Beethoven- The Greatest Hits

Lovers -- The Greatest Hits

Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces

25 Mozart Favorites This is an astonishing collection of works - or parts of works - by Mozart that covers almost every aspect of his creative output: symphonic, religious music, concerti (for piano, horn, violin, clarinet, flute), chamber music, serenades (for strings; winds), a couple of opera ove...

The best "Greatest Hits" series
I've purchased many Beethoven recording over the years and this one, by far, exceeds all the others. The company that puts out this particular series did a wonderful job.

good sound, okay performance
I'm by no means an expert on classical music, and I'm not eventhe biggest fan of Beethoven (I find him usually too"gimicky"), nor do I like "greatest hits" sort of collections for classical music, but I was in the music store and could find none of my desired selections, so I was nosing around and saw this. What caught my eye at first was "Digital Surround Sound", and then the fact that it was two gold CDs at such a low price. An amazing deal. Again, I'm no expert on his music, but I know I've heard more inspired versions of many of the pieces here. They're good, don't get me wrong, and rather enjoyable, but the saving grace is the astounding sound quality. I have a surround sound system, and the sound field is very rich and dynamic. But then, maybe compared to some other brand of recordings this is flat and dull. But 2 gold 70-minute CDs at this price...well, couldn't hurt to try it out.