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Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Not applicable
Quality and consistency of tracks	Flawless
Value for Money	Excellent

Advantages:	Everything you could ever want from a classical CD
Disadvantages:	none

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I have purchased and listened to many types of music and as a classical pianist always like to explore new CD's. This album has so many classics on it and is delightful to listen to.

Did you know that opening music in 2001 - A Space Odyssey was from Also Sprach Zarathustra by Strauss or that the background music in the British Airways TV commercial was the Flower Duet from the opera Lakme?

This compilation album is perfect whether you are a lover of classical music or just interested to find out what it is all about.

The track listing shows what can be expected on this wonderful CD.

1. Canon and Gigue in D
Composed by Johann Pachelbel

2. 12 Concertos for Violin and Strings
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi

3. Adagio in G minor
Composed by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

4. Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral' in F
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

5. Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor
Composed by Sir Edward Elgar

7. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov

8. Concierto de Aranjuez
Composed by Joaquín Rodrigo

9. Swan Lake
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

10. Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" in E minor
Composed by Antonín Dvorák

11. Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma'
Composed by Sir Edward Elgar

12. Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in C sharp minor
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

13. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov

14. Adagio for Strings
Composed by Samuel Barber

15. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21, "Elvira M in C
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

16. The Nutcracker - Suite
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

17. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn

18. Cavalleria rusticana
Composed by Pietro Mascagni

19. Gloria in D
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi

20. Coronation Anthems
Composed by George Frideric Handel

21. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

22. Requiem in D minor
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

23. Ave Maria
Composed by Charles Gounod

24. Miserere mei
Composed by Gregorio Allegri

25. Requiem
Composed by Gabriel Fauré

26. Lakmé
Composed by Léo Delibes

27. Les contes d'Hoffmann
Composed by Jacques Offenbach

28. Pavane
Composed by Gabriel Fauré

29. Gianni Schicchi
Composed by Giacomo Puccini

30. Madama Butterfly
Composed by Giacomo Puccini

31. Nabucco
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi

32. Les pêcheurs de perles
Composed by Georges Bizet

33. (Il) trovatore
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi

34. Turandot
Composed by Giacomo Puccini

35. Carmina Burana
Composed by Carl Orff

36. Messa da Requiem
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi

37. Messiah
Composed by George Frideric Handel

38. Also sprach Zarathustra, 'Thus spake Zarathustra'
Composed by Richard Strauss

39. (The) Planets
Composed by Gustav Holst

40. Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

41. Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

42. Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

43. Romeo and Juliet
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev

44. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor
Composed by Edvard Grieg

45. Boléro
Composed by Maurice Ravel

46. Fanfare for the Common Man
Composed by Aaron Copland

47. Die Walküre
Composed by Richard Wagner

48. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

49. (6) Brandenburg Concertos
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

50. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D minor
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov

51. 1812
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

52. Symphony No. 9, 'Choral' in D minor
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

53. Carmen
Composed by Georges Bizet

54. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' in E flat
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

55. Pomp and Circumstance
Composed by Sir Edward Elgar