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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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  • 1:57 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music, Rodrigo

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    10:56
  • 1:53 PM

    Requiem: In Paradisum

    Gabriel Faure

    Choral Moods

    Choir of Trinity College

    Richard Marlow, conductor

    3:38
  • 1:49 PM

    La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Arias for Male Soprano

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    4:46
  • 1:40 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto, Joyce Yang

    Odense Symphony Orchestra

    Alexander Lazarev, conductor

    Joyce Yang, piano

    7:45
  • 1:36 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cellokonzerte

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Mischa Maisky, conductor

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    4:45
  • 1:26 PM

    Toccata and Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Stokowski Transcriptions

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    9:39
  • 1:16 PM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Works for Orchestra, Vol. I

    Radio Luxembourg Orchestra

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    9:28
  • 1:06 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 1st movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Four Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    9:47
  • 12:55 PM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi & Friends - La Folia (Madness & Other Concertos) / Sorrell, Apollo's Fire

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord

    10:41
  • 12:44 PM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony 1, Academic Festival Overture

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    11:04
  • 12:39 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Everybody's Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:33
  • 12:30 PM

    Night on Bald Mountain

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky, Stokowski: Pictures at an Exhibition

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Oliver Knussen, conductor

    9:02
  • 12:22 PM

    Symphony No. 98: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 12 London Symphonies

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    7:55
  • 12:18 PM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    Joplin: Complete Rags

    William Albright, piano

    4:03
  • 12:14 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Peter Schreier, conductor

    4:08
  • 12:03 PM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Saint-Saens: Havanaise

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    10:40
  • 11:58 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Sibelius: Pelleas et Melisande, Valse Triste, Rakastava

    Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

    Uri Mayer, conductor

    4:44
  • 11:48 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    9:41
  • 11:42 AM

    Etude No. 3 "Un Sospiro" (A Sigh)

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Concert Studies; Consolations

    Jorge Bolet, piano

    5:29
  • 11:32 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Romance

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    9:46
  • 11:26 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways

    Claude Debussy

    Iberia: Music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy, Turina

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    6:49
  • 11:15 AM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concerti per Mandolini

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    Ugo Orlandi, mandolin

    10:35
  • 11:11 AM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas

    Maurice Ravel

    French Impressions

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Jean-Bernard Pommier, conductor

    3:48
  • 11:05 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    5:20
  • 10:58 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air: The Bach Album

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Steven Mercurio, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    7:35
  • 10:56 AM

    Etude No. 5 "Black Keys"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes / John Browning

    John Browning, piano

    1:30
  • 10:53 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 5

    Johannes Brahms

    With Love from Vienna

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    2:48
  • 10:50 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    3:19
  • 10:40 AM

    Consecration of the House: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    9:30
  • 10:32 AM

    Symphony No. 38 "Prague": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 38 & 39

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    7:50
  • 10:29 AM

    Gymnopedie No. 3

    Erik Satie

    Melancolie

    Miki Aoki, piano

    3:02
  • 10:17 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Great": 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert, Strauss

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    12:03
  • 10:09 AM

    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    7:16
  • 9:58 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 4th movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    11:27
  • 9:55 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Passepieds

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    2:56
  • 9:50 AM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Mad About Wagner

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    4:52
  • 9:46 AM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Works for Cello and Piano

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    2:48
  • 9:42 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 3: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concertos and Concert Rondo

    London Sinfonietta

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Richard Watkins, horn

    4:12
  • 9:29 AM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann StraussJr.

    Mad About the Waltz

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    13:13
  • 9:23 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 3rd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:15
  • 9:17 AM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    International Salute

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:37
  • 9:08 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: 9 Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    8:15
  • 8:53 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    R Strauss: Ein Heldenleben

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    15:24
  • 8:47 AM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 5: Masterpieces & Miniatures

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    5:58
  • 8:43 AM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!

    Consortium Musicum

    Wolfgang Gonnenwein, conductor

    3:27
  • 8:35 AM

    Double Concerto: 2nd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    David Oistrakh, violin

    7:49
  • 8:30 AM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Tafelmusik

    Bruno Weil, conductor

    4:45
  • 8:24 AM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 22, 104, Piano Concerto in D

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    6:44
  • 8:16 AM

    Piano Quintet: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak and Brahms: Piano Quintets, Concertante

    Concertante

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    7:26
  • 8:04 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    11:52
  • 8:00 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3: Italiana

    Ottorino Respighi

    Meditations at Sunset

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    3:18
  • 7:53 AM

    Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

    Richard Wagner

    Brass At Wahalla: Philip Jones Ensemble Plays Wagner

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    6:56
  • 7:42 AM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Nigel Kennedy, conductor

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    11:18
  • 7:38 AM

    Turkish Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Second Recital

    Ruth Laredo, piano

    3:39
  • 7:30 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 4, Serenade for Strings

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    7:33
  • 7:19 AM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Italian Overtures

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    11:03
  • 7:12 AM

    String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Kernis Project: Beethoven

    Jasper String Quartet

    6:20
  • 7:06 AM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Dorati Conducts Kodaly and Bartok

    Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    6:03
  • 7:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Beethoven: Egmont Overture

    Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    5:15
  • 6:53 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    8:00
  • 6:49 AM

    Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Exotic Dances from the Opera

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    3:47
  • 6:46 AM

    Trumpet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johann Hummel

    Classic Trumpet Concerti

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Gerard Schwarz, trumpet

    3:33
  • 6:39 AM

    Don Giovanni: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Hans Vonk, conductor

    6:08
  • 6:28 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", - Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, "Italian"

    Tafelmusik

    Bruno Weil, conductor

    11:04
  • 6:23 AM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    "Somewhere" - The Leonard Bernstein Album

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:29
  • 6:20 AM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mozart Coronation Mass

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    3:27
  • 6:09 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Sonata Legacy

    Rudolf Buchbinder, piano

    10:01
  • 6:06 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Violin Concertos

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    Andrew Manze, violin

    3:17
  • 6:00 AM

    Asturias (Leyenda)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Reflections of Spain: Spanish Favorites for Guitar

    David Russell, guitar

    6:18
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