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Essentials

Timeless Classical Masterpieces

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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Thursday

2:06 PM
Violin Concerto No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Violin Concertos
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Petra Mullejans, violin
13:30
1:58 PM
Piano Concerto No. 18: 3rd movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Piano Concertos 18, K456 & 19, K459
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
7:53
1:49 PM
Vocalise
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise, op. 34
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
8:52
1:43 PM
Eugene Onegin: Waltz
Peter Tchaikovsky
Ballets Russes
France Radio Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
6:01
1:32 PM
Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)
Bedrich Smetana
Dvorak: New World Symphony
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
11:05
1:26 PM
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 3
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
5:55
1:19 PM
Impromptu No. 3
Franz Schubert
Schubert: Piano Sonatas D958 and D 959
Inon Barnatan, piano
6:21
1:09 PM
Symphony No. 2: 4th movement
Johannes Brahms
Brahms: Symphony No. 2; Overtures
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
9:34
1:04 PM
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String
Johann Sebastian Bach
Pachelbel Canon and Other Favorites
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
5:36
12:51 PM
Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 1
Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss Vol. 5: The Waltz King
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
12:11
12:47 PM
Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
Jacques Offenbach
Best Film Classics 100
Chorus of the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie
Sylvain Cambreling, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano
4:20
12:41 PM
Don Giovanni: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart Overtures
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
6:03
12:37 PM
Humoresque No. 7
Antonin Dvorak
Souvenirs
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
3:02
12:31 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn: Symphonies 94, 96 & 100
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:52
12:25 PM
Fidelio Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
6:26
12:13 PM
Scheherazade: The Festival at Baghdad
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
World Orchestra For Peace: The Credit Suisse Tour 2005
World Orchestra for Peace
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:46
12:02 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
10:46
12:00 PM
Waltz No. 6 "Minute"
Frederic Chopin
Chopin: The 19 Waltzes.
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
1:36
11:57 AM
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Pietro Mascagni
The Last Dance: Music for a Vanishing Era
I Salonisti
2:50
11:46 AM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35 & 36
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
10:50
11:43 AM
The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance
Manuel de Falla
Spanish Spectacular
London Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor
3:14
11:34 AM
Carmen Suite No. 1
Georges Bizet
Bizet: L'Arlesienne, Suites Nos. 1 & 2, Carmen Suite
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:00
11:21 AM
Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement
Peter Tchaikovsky
The Tchaikovsky Project
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
12:20
11:12 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
8:55
11:08 AM
Trumpet Concerto: 3rd movement
Johann Hummel
Haydn, Hummel: Trumpet Concertos
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
3:51
11:02 AM
Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)
Claude Debussy
Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes, Etc
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:26
10:57 AM
Hungarian March
Hector Berlioz
International Salute
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30
10:48 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
10:42 AM
Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Soulful Serenade
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:28
10:34 AM
Four Seasons: Winter
Antonio Vivaldi
Eight Seasons
Kremerata Baltica
Gidon Kremer, conductor
8:12
10:25 AM
Mignon: Overture
Ambroise Thomas
Great Comedy Overtures
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Lance Friedel, conductor
8:22
10:14 AM
Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
11:37
9:59 AM
Bolero
Maurice Ravel
Ravel: Bolero, Daphnis Et Chloe Suite No. 2; Debussy: La Mer
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
14:09
9:50 AM
The Skaters Waltz
Emil Waldteufel
Waldteufel Waltzes, Polkas and Galops
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
9:03
9:42 AM
Violin Concerto No. 2: 1st movement
Johann Sebastian Bach
JS Bach: Concertos for Violin
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
7:42
9:36 AM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
5:48
9:27 AM
Symphony No. 98: Finale
Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn: Symphonies 93, 96, & 98
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
8:46
9:20 AM
Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"
Frederic Chopin
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Sonata No. 2, Polonaise, Op. 53
Evgeny Kissin, piano
6:27
9:10 AM
Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" and Fidelio Overture
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:45
9:07 AM
Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Edvard Grieg
Chiller
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
2:31
8:57 AM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Johann StraussJr.
J Strauss: An der Schonen Blauen Donau and others
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
9:28
8:52 AM
Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)
Franz Liszt
Virtuose Harfenmusik
Jutta Zoff, harp
5:14
8:45 AM
Symphony No. 5: 1st movement
Franz Schubert
Schubert: Symphonies 3 and 5
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
7:00
8:42 AM
Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening)
Claude Debussy
Songs From the Arc of Life
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:27
8:35 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: 1st movement
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:52
8:28 AM
Dance of the Hours
Amilcare Ponchielli
Essential Ballet
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Bruno Bartoletti, conductor
7:33
8:20 AM
Asturias (Leyenda)
Isaac Albeniz
Albeniz, Granados, Tarrega, Turina Etc.
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
6:58
8:06 AM
Horn Concerto No. 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Horn Concertos
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
14:41
7:51 AM
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas op. 106 and op. 27/2
Murray Perahia, piano
14:42
7:46 AM
Canon
Johann Pachelbel
Ombra Mai Fu; Pachelbel: Canon
I Solisti Italiani
5:09
7:42 AM
Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Aaron Copland
Jewels of the Classics
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:47
7:28 AM
The Lark Ascending
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Vaughan Williams and Delius
English Symphony Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Michael Bochmann, violin
13:42
7:19 AM
Symphony No. 4: Finale
Peter Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:10
7:16 AM
Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"
Frederic Chopin
Richter: The Authorised Recordings - Chopin, Liszt
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
2:42
7:07 AM
Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
9:42
7:00 AM
Magic Flute: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
6:28
6:58 AM
Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie
Johann Sebastian Bach
Rolf Smedvig: Virtuoso
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
1:31
6:51 AM
Pavane
Gabriel Faure
Dies Irae: The Essential Choral Collection
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
6:47
6:47 AM
Memories of the Alhambra
Francisco Tarrega
Famous Spanish Guitar Music
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:38
6:41 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn: Surprise Symphony, Sinfonia Concertante
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Rainer Kuchl, violin
6:01
6:35 AM
L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)
Claude Debussy
Debussy: Preludes, Book 1; Images, First Series
Sergey Schepkin, piano
5:43
6:27 AM
Mandolin Concerto
Antonio Vivaldi
Vivaldi: Concerti per Mandolini
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Giovanni Scaramuzzino, mandolin
8:06
6:23 AM
Minuet
Luigi Boccherini
Paper Music
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin, conductor
Bobby McFerrin, vocal
3:40
6:15 AM
Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale
Robert Schumann
Schumann: Complete Symphonies
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:42
6:04 AM
Romance No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mad About Violins
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin
10:16
6:00 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39 & 41
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Donald Runnicles, conductor
4:38