Best Classical Music Ever, The

Solo arrangements of 86 all-time favorites by 39 composers.

Contents: ALBINONI: Adagio in G minor • BACH: Air on the G String • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring • Prelude in C Major • BEETHOVEN: Fur Elise • Symphony No. 3, 1st mvt. excerpt • Symphony No. 5, 1st mvt. excerpt • Symphony No. 9, 4th mvt. excerpt • Turkish March • BIZET: Habanera • Toreador Song • BRAHNMS: Lullaby • Symphony No. 1, 4th mvt. excerpt • Symphony No. 4, 1st mvt. excerpt • CHOPIN: Mazurka, Op. 17, No. 2 • Prelude, Op. 28, No. 7 • Prelude, Op. 28, No. 6 • Prelude, Op. 28, No. 20 • Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4 • Minute Waltz, Op. 64, No. 1 • DEBUSSY: The Girl with the Flaxen Hair • Reverie • DELIBES: Pizzicato Polka • DONIZETTI: Una Furtiva Lagrima • DVORAK: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1, excerpt • Symphony No. 9, 2nd mvt. excerpt • ELLMENREICH: Spinning Song • FAURE: Apres un reve • Pavane, Excerpt • FRANCK: Panis angelicus • GOUNOD: Ave Maria • Funeral March of a Marionette, Themes • GRIEG: In the Hall of the Mountain King • Morning • HANDEL: Largo, from Serse • Allegro Maestoso, from Water Music • Messiah: Hallelujah • I Know That My Redeemer Livith, excerpt • Pastoral Symphony • HAYDN: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major, 1st mvt. excerpt • HUMPERDINCK: Evening Prayer • LEONCAVALLO: Vesti, la giubba • MACDOWELL: To a Wild Rose • MAHLER: Symphony No. 2, 5th mvt. choral theme • MESSENET: Fingal's Cave overture, themes • A Midsummer Night's Dream, Overture themes • Symphony No. 4, 1st mvt. excerpt • MOURET: Rondeau, excerpt • MOZART: Ave Verum Corpus • Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st mvt. excerpt • La Ci Darem La Mano • Lacrymosa • Papageno's Song • Piano Concerto No. 21, 2nd mvt. excerpt • Queen of the Night's Vengeance Aria • Symphony No. 40, 1st mvt. excerpt • Symphony No. 41, 1st mvt. excerpt • OFFENBACH: Barcarolle (Tales of Hoffmann) • Can Can • PACHELBEL: Canon, excerpt • PUCCINI: O Mio Babbino Caro • O Soave Fanciulla • Quando men Vo • Un Bel di Vedremo • Vissi d'arte • RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, themes from part I • ROSSINI: William Tell Overture • SAINT-SAENS: The Swan • SATIE: Gymnopedie No. 1 • SCHUBERT: Ave Maria • Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished,” 1st mvt. excerpt • SCHUMANN: The Happy Farmer • J STRAUSS JR: By the Beautiful Blue Danube, Themes • Emperor Waltz, excerpt • Tales from the Vienna Woods, Themes • TCHAIKOVSKY: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy • 1812 Overture, excerpt • Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st mvt. excerpt • Romeo and Juliet, Love Theme excerpt • Waltz of the Flowers, excerpt • VERDI: Libiamo • La Donna e Mobile • Triumphal March • VIVALDI: Mandolin Concerto in C Major, 1st mvt. excerpt • WAGNER: Pilgrims' Chorus