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For beginners and lifelong listeners of classical music, YourClassical's Essentials Stream features the best in classical music. Hear pieces that are friendly, familiar and performed by well-known musicians and ensembles across the world.

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  • 11:48 AM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Ma Vlast

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    12:48
  • 11:46 AM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Great Marches

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    1:49
  • 11:43 AM

    Morning Song

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Music for Strings

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    2:52
  • 11:34 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Lang Lang, piano

    8:13
  • 11:29 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart13Berg

    Ensemble Intercontemporain

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    5:06
  • 11:22 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    7:08
  • 11:12 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Concerto in D, Op 61, Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor, Op 64

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Uto Ughi, violin

    9:55
  • 11:09 AM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Favorites

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    3:18
  • 11:01 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 101 & 103

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    7:24
  • 10:52 AM

    Euryanthe Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Romantic Overtures

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    8:52
  • 10:47 AM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Chasson: Poeme; Massanet: Meditation de Thais

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    5:16
  • 10:41 AM

    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

    Mikhail Glinka

    Peter Falk: Gala Night

    Kaiserslautern Radio Orchestra

    Peter Falk, conductor

    5:32
  • 10:27 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Barry Tuckwell, conductor

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    14:00
  • 10:21 AM

    Intermezzo No. 2 "Klavierstucke"

    Johannes Brahms

    Motherland

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    5:12
  • 10:11 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    9:36
  • 10:04 AM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 etc

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    7:01
  • 9:53 AM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures Vol 2 / Benda, Prague Sinfonia

    Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    11:32
  • 9:48 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Pops Caviar

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:30
  • 9:44 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Brandenburg Concerto

    Academy of Ancient Music Berlin

    3:42
  • 9:41 AM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes Opus 10, Op. 25

    Murray Perahia, piano

    2:30
  • 9:33 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    8:06
  • 9:25 AM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Dances from the Opera

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    8:48
  • 9:14 AM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Janine Jansen, violin

    9:46
  • 9:03 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    11:01
  • 8:51 AM

    Snow Maiden Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Great Orchestral Works

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    Roberta Alexander, soprano

    12:18
  • 8:44 AM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Eugen Jochum, conductor

    6:45
  • 8:40 AM

    Symphony No. 88: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Symphonies 88, 90 & 92

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    3:57
  • 8:37 AM

    Simple Gifts

    Aaron Copland

    Labyrinth

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    2:59
  • 8:24 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Renaud Capucon, conductor

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    12:52
  • 8:10 AM

    Piano Concerto: 1st movement

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    12:46
  • 8:02 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Mad About Romance

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:19
  • 7:58 AM

    Procession of the Sardar

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Bernstein Favorites: Marches

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    3:45
  • 7:55 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    2:41
  • 7:51 AM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: Reaching For The Note

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:30
  • 7:43 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute And Harp Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante

    Orchestra Mozart

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Lucas Macias Navarro, oboe

    8:08
  • 7:41 AM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    Autumn Songs

    John O'Conor, piano

    1:38
  • 7:33 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms, Clara Schumann

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    8:04
  • 7:23 AM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Classics at the Pops

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:28
  • 7:11 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    11:48
  • 7:07 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Best Film Classics 100

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:30
  • 7:03 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Castelnuovo Tedesco - Fernandez

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    4:41
  • 7:01 AM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    George Gershwin: Complete Music For Piano And Orchestra

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Justin Brown, conductor

    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

    8:40
  • 6:04 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    8:08
  • 6:00 AM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon

    Georges Bizet

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 1

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:27
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