This CD contains AAD, ADD, and DDD recordings.
It's a daunting task to summon up the strength and audacity to produce a recording that samples the greatest music of the past millennium. A daunting task, but one that does not present an impossible challenge to a record label with such a rich legacy as Deutsche Grammophon.
This two-disc set presents selections by many of the greatest composers along with liner notes that annotate each selection with references to the piece's appearances in famous films and television commercials. Music from the baroque splendor of Bach to the fiery 20th Century rhythms of Orff make this a music history lesson in one package. It also helps that the roster of performing artists includes such giants as Herbert Von Karajan, Placido Domingo, Emil Gilels, Anne Sofie von Otter, and others. This is a delightful collection for classical newcomers as well as long time aficionados.