Curated Streams

Essentials

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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Wednesday

6:35 AM
The Three-Cornered Hat: Miller's Dance
Manuel de Falla
3 Guitars 3
Sharon Isbin, guitar
2:32
6:29 AM
Symphony No. 5: Waltz
Peter Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:52
6:23 AM
Intermezzo No. 2
Johannes Brahms
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
4:46
6:15 AM
Vocalise
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise, op. 34
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
8:52
6:00 AM
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Richard Strauss
Strauss
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
14:48