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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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  • 10:23 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Etc

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    10:56
  • 10:19 AM

    Goldberg Variations: Aria

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    50 Best Relaxing Piano

    Maria Tipo, piano

    3:03
  • 10:03 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 3rd and 4th movements

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    16:08
  • 10:01 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 10

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Nine Hungarian Dances; Dvorak

    North German Radio Symphony

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    1:44
  • 9:56 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    5:23
  • 9:51 AM

    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

    Mikhail Glinka

    Russian Overtures

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    4:39
  • 9:43 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Complete Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardner, conductor

    8:29
  • 9:38 AM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    Earl Wild - The Romantic Master

    Earl Wild, piano

    4:26
  • 9:28 AM

    Flute and Harp Concerto: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    James Galway - Celebrating 70: A Collection of Personal Favorites

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    9:23
  • 9:26 AM

    Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King

    Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt

    San Francisco Symphony

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    2:29
  • 9:12 AM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    12:58
  • 9:03 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Violin Concerto

    Lucerne Festival Strings

    Daniel Dodds, conductor

    Midori, violin

    9:46
  • 9:00 AM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes Opus 10, Op. 25

    Murray Perahia, piano

    2:30
  • 8:52 AM

    Siegfried: Forest Murmurs

    Richard Wagner

    WAGNER 3: Tristan Suite; Music from Siegfried, Lohengrin, Walkure; Faust Overture

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:50
  • 8:48 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 2nd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    4:05
  • 8:44 AM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 "Linzer" and 40

    Berlin Philharmonic

    4:11
  • 8:33 AM

    Serenade for Strings: 1st movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Favourite Serenades for Orchestra

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    9:48
  • 8:30 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Minuets

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Works For Orchestra

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    3:08
  • 8:25 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

    City of Granada Orchestra

    Josep Pons, conductor

    Marco Socias, guitar

    4:51
  • 8:20 AM

    Intermezzo No. 2 "Klavierstucke"

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms Inspired

    Orli Shaham, piano

    5:24
  • 8:15 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    4:40
  • 8:04 AM

    Scheherazade: The Tale of the Kalendar Prince

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Nocturne II

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    John Corigliano, violin

    11:15
  • 7:49 AM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 & Overture No. 3 "Leonore"

    North German Radio Symphony

    Gunter Wand, conductor

    14:20
  • 7:46 AM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    A Baroque Feast

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    3:05
  • 7:41 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 4: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart, Strauss: Horn Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

    4:42
  • 7:32 AM

    Impromptu No. 4

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Moments Musicaux; Impromptus

    David Fray, piano

    8:33
  • 7:21 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 8 And 9

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    11:05
  • 7:18 AM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Partitas for Violin Nos. 1 & 3; Sonata No. 2

    Ilya Gringolts, violin

    3:22
  • 7:07 AM

    Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Viennese Summerfest!

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    9:48
  • 7:02 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:33
  • 6:55 AM

    Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"

    Frederic Chopin

    My Favorite Chopin

    Van Cliburn, piano

    7:04
  • 6:50 AM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphony No. 1, Karelia Suite

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    4:30
  • 6:37 AM

    Divertimento No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenades K320 & K239, Divertimento K136

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    12:36
  • 6:29 AM

    String Quartet No. 13: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Late Quartets Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135

    Guarneri Quartet

    8:17
  • 6:21 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    Gershwin: An American in Paris, Porgy and Bess

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    7:53
  • 6:17 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    4:05
  • 6:03 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Concertos for Violin

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Monica Huggett, violin

    13:08
  • 6:00 AM

    The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: L'ouiseau de feu, Le Sacre du printemps, Persephone

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    3:19
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