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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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  • 11:50 AM

    Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming

    Robert Schumann

    Romance Of The Violin

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    2:22
  • 11:47 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: 6 Brandenburg Concertos

    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra

    Helmuth Rilling, conductor

    2:44
  • 11:33 AM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, An American in Paris

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Andre Previn, piano

    13:58
  • 11:26 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mozart: Symphony No. 96; Sinfonia Concertante

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Marieke Blankestijn, violin

    6:19
  • 11:19 AM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    7:50
  • 11:10 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 4: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concertos

    Israel Sinfonietta

    Uri Mayer, conductor

    David Jolley, horn

    8:35
  • 11:00 AM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Claus Peter Flor, conductor

    10:10
  • 10:48 AM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    The Power and the Majesty: Essential Choral Classics

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    11:39
  • 10:45 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach and Part

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Arabella Steinbacher, violin

    2:40
  • 10:39 AM

    The Banks of Green Willow

    George Butterworth

    Vaughan Williams/Butterworth

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:12
  • 10:26 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: 9 Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    13:04
  • 10:21 AM

    Piano Quintet "Trout": Scherzo

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Trout Quintet, Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade

    Takacs Quartet

    Andreas Haefliger, piano

    3:52
  • 10:12 AM

    Clarinet Quintet: 4th movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintets by Mozart and Weber

    Mendelssohn String Quartet

    Charles Neidich, bassett horn

    9:13
  • 10:06 AM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Living Stereo Audiophile Sampler

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    6:26
  • 9:59 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Pas de Deux - Tchaikovsky: Famous Waltzes

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    6:17
  • 9:56 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Balletto

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    2:57
  • 9:45 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak, Gershwin - Violin concerto; An American in Paris

    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam

    Mario Venzago, conductor

    Liza Ferschtman, violin

    10:48
  • 9:36 AM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue & Piano Concerto

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    9:05
  • 9:32 AM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mozart Coronation Mass

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    3:27
  • 9:27 AM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Pure Classics

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:12
  • 9:18 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    8:55
  • 9:12 AM

    Pavane

    Gabriel Faure

    Paper Music

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Bobby McFerrin, conductor

    Bobby McFerrin, vocal

    5:22
  • 9:04 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Concerto, Hungarian Dances; Bartok

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Leonidas Kavakos, violin

    8:04
  • 8:57 AM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    A Portrait Of Rampal

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Placido Domingo, conductor

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    7:09
  • 8:46 AM

    Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Preludes and Orchestral Music

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    10:22
  • 8:37 AM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images, Etc

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    8:48
  • 8:31 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", etc.

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    5:44
  • 8:26 AM

    Paganini Etude No. 3 "La Campanella"

    Franz Liszt

    Rediscovered - Liszt Recital

    Jorge Bolet, piano

    4:49
  • 8:12 AM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Violin Concertos

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    Andrew Manze, violin

    14:19
  • 8:09 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    3:10
  • 7:57 AM

    Night on Bald Mountain

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    11:00
  • 7:54 AM

    E.T.: Bicycle Chase (Flying Theme)

    John Williams

    Aisle Seat

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:44
  • 7:48 AM

    Don Giovanni: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Don Giovanni KV. 527

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    5:33
  • 7:42 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    Night Wanderer

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    5:29
  • 7:34 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    8:11
  • 7:23 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel | Water Music

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    10:30
  • 7:09 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5, Swan Lake

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    13:36
  • 7:08 AM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Hindemith, Prokofiev, Bartok

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    1:41
  • 6:55 AM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Four Seasons

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    12:13
  • 6:41 AM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    13:46
  • 6:36 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    4:40
  • 6:29 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    7:03
  • 6:23 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    6:29
  • 6:07 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Murray Perahia plays Bach Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    15:38
  • 6:00 AM

    The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)

    Antonio Bazzini

    Duo Recital

    Maxence Larrieu, flute

    6:47
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