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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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  • 9:39 AM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi Guitar Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    7:35
  • 9:35 AM

    Turkish Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    .Such Stuff As Dreams...

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    3:28
  • 9:30 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Dances for Flute

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    4:36
  • 9:26 AM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Haydn: The Sharon Quartet

    Sharon Quartet

    4:30
  • 9:19 AM

    Vocalise

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 etc.

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    6:28
  • 9:04 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 3rd and 4th movements

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    14:34
  • 8:56 AM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    Fazil Say

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Fazil Say, piano

    7:56
  • 8:48 AM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Billy The Kid; Rodeo Etc.

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    8:19
  • 8:43 AM

    Impresario: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Empire Brass: Greatest Hits

    Empire Brass

    4:22
  • 8:36 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: Adagio

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach and Part

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Arabella Steinbacher, violin

    6:31
  • 8:32 AM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    4:43
  • 8:20 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

    Gustav Mahler

    Adagio

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    11:50
  • 8:14 AM

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

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Concert Studies; Consolations

    Jorge Bolet, piano

    5:29
  • 8:09 AM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    4:37
  • 8:01 AM

    Siegfried: Forest Murmurs

    Richard Wagner

    WAGNER 3: Tristan Suite; Music from Siegfried, Lohengrin, Walkure; Faust Overture

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:50
  • 7:57 AM

    Concerto alla rustica (Rustic Concerto)

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Ombra Mai Fu; Pachelbel: Canon

    I Solisti Italiani

    3:47
  • 7:54 AM

    La Boheme: O soave fanciulla

    Giacomo Puccini

    Duets and Arias

    Royal Opera, Covent Garden

    Richard Armstrong, conductor

    Angela Gheorghiu, soprano

    3:45
  • 7:52 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical": 3rd movement

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Brodsky Unlimited

    Brodsky Quartet

    1:37
  • 7:43 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos 1, 3 & 4

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Viktoria Mullova, conductor

    Viktoria Mullova, violin

    9:10
  • 7:36 AM

    Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mozart: Quintett KV452; Beethoven: Quintett op. 16

    Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

    Christian Zacharias, piano

    5:46
  • 7:31 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenberg Concertos

    La Stravaganza

    Siegbert Rampe, conductor

    5:00
  • 7:23 AM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    With Love from Vienna

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:04
  • 7:14 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky/Dvorak/Honeck/PSO

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    8:57
  • 7:08 AM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Classic Marches

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    6:21
  • 7:02 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Beethoven: Egmont Overture

    Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    5:15
  • 6:59 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 15

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe Winds

    3:14
  • 6:57 AM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Waltzes

    Richard Raymond, piano

    1:48
  • 6:46 AM

    Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished": 2nd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    10:55
  • 6:44 AM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart for Brass

    Empire Brass

    1:45
  • 6:38 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 3rd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:36
  • 6:28 AM

    Consecration of the House: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:22
  • 6:14 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jaime Laredo | Bach

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    Jaime Laredo, violin

    13:50
  • 6:09 AM

    Holberg Suite: Rigaudon

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Holberg Suite, Dvorak and Elgar: String Serenades

    Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra

    Conrad van Alphen, conductor

    4:19
  • 6:04 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonien Nr. 101 & 102

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    5:24
  • 6:00 AM

    Memories of the Alhambra

    Francisco Tarrega

    Into the Light

    Kaori Muraji, guitar

    4:09
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