Owning this set makes me feel uncultured--clearly I don't have the sophistication required to appreciate classical music that doesn't pack a wallop, right? But on the other hand, that's a quality I prefer in almost all my music, not just classical. Anyway, the best disc in this set is the second: every third track is especially powerful, like "Dies irae," "Air et Danse bacchanale," "O fortuna," and "Marche slave." That last is even better than gangsta rap for testing bass systems, since it's, you know, listenable.

Track listing:
• Disc 1
  1. Also Sprach Zarathustra
  2. Ride of the Valkyries
  3. Mars, the Bringer of War
  4. Montagues and Capulets
  5. Sabre Dance
  6. William Tell Overture (conclusion)
  7. In the Hall of the Mountain King
  8. The Hut on Fowl's Legs
  9. The Great Gate at Kiev
  10. Fanfare for the Common Man
  11. Symphony No. 5: Allegro con brio
  12. March to the Scaffold
  13. Sacrificial Dance
  14. Circus Maximus
  15. Les toréadors
  16. Finlandia
  17. 1812 Overture
• Disc 2
  1. Procession of the Nobles
  2. Rákóczy March
  3. Ritual Fire Dance
  4. The Hero's Battlefield
  5. Pines of the Appian Way
  6. Dies irae
  7. Symphony No. 7: Allegro con brio
  8. Sinfonietta: Allegretto
  9. Air et Danse bacchanale
  10. L'arlésienne Suite: Farandole
  11. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei
  12. O fortuna
  13. The Wedding of Kijé
  14. Catfish Row: Hurricane
  15. Marche slave
• Disc 3
  1. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
  2. Saint Michael the Archangel
  3. The Gnome
  4. Symphony No. 6 in F (Pastoral): Thunderstorm
  5. Pandemonium (Scene 19)
  6. Symphony No. 7 in E: Scherzo
  7. Dance of the Tumblers
  8. Fireworks
  9. Uranus, the Magician
  10. Polovtsian Dances (excerpt)
  11. The Crusades in Pskov
  12. Russian Sailors' Dance
  13. Hungarian March to the Assault
  14. Concerto for Orchestra: Finale: Pesante; Presto