An incredible rendition of Respighi's finest composition.

Here, you will get an excellent introduction to 'modern' classical music and a great ancient history lesson to boot.

A great sampler of Stravinsky, who is surely the father of modern Classical Music.

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 will move you emotionally beyond all other symphonic music. He never said what the music represented so we are left to speculate.

Here, we have TWO beautifully melodic pieces by two different English composers, both of which I highly recommend. Hillary Hahn pulls it off with incredible finesse and clarity.

There was never a more prodigal pianist than the late Glenn Gould and his versions of 'The Siegfried Idyll' are second to none.

Few pieces of Classical Music are more beautiful than Sheherazade. A 'must have' for all collectors of Classical Music. This is a great rendition.

I really love 'Pictures at an Exhibition' and I think you will too. I play this particular rendering all the time.

Here we have music that will entertain children as well as adults -- all three compositions are classics. Lieutenant Kije, a bit of Russian humor, is my personal favorite.

If you're into King Arthur and the Medieval sound, you best not pass this one by. An astonishing set of compositions.

I confess to being a huge Shostakovich fan and I especially like his Symphony No. 13, "Babi Yar". Wonderful modern Classical Music. The full flavor and heart of Russia is in this music.

The composition Pelleas et Melisande, Musique de scene, op. 80 is pure joy to the ear (tracks 7 and 8). No one could not love it. Faure's best piece, other than his Requiem.

"On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring" is a brilliant composition -- but so are the rest of the works on this easy-to-listen-to CD. Beautiful dinner music.

The first time you hear "La Mer," you'll be bowled over. Then when you hear "Prelude a l'Apres-midi d'un Faune," you'll be mesmerized. The broad-browed Debussy was brilliant.

Haydn's Cello Concertos represent a darn nice opportunity to sit back with a double scotch and savor both. "Papa" Haydn was an old Master, one of the super-greats.

This CD is pure treasure! Even folks who generally don't care for classical music will love these spectacular compositions of fantasy.

I love Leonard Slatkin's renditions of the great works of George Gershwin. This is a double CD that contains my personal favorite, [piano] "Concerto in F". It's a serious and an astounding piece, not played publicly often enough, and brilliantly played here by Jeffrey Siegel.

It's tough to go wrong when the composer and the conductor are one and the same. A top American composer, Copland conveys here the finest version of "Appalachian Spring" I've ever heard, to be expected, I suppose.

Berg and Schoenberg -- student and Master of the Atonal (12-tone) system of Modern Music. (Webern was also a student of Schoenberg). These concertos are their best works, written in the 1930s and '40s.

John Adams represents the Hallmark of Contemporary Classical Music. Prepare yourself for a unique musical journey with this one!