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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Sunday

7:23 AM
Double Concerto: 3rd movement
Johannes Brahms
Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
8:42
7:19 AM
Piano Quartet: Scherzo
Robert Schumann
Schumann and Brahms Piano Quartets
Ames Piano Quartet
3:35
7:13 AM
Symphony No. 5: 1st movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor
6:27
7:00 AM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Felix Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn Overtures
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
12:30
6:46 AM
Symphony No. 1 "Classical"
Sergei Prokofiev
Menuhin Conducts Prokofiev
English String Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
14:09
6:43 AM
Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland
He Got Game - The Music Of Aaron Copland (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:17
6:40 AM
Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"
Frederic Chopin
The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol. 10: Etudes
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
2:33
6:29 AM
Flute and Harp Concerto: 1st movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
MOZART: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Concerto for Flute and Harp
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Patrick Gallois, flute
10:16
6:19 AM
Four Seasons: Summer
Antonio Vivaldi
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:50
6:04 AM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Overtures
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
13:38
6:00 AM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet
Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:44