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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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  • 11:17 AM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart 250 - A Celebration

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    7:33
  • 11:14 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:30
  • 11:04 AM

    Trumpet Concerto: 1st movement

    Johann Hummel

    Haydn, Hummel: Trumpet Concertos

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    Niklas Eklund, trumpet

    9:34
  • 10:57 AM

    Nameday (Namensfeier) Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    6:49
  • 10:54 AM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak and America

    Benjamin Pasternack, piano

    3:03
  • 10:48 AM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    6:16
  • 10:47 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe

    George Frideric Handel

    Organ Music for Weddings

    Kevin Bowyer, organ

    1:14
  • 10:31 AM

    Capriccio Espagnol

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Capricco Espagnol

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    14:46
  • 10:25 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, The Tempest Op. 18

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    5:55
  • 10:21 AM

    Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Leonidas Kavakos Plays Debussy, Kreisler, Paganini, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski & more

    Leonidas Kavakos, violin

    3:50
  • 10:09 AM

    Clarinet Concerto: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Clarinet Concerto

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Jon Manasse, clarinet

    12:25
  • 10:05 AM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    Sabre Dance

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    3:31
  • 9:53 AM

    Rienzi: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Preludes And Overtures

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    11:34
  • 9:44 AM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Sarah Chang: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Sarah Chang, violin

    9:15
  • 9:35 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    8:32
  • 9:26 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    9:06
  • 9:23 AM

    Morning Song

    Edward Elgar

    Breakfast in Bed

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    3:01
  • 9:16 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mozart: Symphony No. 96; Sinfonia Concertante

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Marieke Blankestijn, violin

    6:19
  • 9:13 AM

    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

    Pietro Mascagni

    Romantic Adagio

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    3:28
  • 9:01 AM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41

    Orchestra Mozart

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    11:24
  • 8:53 AM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Overtures

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    8:03
  • 8:42 AM

    Scheherazade: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Tsar Saltan Suite etc.

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    10:39
  • 8:34 AM

    String Quartet No. 13: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Late Quartets Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135

    Guarneri Quartet

    8:17
  • 8:28 AM

    Memories of the Alhambra

    Francisco Tarrega

    Reflections of Spain: Spanish Favorites for Guitar

    David Russell, guitar

    5:25
  • 8:20 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    8:06
  • 8:13 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 50

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    6:40
  • 8:06 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concertos

    Israel Sinfonietta

    Uri Mayer, conductor

    David Jolley, horn

    6:28
  • 8:02 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    The Ultimate Classical Christmas

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    4:39
  • 7:59 AM

    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

    Giacomo Puccini

    The #1 Opera Album

    Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

    Lamberto Gardelli, conductor

    Renata Tebaldi, soprano

    2:09
  • 7:49 AM

    Prince Igor: Overture

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Prince Igor: Overture and Polovtsian Dances

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    10:31
  • 7:46 AM

    Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening)

    Claude Debussy

    Homage To Debussy

    Eric Himy, piano

    2:41
  • 7:36 AM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi's Greatest Hits

    English Chamber Orchestra

    John Williams, guitar

    9:59
  • 7:28 AM

    Romance No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Essential Beethoven

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    Arthur Grumiaux, violin

    7:51
  • 7:20 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The Symphonies

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Istvan Kertesz, conductor

    7:26
  • 7:10 AM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Overtures and Intermezzi

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Silvio Varviso, conductor

    9:32
  • 7:06 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 12 London Symphonies

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    4:42
  • 6:51 AM

    Russian Easter Festival Overture

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    14:52
  • 6:40 AM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures and Preludes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    10:31
  • 6:30 AM

    Flute and Harp Concerto: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Makes You Smarter

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    9:32
  • 6:25 AM

    Carmen: Gypsy Dance

    Georges Bizet

    Grieg: Carmen - Peer Gynt

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:41
  • 6:19 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Karajan Forever: The Greatest Classical Hits

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    6:33
  • 6:11 AM

    Horn Trio: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Function.Lust

    Frank Almond, violin

    7:27
  • 6:04 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:38
  • 6:00 AM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Pops Britannia

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:22
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