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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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Sunday

12:06 PM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Kids Classics: Nature
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
12:38
11:58 AM
Piano Sonata No. 16
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Piano Sonatas
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
8:27
11:44 AM
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Orchestral Favourites
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
13:29
11:40 AM
Slavonic Dance No. 1
Antonin Dvorak
Dvorak: Slavonic Dances
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:46
11:34 AM
Symphony No. 5: Waltz
Peter Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, The Tempest Op. 18
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:55
11:31 AM
Minuet
Luigi Boccherini
The Fantastic Stokowski
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:11
11:23 AM
Double Concerto: 3rd movement
Johannes Brahms
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:11
11:18 AM
Etude No. 3 "Tristesse"
Frederic Chopin
Chopin: Etudes Opus 10, Op. 25
Murray Perahia, piano
3:51
11:07 AM
Guitar Concerto
Antonio Vivaldi
Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
11:37
11:00 AM
Fidelio Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: The Overtures
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:31
10:56 AM
Peer Gynt: Morning Mood
Edvard Grieg
Ich war ein Berliner
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
James Galway, flute
3:58
10:51 AM
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Claude Debussy
Children's Corner - Debussy Orchestrations
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
5:08
10:45 AM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne
Felix Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
5:56
10:41 AM
Symphony No. 88: Finale
Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 86 & 88
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
4:05
10:38 AM
Beautiful Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin)
Fritz Kreisler
The Kreisler Album
Joshua Bell, violin
1:58
10:34 AM
The Valkyrie: Magic Fire Music
Richard Wagner
Wagner Without Words
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:45
10:31 AM
Orchestral Suite No. 1: Bourees
Johann Sebastian Bach
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:36
10:24 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Georg Solti, conductor
6:22
10:17 AM
Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Aaron Copland
Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:47
10:09 AM
Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale
Robert Schumann
Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
8:28
9:59 AM
Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein": 3rd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Volume 2
John O'Conor, piano
9:38
9:49 AM
Water Music Suite No. 3
George Frideric Handel
Handel: Complete Orchestral Works
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
10:29
9:46 AM
Slavonic Dance No. 15
Antonin Dvorak
Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:05
9:34 AM
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Alexander Borodin
Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Torgny Sporsen, bass
11:22
9:26 AM
Serenade for Strings: Finale
Peter Tchaikovsky
Dvorak: Symphony No. 4, Serenade for Strings
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
7:33
9:19 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: The Piano Concertos
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano
6:11
9:14 AM
Symphony No. 5: 4th movement
Franz Schubert
Schubert: Symphonies 5 & 8
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
5:31
9:04 AM
Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
Felix Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3
London Symphony Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:51
8:54 AM
Four Seasons: Summer
Antonio Vivaldi
Vivaldi
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Avi Avital, mandolin
10:01
8:45 AM
Romance No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven
The Essential David Oistrakh
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
8:53
8:42 AM
Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"
Frederic Chopin
The Chopin Recital
Andre Watts, piano
2:49
8:37 AM
Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement
Joaquin Rodrigo
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, etc.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
4:50
8:22 AM
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
15:12
8:12 AM
Symphony No. 2: 4th movement
Johannes Brahms
Brahms: The Symphonies
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:44
8:05 AM
Bartered Bride: Overture
Bedrich Smetana
The Moldau
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pesek, conductor
6:52
8:02 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 100, Sinfonia Concertante
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
3:54
7:54 AM
Danse Macabre
Camille Saint-Saens
Saint-Saens Organ Symphony (No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 78)
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
7:10
7:51 AM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Menuetto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28 & 36 "Linz"
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
3:14
7:43 AM
Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail
Ferde Grofe
Grofe: Grand Canyon / Gershwin: Porgy & Bess
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
8:02
7:34 AM
Egmont Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: The Overtures
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:03
7:25 AM
Symphony No. 4: Finale
Peter Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4, Etc
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:44
7:16 AM
Piano Quintet: Finale
Antonin Dvorak
Schumann & Dvorak: Piano Quintets
Elias String Quartet
Jonathan Biss, piano
8:03
7:07 AM
Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn: Cello Concertos
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
9:06
7:02 AM
Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
Richard Wagner
Wagner: Orchestral Works
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
4:46
6:59 AM
Orchestral Suite No. 4: Bourrees
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
2:37
6:54 AM
Pearl Fishers: Au fond du temple saint (Temple Duet)
Georges Bizet
Best Film Classics 100
Comic Opera Theatre Orchestra
Pierre Dervaux, conductor
Nicolai Gedda, tenor
5:23
6:49 AM
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Ralph Vaughan Williams
"Pops in Love"
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:36
6:40 AM
Flute and Harp Concerto: Rondo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
MOZART: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Concerto for Flute and Harp
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Patrick Gallois, flute
8:51
6:37 AM
Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"
Frederic Chopin
The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol. 10: Etudes
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
2:33
6:29 AM
Violin Concerto: 3rd movement
Johannes Brahms
Brahms: Violin Concerto, Hungarian Dances; Bartok
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
8:04
6:21 AM
String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne
Alexander Borodin
Borodin: Three Symphonies, Petite Suite, Polovetsian Dances
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:28
6:15 AM
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 3rd movement
Robert Schumann
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:15
6:11 AM
Ave Maria
Charles Gounod
Christmas Favorites
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
3:44
6:00 AM
Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
11:37