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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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  • 3:04 PM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    7:53
  • 2:54 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Fireworks, Watermusic

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    9:34
  • 2:49 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 3

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:56
  • 2:44 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Makes You Smarter

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    5:04
  • 2:38 PM

    L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Preludes, Book 1; Images, First Series

    Sergey Schepkin, piano

    5:43
  • 2:29 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven 5 And 7

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    8:29
  • 2:18 PM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    An Evening in Vienna - LIVE!

    Miami Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Marturet, conductor

    11:01
  • 2:11 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    7:14
  • 2:01 PM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Sarah Chang: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Sarah Chang, violin

    9:15
  • 1:59 PM

    Etude No. 5 "Black Keys"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Complete Etudes

    Louis Lortie, piano

    1:41
  • 1:50 PM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: 5 Overtures

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    9:10
  • 1:49 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Greatest Classical Show On Earth

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Munchinger, conductor

    1:30
  • 1:45 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 4: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concerto

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Eric Ruske, horn

    3:35
  • 1:40 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    4:37
  • 1:30 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Violin Concerto

    Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    Daniel Lozakovich, violin

    9:45
  • 1:23 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1

    Vienna Symphony Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Sviatoslav Richter, piano

    7:06
  • 1:07 PM

    Tannhauser: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Wagner

    Philharmonia Zurich

    Fabio Luisi, conductor

    15:37
  • 12:56 PM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphonie 2, Academic Festival Overture

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    10:21
  • 12:52 PM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail

    Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

    3:57
  • 12:48 PM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    4:40
  • 12:41 PM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Brahms Inspired

    Orli Shaham, piano

    6:42
  • 12:35 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, & 3

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Kenneth Sillito, violin

    5:34
  • 12:28 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphony No.8 - Overtures

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    6:52
  • 12:13 PM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Favourites

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    15:09
  • 12:05 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos

    Camerata Salzburg

    Leonidas Kavakos, conductor

    Leonidas Kavakos, violin

    7:04
  • 11:52 AM

    The Red Pony Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Copland, Williams: Music for the Stage and Screen

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    13:13
  • 11:50 AM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    Autumn Songs

    John O'Conor, piano

    1:38
  • 11:47 AM

    Concerto alla rustica (Rustic Concerto)

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concerti Alla Rustica

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Simon Standage, violin

    3:44
  • 11:41 AM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Sheherazade, etc.

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:03
  • 11:29 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 1st movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphony No 1 & 4

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    12:09
  • 11:27 AM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Music for a Rainy Day

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    1:37
  • 11:10 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 3rd and 4th movements

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8, Fidelio

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    16:36
  • 11:06 AM

    Idomeneo: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Tafelmusik

    Bruno Weil, conductor

    4:28
  • 11:00 AM

    German Requiem: Wie lieblich (How lovely are thy dwelling places)

    Johannes Brahms

    Choral Masterpieces

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    5:42
  • 10:56 AM

    Fugue "Little"

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Favorites

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    3:59
  • 10:52 AM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Preludes And Overtures

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    3:20
  • 10:43 AM

    Symphony No. 4: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4, Etc

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    9:44
  • 10:37 AM

    The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)

    Antonio Bazzini

    Instrument of the Devil

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    5:09
  • 10:31 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
  • 10:22 AM

    Carmen Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: L'Arlesienne, Suites Nos. 1 & 2, Carmen Suite

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    9:00
  • 10:16 AM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Greatest Classical Show On Earth

    Vienna Mozart Ensemble

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    5:38
  • 10:04 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven 3/Strauss

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    11:42
  • 9:52 AM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi - The Four Seasons

    Amsterdam Guitar Trio

    11:37
  • 9:47 AM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    Pomp & Pizazz

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:02
  • 9:42 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cellokonzerte

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Mischa Maisky, conductor

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    4:45
  • 9:38 AM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Copland 100

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    3:31
  • 9:27 AM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Harp Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Marisa Robles, harp

    10:57
  • 9:21 AM

    Fantasy-Impromptu

    Frederic Chopin

    My Gift To You

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    5:19
  • 9:18 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 3: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concerto

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Eric Ruske, horn

    3:43
  • 9:05 AM

    Petite Suite

    Claude Debussy

    Musique Francaise

    CBC Vancouver Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    13:10
  • 8:54 AM

    Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss: Waltzes And Overtures

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    10:30
  • 8:49 AM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Preludes And Overtures

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    5:11
  • 8:45 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 5: Largo

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air: The Bach Album

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Steven Mercurio, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    3:18
  • 8:39 AM

    Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mozart & Beethoven: Piano and Wind Quintets

    Vienna Wind Soloists

    Andre Previn, piano

    5:48
  • 8:33 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Four Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    5:42
  • 8:25 AM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    Dance!: The World's Favourite Ice-Skating Music

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    7:50
  • 8:16 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms Symphony No. 2.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    9:20
  • 8:12 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 15

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe Winds

    3:14
  • 8:03 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Alfred Wallenstein, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    9:19
  • 7:57 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 20 & 21

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Christian Zacharias, conductor

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    6:13
  • 7:46 AM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Orchestral Favorites - Hungarian Fantasy

    Szeged Symphony Orchestra

    Tamas Pal, conductor

    10:42
  • 7:43 AM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Strings! The Definitive Collection

    Guildhall Strings

    3:06
  • 7:32 AM

    Toccata and Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Stravinsky, Bach, Stokowski

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    10:07
  • 7:23 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mendelssohn, Beethoven: Violin Concertos

    Camerata Salzburg

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    9:14
  • 7:17 AM

    Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Art of Ashkenazy

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    5:14
  • 7:01 AM

    Don Juan

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35, Horn Concerto #1 in E Flat Major, Op. 11, Don Juan, Op. 20

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    15:49
  • 6:54 AM

    Siegfried: Forest Murmurs

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures and Preludes

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    7:35
  • 6:50 AM

    Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    3:44
  • 6:45 AM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    4:50
  • 6:35 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 5

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    9:45
  • 6:30 AM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    My Gift To You

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    4:55
  • 6:22 AM

    Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 82

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    8:00
  • 6:20 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Hungarian Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Andras Keller, violin

    2:04
  • 6:11 AM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    7:59
  • 6:00 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Largo

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies 7, 8 & 9

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    11:34
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