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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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Friday

8:21 AM
Tannhauser: Overture
Richard Wagner
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album I
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
14:46
8:10 AM
Aranjuez Concerto: 2nd movement
Joaquin Rodrigo
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuaz
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:36
8:08 AM
Carmina Burana: Dance
Carl Orff
Orff: Carmina Burana, Holst: The Planets
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
David Hill, conductor
1:42
8:02 AM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": 2nd movement
Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
6:10
7:59 AM
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach Favorites
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:18
7:44 AM
The Lark Ascending
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Poeme
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
14:16
7:37 AM
Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways
Claude Debussy
Debussy: Orchestral Works
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
7:08
7:26 AM
Symphony No. 29: 1st movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:27
7:11 AM
Keyboard Concerto No. 4
Johann Sebastian Bach
JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos
German Chamber Philharmonic
David Fray, piano
15:02
7:03 AM
The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
Peter Tchaikovsky
Ballets Russes
France Radio Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
7:11
6:52 AM
Four Seasons: Autumn
Antonio Vivaldi
Isaac Stern - A Life in Music - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Double Concertos
Jerusalem Music Centre Chamber Orchestra
Isaac Stern, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
11:20
6:48 AM
Serenade
Roman Hoffstetter
Favourite Serenades for Orchestra
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:24
6:40 AM
Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:29
6:30 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
Frederic Chopin
Chopin, Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Philharmonia Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Yundi Li, piano
9:33
6:26 AM
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 2nd movement
Felix Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn: 'Scottish' and 'Italian' Symphonies
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jaime Laredo, conductor
4:27
6:21 AM
Cosi fan tutte: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart Overtures
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
4:31
6:10 AM
Orchestral Suite No. 1: Overture
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Orchestal Suites
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
10:24
6:05 AM
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 3rd movement
Robert Schumann
Schumann: The Symphonies
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:06
5:52 AM
Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)
Bedrich Smetana
Smetana: Ma Vlast
Vienna Philharmonic
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
12:48
5:42 AM
Carnival Overture
Antonin Dvorak
Dvorak: Violin Concerto
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
9:47
5:40 AM
String Quartet No. 13: 2nd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: The Late String Quartets
Juilliard String Quartet
2:01
5:28 AM
Aida: Triumphal March
Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi: Choruses
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
11:49
5:13 AM
Horn Concerto No. 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Horn Concertos and Concert Rondo
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
14:29
5:06 AM
Violin Concerto No. 2: 1st movement
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach Concertos
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
7:16
5:00 AM
Spanish Suite: Granada
Isaac Albeniz
Milos: Mediterraneo
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
5:51