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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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  • 1:23 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Minnesota Orchestra At One Hundred

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    5:42
  • 1:14 PM

    Barcarolle

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1

    Murray Perahia, piano

    9:00
  • 1:08 PM

    String Quartet: 2nd movement

    Maurice Ravel

    The Sunday Sessions: Alfresco

    Avalon String Quartet

    6:08
  • 1:04 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dancing For 100 Years

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    3:25
  • 12:54 PM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi, Piazzolla: The Four Seasons

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Eduardo Marturet, conductor

    Lara St. John, violin

    9:48
  • 12:51 PM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    The Ultimate Copland Album

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    3:31
  • 12:46 PM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Menuetto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    4:16
  • 12:40 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Richard Goode, piano

    6:09
  • 12:30 PM

    Scottish Fantasy: Finale

    Max Bruch

    Max Bruch: Concerto No. 2; Scottish Fantasy

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    James Ehnes, violin

    9:15
  • 12:21 PM

    Carmen Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen, L'Arlesienne, etc.

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    9:34
  • 12:10 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Overture

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    10:21
  • 12:03 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Mendelssohn, Sibelius: Violin Concertos

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Sarah Chang, violin

    7:24
  • 11:58 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 12: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart 250 - A Celebration

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    4:34
  • 11:54 AM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner 2

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    3:27
  • 11:47 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 101 & 103

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    7:24
  • 11:42 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    5:04
  • 11:34 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Brass Busters!

    Canadian Brass

    7:34
  • 11:29 AM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Humoresque

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    4:17
  • 11:19 AM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Angel Romero, guitar

    10:02
  • 11:14 AM

    Fantasy-Impromptu

    Frederic Chopin

    The Art of Ashkenazy

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    4:53
  • 11:05 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    8:44
  • 11:02 AM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Ballet Gala - Homage To Pavlova

    Jascha Silberstein, cello

    3:16
  • 10:58 AM

    El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Sabre Dance

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    4:12
  • 10:52 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    5:34
  • 10:49 AM

    Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening)

    Claude Debussy

    The Silver Album

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    2:59
  • 10:37 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: 9 Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    12:00
  • 10:33 AM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas

    Maurice Ravel

    Debussy, Ravel: Images Pour Orchestre - Ma Mere L'oye

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    3:37
  • 10:21 AM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann StraussJr.

    Ein Straussfest

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    King Keyes, zither

    11:02
  • 10:10 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 1st movement

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    11:18
  • 9:56 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 17: Piano Sonatas

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    13:37
  • 9:52 AM

    Ave Maria

    Charles Gounod

    Christmas Favorites

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    3:44
  • 9:43 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    9:20
  • 9:35 AM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    8:03
  • 9:24 AM

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

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    11:01
  • 9:16 AM

    Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 5: Polonaises & Impromptus

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    7:00
  • 9:06 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3 & 4

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    10:01
  • 9:00 AM

    Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps

    Hector Berlioz

    Lollipops

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Thomas Beecham, conductor

    5:39
  • 8:55 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    Voice Of The Violin

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    4:41
  • 8:54 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Telemann, Babell, Bach

    Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

    Penelope Evison, flute

    1:26
  • 8:45 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 1st movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    9:12
  • 8:36 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Magic of Mozart

    Mainz Chamber Orchestra

    Gunter Kehr, conductor

    Walter Klien, piano

    8:38
  • 8:22 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven 5 And 7

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    13:53
  • 8:18 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Hungarian Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Andras Keller, violin

    3:21
  • 8:15 AM

    Swan Lake: Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Karajan Forever: The Greatest Classical Hits

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    2:44
  • 8:04 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Alessandro Marcello

    Albinoni, Cimarosa, Marcello, Sammartini, Lotti: Oboe Concertos

    I Musici

    Heinz Holliger, oboe

    11:35
  • 7:58 AM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    Motherland

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    5:34
  • 7:53 AM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures And Orchestral Music

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    4:43
  • 7:46 AM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    Adventures in Early Music

    Smithsonian Chamber Players

    Kenneth Slowik, conductor

    7:34
  • 7:42 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 15

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    3:05
  • 7:36 AM

    String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets

    Cypress String Quartet

    5:59
  • 7:27 AM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Isaac Stern - A Life In Music - Lalo, Saint-Saens, Chausson

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    Isaac Stern, violin

    8:49
  • 7:21 AM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95; Mozart: Toy Symphony

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    6:01
  • 7:16 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Yundi Li: Chopin

    Yundi Li, piano

    4:21
  • 7:11 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sabine Meyer: Clarinet Connection

    Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

    5:24
  • 7:01 AM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    9:34
  • 6:51 AM

    Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss, Liszt, Korngold, Busoni, Schreker

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Kazuki Yamada, conductor

    9:40
  • 6:49 AM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije, Dukas: The Sourcerer's Apprentice

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    2:35
  • 6:45 AM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    4:19
  • 6:39 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 3rd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    5:11
  • 6:33 AM

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

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mad About Piano

    Emil Gilels, piano

    5:46
  • 6:26 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius, Goldmark: Violin Concertos

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    7:20
  • 6:22 AM

    Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle

    Jacques Offenbach

    Offenbach: Overtures

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    3:32
  • 6:19 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Rolf Smedvig: Virtuoso

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    2:50
  • 6:09 AM

    Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)

    Johann StraussJr.

    The Key to Classics: J. Strauss

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    10:12
  • 6:00 AM

    Symphony No. 4: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 4, Serenade for Strings

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    8:56
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