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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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  • 10:17 AM

    Mignon: Overture

    Ambroise Thomas

    Great Comedy Overtures

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    8:22
  • 10:12 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello

    Felix Mendelssohn

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

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    5:20
  • 10:06 AM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    5:48
  • 10:00 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    6:00
  • 9:58 AM

    Etude No. 5 "Black Keys"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op. 10; Rondos Opp. 1, 5, 16, 73

    Frederic Chiu, piano

    1:39
  • 9:54 AM

    Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov's Greatest Hits

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    3:27
  • 9:45 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    9:41
  • 9:40 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak Symphony No. 2, Slavonic Dances

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    5:04
  • 9:32 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius, Goldmark: Violin Concertos

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    7:20
  • 9:30 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Rolf Smedvig: Virtuoso

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    1:31
  • 9:24 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    6:10
  • 9:18 AM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Romances for Saxophone

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Branford Marsalis, saxophone

    5:34
  • 9:11 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 2nd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique"

    Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    7:37
  • 9:01 AM

    Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils

    Richard Strauss

    Schubert, Strauss

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    9:10
  • 8:55 AM

    Don Giovanni: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, 21; Don Giovanni Overture

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    5:49
  • 8:52 AM

    Berceuse

    Gabriel Faure

    French Chamber Music for Harp

    Markus Klinko, harp

    3:01
  • 8:43 AM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    The Key to Classics: J. Strauss

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    9:38
  • 8:31 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Glenn Gould Edition: Beethoven - The 5 Piano Concertos

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    Glenn Gould, piano

    10:47
  • 8:22 AM

    Carmen Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Karajan Conducts Orchestral Favorites II

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    9:10
  • 8:13 AM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    French Showpieces

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    James Ehnes, violin

    9:07
  • 8:01 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Alessandro Marcello

    Concertos for Oboe

    Academy of London

    Richard Stamp, conductor

    Ray Still, oboe

    12:03
  • 7:58 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 16: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 17: Piano Sonatas

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    2:00
  • 7:52 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 4

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    6:42
  • 7:49 AM

    The Birds: Prelude

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances I & Iii, Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    2:49
  • 7:44 AM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    A La Carte

    Abbey Road Ensemble

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:36
  • 7:35 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    8:24
  • 7:29 AM

    Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes, Etc

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    6:26
  • 7:22 AM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    6:22
  • 7:16 AM

    Fantasy-Impromptu

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    5:39
  • 7:03 AM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Concerts Avec Plusiers Instruments Ii

    Cafe Zimmermann

    Pablo Valetti, violin

    13:22
  • 7:01 AM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Classical Jukebox, Vol. 1

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    1:53
  • 6:54 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Lux Aurumque

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    6:30
  • 6:48 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Ballets Russes

    France Radio Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    6:01
  • 6:41 AM

    Adagio

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    7:44
  • 6:37 AM

    Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming

    Robert Schumann

    Lullaby

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    3:25
  • 6:33 AM

    Trumpet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johann Hummel

    Rolf Smedvig: Virtuoso

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    3:43
  • 6:22 AM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Music of Paul Dukas

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    10:56
  • 6:16 AM

    Symphony No. 5 "Reformation": 2nd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: The 5 Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    5:28
  • 6:12 AM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: Candide Suite, etc.

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    4:30
  • 6:00 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 6

    Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    11:47
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