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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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Friday
  • 7:20 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral"

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    11:41
  • 7:16 AM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Piano Works

    Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano

    3:28
  • 7:04 AM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    William Tell and Other Favorite Overtures

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    12:22
  • 6:56 AM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Great Opera Choruses

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:58
  • 6:53 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    3:06
  • 6:45 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    The Jane Austen Companion

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    Alexander Michejew, cello

    8:26
  • 6:41 AM

    Turkish Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Classics: Popular Works for Solo Piano

    John O'Conor, piano

    3:17
  • 6:32 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    8:57
  • 6:23 AM

    Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes

    Richard Strauss

    Invitation To The Waltz

    Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York

    Raoul Poliakin, conductor

    8:39
  • 6:16 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    6:49
  • 6:08 AM

    Adagio

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    7:44
  • 6:02 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn, Beethoven: Violin Concertos

    Camerata Salzburg

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    6:26
  • 5:59 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms, J.: Hungarian Dances / Waltzes, Op. 39

    Idil Biret, piano

    2:37
  • 5:51 AM

    Siegfried: Forest Murmurs

    Richard Wagner

    Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album II

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Otto Klemperer, conductor

    8:26
  • 5:49 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Dance

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    2:00
  • 5:41 AM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Overtures, Queen Mab Scherzo

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch, conductor

    8:04
  • 5:37 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 4: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concertos and Concert Rondo

    London Sinfonietta

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Richard Watkins, horn

    3:26
  • 5:33 AM

    Simple Gifts

    Aaron Copland

    Out Classics

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    3:42
  • 5:23 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Perlman Sound

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    9:56
  • 5:18 AM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    Horizons

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    4:39
  • 5:12 AM

    Serenade for Winds: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    6:16
  • 5:00 AM

    Night on Bald Mountain

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Mephisto and Co.

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    11:49