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

8:39 AM
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Aram Khachaturian
Serenade
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor
James Galway, flute
6:27
8:30 AM
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Camille Saint-Saens
French Showpieces
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
9:07
8:21 AM
Symphony No. 4: Finale
Peter Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:00
8:16 AM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
4:24
8:06 AM
Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
9:36
8:01 AM
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4
Edward Elgar
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance, etc.
Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
5:03
7:57 AM
Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming
Robert Schumann
Travels with My Cello
English Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas Cleobury, conductor
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
3:33
7:53 AM
American Salute (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
Morton Gould
An American Salute
National Symphony of Ukraine
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
4:25
7:47 AM
Romanian Folk Dances
Bela Bartok
Mephisto Magic
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
6:04
7:41 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Georg Solti, conductor
6:22
7:38 AM
The Love for Three Oranges: March
Sergei Prokofiev
Music for a Rainy Day
Roland Pontinen, piano
1:37
7:31 AM
Violin Concerto: 3rd movement
Johannes Brahms
Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
7:29
7:23 AM
Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I
Richard Wagner
Wagner: Overtures and Preludes
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
7:35
7:15 AM
String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne
Alexander Borodin
Mad About Romance
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:19
7:00 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Johann Sebastian Bach
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Margaret Batjer, conductor
Margaret Batjer, violin
14:16
6:53 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 And 23
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Ingrid Jacoby, piano
7:17
6:49 AM
Slavonic Dance No. 15
Antonin Dvorak
Dvorak Symphony No. 2, Slavonic Dances
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:36
6:43 AM
String Quartet: 2nd movement
Maurice Ravel
Debussy, Ravel, Dutilleux: Quartets
Juilliard String Quartet
6:32
6:38 AM
Hungarian March
Hector Berlioz
Fiedler's Greatest Hits
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:11
6:28 AM
Four Seasons: Spring
Antonio Vivaldi
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Richard Tognetti, violin
9:32
6:22 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:22
6:15 AM
Impromptu No. 3
Franz Schubert
Schubert: Moments Musicaux; Impromptus
David Fray, piano
6:21
6:08 AM
Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement
Robert Schumann
Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:49
6:00 AM
Egmont Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Complete Overtures
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
8:39