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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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  • 9:25 AM

    Double Concerto: 2nd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Double Concerto; Horn Trio

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin

    7:46
  • 9:18 AM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Sonatas D958 and D 959

    Inon Barnatan, piano

    6:21
  • 9:10 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    7:40
  • 9:03 AM

    Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Classics at the Pops

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:26
  • 8:54 AM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Louis Lane, conductor

    8:57
  • 8:43 AM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:57
  • 8:37 AM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    My Gift To You

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    4:55
  • 8:32 AM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin: Adagio

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn: Bach Violin Concertos

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    5:20
  • 8:27 AM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Best Film Classics 100

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    4:46
  • 8:21 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenade KV 361 "Gran Partita"

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    5:31
  • 8:12 AM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies No 7, 8 & 9, etc.

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

    9:31
  • 8:04 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Midori, violin

    7:38
  • 8:00 AM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein conducts Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:10
  • 7:57 AM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    My First Recital

    Ruth Laredo, piano

    2:32
  • 7:49 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    8:06
  • 7:43 AM

    Asturias (Leyenda)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Guitare Festival

    Turibio Santos, guitar

    6:03
  • 7:37 AM

    Symphony No. 97: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 94, 95 and 97

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    5:23
  • 7:28 AM

    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

    Edvard Grieg

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    8:46
  • 7:25 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, & 3

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Henryk Szeryng, violin

    3:01
  • 7:17 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 18: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos 18, K456 & 19, K459

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Mitsuko Uchida, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    7:53
  • 7:11 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:39
  • 7:02 AM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:44
  • 6:52 AM

    Night on Bald Mountain

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    10:15
  • 6:39 AM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Trondheim Soloists

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    13:01
  • 6:33 AM

    Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Art of Ashkenazy

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    5:14
  • 6:27 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:51
  • 6:19 AM

    Euryanthe Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    German Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    8:31
  • 6:12 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: Adagio

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach and Part

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Arabella Steinbacher, violin

    6:31
  • 6:06 AM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    5:51
  • 6:00 AM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Four Symphonies

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    6:09
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