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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Thursday

6:49 AM
Trumpet Concerto: 1st movement
Johann Hummel
The Enlightened Trumpet
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39
6:46 AM
Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland
Copland: Appalachian Spring
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:14
6:41 AM
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:33
6:36 AM
Consolation No. 3
Franz Liszt
Liszt: My Piano Hero
Lang Lang, piano
4:18
6:26 AM
Clarinet Quintet: 4th movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart; Zuckerman
Kimball Sykes, clarinet
9:38
6:23 AM
Orchestral Suite No. 1: Minuets
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Orchestral Suites
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:17
6:13 AM
Violin Concerto: Finale
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven And Britten Concertos
German Chamber Philharmonic
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
9:26
6:08 AM
Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
Peter Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; March Slav
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
4:35
6:00 AM
Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement
Franz Schubert
Schubert: Symphonien Nos. 1 & 2
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:35