This CD is a celebration of great music and great sound. It consists of 22 selections, each a complete musical miniature in itself. Most are excerpts from larger works, but always taken within a natural musical context. Many of the examples have been edited for shorter playing times so that mor eitems could be included. Liner notes include a running musical and technical commentary by John Eargle.

Repertoire includes:

• Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (excerpt)
• Bennett: Barcarolle
• Bizet/Shchedrin: Carmen Ballet
• Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 (excerpt)
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8, 3rd movement, Allegro (excerpt)
• Mussorgsky: Dream of the Peasant Gritzko (excerpt)
• Fraser: Peter Pan, The Mermaid's Lagoon (excerpt)
• Berlioz: Te Deum, Te Deum/Judex crederis (excerpts)