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.
- 4:06 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
14:00 - 4:01 AM
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
4:20 - 3:50 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
10:56 - 3:48 AM
Schubert Ensemble of London
1:59 - 3:20 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
27:20 - 3:14 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:33 - 3:08 AM
Paris Orchestra
Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, conductor
6:40 - 3:01 AM
Don Giovanni: Overture
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, 21; Don Giovanni Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:49 - 2:51 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Sarah Chang, violin
10:39 - 2:40 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Jerzy Semkow, conductor
Rafal Blechacz, piano
9:51 - 2:28 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
12:06 - 2:14 AM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
14:16 - 2:06 AM
Harold Wright, clarinet
7:07 - 2:01 AM
Leon Fleisher, piano
5:02 - 1:51 AM
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Saint-Saens: Havanaise
New York Chamber Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
10:40 - 1:44 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
James Galway, flute
6:25 - 1:35 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:35 - 1:27 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:21 - 1:24 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
2:37 - 1:19 AM
John O'Conor, piano
4:37 - 1:10 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:39 - 1:06 AM
Northern Sinfonia of England
Jean-Bernard Pommier, conductor
3:48 - 12:57 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Orchestral Favorites
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:55 - 12:54 AM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks; Water Music
Capella Istropolitana
Bohdan Warchal, conductor
3:30 - 12:49 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:27 - 12:46 AM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
2:56 - 12:38 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
7:33 - 12:29 AM
Long Beach Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
9:19 - 12:20 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:11 - 12:17 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
3:19 - 12:07 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:43 - 11:55 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:06 - 11:52 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
3:26 - 11:38 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
13:31 - 11:34 PM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
3:39 - 11:30 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
4:05 - 11:23 PM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
6:24 - 11:18 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
5:23 - 11:11 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:22 - 10:59 PM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
11:39 - 10:56 PM
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie, conductor
3:29 - 10:50 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:16 - 10:44 PM
Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello
4:47 - 10:38 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:29 - 10:31 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
6:58 - 10:21 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
9:30 - 10:10 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:54 - 9:57 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Daniel Barenboim, piano
12:34 - 9:51 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
5:39 - 9:49 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
2:48 - 9:45 PM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Bach: Violin Concertos, Gubaidulina: In Tempus Praesens
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
3:36 - 9:37 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Lisa Beznosiuk, flute
7:36 - 9:28 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
8:46 - 9:21 PM
Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; Grieg: Holberg Suite
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano
6:13 - 9:14 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:39 - 9:05 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:27 - 9:00 PM
La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture
Mozart: Arias for Male Soprano
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:46 - 8:55 PM
Star Wars: Princess Leia
John Williams' Classic Film Scores Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Wars
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor
5:06 - 8:48 PM
Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways
Iberia: Music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy, Turina
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Mata, conductor
6:49 - 8:43 PM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
5:26 - 8:39 PM
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1; Cello Sonata No. 1; Romance
Steven Isserlis, cello
3:21 - 8:34 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
5:33 - 8:28 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:30 - 8:20 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:10 - 8:13 PM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: Overture
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Concerti a due cori
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:42 - 8:05 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
7:30 - 7:58 PM
William Vermeulen, horn
6:42 - 7:54 PM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor
4:36 - 7:45 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:15 - 7:30 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
15:24 - 7:21 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:57 - 7:17 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
3:21 - 7:10 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
6:50 - 7:07 PM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
2:23 - 7:04 PM
Julian Bream, guitar
3:56 - 6:52 PM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
11:37 - 6:44 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
8:05 - 6:41 PM
Pascal Roge, piano
2:33 - 6:36 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
4:07 - 6:31 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin
5:41 - 6:20 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:03 - 6:08 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:51 - 6:02 PM
David Fray, piano
6:21 - 5:58 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:18 - 5:49 PM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
9:04 - 5:42 PM
Kimball Sykes, clarinet
7:22 - 5:37 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:02 - 5:27 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
9:59 - 5:22 PM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
5:19 - 5:06 PM
Capriccio Espagnol
Kabalevsky: The Comedians - Suite; Rimsky-Korsakov: Cappricio Espagnol; Glinka: Ruslan & Ludmilla Overture; Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia; Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain; Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges
Bavarian State Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
15:39 - 4:55 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
10:27 - 4:51 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:45 - 4:47 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
