Various - The Essential Classics Collection (6xCD, Comp)
| Artist | Various |
| Title | The Essential Classics Collection |
| Label | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Cat No | 463 485-2 |
| Format | 6 x CD, Compilation |
| Format Quantity | 6 |
| Media Condition | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Sleeve Condition | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Comments | [VOL1] CD: Light surface wear. Inner Materials: Light clip wear. [VOL2] CD: Light surface wear, nearer to NM. Inner Materials: Excellent. [VOL3] CD: Light surface wear, nearer to NM. Inner Materials: Light clip wear. [VOL4] CD: Light surface wear, nearer to NM. Inner Materials: Light clip wear. [VOL5] CD: Light surface wear, nearer to NM. Inner Materials: Some light creasing. [VOL6] CD: Light surface wear, nearer to NM. Inner Materials: Some light creasing. Slipcase: Some light storage wear. |
| Position | Title | Duration |
| Volume 1 Meditations (Total Playing Time 70:09) | ||
| 1-1 | 'Peer Gynt' Suite No. 1 Op.46 Morning Mood | 4:13 |
| 1-2 | Canon In D Major | 6:21 |
| 1-3 | Carnival Of The Animals - The Swan | 2:52 |
| 1-4 | Pavane, Op.50 - Andante Molto Moderato | 6:48 |
| 1-5 | Concierto De Aranjuez - Adagio | 10:53 |
| 1-6 | Suite No.3 In D Major - Air | 4:39 |
| 1-7 | Symphony No.5 - Adagietto. Sehr Langsam | 9:45 |
| 1-8 | Cello Concerto In E Minor, Op.85 - Adagio - Moderato | 7:04 |
| 1-9 | Adagio For Strings And Organ In G Minor | 6:50 |
| 1-10 | Symphony No.9 'From The New World' - Largo (Excerpt) | 5:08 |
| 1-11 | 'The Tales Of Hoffmann' - Barcarolle | 4:33 |
| Volume 2 Orchestral Fireworks (Total Playing Time 68:15) | ||
| 2-1 | 'Carmen' - Les Toreadors | 2:04 |
| 2-2 | 'Carmina Burana' - O Fortuna | 2:36 |
| 2-3 | 'Peer Gynt' - 4. In The Hall Of The Mountain King | 2:57 |
| 2-4 | 'The Four Seasons' - Winter | 7:52 |
| 2-5 | 'Pictures At An Exhibition' - Promenade | 1:52 |
| 2-6 | '1812' Overture (Excerpt) | 3:43 |
| 2-7 | 'Romeo & Juliet' - The Knights' Dance | 5:18 |
| 2-8 | Requiem - Dies Irae | 2:45 |
| 2-9 | 'Die Walküre' - Ride Of The Valkyries | 4:53 |
| 2-10 | Also Sprach Zarathustra - Introduction | 1:56 |
| 2-11 | 'Rhapsody In Blue' | 15:55 |
| 2-12 | 'Bolero' | 15:03 |
| Volume 3 Invitation To The Dance (Total Playing Time 74:31) | ||
| 3-1 | 'Invitation To The Dance' | 10:24 |
| 3-2 | 'Hungarian Dances' - Nos. 1,3 & 6 | 8:15 |
| 3-3 | 'The Nutcracker' - Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy; Waltz Of The Flowers | 8:44 |
| 3-4 | 'Gaite Parisienne' - Cancan Allegro | 1:37 |
| 3-5 | 'Water Music'- Alla Hornpipe | 4:13 |
| 3-6 | Horn Concerto No.4 - Rondo Allegro Vivace | 3:40 |
| 3-7 | The Blue Danube Waltz | 9:40 |
| 3-8 | 'The Bartered Bride' - Polka, Furiant And Dance Of The Comedians | 13:06 |
| 3-9 | Polovtsian Dances From The Opera 'Prince Igor' | 11:24 |
| 3-10 | 'Radetzky March' | 2:18 |
| Volume 4 Nocturne (Total Playing Time 64:09) | ||
| 4-1 | Piano Concerto No. 21 - Andante | 7:15 |
| 4-2 | 'Nocturne' In F Sharp Mafor Op. 15 No. 2 - Larghetto | 3:56 |
| 4-3 | 'Scenes From Childhood' - Dreaming | 2:59 |
| 4-4 | 'Für Elise' | 3:58 |
| 4-5 | Suite Bergamasque - Clair De Lune | 5:03 |
| 4-6 | Piano Sonata No.41 - 'Moonlight' - Adagio | 6:06 |
| 4-7 | Prelude - Op.32 No.10 In B Minor - Lento | 5:01 |
| 4-8 | 'Ballade' (From Transcriptions Of Works By Wagner - Including 'The Flying Dutchman') | 5:45 |
| 4-9 | 'Raindrop' Prelude - In D Flat Major, Op. 28 No. 15 | 5:28 |
| 4-10 | 'The Girl With The Flaxen Hair' | 2:36 |
| 4-11 | Prelude - No. 12 In G Sharp Minor - Allegro | 2:21 |
| 4-12 | 'Moments Musicaux' In D 780 - No 2 In A Flat Major | 5:42 |
| 4-13 | Piano Concerto No. 23 - Adagio | 6:52 |
| Volume 5 Pomp & Circumstance (Total Playing Time 72:25) | ||
| 5-1 | 'Messiah' - Hallelujah Chorus | 3:57 |
| 5-2 | Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' | 4:28 |
| 5-3 | 'Ma Vlast' (My Fatherland) - Vltava (The Moldau) | 11:54 |
| 5-4 | Toccata & Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565 | 8:25 |
| 5-5 | Finlandia Op. 26 | 9:02 |
| 5-6 | 'The Planets' - Jupiter, Bringer Of Jollity | 7:59 |
| 5-7 | Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'- Prologue, Mambo And Finale | 9:33 |
| 5-8 | Hebrides Overture ('Fingal's Cave') | 10:23 |
| 5-9 | 'Pomp And Circumstance March' No. 1 ('Land Of Hope And Glory') | 5:52 |
| Volume 6 Grand Opera (Total Playing Time 73:33) | ||
| 6-1 | 'Turandot'- Nessun Dorma! | 3:22 |
| 6-2 | 'L'Elisir D'Amore'- Una Furtiva Lagrima | 4:36 |
| 6-3 | 'Ill Trovatore'- Di Quella Pira | 2:00 |
| 6-4 | 'Nabucco' - Va, Pensiero (Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves) | 4:54 |
| 6-5 | 'Carmen' - La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee (The Flower That You Threw Me) | 3:55 |
| 6-6 | 'Carmen' - Havanaise L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Love Is A Rebellous Bird) | 4:02 |
| 6-7 | 'La Bohème' - Che Gelida Manina | 4:50 |
| 6-8 | 'Il Trovatore' - Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie (Anvil Chorus) | 2:58 |
| 6-9 | 'Tristan Und Isolde' - Liebstod - Mild Und Leise Wie Er Lächelt | 7:23 |
| 6-10 | 'Madama Butterfly' - Un Bel di Vedremo (One Fine Day) | 4:59 |
| 6-11 | 'The Magic Flute' - O Isis Und Osiris | 3:20 |
| 6-12 | 'Cavalleria Rusticana' - Intermezzo Sinfonico | 4:16 |
| 6-13 | 'Aida' - Celeste Aida | 4:33 |
| 6-14 | 'Aida' - Gloria All'Egitto | 5:08 |
| 6-15 | William Tell - Overture | 11:54 |
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