Essentials
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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Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
Maria Joao Pires, piano
10:55 - 3:23 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
John Corigliano, violin
11:15 - 3:14 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
8:03 - 3:06 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
8:56 - 2:55 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
9:57 - 2:52 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Winds
3:14 - 2:49 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:36 - 2:43 PM
English Concert
Andrew Manze, conductor
5:38 - 2:31 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
11:42 - 2:26 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:08 - 2:22 PM
Gil Shaham, violin
3:31 - 2:14 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:24 - 2:04 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
10:26 - 1:55 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:04 - 1:49 PM
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
6:26 - 1:46 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Raymond Leppard, harpsichord
2:54 - 1:44 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
1:40 - 1:37 PM
Alessandro Carbonare, clarinet
6:41 - 1:22 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
Michael Davis, violin
15:37 - 1:16 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
4:39 - 1:03 PM
Philomusica of London
Granville Jones, conductor
Osian Ellis, harp
13:44 - 1:00 PM
Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming
Brahms, Fruhling: Clarinet Trios; Schumann: Marchenerzalungen
Michael Collins, clarinet
2:45 - 12:55 PM
Candide: Overture
Bernstein: Selections From Candide, West Side Story, On The Waterfront, Fancy Free
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:13 - 12:51 PM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Menuetto
Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
4:16 - 12:41 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
10:11 - 12:35 PM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
5:30 - 12:32 PM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky: L'ouiseau de feu, Le Sacre du printemps, Persephone
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
3:19 - 12:21 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:36 - 12:11 PM
Augustin Dumay, violin
9:46 - 12:03 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:04 - 12:01 PM
North German Radio Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
1:44 - 11:57 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
3:21 - 11:46 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:28 - 11:43 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
3:14 - 11:39 AM
Lynn Harrell, cello
3:08 - 11:27 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
12:04 - 11:20 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
6:36 - 11:14 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:02 - 11:11 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:05 - 11:01 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
9:54 - 10:48 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
12:50 - 10:41 AM
Zurich Operahouse Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
6:32 - 10:31 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner Without Words
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
9:33 - 10:21 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:01 - 10:18 AM
Andre Watts, piano
2:20 - 10:11 AM
Violin Concerto No. 2: 1st movement
Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
7:05 - 10:03 AM
London Horns
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
8:46 - 9:56 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:14 - 9:50 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Branford Marsalis, saxophone
5:34 - 9:45 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:23 - 9:40 AM
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
4:34 - 9:32 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
7:51 - 9:24 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
7:53 - 9:19 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:26 - 9:16 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:51 - 9:04 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:54 - 8:53 AM
Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein": 3rd movement
Alice Sara Ott: Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Alice Sara Ott, piano
9:59 - 8:47 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
6:10 - 8:44 AM
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
George Hurst, conductor
3:29 - 8:42 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
1:55 - 8:35 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
6:14 - 8:25 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
9:44 - 8:19 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:09 - 8:13 AM
Richard Raymond, piano
5:19 - 8:04 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
8:58 - 8:01 AM
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
3:13 - 7:57 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Judith Blegen, soprano
3:40 - 7:49 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Isaac Stern, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
8:26 - 7:45 AM
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
3:31 - 7:33 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:50 - 7:28 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
4:30 - 7:21 AM
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:38 - 7:11 AM
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
10:46 - 7:06 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:58 - 6:56 AM
Keyboard Concerto No. 5
J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos; J.S. Bach-Vivaldi: Two Concertos
Moscow Virtuosi
Saulius Sondeckis, conductor
Julia Zilberquit, piano
9:47 - 6:47 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:55 - 6:43 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
3:23 - 6:38 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
4:50 - 6:28 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
David Lockington, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
10:05 - 6:20 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
7:38 - 6:12 AM
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Shai Wosner, piano
7:28 - 6:07 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:31 - 6:00 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:20 - 5:58 AM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
1:59 - 5:47 AM
Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album I
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
10:51 - 5:40 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
6:58 - 5:34 AM
John O'Conor, piano
5:46 - 5:25 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
8:40 - 5:17 AM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
8:15 - 5:08 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
8:43 - 5:05 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
2:31 - 5:00 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
5:42