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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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  • 11:41 AM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Piano Works

    Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano

    3:28
  • 11:35 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    5:29
  • 11:24 AM

    Divertimento No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    10:55
  • 11:14 AM

    Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    J. Strauss: Waltz Transcriptions/Stravinsky: Chamber Music

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    9:43
  • 11:03 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn, Vivaldi: Cello Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Lynn Harrell, cello

    11:22
  • 11:00 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Essential Bach

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Andras Schiff, piano

    2:54
  • 10:50 AM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    International Salute

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:43
  • 10:41 AM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Cello Concerto

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vaclav Neumann, conductor

    9:21
  • 10:34 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies 5 & 8

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Georg Solti, conductor

    5:31
  • 10:27 AM

    Orb and Sceptre

    William Walton

    Walton: Symphony No. 1; Orb & Sceptre; Crown Imperial

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    7:10
  • 10:20 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Symphony No. 7

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    7:02
  • 10:15 AM

    Etude No. 3 "Tristesse"

    Frederic Chopin

    Les Bis de Alexis Weissenberg

    Alexis Weissenberg, piano

    4:25
  • 10:10 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenade in B flat Major "Gran Partita"

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    5:28
  • 10:02 AM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Colin Davis, conductor

    8:15
  • 9:52 AM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi's Greatest Hits

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    John Corigliano, violin

    9:26
  • 9:42 AM

    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Classical Zoo

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    9:34
  • 9:38 AM

    Symphony No. 88: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Symphonies 88, 90 & 92

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    3:57
  • 9:35 AM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Itzhak Perlman's Greatest Hits

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    3:08
  • 9:29 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14 / Tristia

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    6:01
  • 9:19 AM

    Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Der fliegende Hollander

    Berlin State Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    10:14
  • 9:10 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 4: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Horn Concertos, Rondo

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Peter Damm, horn

    8:04
  • 9:07 AM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Concert A La Carte

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    3:02
  • 9:00 AM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Tragic Overture

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    6:30
  • 8:57 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Renaud Capucon, conductor

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    3:23
  • 8:47 AM

    Prince Igor: Overture

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Three Symphonies, Petite Suite, Polovetsian Dances

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    10:09
  • 8:42 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Gala in Leningrad

    Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    4:13
  • 8:25 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    16:51
  • 8:20 AM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    My Gift To You

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    4:55
  • 8:08 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    11:41
  • 8:04 AM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    The Grainger Edition, Vol.5 - Works for Chorus and Orchestra 2

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:06
  • 7:55 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Complete Orchestral Works

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    8:56
  • 7:44 AM

    Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Don Juan; Death and Transfiguration; Dance of the Seven Veils; Rosenkavelier Suite

    New York Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    10:18
  • 7:38 AM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    DeGaetano Plays Liszt

    Robert DeGaetano, piano

    5:32
  • 7:32 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mariss Jansons

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Stefan Schilli, oboe

    6:52
  • 7:22 AM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Famous Marches and Dances

    Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andras Korodi, conductor

    9:33
  • 7:15 AM

    Serenade for Winds: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    6:16
  • 7:08 AM

    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    7:14
  • 7:03 AM

    Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes

    Monteverdi Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Julian Bream, guitar

    5:05
  • 6:50 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 1st movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphony No 1 & 4

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    12:09
  • 6:45 AM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mad About Movies (The Sequel)

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    5:40
  • 6:37 AM

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

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    7:15
  • 6:35 AM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Miller's Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    3 Guitars 3

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    2:32
  • 6:29 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    5:52
  • 6:23 AM

    Intermezzo No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    4:46
  • 6:15 AM

    Vocalise

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise, op. 34

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    8:52
  • 6:00 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andre Previn, conductor

    14:48
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