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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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  • 10:33 AM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)

    Bedrich Smetana

    Fibich: Symphony No. 1/Smetana: Vysehrad, Vlatava

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    11:25
  • 10:24 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Complete Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardner, conductor

    8:29
  • 10:18 AM

    Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mozart: Quintett KV452; Beethoven: Quintett op. 16

    Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

    Christian Zacharias, piano

    5:46
  • 10:08 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2; Overtures

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    9:34
  • 10:02 AM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:31
  • 9:59 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    2:45
  • 9:55 AM

    Requiem: Pie Jesu

    Gabriel Faure

    Stillness and Sweet Harmony

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    Caroline Ashton, soprano

    3:28
  • 9:50 AM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Chasson: Poeme; Massanet: Meditation de Thais

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    5:16
  • 9:44 AM

    Waltz No. 1 "Grand Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    My First Recital

    Ruth Laredo, piano

    5:32
  • 9:33 AM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concerti per Mandolini

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    Ugo Orlandi, mandolin

    10:35
  • 9:28 AM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Promenade Concert

    I Solisti Italiani

    5:29
  • 9:23 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 101 & 102

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    4:37
  • 9:18 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    Melodies

    Chen Yi, violin

    4:49
  • 9:07 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    10:31
  • 8:59 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    8:00
  • 8:55 AM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Scandinavian Rhapsody, A Selection of Orchestral Favourites

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:35
  • 8:49 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    5:25
  • 8:45 AM

    Idomeneo: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Arias for Male Soprano

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    4:28
  • 8:38 AM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 2

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:32
  • 8:26 AM

    Cello Concerto: 2nd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak And Lalo Cello Concertos

    Prague Philharmonic

    Jakub Hrusa, conductor

    Johannes Moser, cello

    11:22
  • 8:21 AM

    Paganini Etude No. 3 "La Campanella"

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Complete Piano Music Vol. 48

    Leslie Howard, piano

    4:38
  • 8:06 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Classics for all Seasons: Autumn

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    15:33
  • 7:58 AM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Ballets Russes

    France Radio Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    7:11
  • 7:49 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphony No. 7

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    8:51
  • 7:39 AM

    Piano Concerto: Adagio

    Maurice Ravel

    Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2; Ravel: Concerto in G

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    9:22
  • 7:32 AM

    Double Concerto: 2nd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Appassionato

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    7:25
  • 7:29 AM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Favorites

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    3:18
  • 7:17 AM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Kids Classics: Fantasy

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    11:19
  • 7:08 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    9:10
  • 6:56 AM

    Rienzi: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    German Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    11:38
  • 6:42 AM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    14:16
  • 6:31 AM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Violin Concerto

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    9:48
  • 6:19 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concertos for Trumpet

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    12:15
  • 6:16 AM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin Etudes, Complete

    Yukio Yokoyama, piano

    2:38
  • 6:04 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    12:06
  • 6:00 AM

    Funeral March of a Marionette

    Charles Gounod

    Classics for Children

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:07
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