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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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  • 9:26 AM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Orchestral Favorites

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    2:55
  • 9:10 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Richard Strauss: Don Juan; Burlesque; Serenade; Till Eulenspiegel

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paavo Berglund, conductor

    15:03
  • 9:03 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Favourite Serenades for Orchestra

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    7:30
  • 8:57 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From The New Worls; 3 Slavonic Dances

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    5:55
  • 8:47 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Overture

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    9:40
  • 8:30 AM

    Double Concerto: 1st movement

    Johannes Brahms

    For the Love of Brahms

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Joshua Bell, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    16:48
  • 8:22 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    7:24
  • 8:18 AM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Karajan Edition: Haydn Symphonies

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:24
  • 8:08 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart, Haydn: Jeunehomme

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    9:09
  • 8:04 AM

    Funeral March of a Marionette

    Charles Gounod

    A History Of Hitchcock: Dial M For Murder

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    4:17
  • 7:57 AM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:31
  • 7:53 AM

    Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming

    Robert Schumann

    Travels with My Cello

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Cleobury, conductor

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    3:33
  • 7:42 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    11:37
  • 7:31 AM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    The Studio Recordings - New York 1985

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    10:11
  • 7:27 AM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn: Bach Violin Concertos

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    4:31
  • 7:22 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Sibelius: Pelleas et Melisande, Valse Triste, Rakastava

    Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

    Uri Mayer, conductor

    4:39
  • 7:16 AM

    Spanish Suite: Granada

    Isaac Albeniz

    Albeniz: Serenata

    Stephen Marchionda, guitar

    5:36
  • 7:01 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concerto

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Eric Ruske, horn

    14:30
  • 6:58 AM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak and America

    Benjamin Pasternack, piano

    3:03
  • 6:50 AM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Joseph Silverstein, violin

    8:35
  • 6:46 AM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole

    Georges Bizet

    Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    3:10
  • 6:42 AM

    El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Greatest Hits: The Ballet, Vol I

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    4:10
  • 6:29 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    12:21
  • 6:24 AM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Mad About Mad About

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    4:55
  • 6:19 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Seven London Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    5:07
  • 6:13 AM

    Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Arrangements

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    5:38
  • 6:06 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Complete Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardner, conductor

    6:56
  • 6:00 AM

    Don Giovanni: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Key to Classics: Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:30
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