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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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  • 10:16 AM

    Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop"

    Frederic Chopin

    Piano Dreams

    Martha Argerich, piano

    4:53
  • 10:04 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff/Tchaikovsky

    Russian Federal Orchestra

    Vakhtang Jordania, conductor

    11:24
  • 10:01 AM

    Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov's Greatest Hits

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    3:27
  • 9:59 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical": 3rd movement

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Brodsky Unlimited

    Brodsky Quartet

    1:37
  • 9:53 AM

    Jurassic Park: Main Themes

    John Williams

    The Great Fantasy Adventure Album

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:23
  • 9:50 AM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Partitas for Violin Nos. 1 & 3; Sonata No. 2

    Ilya Gringolts, violin

    3:22
  • 9:42 AM

    Clarinet Concerto: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Clarinet Concerto

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Jon Manasse, clarinet

    7:49
  • 9:38 AM

    Piano Quartet: Scherzo

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann and Brahms Piano Quartets

    Ames Piano Quartet

    3:35
  • 9:31 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    7:40
  • 9:21 AM

    Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner Without Words

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    9:33
  • 9:08 AM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    12:58
  • 9:00 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Max Bruch

    Scottish Fantasy

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Joshua Bell, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    7:33
  • 8:54 AM

    Don Giovanni: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Overtures

    Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

    Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor

    6:03
  • 8:44 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
  • 8:40 AM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Parisiennes Nos. 83, 84, 85

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    3:21
  • 8:36 AM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Greatest Hits of the 1900s

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    4:20
  • 8:22 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach and Part

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Arabella Steinbacher, violin

    13:25
  • 8:12 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Rudolf Serkin, piano

    10:18
  • 8:05 AM

    Symphony No. 40: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No. 40 & No. 41

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    6:54
  • 8:01 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic dances, Opp. 46 & 72

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vaclav Neumann, conductor

    3:13
  • 7:53 AM

    Invitation to the Dance

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Karajan Conducts Orchestral Favorites I

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    8:35
  • 7:46 AM

    Songs of the Auvergne: Bailero

    Joseph Canteloube

    Fifty Shades Of Grey: The Classical Album

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    Arleen Auger, soprano

    6:39
  • 7:44 AM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Joseph Mouret

    Five Centuries of Music for Brass Ensemble

    Bavarian Brass Soloists

    1:39
  • 7:34 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 & 5

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    10:04
  • 7:31 AM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Debut

    Sarah Chang, violin

    2:54
  • 7:22 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    8:44
  • 7:20 AM

    Carmina Burana: Dance

    Carl Orff

    Orff: Trionfi

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Eugen Jochum, conductor

    1:40
  • 7:14 AM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:45
  • 7:02 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6

    Amsterdam Guitar Trio

    12:18
  • 6:59 AM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Greatest Hits: The Piano, Vol. 1

    Andre Watts, piano

    2:57
  • 6:53 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Ballets Russes

    France Radio Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    6:01
  • 6:41 AM

    Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 1

    Richard Strauss

    Richard Strauss Vol. 5: The Waltz King

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    12:11
  • 6:35 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak Symphony No. 2, Slavonic Dances

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    5:04
  • 6:18 AM

    Double Concerto: 1st movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    David Oistrakh, violin

    16:48
  • 6:13 AM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    Brahms Inspired

    Orli Shaham, piano

    4:59
  • 6:04 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 1st movement

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    8:53
  • 6:00 AM

    Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody

    Aaron Copland

    Jewels of the Classics

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    3:47
  • 5:57 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Passepieds

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Works For Orchestra

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    2:32
  • 5:53 AM

    L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Voice Of The Violin

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    4:14
  • 5:43 AM

    Consecration of the House: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:22
  • 5:31 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Sonatas K. 281, 282, 284, 545

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    10:40
  • 5:25 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cello Concertos

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Truls Mork, cello

    6:07
  • 5:16 AM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Works for Orchestra, Vol. I

    Radio Luxembourg Orchestra

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    9:28
  • 5:04 AM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Music of Paul Dukas

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    10:56
  • 5:00 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    4:43
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