Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
2. I. Allegro
3. III. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
4. I. Allegro con brio
5. Conclusion
6. Ode to Joy
7. I. Allegro molto moderato (opening)
8. No. 3. Alla marcia
9. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (conclusion)
10. I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
11. Gloria All'Egitto (Triumphal Scene & Grand March)
12. Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights)
13. Land of Hope and Glory (conclusion)
14. I. Allegro ma non tanto (opening)
15. Maestoso - Allegro (conclusion)

Disc 2:

1. Air on the G string
2. Dance of the Blessed Spirits
3. II. Adagio
4. Aria
5. Extract
6. I. Adagio sostenuto (extract)
7. II. Andantino (extract)
8. II. Andante (extract)
9. II. Andante
10. II. Largo (opening)
11. II. Adagio (opening)
12. Nimrod
13. II. Adagio (opening)
14. (conclusion)
15. IV. Adagietto (conclusion)
16. Variation 18

Disc 3:

1. Au Fond du Temple Saint (Temple Duet)
2. Song to the Moon
3. Dôme Épais (Flower Duet)
4. La Fleur que tu m'Avais Jetée
5. Che Farò Senza Euridice?
6. Casta diva
7. Che Gelida Manina
8. O Mio Babbino Caro
9. Vogliatemi Bene
10. Va, Pensiero (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves)
11. Es Libt' Eine Vilja
12. Ombra mai fu
13. Nessun Dorma

Disc 4:

1. Overture
2. I. Allegro (extract)
3. Judex
4. Overture
5. Waltz of the Flowers
6. Troika
7. Act II. No. 10
8. Cavatina
9. II. Romance (Larghetto) (opening)
10. My Heart Will Go On

Disc 5:

1. Intermezzo
2. II. Adagio sostenuto (opening)
3. Morning
4. Romance
5. The Story of the Kalender Prince (opening)
6. Méditation
7. Polovtsian Dances (beginning)
8. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (extract)
9. (excerpt)
10. II. Allegretto (extract)
11. II. Largo ma non tanto
12. Theme
13. Dance of the Reed Flutes
14. V. Allegretto (Shepherd's Hymn after the Storm)

Disc 6:

1. Zion Hört die Wächter
2. (w 1-4, 17-20)
3. Sanctus
4. L'Adieu des Bergers
5. Sanctus
6. In Paradisum
7. Laudate Dominum
8. Ingemisco
9. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
10. The Heavens Are Telling
11. Pie Jesu
12. Lacrimosa
13. Hallelujah Chorus

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62324 in Music
• Released on: 2006-08-29
• Number of discs: 6

Customer Reviews

Good compilation- of bits and pieces
I was excited to see such a great collection of classics, but I was really disappointed to listen and discover that many tracks are shortened dramatically. A fraction of Rhapsody in Blue- a ridiculously short fragment of Bethoveen Ninth Symphony- "Ode to Joy" a tiny part of the first movement of Rachmoninov's Piano Concerto no.3.

I'd rather have fewer tracks and the complete movements.

Great Listening
A friend of mind had this set and when I heard it I decided to order it. I recommend it highly as a nice collection of classical music you can enjoy hour after hour.

Good and inexpensive collection
EMI's Best Classics 100 provides six CDs with seven hours of selected classical music. The cover does a poor job of portraying who does the selecting and who performs the piece -- information inside however does detail the symphonies being recorded. Recordings from the Polish Chamber, Berlin Symphonies, Royal Philharmonic etc are mentioned. The recording quality is good and the price is low, representing a good purchase for a general collection.