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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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  • 7:02 PM

    Taps/America

    Traditional

    The American Album

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:44
  • 6:55 PM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 99 & 100

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    5:51
  • 6:50 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Peter Schreier, conductor

    5:48
  • 6:39 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas

    Augustin Dumay, violin

    9:46
  • 6:28 PM

    Rienzi: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Orchestral Favorites

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Georg Solti, conductor

    11:33
  • 6:21 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concerto

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Eric Ruske, horn

    6:13
  • 6:11 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    10:12
  • 6:05 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    5:48
  • 6:00 PM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    Cinematic Piano

    Michael Chertock, piano

    4:51
  • 5:53 PM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Romance Of The Violin

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    6:38
  • 5:49 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    3:54
  • 5:46 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach and Part

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Arabella Steinbacher, violin

    2:40
  • 5:33 PM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    12:49
  • 5:27 PM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    6:33
  • 5:25 PM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Greatest Classical Show On Earth

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    1:52
  • 5:17 PM

    Clarinet Concerto: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Clarinet Concerto

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Jon Manasse, clarinet

    7:48
  • 5:06 PM

    Benvenuto Cellini: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    New York Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    10:18
  • 5:01 PM

    Enigma Variations: Nimrod

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, Cockaigne & Froissart Overtures

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    5:04
  • 4:57 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: "Carmen" Suite, "L'Arlesienne" Suite/Offenbach: Barcarolle, "Orpheus in the Underworld" Overture

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:03
  • 4:43 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Violin Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    14:29
  • 4:39 PM

    Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming

    Robert Schumann

    The Magic of Horowitz

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    2:37
  • 4:31 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    8:44
  • 4:25 PM

    Pavane

    Gabriel Faure

    Jewels of the Classics

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    6:14
  • 4:22 PM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Dance

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Louis Fremaux, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    2:00
  • 4:18 PM

    Impresario: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenades and Overtures

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    4:03
  • 4:05 PM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Favourite Harp Concertos

    I Musici

    Ursula Holliger, harp

    13:11
  • 4:01 PM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Famous Piano Pieces by Great Masters

    Jorg Demus, piano

    3:50
  • 3:56 PM

    Trumpet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johann Hummel

    The Enlightened Trumpet

    Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marios Papadopoulous, conductor

    Paul Merkelo, trumpet

    4:18
  • 3:45 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    1812 Overture

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    11:06
  • 3:38 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    100 Best Classics

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    6:56
  • 3:34 PM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:14
  • 3:24 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Violin Concerto

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Midori, violin

    9:42
  • 3:14 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos; J.S. Bach-Vivaldi: Two Concertos

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Saulius Sondeckis, conductor

    Julia Zilberquit, piano

    9:47
  • 3:08 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Beethoven: Egmont Overture

    Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    5:15
  • 3:04 PM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Karelia and Kuolema (complete versions)

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:06
  • 2:59 PM

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Twentieth Century Classics

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:48
  • 2:55 PM

    Schindler's List: Theme

    John Williams

    Schindler's List Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:15
  • 2:48 PM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Adagio

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Karlheinz Zoeller, flute

    6:45
  • 2:40 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Magic of Mozart

    Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

    Leopold Hager, conductor

    8:18
  • 2:31 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1, No. 5

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    Michael Roll, piano

    8:18
  • 2:25 PM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Dukas: La Peri; L'Apprenti sorcier/Chabrier: Suite pastorale; Espana

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    6:01
  • 2:18 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 2 and 3

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    6:11
  • 2:09 PM

    Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures And Orchestral Music

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    9:44
  • 2:02 PM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 22, 104, Piano Concerto in D

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    6:19
  • 1:56 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    MOZART, WA: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 and 21

    Fine Arts Quartet

    Alon Goldstein, piano

    6:34
  • 1:52 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Albinoni: Adagio; Pachelbel: Canon; Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    3:27
  • 1:47 PM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Greatest Hits Of 1790

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    4:45
  • 1:39 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Brass Busters!

    Canadian Brass

    7:34
  • 1:32 PM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Promenade Concert

    I Solisti Italiani

    6:49
  • 1:24 PM

    Double Concerto: 2nd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    8:00
  • 1:21 PM

    Gymnopedie No. 3

    Erik Satie

    The Magic of Satie

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    3:01
  • 1:18 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Peter Schreier, conductor

    2:37
  • 1:05 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Abbado conducts Prokofiev Peter & Wolf & Classical Symphony

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    13:15
  • 12:58 PM

    Children's March (Over the Hills and Far Away)

    Percy Grainger

    Lincolnshire Posy

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    7:03
  • 12:50 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Introduction and March

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    7:53
  • 12:42 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 11: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn & Ligeti Concertos & Capriccios

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Shai Wosner, piano

    7:28
  • 12:34 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    The Virtuoso Guitar

    Zagreb Soloists

    Antonio Janigro, conductor

    Alirio Diaz, guitar

    8:00
  • 12:29 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dancing For 100 Years

