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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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  • 12:39 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 3: Adagio

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    4:20
  • 12:31 PM

    Symphony No. 40: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Key to Classics: Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    7:49
  • 12:27 PM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Favorites

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    3:57
  • 12:21 PM

    String Quartet: 2nd movement

    Maurice Ravel

    The Sunday Sessions: Alfresco

    Avalon String Quartet

    6:08
  • 12:13 PM

    Die Fledermaus: Overture

    Johann StraussJr.

    J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus

    Vienna Symphony Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:12
  • 12:05 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphony No 2, Etc

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    7:58
  • 11:59 AM

    Etude No. 3 "Un Sospiro" (A Sigh)

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Concert Studies; Consolations

    Jorge Bolet, piano

    5:29
  • 11:51 AM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Joshua Bell, violin

    8:23
  • 11:42 AM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    New York Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    8:49
  • 11:35 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Seven London Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    5:49
  • 11:30 AM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Capella Istropolitana

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    5:36
  • 11:21 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    9:07
  • 11:10 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Bruch, Dvorak: Violin Concertos

    Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    10:09
  • 11:03 AM

    Pavane

    Gabriel Faure

    Dies Irae: The Essential Choral Collection

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    6:47
  • 10:59 AM

    La Boheme: O soave fanciulla

    Giacomo Puccini

    Duets and Arias

    Royal Opera, Covent Garden

    Richard Armstrong, conductor

    Angela Gheorghiu, soprano

    3:45
  • 10:50 AM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Four Symphonies

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    9:42
  • 10:47 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Violin Concertos

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    Andrew Manze, violin

    2:33
  • 10:41 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Nocturnes

    Maria Tipo, piano

    5:23
  • 10:37 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 3: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concertos

    Israel Sinfonietta

    Uri Mayer, conductor

    David Jolley, horn

    4:07
  • 10:26 AM

    Bartered Bride: Dances

    Bedrich Smetana

    The Moldau

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    10:44
  • 10:11 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Richard Strauss: Don Juan; Burlesque; Serenade; Till Eulenspiegel

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paavo Berglund, conductor

    15:03
  • 10:05 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", etc.

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    5:44
  • 9:55 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Murray Perahia plays Bach Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    9:15
  • 9:52 AM

    Memories of the Alhambra

    Francisco Tarrega

    Romance de Amor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:52
  • 9:44 AM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Tafelmusik

    Bruno Weil, conductor

    7:30
  • 9:35 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Franz Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Jonathan Nott, conductor

    8:29
  • 9:32 AM

    The Birds: Prelude

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances I & Iii, Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    2:49
  • 9:25 AM

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

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 95, 97, 101

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    7:24
  • 9:17 AM

    Piano Quintet: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak and Brahms: Piano Quintets, Concertante

    Concertante

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    7:26
  • 9:07 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Violin Concerto

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    10:16
  • 9:03 AM

    Pelleas and Melisande: Sicilienne

    Gabriel Faure

    Music for Flute & Harp

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    3:29
  • 8:53 AM

    Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

    Aram Khachaturian

    Barber: Adagio, Sibelius: Valse Triste

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    9:49
  • 8:49 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Minuets

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    3:41
  • 8:43 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; Romeo and Juliet

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:20
  • 8:37 AM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 5: Masterpieces & Miniatures

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    5:58
  • 8:28 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Concertos Nos. 2, 3 & 5

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    Vladimir Spivakov, violin

    8:54
  • 8:24 AM

    Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody

    Aaron Copland

    Bernstein: Candide Overture, Barber: Adagio for Strings, Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

    Lukas Foss, conductor

    3:35
  • 8:09 AM

    Bolero

    Maurice Ravel

    The Chicago Principal

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    14:42
  • 8:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    7:41
  • 7:51 AM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Nigel Kennedy, conductor

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    10:25
  • 7:44 AM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Mephisto and Co.

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:52
  • 7:36 AM

    Clarinet Quintet: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart at the Movies

    Harold Wright, clarinet

    7:07
  • 7:33 AM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite, Symphony No. 5

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    2:43
  • 7:24 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Heinrich Schiff, cello

    9:09
  • 7:20 AM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak, Janacek, Smetana: Romantic Pieces

    James Ehnes, piano

    3:51
  • 7:14 AM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 4; Hungarian Dances

    Halle Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    6:12
  • 7:02 AM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures Vol 2 / Benda, Prague Sinfonia

    Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    11:32
  • 6:57 AM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    Bernstein Favorites: Marches

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:32
  • 6:50 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Favourite Serenades for Orchestra

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    7:30
  • 6:46 AM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    American Anthem

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    3:31
  • 6:43 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn: Bach Violin Concertos

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    3:26
  • 6:39 AM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Essential Beethoven

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    3:03
  • 6:35 AM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39 & 41

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Donald Runnicles, conductor

    4:38
  • 6:23 AM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi: Choruses

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    11:49
  • 6:18 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 101 & 103

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    4:44
  • 6:13 AM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Mad About Wagner

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    4:52
  • 6:00 AM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Ursula Holliger, harp

    13:07
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