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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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  • 12:08 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    12:20
  • 12:03 PM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: La Marseillaise, Etc

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    4:31
  • 12:00 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner for Brass

    Canadian Brass

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    3:11
  • 11:53 AM

    Raiders of the Lost Ark March

    John Williams

    Digital Hollywood: Memorable Film Scores

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Stanley Black, conductor

    6:36
  • 11:50 AM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Greatest Hits: Trumpet

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    2:57
  • 11:44 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 3

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    6:23
  • 11:42 AM

    Etude No. 5 "Black Keys"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes / John Browning

    John Browning, piano

    1:30
  • 11:30 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    11:52
  • 11:26 AM

    Fugue "Little"

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    From The Beginning

    da Capo Brass

    3:47
  • 11:10 AM

    Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    15:57
  • 11:04 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 5

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    5:28
  • 10:56 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Concertos Nos. 9 & 21

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    7:38
  • 10:52 AM

    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Fiedler's Greatest Hits

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:29
  • 10:47 AM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:40
  • 10:44 AM

    Radetzky March

    Johann StraussSr.

    International Salute

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:10
  • 10:38 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 3rd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    5:11
  • 10:35 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks / Water Music

    Capella Istropolitana

    Bohdan Warchal, conductor

    2:56
  • 10:25 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Etc.

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    James Ehnes, violin

    10:04
  • 10:15 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alice Sara Ott: Beethoven Piano Sonatas

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    9:59
  • 10:09 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 99 & 100

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    5:51
  • 10:02 AM

    Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner Without Words

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    6:34
  • 9:54 AM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Essential Ballet

    Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

    Georg Solti, conductor

    8:40
  • 9:49 AM

    Lakme: Flower Duet

    Leo Delibes

    The #1 Opera Album

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    Joan Sutherland, soprano

    5:01
  • 9:44 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Albinoni: Adagio; Pachelbel: Canon; Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:41
  • 9:36 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The Symphonies

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Istvan Kertesz, conductor

    7:26
  • 9:34 AM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Recital

    Andre Watts, piano

    2:20
  • 9:26 AM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart 250 - A Celebration

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    7:33
  • 9:24 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 10

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Hungarian Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Andras Keller, violin

    1:45
  • 9:09 AM

    Russian Easter Festival Overture

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Antar and Russian Easter Festival

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    15:04
  • 9:01 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Mendelssohn, Sibelius: Violin Concertos

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Sarah Chang, violin

    7:24
  • 8:53 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1, No. 5

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    Michael Roll, piano

    8:18
  • 8:43 AM

    Adagio

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Ombra Mai Fu; Pachelbel: Canon

    I Solisti Italiani

    9:42
  • 8:37 AM

    Don Giovanni: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart 250 - A Celebration

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    5:43
  • 8:31 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cello Concertos

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Truls Mork, cello

    6:07
  • 8:25 AM

    Crown Imperial

    William Walton

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass - Live

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass

    Jay Friedman, conductor

    6:11
  • 8:15 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    9:19
  • 8:04 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    10:31
  • 8:02 AM

    Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King

    Edvard Grieg

    2013-2014 Class Notes: Classical MPR Presents A Musical History Tour

    Vecchione/Erdahl Duo

    1:53
  • 7:59 AM

    Carmen: Intermezzo

    Georges Bizet

    Jewels of the Classics

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    2:40
  • 7:56 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Balletto

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    2:57
  • 7:49 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Pops a la Russe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    7:43
  • 7:43 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch, conductor

    6:08
  • 7:38 AM

    Turkish Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Second Recital

    Ruth Laredo, piano

    3:39
  • 7:32 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: Adagio

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach and Part

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Arabella Steinbacher, violin

    6:31
  • 7:24 AM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    7:35
  • 7:19 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 12 London Symphonies

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    4:59
  • 7:10 AM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    9:19
  • 7:01 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Concerto

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    8:29
  • 6:59 AM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Greatest Classical Show On Earth

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    1:52
  • 6:56 AM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Muti | Philadelphia Orchestra | de Falla, Ravel, Chabrier

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    3:11
  • 6:46 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    9:36
  • 6:42 AM

    Minuet

    Luigi Boccherini

    Pure Classics

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:52
  • 6:27 AM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc.

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Andre Previn, piano

    14:43
  • 6:20 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart, Strauss: Horn Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

    6:48
  • 6:09 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    11:03
  • 6:00 AM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Janine Jansen

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    Janine Jansen, violin

    8:58
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