While the term "greatest" may be debatable in the instance of some of the pieces, "popular" is a description that's easier to support, for there's no denying the staying power of these pieces. Indeed, some are so well-loved, they have become obligatory on such collections and are likely found in most listeners' collections. Pachelbel's ubiquitous "Canon in D major" and the spurious Albinoni "Adagio" (actually composed by Remo Giazotto) are here, as is Stanley Myers' "Cavatina" from The Deer Hunter, though most of the tracks are excerpted sections from longer works, such as operas, concertos, symphonies, and choral works. In this way, the masters from Bach and Vivaldi to Rachmaninov and Mahler are generously represented, so even though the album gives merely a sample of what each composer's music is like, the quantity of tracks makes it a broad introductory survey. TRACKLIST: Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84: Overture Vocalise, instrumental arrangement, Op. 34/14 Radetzky-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 228 Concerto Grosso in G minor ("Christmas Concerto"), Op. 6/8: Allegro L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 1, from the incidental music: Prelude Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i): Rondo Alla Turca Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Overture Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Barcarolle Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043: Vivace Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50 Má Vlast (My Fatherland), symphonic poems (6), JB 1:112: Vitava Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor: Adagietto Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Dies irae - Tuba mirum Slavonic Dance No. 2 for orchestra in E minor, B. 83/2 (Op. 46/2) Cavatina (from "The Deer Hunter") Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Allegro molto Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275) Finlandia, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 26 Adagio in C minor for strings & organ (previously attributed to Tomaso Albinoni) Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: Allegro Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: Adagio sostenuto Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23: In the Hall of the Mountain King Ave Maria, for voice & piano (after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Overture Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: Ode to Joy Gymnopedie for piano No. 1 The Swan Lake, suite, Op. 20a: Scéne Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 2 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Habanera Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59 An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314) Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626: Lacrimosa Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1 Thaïs, opera in 3 acts: Meditation Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: Andante Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: Allegro Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Largo The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Jupiter Aida, opera: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3 Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ("Il cimento" Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Spring. Allegro Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11 Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109 Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67: Allegro con brio Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23: Morning Mood Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: O Fortuna