1. Handel: The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba 2. Vivaldi: Spring (The Four Seasons) 3. J.S. Bach: Toccata in D Minor 4. Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E Flat 5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 6. Tchaikovsky: '1812' Overture 7. Beethoven: Ode To Joy (Symphony #9) 8. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor 9. Sibelius: Alla Marcia (Karelia Suite) 10. Holst: Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity 11. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 12. Sibelius: Finlandia 13. Verdi: Gloria All'egitto (Aida) 14. Prokofiev: Montagues And Capulets (Romeo & Juliet) 15. J. Strauss I: Radetzky March 16. Elgar: Pomp And Circumstance March No.1 17. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 18. Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 'Organ'
Disc 2
1. J. S. Bach: Air 'On The G String' 2. Gluck: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits 3. Pachelbel: Canon 4. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A 5. J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations 6. Albinoni: Adagio 7. Beethoven: Piano Sonata 'Moonlight' 8. Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto in C 9. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor 10. Mozart: Piano Concerto 'Elivira Madigan' 11. Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 12. Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 13. Elgar: Nimrod 14. Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez 15. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending 16. Mahler: Symphony No. 5 17. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini
Disc 3
1. Bizet: Au fond du temple saint (Les Pjcheurs de perles) 2. Dvorak: Song to the Moon (Rusalka) 3. Delibes: Dtme Epais (Lakmi) 4. Bizet: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetie (Carmen) 5. Gluck: Che Farr Senza Euridice? (Orfeo & Euridice) 6. Bellini: Casta Diva (Norma) 7. Puccini: Che Gelida Manina (La Bohhme) 8. Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianno Schicchi) 9. Trad: Baolhro 10. Puccini: Vogliatemi Bene (Madama Butterfly) 11. Verdi: Va, Pensiero (Nabucco) 12. Lehar: Es Lebt' Eine Vilja (Die Lustige Witwe) 13. Handel: Ombra Mai Fy (Serse) 14. Schubert: Ave Maria 15. Adam: Minuit, Chritiens (O Holy Night) 16. Puccini: Nessun Dorma (Turandot)
Disc 4
1. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro 2. J.S. Bach: Jesus bleibet meine Freud 3. Beethoven: Piano Concerto 'Emperor' 4. Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary 5. Gounod: Judex 6. Rossini: La scala di Seta 7. Handel: Sarabande 8. Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers 9. Prokofiev: Troika 10. Williams: Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' 11. Debussy: Clair de lune 12. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake 13. Myers: Cavatina 14. Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 15. Horner: My Heart Will Go On 16. Quarantotto: Time to Say Goodbye 17. J. Strauss II: The Blue Danube
Disc 5
1. Mascagni: Intermezzo 2. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 3. Grieg: Morning (Peer Gynt) 4. Shostakovich: Romance 5. Barber: Adagio For Strings 6. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade 7. Massenet: Miditation 8. Borodin: Polovtsian Dances 9. Khachaturian: Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia 10. Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet Overture 11. Beethoven: Symphony No.7 12. J. S. Bach: Double Violin Concerto 13. Williams: Schindler's List Theme 14. Tchaikovsky: Dance Of The Reed Flutes 15. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'
Disc 6
1. Handel: Zadok The Priest 2. J. S. Bach: Zion Hvrt Die Wdchter 3. Allegri: Miserere Mei, Deus 4. Schubert: German Mass 5. Franck: Panis Angelicus 6. Berlioz: L'adieu Des Bergers 7. Gounod: St Cecilia Mass 8. Faure: In Paradisum 9. Mozart: Laudate Dominum 10. Faure: Cantique De Jean Racine 11. Verdi: Ingemisco 12. Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus 13. Handel: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth 14. Haydn: The Heavens Are Telling 15. Faure: Pie Jesu 16. Mozart: Lacrimosa (Requiem) 17. Handel: Hallelujah Chorus
Customer Reviews of This Album/CD
A gateway drug, nothing more, nothing less. Submitted on: 2007-03-10
To say that this album constitutes a necessity for the classical music enthusiast would be a great big unarguable lie. It has nothing innovative to offer you as a listener, except for maybe the labelling of melodies such as "My Heart Will Go On" (that god-awful Love Theme from the gruesome film Titanic) as a worthy member of "Best Classics 100". But than again, every collection of things that does not naturally belong together, is bound to have at least one outcast where the connection clearly isn't based on anything but cost and sale-ability.