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    4:35
  • 12:24 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes

    Monteverdi Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Julian Bream, guitar

    5:05
  • 12:12 PM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Ma Vlast

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

    Zdenek Macal, conductor

    11:44
  • 12:07 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 2nd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Woody Allen Classics

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    4:28
  • 11:57 AM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Chasson: Poeme; Massanet: Meditation de Thais

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    9:47
  • 11:54 AM

    Philippe Entremont, piano

    3:36
  • 11:46 AM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    7:37
  • 11:42 AM

    Trumpet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johann Hummel

    Haydn, Hummel: Trumpet Concertos

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    Niklas Eklund, trumpet

    3:51
  • 11:36 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ombra Mai Fu; Pachelbel: Canon

    I Solisti Italiani

    5:44
  • 11:28 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms

    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    7:55
  • 11:18 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Concertos

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Jerzy Semkow, conductor

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    9:51
  • 11:07 AM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    11:12
  • 10:54 AM

    Divertimento No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenata Notturna, 3 Divertimenti

    I Musici

    12:42
  • 10:47 AM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Great Marches

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:34
  • 10:40 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 50

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    6:40
  • 10:33 AM

    String Quartet No. 62 "Emperor": Adagio

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 6 String Quartets Op. 76

    Tatrai Quartet

    6:42
  • 10:30 AM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    par.ti.ta - J.S. Bach; Ysaye; Auerbach

    Vadim Gluzman, violin

    3:37
  • 10:23 AM

    Symphony No. 3: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    A Second of Silence

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    5:55
  • 10:14 AM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 3, etc.

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:59
  • 10:07 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Complete Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    7:42
  • 10:00 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 22

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Biss, piano

    6:34
  • 9:51 AM

    Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 2

    Richard Strauss

    Schubert, Strauss

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    8:18
  • 9:49 AM

    String Quartet No. 13: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Emerson Encores

    Emerson String Quartet

    1:56
  • 9:45 AM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:14
  • 9:36 AM

    Double Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    8:42
  • 9:33 AM

    Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody

    Aaron Copland

    American Salute

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    3:04
  • 9:29 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold

    Hector Berlioz

    Greatest Hits: Trumpet

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    4:10
  • 9:16 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Concertos

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    Daniel Barenboim, piano

    12:34
  • 9:11 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    4:51
  • 9:06 AM

    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

    Mikhail Glinka

    The Moscow Sessions

    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor

    5:03
  • 8:59 AM

    Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)

    Maurice Ravel

    French National Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    6:46
  • 8:55 AM

    Requiem: Pie Jesu

    Gabriel Faure

    Stillness and Sweet Harmony

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    Caroline Ashton, soprano

    3:28
  • 8:51 AM

    Cosi fan tutte: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    4:14
  • 8:45 AM

    Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 82, 83 & 84

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor

    5:51
  • 8:42 AM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Works for Cello and Piano

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    2:48
  • 8:30 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 1st movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Piano Quintets In A, Op.5 & Op.81; Borodin: Quartet

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:04
  • 8:25 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    4:29
  • 8:17 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    7:24
  • 8:15 AM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 3

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    2:47
  • 8:05 AM

    Scottish Fantasy: Finale

    Max Bruch

    Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Midori, violin

    9:39
  • 7:56 AM

    Vocalise

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise, op. 34

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    8:52
  • 7:53 AM

    Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening)

    Claude Debussy

    Homage To Debussy

    Eric Himy, piano

    2:41
  • 7:43 AM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Roman Carnival Overture, Three Pieces from The Damnation of Faust

    Halle Orchestra

    John Barbirolli, conductor

    9:43
  • 7:38 AM

    Symphony No. 29: 4th movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Introducing the Complete Mozart Edition

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:55
  • 7:35 AM

    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

    Pietro Mascagni

    Opera Without Words

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    3:27
  • 7:20 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Great": 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 9 "The Great"

    Northern Sinfonia

    Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

    14:09
  • 7:09 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Reubke, Beethoven: Sonata, Waldstein, Tandeln und Scherzen

    Richard Raymond, piano

    11:17
  • 7:04 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 3rd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    5:11
  • 7:01 AM

    Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Essential Bach

    Janos Starker, cello

    2:26
  • 6:50 AM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    The Fantastic Philadelphians

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    10:32
  • 6:45 AM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Orchestral Works

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

    5:08
  • 6:41 AM

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

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: String Quartets Opp. 96 & 105

    Chilingirian Quartet

    3:40
  • 6:35 AM

    Horn Trio: Finale

    Johannes Brahms

    Function.Lust

    Frank Almond, violin

    6:18
  • 6:30 AM

    Symphony No. 97: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 96 & 97

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    5:10
  • 6:23 AM

    Magic Flute: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ultimate Overtures

    Paris Orchestral Ensemble

    Armin Jordan, conductor

    6:44
  • 6:07 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6, Fantasia

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    15:41
  • 6:00 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    6:50