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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Wednesday

6:13 AM
Violin Concerto: 3rd movement
Johannes Brahms
Brahms
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
7:55
5:59 AM
Keyboard Concerto No. 4
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Concertos for Keyboard & Suites
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Golschmann, conductor
Glenn Gould, piano
13:59
5:44 AM
Capriccio Italien
Peter Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
14:34
5:42 AM
Minuet
Luigi Boccherini
Stokowski Transcriptions
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
2:28
5:30 AM
Four Seasons: Summer
Antonio Vivaldi
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:50
5:22 AM
Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale
Robert Schumann
Anthology Of The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
8:37
5:15 AM
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:51
5:00 AM
Masques and Bergamasques
Gabriel Faure
French Impressions
Northern Sinfonia of England
Jean-Bernard Pommier, conductor
15:34