Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits

Tomaso Albinoni (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Georges Bizet (Composer), Luigi Boccherini (Composer), Alexander Borodin (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), Edward Elgar (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Edvard Grieg (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Franz Liszt (Composer), Pietro Mascagni (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Jean-Joseph Mouret (Composer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Georges Bizet, Luigi Boccherini, et al.
• Audio CD (February 8, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Utv Records
• ASIN: B00004GOZA
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,483 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #25 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Romantic (c.1820-1910) > Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music
  • #26 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Languages > Russian
  • #27 in Music > Classical > Chamber Music > Quintets

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)

2. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

3. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 1st movement (Adagio sostenuto)

4. Carmen, opera: March of the Toreadors

5. Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275)

6. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dance No.1 (Excerpt)

7. Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49: No.4, Wiegenlied

8. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ('Minute'), Op. 64/1, CT. 212

9. Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3

10. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): 2nd movement, Largo

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Great Gate of Kiev

2. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ('Eine kleine Nachtmusik'), K. 525: 1st movement (Allegro)

3. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Cancan

4. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: No.1, O Fortuna

5. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon

6. Turandot: Nessun dorma

7. Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma!

8. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation No.18

9. Boléro, ballet for orchestra: Finale

10. The Flight of the Bumble Bee, musical picture for orchestra (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan)

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If you like classical music don't buy this CD., March 10, 2005

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Benjamin Y. Durkee (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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Most of the tracks were chopped down to 3-4 minutes so some of the best parts of the compositions are missing. I don't know what I was thinking trying to buy 40 classical songs on two CD's. If you really want to enjoy the music you would do better to purchase a CD with fewer, but better quality tracks.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Relied heavily on reviews for purchase- not dissapointed, January 3, 2002

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Elizabeth Sutherland "dragn" (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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I wanted to select a "best of" classical music compilation and read through Amazon's reviews to make my selection. This CD met my needs perfectly. If the songs are edited, I can't tell. Many are familiar but not "cliche". The version of "Canon in D" included is a little too fast for my tastes, and that is my only dissapointment. Transistion from song to song is smooth with the exception of the sleep-inducing "Moonlight Sonata" being immediately followed by the bombastic "March of the Toreadors".
The use of human voice (opera) is limited, I feel, to those songs which were originally written to include it. (Ex: Halleluja Chorus).

27 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not that good., November 21, 2003

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Steven Burns (-) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits (Audio CD)

The only good thing I can say is that it includes about 10 songs I personally love.
But I can also say it includes at least 5 songs that are extremely cheesy.
The rest of the songs are in the so-so category :)
But what I find really dissappointing is the volume leveling, its terrible!
Just to mention a few, Monlight Sonata (Beethoven) and Clair De Lune (Debussy) are barely hearable, increasing the volume not only causes white noise but it will break your ears when playing one of the loud songs (like the March Of The Toreadors).