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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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  • 11:03 AM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Tic Toc Choc

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    1:40
  • 10:49 AM

    Divertimento No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Complete Mozart Divertimentos

    New York Philomusica

    Robert Johnson, conductor

    13:43
  • 10:42 AM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Bartok Orchestral Music

    Hungarian State Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    6:52
  • 10:33 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 1st movement

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    8:53
  • 10:29 AM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    Songs of the Earth

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    3:54
  • 10:21 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms, Berg: Violin Concertos

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    7:50
  • 10:15 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

    Yundi Li, piano

    5:13
  • 10:08 AM

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

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 95, 97, 101

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    7:24
  • 10:02 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    5:45
  • 9:57 AM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Tafelmusik

    Bruno Weil, conductor

    4:31
  • 9:52 AM

    Songs of the Auvergne: Bailero

    Joseph Canteloube

    Dawn Upshaw sings Canteloube

    Lyon Opera Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    5:37
  • 9:50 AM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Hindemith, Prokofiev, Bartok

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    1:41
  • 9:47 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Violin Concertos

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    Andrew Manze, violin

    2:33
  • 9:41 AM

    L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy, Szymanowski

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    5:36
  • 9:27 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Kempe Conducts Richard Strauss - 1

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Rudolf Kempe, conductor

    14:44
  • 9:23 AM

    Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium

    Camille Saint-Saens

    50 Best Relaxing Piano

    Nash Ensemble

    2:41
  • 9:16 AM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    7:50
  • 9:01 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 3rd and 4th movements

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    14:34
  • 8:57 AM

    Turkish Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart 250 - A Celebration

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    3:43
  • 8:54 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-4

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    2:55
  • 8:44 AM

    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Borrowed Treasures

    Debra Wendells-Cross, flute

    9:50
  • 8:30 AM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    13:28
  • 8:24 AM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 4

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    6:16
  • 8:13 AM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    The Studio Recordings - New York 1985

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    10:11
  • 8:03 AM

    Marche Slave

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Claudio Abbado: Marce E Danze

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:31
  • 7:43 AM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner for Brass

    Canadian Brass

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    5:02
  • 7:41 AM

    String Quartet No. 13: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Late Beethoven Quartets

    Orion String Quartet

    1:57
  • 7:36 AM

    Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop"

    Frederic Chopin

    Piano Collection: Arrau, Cziffra, Ciccolini, Rudy et al.

    Samson Francois, piano

    4:33
  • 7:24 AM

    St. Paul's Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Wilson: St. Kentigern Suite

    Scottish Ensemble

    Jonathan Rees, conductor

    11:56
  • 7:18 AM

    Serenade for Winds: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades Opp. 22 & 24

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    5:58
  • 7:14 AM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Copland 100

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    3:31
  • 7:01 AM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Organ Concertos

    Brandenburg Consort

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    Frances Kelly, harp

    13:01
  • 6:57 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

    Yundi Li, piano

    4:14
  • 6:47 AM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Claus Peter Flor, conductor

    10:10
  • 6:42 AM

    La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Overtures

    Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

    Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor

    4:27
  • 6:28 AM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, An American in Paris

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Andre Previn, piano

    13:58
  • 6:20 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    100 Best Classics

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    7:15
  • 6:07 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jalbert and Bach: Violin Concertos, etc.

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Margaret Batjer, violin

    13:21
  • 6:00 AM

    The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)

    Antonio Bazzini

    Duo Recital

    Maxence Larrieu, flute

    6:47
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