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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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  • 12:19 PM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American": 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: String Quartets Opp. 96 & 105

    Chilingirian Quartet

    3:40
  • 12:03 PM

    Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Maurice Ravel

    Pavane

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    15:49
  • 11:56 AM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Eugen Jochum, conductor

    6:45
  • 11:51 AM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Capella Istropolitana

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    5:36
  • 11:43 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    7:14
  • 11:40 AM

    Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening)

    Claude Debussy

    Cello Adagios

    Lynn Harrell, cello

    2:29
  • 11:33 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Essential Bach

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    7:13
  • 11:25 AM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia: A Festival of Finnish Music

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    8:26
  • 11:18 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    5:48
  • 11:08 AM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:57
  • 11:02 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 8

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    5:58
  • 10:53 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 20: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol 4

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Christian Zacharias, conductor

    Christian Zacharias, piano

    8:24
  • 10:51 AM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Miller's Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Guitarra: The Guitar in Spain

    Julian Bream, guitar

    2:15
  • 10:43 AM

    The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    Overtures

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    7:39
  • 10:39 AM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 85 & 86

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    3:04
  • 10:37 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Bourrees

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    2:49
  • 10:24 AM

    Cello Concerto: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    12:50
  • 10:19 AM

    Polonaise No. 3 "Military"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Collection: 7 Polonaises

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    4:11
  • 10:14 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 3: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Four Horn Concertos

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    Dale Clevenger, horn

    4:43
  • 10:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos, 1 & 5

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    13:44
  • 9:52 AM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orchestra of Flanders

    Rudolf Werthen, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    8:26
  • 9:45 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:51
  • 9:42 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    The Romantic Violinist: A Celebration Of Joseph Joachim

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    3:04
  • 9:32 AM

    Serenade for Strings: 1st movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    9:35
  • 9:25 AM

    Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    6:56
  • 9:21 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 2nd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    4:05
  • 9:17 AM

    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

    Pietro Mascagni

    The #1 Opera Album

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor

    3:10
  • 9:05 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: 9 Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    12:00
  • 8:51 AM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    13:36
  • 8:43 AM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Louis Lane, conductor

    8:57
  • 8:32 AM

    Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Ein Straussfest II

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    10:17
  • 8:24 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Violin Concertos

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    Andrew Manze, violin

    7:21
  • 8:21 AM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Complete Etudes

    Louis Lortie, piano

    2:38
  • 8:09 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    11:55
  • 8:01 AM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Pachelbel Canon and Other Favorites

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    7:53
  • 7:59 AM

    Porgy and Bess: Summertime

    George Gershwin

    Honey and Rue

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Kathleen Battle, soprano

    2:34
  • 7:49 AM

    Romance No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Romance No. 1; Romance No. 2

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    John Pritchard, conductor

    Yehudi Menuhin, violin

    9:12
  • 7:45 AM

    Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, etc.

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    4:50
  • 7:38 AM

    L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images, Arabesques, L'Isle joyeuse

    Zoltan Kocsis, piano

    6:11
  • 7:26 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 4th movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    11:27
  • 7:24 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Dorati Conducts Brahms and Enesco

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    2:11
  • 7:18 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, & 6

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Henryk Szeryng, violin

    5:25
  • 7:09 AM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Strings by Starlight

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    Felix Slatkin, conductor

    Michael Rabin, violin

    9:37
  • 7:04 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 3rd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:15
  • 6:56 AM

    "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 26

    Andre Previn, piano

    7:45
  • 6:51 AM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein conducts Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:10
  • 6:38 AM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    13:46
  • 6:28 AM

    String Quartet: 1st movement

    Maurice Ravel

    Debussy, Ravel, Dutilleux: Quartets

    Juilliard String Quartet

    8:58
  • 6:24 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    3:43
  • 6:17 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    7:15
  • 6:15 AM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Collection: The Waltzes

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    1:52
  • 6:04 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak, Gershwin - Violin concerto; An American in Paris

    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam

    Mario Venzago, conductor

    Liza Ferschtman, violin

    10:48
  • 6:00 AM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid; Rodeo

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:14
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