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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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Thursday

8:14 AM
Fidelio Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven Symphony No.8 - Overtures
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:52
8:01 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Largo
Antonin Dvorak
Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
12:41
7:57 AM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
4:24
7:53 AM
Memories of the Alhambra
Francisco Tarrega
Into the Light
Kaori Muraji, guitar
4:09
7:46 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sinfonia Concertante, etc.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:07
7:41 AM
Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
Mikhail Glinka
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:17
7:28 AM
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"
Hugo Alfven
Ports of Call
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
12:55
7:22 AM
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball
Hector Berlioz
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
5:33
7:16 AM
Ave Maria
Franz Schubert
Schubert: Quintet, D. 956
Jascha Heifetz, violin
5:22
7:10 AM
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 3rd movement
Robert Schumann
Schumann: Symphonies 2 and 3
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:02
7:00 AM
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Aram Khachaturian
Khachaturian: Spartacus
London Symphony Orchestra
Stanley Black, conductor
9:54
6:55 AM
Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
Peter Tchaikovsky
Encore!
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:49
6:50 AM
Raiders of the Lost Ark March
John Williams
Celebrating John Williams
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:06
6:47 AM
Hungarian Dance No. 1
Johannes Brahms
Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:55
6:41 AM
Violin Concerto No. 1: Andante
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
5:51
6:31 AM
Piano Concerto No. 20: 2nd movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20, K466 & 27, K595
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
9:36
6:23 AM
Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:42
6:20 AM
Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
2:29
6:14 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello
Felix Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3 & 4
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:33
6:03 AM
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Alexander Borodin
White Nights: Romantic Russian Showpieces
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:13
6:00 AM
Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)
Fritz Kreisler
Violin Romances
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
3:04