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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Friday

7:09 AM
Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
Peter Tchaikovsky
Sibelius: Pelleas et Melisande, Valse Triste, Rakastava
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer, conductor
4:44
7:01 AM
Symphony No. 40: 1st movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Key to Classics: Mozart
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
7:49
6:58 AM
Hungarian Dance No. 5
Johannes Brahms
With Love from Vienna
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
2:48
6:43 AM
Capriccio Espagnol
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Kabalevsky: The Comedians - Suite; Rimsky-Korsakov: Cappricio Espagnol; Glinka: Ruslan & Ludmilla Overture; Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia; Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain; Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges
Bavarian State Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
15:39
6:29 AM
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Johann StraussJr.
Mad About the Waltz
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
13:13
6:14 AM
Symphony No. 5: 3rd and 4th movements
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: The Symphonies
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
14:50
6:10 AM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Violin Concertos, Gubaidulina: In Tempus Praesens
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
3:36
6:00 AM
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Claude Debussy
Debussy: Images, Prelude, La Mer
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
10:11