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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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  • 10:28 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 3rd and 4th movements

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies 5 and 5

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    13:49
  • 10:24 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    4:05
  • 10:11 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos; Sinfonia Concertante K364

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    13:10
  • 10:06 AM

    Piano Quintet "Trout": Scherzo

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Trout Quintet/Quartet in A minor

    Cleveland Quartet

    John O'Conor, piano

    3:49
  • 10:05 AM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Joseph Mouret

    Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Symphonic Organ

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    1:45
  • 10:00 AM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein conducts Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:10
  • 9:53 AM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Adagio

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Karlheinz Zoeller, flute

    6:45
  • 9:43 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

    Russian National Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    10:11
  • 9:37 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Perchance To Dream: A Lullaby Album For Children And Adults

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    5:53
  • 9:31 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Complete Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    5:53
  • 9:26 AM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Makes You Smarter

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    5:13
  • 9:21 AM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95

    La Petite Bande

    Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor

    3:48
  • 9:14 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    Copland: Billy the Kid, Rodeo; Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite

    Morton Gould Orchestra

    7:41
  • 9:03 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    10:36
  • 8:52 AM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Complete Orchestral Works I

    French National Radio and Television Orchestra

    Jean Martinon, conductor

    10:32
  • 8:41 AM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    1812 Overture

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    11:06
  • 8:36 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    4:49
  • 8:28 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 4

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    7:31
  • 8:20 AM

    Clarinet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart 250 - A Celebration

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    Robert Marcellus, clarinet

    8:49
  • 8:17 AM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Keyboard Music

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    2:26
  • 8:09 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Schoenberg, Sibelius: Violin Concertos

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    7:16
  • 8:02 AM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    Norman Dello Joio: Triumph of St. Joan; Variations, Chaconne & Finale

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Sedares, conductor

    7:29
  • 7:48 AM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphony No.8 - Overtures

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    13:53
  • 7:44 AM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    3:54
  • 7:30 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Murray Perahia plays Bach Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    13:17
  • 7:27 AM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Menuetto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 "Linz" & 38 "Prague"

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    3:36
  • 7:21 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; March Slav

    Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    5:49
  • 7:15 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    5:05
  • 7:13 AM

    Carmina Burana: Dance

    Carl Orff

    Orff: Carmina Burana

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    1:41
  • 7:01 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Symphony No. 7

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    12:39
  • 6:57 AM

    Turandot: Nessun dorma

    Giacomo Puccini

    Roberto Alagna: Nessun Dorma

    Covent Garden Opera Orchestra

    Mark Elder, conductor

    Roberto Alagna, tenor

    3:26
  • 6:48 AM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:44
  • 6:42 AM

    Serenade for Winds: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades Opp. 22 & 24

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    5:58
  • 6:38 AM

    Funeral March of a Marionette

    Charles Gounod

    Fright Night

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    4:06
  • 6:26 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart 250 - A Celebration

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Cho-Liang Lin, violin

    11:46
  • 6:23 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Bourrees

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    2:49
  • 6:18 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:33
  • 6:12 AM

    Waltz No. 2 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Waltzes; Ravel: Valses Nobles

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    4:50
  • 6:06 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:38
  • 6:00 AM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Espana, Etc / Gardiner, Wiener Philharmoniker

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    5:59
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