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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

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