3:33 - 4:44 PM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
At the Break
Christopher O'Riley, piano
2:18 - 4:32 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
12:12 - 4:27 PM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
5:03 - 4:18 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
8:37 - 4:11 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jaime Laredo, conductor
7:16 - 4:05 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
5:34 - 4:01 PM
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
3:31 - 3:52 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
9:20 - 3:46 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:48 - 3:44 PM
Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
2013-2014 Class Notes: Classical MPR Presents A Musical History Tour
Vecchione/Erdahl Duo
1:53 - 3:41 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
3:04 - 3:30 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
10:57 - 3:21 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:44 - 3:12 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
8:42 - 3:08 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Donald Runnicles, conductor
3:43 - 3:03 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:53 - 2:52 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
Adam Kuenzel, flute
10:44 - 2:46 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
5:53 - 2:43 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:02 - 2:40 PM
Maria Joao Pires, piano
3:16 - 2:36 PM
Cleveland Quartet
3:47 - 2:27 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Joseph Swensen, violin
8:23 - 2:16 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Marisa Robles, harp
10:57 - 2:12 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:28 - 2:04 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
8:16 - 1:56 PM
Emanuel Ax, piano
7:43 - 1:52 PM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
4:35 - 1:45 PM
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
7:05 - 1:40 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
4:25 - 1:36 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:58 - 1:25 PM
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
10:15 - 1:19 PM
Eric Himy, piano
6:13 - 1:10 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
8:53 - 1:03 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
6:34 - 12:57 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
6:29 - 12:50 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:44 - 12:46 PM
Lynn Harrell, cello
2:50 - 12:42 PM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
4:10 - 12:27 PM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: 3 Symphonies / Jarvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
14:59 - 12:16 PM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
11:03 - 12:07 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Neil Black, oboe
8:52 - 11:53 AM
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
13:29 - 11:48 AM
Water Music Suite No. 2: Allegro and Alla Hornpipe
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks / Water Music
Capella Istropolitana
Bohdan Warchal, conductor
5:15 - 11:45 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:17 - 11:37 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:15 - 11:29 AM
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
7:41 - 11:21 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
John Williams, guitar
8:39 - 11:18 AM
Midori, violin
1:35 - 11:06 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
12:03 - 11:02 AM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
4:49 - 10:53 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:01 - 10:50 AM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Alexander Shelley, conductor
Daniel Hope, violin
3:39 - 10:46 AM
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Consortium Musicum
Wolfgang Gonnenwein, conductor
3:27 - 10:40 AM
Alessandro Carbonare, clarinet
6:41 - 10:30 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
9:26 - 10:27 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
2:46 - 10:21 AM
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
5:26 - 10:11 AM
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Russian Easter Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
Cecylia Arzewski, violin
10:17 - 10:03 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Faris, conductor
7:17 - 9:58 AM
Leon Fleisher, piano
4:57 - 9:50 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 - 9:46 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
3:52 - 9:43 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:35 - 9:37 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
4:54 - 9:21 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
16:21 - 9:05 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
15:10 - 9:02 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
3:04 - 8:58 AM
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Anton Guadagno, conductor
Montserrat Caballe, soprano
3:56 - 8:56 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
1:45 - 8:48 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
8:29 - 8:39 AM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)
Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Christoph Eschenbach
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
8:14 - 8:32 AM
Symphony No. 5: 4th movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
7:25 - 8:27 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
4:17 - 8:22 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:39 - 8:19 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:41 - 8:04 AM
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
14:07 - 7:50 AM
New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Hagai Shaham, violin
14:16 - 7:41 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
8:49 - 7:29 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:53 - 7:24 AM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Fantasía para un gentilhombre
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:41 - 7:17 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Eugene Istomin, piano
6:16 - 7:11 AM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
6:04 - 7:01 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:56 - 6:55 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6:12 - 6:52 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis, conductor
3:11 - 6:44 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
8:04 - 6:41 AM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
1:47 - 6:30 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
11:39 - 6:23 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
7:05 - 6:19 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
3:17 - 6:12 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
6:52 - 6:01 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
11:18 - 5:55 AM
Lang Lang, piano
4:51 - 5:51 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
4:16 - 5:44 AM
Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Ray Chen, violin
6:47 - 5:41 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
3:05 - 5:30 AM
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
11:19 - 5:23 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
6:50 - 5:07 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
15:37 - 5:01 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:10 - 5:00 AM
Amadeus Ensemble
Julius Rudel, conductor
1:40