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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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  • 9:25 AM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Claus Peter Flor, conductor

    10:10
  • 9:19 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 101 & 102

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    4:37
  • 9:16 AM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: "Carmen" Suite, "L'Arlesienne" Suite/Offenbach: Barcarolle, "Orpheus in the Underworld" Overture

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    3:24
  • 9:02 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Great": 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 9 "The Great"

    Northern Sinfonia

    Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

    14:09
  • 8:55 AM

    Horn Trio: Finale

    Johannes Brahms

    The Unfolding of Music II, 1

    William Vermeulen, horn

    6:42
  • 8:51 AM

    Holberg Suite: Rigaudon

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Holberg Suite, Dvorak and Elgar: String Serenades

    Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra

    Conrad van Alphen, conductor

    4:19
  • 8:47 AM

    Symphony No. 39: Menuetto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 38 & 39

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    3:47
  • 8:42 AM

    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Pops a la Russe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:25
  • 8:36 AM

    Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: La Marseillaise, Etc

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:42
  • 8:22 AM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Pachelbel, Bach, Handel, Purcell

    Taverner Players

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    Andrew Lawrence-King, harp

    13:53
  • 8:19 AM

    Gymnopedie No. 3

    Erik Satie

    After The Rain: The Soft Sounds Of Erik Satie

    Pascal Roge, piano

    2:33
  • 8:14 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6 "Pastoral"

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    4:58
  • 8:02 AM

    St. Paul's Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Wilson: St. Kentigern Suite

    Scottish Ensemble

    Jonathan Rees, conductor

    11:56
  • 7:56 AM

    The Banks of Green Willow

    George Butterworth

    Vaughan Williams/Butterworth

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:12
  • 7:50 AM

    Don Giovanni: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Don Giovanni KV. 527

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    5:33
  • 7:45 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Gala Concert

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    5:14
  • 7:40 AM

    Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    4:24
  • 7:30 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    Ray Chen, violin

    10:31
  • 7:20 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
  • 7:12 AM

    Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Symphonies: No. 82 in C Major "The Bear"; No. 38 in C Major; No. 104 in D Major "London"

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Christof Perick, conductor

    7:44
  • 7:07 AM

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Romantic Favorites

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    4:55
  • 7:02 AM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Quartets Opp. 96 & 105

    Takacs Quartet

    5:23
  • 6:59 AM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin I Love

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    2:23
  • 6:51 AM

    Romance No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Violin Concerto, 2 Romances

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Joseph Swensen, violin

    8:23
  • 6:44 AM

    Clarinet Quintet: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart & Brahms

    Pacifica String Quartet

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    6:42
  • 6:39 AM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    Marriner conducts Debussy, Ravel, Dukas & Saint-Saens

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:45
  • 6:33 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 3rd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:36
  • 6:26 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    7:03
  • 6:17 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Tragic Overture

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    8:42
  • 6:06 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Peter Schreier, conductor

    10:46
  • 6:00 AM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Living Stereo Audiophile Sampler

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    6:26
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