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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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Saturday

9:13 AM
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Pietro Mascagni
Romantic Adagio
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:28
9:01 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 1st movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:24
8:53 AM
Beatrice and Benedict: Overture
Hector Berlioz
Berlioz: Overtures
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:03
8:42 AM
Scheherazade: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Tsar Saltan Suite etc.
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
10:39
8:34 AM
String Quartet No. 13: Finale
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Late Quartets Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135
Guarneri Quartet
8:17
8:28 AM
Memories of the Alhambra
Francisco Tarrega
Reflections of Spain: Spanish Favorites for Guitar
David Russell, guitar
5:25
8:20 AM
Symphony No. 2: 4th movement
Robert Schumann
Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:06
8:13 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Peter Tchaikovsky
Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 50
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
6:40
8:06 AM
Horn Concerto No. 2: 1st movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Horn Concertos
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
6:28
8:02 AM
Ave Maria
Franz Schubert
The Ultimate Classical Christmas
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
4:39
7:59 AM
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Giacomo Puccini
The #1 Opera Album
Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Lamberto Gardelli, conductor
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
2:09
7:49 AM
Prince Igor: Overture
Alexander Borodin
Borodin: Prince Igor: Overture and Polovtsian Dances
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
10:31
7:46 AM
Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening)
Claude Debussy
Homage To Debussy
Eric Himy, piano
2:41
7:36 AM
Guitar Concerto
Antonio Vivaldi
Vivaldi's Greatest Hits
English Chamber Orchestra
John Williams, guitar
9:59
7:28 AM
Romance No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven
Essential Beethoven
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
7:51
7:20 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Antonin Dvorak
Dvorak: The Symphonies
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
7:26
7:10 AM
Dance of the Hours
Amilcare Ponchielli
Overtures and Intermezzi
Dresden State Orchestra
Silvio Varviso, conductor
9:32
7:06 AM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet
Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn: 12 London Symphonies
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:42
6:51 AM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
14:52
6:40 AM
Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I
Richard Wagner
Wagner: Overtures and Preludes
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10:31
6:30 AM
Flute and Harp Concerto: 2nd movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart Makes You Smarter
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
9:32
6:25 AM
Carmen: Gypsy Dance
Georges Bizet
Grieg: Carmen - Peer Gynt
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:41
6:19 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 1st movement
Johann Sebastian Bach
Karajan Forever: The Greatest Classical Hits
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:33
6:11 AM
Horn Trio: Scherzo
Johannes Brahms
Function.Lust
Frank Almond, violin
7:27
6:04 AM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Hector Berlioz
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
6:38
6:00 AM
Molly on the Shore
Percy Grainger
Pops Britannia
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:23