladiatoren), march for orchestra, Op. 68
5. Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 3: Sabre Dance
6. Caucasian Sketches for orchestra, Op. 10: No. 4, Procession of the Sardar
7. Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov: [Excerpt]
8. Il Trovatore, opera: Anvil Chorus
9. The Thunderer, march for band
10. Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning), polka schnell for orchestra, Op. 324 (RV 324)
11. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Prelude to Act 3
12. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries
13. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 64 ter: Montagues & the Capulets
14. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: Thunderstorm
15. Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; 'Masterpiece Theater' Theme)
16. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351: Overture
17. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): March to the Scaffold
18. Carmen, opera: Les Toreadors
19. Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell): finale
20. Etude for piano No. 12 in C minor ('Revolutionary'), Op. 10/12, CT. 25
21. Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3)
22. Symphony No. 1 in D major ('Titan'): excerpt
23. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Augurs of Spring
24. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Russian Dance
25. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Great Gate at Kiev

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6828 in Music
• Released on: 2000-09-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered

Customer Reviews

Good for the novice
The recordings on this disc are pretty good. However, the editors selected only the *loud* parts, as indicated by the title. I was pretty disappointed to find that the pieces are, in many cases, edited to reflect the most famous themes, etc, instead of including the whole work. In general, I would recommend this to the classical music novice, or someone who wants to expand their knowledge of classical music in general. Those who already are familiar with these pieces will probably feel gypped.

Short and Sweet
This is the best collection of moving classics on one CD that I have ever seen. The only drawback is that 25 pieces in 75 minutes means each piece averages 3 minutes. However, I prefer that to less pieces.

You will like this!
I had purchased an abundance of the "Favorites" collection and some were better than others.

This CD is at the top of them all. They may be short, but not that short. Wondrous music.

I can almost guarantee that you will like this music.
Well worth the price!