This might sound like the beginning of a CD-slaughter, or a snobbish review where only the Deutche Grammophone's recordings are meting my standards, but although I am fairly picky when it comes to musical collections, best of albums, and such horrifying destructions of the universality of the works and the intentions of the artist behind it, I am willing to give this collection another chance, since classical music is somewhere between Arabic and wine in degree of unmanageability. It also helps that all the tunes are familiar to almost every one of us, and the fact that the artists' intentions probably got killed by the hundreds of different conductors trying to convey their personal interpretation of the works.
What I am saying is that this CD can be to classical music enthusiast what 'absolute rock' can be to a rock enthusiast, or to someone slightly interested, with no conceptual frames of where to start the search for knowledge. "Best Classics 100" offers nothing except a selection of melodies where there's bound to be one for every taste, but where the album feeling, the entirety or completeness intended by the composer, or conductor, or performer is completely lost in a trade-off made with variety.
The collection is attempted organised by giving each CD a different theme, supposedly to describe the mood of the music, and the labeller succeeds only to a limited extent as we move from themes such as 'uplifting' and 'relaxing' towards 'golden'. I wonder what that golden feeling constitutes. It apparently is to be found in, amongst others, "Jesus Bleibet Meine Freunde", and in "My Heart Will Go On"?
But no matter how I try to describe this CD it will sound worse than it actually is. This because to me it works as a great reference to which I can always turn with my classical music questions. Was it Schumann or Schubert who were the sad one? Of all the -inis, which where which again? Who composed "O Mio Babbino Caro"? The starting point for finding out if you belong to the romantic or the renascence wing, lies within this assemblage, if you look with your ears.
If you feel that classical music is something you like, and you'd like to learn more about it, this is a way to get started. If used together with a book on classical music, or wikipedia, it can be a gateway drug, leading you towards the great different experiences to be found within the different genres of classical music, and within the different periods ranging from the 12th century, maybe even earlier, towards yesterdays and tomorrows spectacular compositions of melodies that conveys a feeling, a state of mind with much more precision than any other musical genre. Expect a fairly alright collection of classical prunes, and you won't be disappointed.
Decent Selection, But... Submitted on: 2005-04-21
...The Audio Quality is really not great. I bought this CD because I am new to classical, and the price was great! 100 songs for 25 bucks, thats like 25 cents a song, most songs are 1 dollar or more. Now I know why it's cheaper. The audio quality isn't that good. I imported the entire collection to my computer using Apple Lossless, and it sounded fuzzy, not crisp, with background noise, and sounded like compressed music, cutting off the frequency response.
I then played the CD's through my home stereo, with the same results. I plugged in my SHURE E5c headphones and the sound was soft, uninviting, lacking punch, with significant backgound noise (not just from the headphones), which was especially distracting when the music would get softer. I have heard much of the music before, and it was much more dynamic, entertaining, this recording seems too flat.
The music selection is ok, but I was hoping for some more interesting selections from the vast classical genre.
Overall, not that great of a recording, but many might not notice the difference, so if you are new to classical or aren't like an audiophile, get this album because it's a great overview of pop-culture classical, and it's pretty inexpensive.
A must-have classical music set! Submitted on: 2005-01-06
Classical music is, by far, my favorite type of music. It can make you happy or sad, it can make you laugh or cry, and it can make you want to fall asleep or get up and dance. This 6-disc set is a must-have for and classical music-lover! It has all the great composers like Handel, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Bach, and Pachelbel. Some great songs include: Canon In D(Pachelbel), Morning: Peergynt(Grieg), Adagio For Strings(Barber), Cavatina(Myers), and much, much more. Every classical song you can think of is on here and the sound quality is great. So if you're looking for a good classical music CD, this set is all you need. Be prepared to be blown away!
A gateway drug, nothing more, nothing less. 
A must-have classical music set!