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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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Thursday

9:06 AM
Harp Concerto
George Frideric Handel
Italian Concerto
Harp Consort
Andrew Lawrence-King, conductor
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
13:46
9:02 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
8:56 AM
The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)
Antonio Bazzini
Italian Serenade
James Galway, flute
5:54
8:46 AM
Carnival Overture
Antonin Dvorak
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:10
8:43 AM
Concerto for Oboe and Violin: 3rd movement
Johann Sebastian Bach
The Ground Beneath Our Feet
The Knights
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
3:21
8:37 AM
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mad About Piano
Emil Gilels, piano
5:46
8:26 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement
Felix Mendelssohn
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", - Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
11:04
8:22 AM
Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Entfuhrung Harmoniemusik
Amadeus Winds
Bastiaan Blomhert, conductor
3:54
8:14 AM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Max Bruch
From The Top At The Pops
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
7:51
8:05 AM
Roman Carnival Overture
Hector Berlioz
Berlioz: Overtures, Queen Mab Scherzo
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
8:04
8:00 AM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale
Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 99 & 100
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:10
7:58 AM
Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"
Frederic Chopin
The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol. 10: Etudes
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
2:33
7:51 AM
Romanian Folk Dances
Bela Bartok
Dorati Conducts Kodaly and Bartok
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
6:03
7:40 AM
Symphony No. 5: Adagietto
Gustav Mahler
The Joy Of Bernstein
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:08
7:37 AM
Fugue "Little"
Johann Sebastian Bach
From The Beginning
da Capo Brass
3:47
7:31 AM
Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement
Johannes Brahms
Brahms: The Complete Symphonies
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:05
7:22 AM
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Aram Khachaturian
Russian Ballet Suites
Russian National Orchestra
Alexander Vedernikov, conductor
9:12
7:06 AM
Horn Concerto No. 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Horn Concertos and Concert Rondo
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
15:37
7:03 AM
Fur Elise
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Classics: Popular Works for Solo Piano
John O'Conor, piano
2:45
7:01 AM
The Love for Three Oranges: March
Sergei Prokofiev
Debut
Sarah Chang, violin
1:29
6:56 AM
The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
Richard Wagner
Wagner: Orchestral Works
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
5:08
6:49 AM
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
Edward Elgar
Elgar: Symphony No.1; Pomp and Circumstance Marches No.1 & No.2
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
6:52
6:38 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
11:27
6:35 AM
Beautiful Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin)
Fritz Kreisler
Mathe Plays Kreisler
Ulrike-Anima Mathe, violin
2:13
6:27 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Antonin Dvorak
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:59
6:23 AM
Marriage of Figaro: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Paper Music
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin, conductor
4:13
6:15 AM
Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement
Robert Schumann
Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:49
6:03 AM
Four Seasons: Autumn
Antonio Vivaldi
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
12:00
6:00 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
3:44