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.
- 12:24 AM
Camerata Salzburg
Roger Norrington, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
9:14 - 12:03 AM
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
21:02 - 11:48 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
14:05 - 11:46 PM
Zuill Bailey, cello
2:23 - 11:43 PM
Lang Lang, piano
2:10 - 11:36 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:44 - 11:21 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
14:17 - 11:15 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
5:23 - 11:13 PM
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian, conductor
2:43 - 11:03 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:37 - 10:56 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:32 - 10:46 PM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
10:26 - 10:35 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:01 - 10:30 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:51 - 10:23 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14 / Tristia
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:58 - 10:20 PM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Claude Debussy - Preludes - Book 1
Maurizio Pollini, piano
2:27 - 10:07 PM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Martin Frost, conductor
Martin Frost, basset clarinet
12:14 - 10:05 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:49 - 9:56 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:39 - 9:45 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
10:27 - 9:40 PM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:02 - 9:31 PM
Avi Avital, mandolin
8:49 - 9:27 PM
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
3:55 - 9:19 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 - 9:16 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:47 - 9:06 PM
Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
9:57 - 8:59 PM
Piano Sonata No. 12: 3rd movement
Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 17: Piano Sonatas
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
6:35 - 8:54 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Parkening, guitar
5:44 - 8:46 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
7:11 - 8:36 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
10:17 - 8:30 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:32 - 8:26 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:58 - 8:23 PM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
2:44 - 8:07 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
Michael Davis, violin
15:37 - 7:56 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
Adam Kuenzel, flute
10:44 - 7:53 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:06 - 7:48 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
4:44 - 7:45 PM
Benjamin Pasternack, piano
3:03 - 7:39 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:48 - 7:26 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
13:29 - 7:22 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:27 - 7:05 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
16:34 - 7:00 PM
Alessio Bax, piano
5:03 - 6:47 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:56 - 6:42 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
4:31 - 6:33 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:42 - 6:31 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
1:41 - 6:22 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:10 - 6:19 PM
Shannon Lee, violin
2:34 - 6:06 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
13:41 - 6:01 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:24 - 5:57 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:26 - 5:53 PM
RCA Symphony Orchestra
Renato Cellini, conductor
4:53 - 5:49 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:17 - 5:46 PM
Janine Jansen and Friends
Janine Jansen, violin
3:27 - 5:41 PM
Boris Berezovsky, piano
4:32 - 5:32 PM
Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 2
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavelier; Die Frau ohne Schatten; Burleske
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:44 - 5:27 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:57 - 5:19 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
7:30 - 5:11 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
7:40 - 5:04 PM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Louis Auriacombe, conductor
Andre Saint-Clivier, mandolin
7:16 - 4:56 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:11 - 4:47 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ
8:41 - 4:37 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:42 - 4:33 PM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
3:40 - 4:24 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
8:16 - 4:18 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:52 - 4:13 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin, conductor
4:24 - 3:58 PM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard, conductor
15:29 - 3:52 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
5:22 - 3:46 PM
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
5:37 - 3:41 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:02 - 3:31 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
10:12 - 3:26 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95; Mozart: Toy Symphony
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
4:07 - 3:23 PM
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:05 - 3:09 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
14:14 - 2:57 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:37 - 2:45 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
11:33 - 2:34 PM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:38 - 2:25 PM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement
Complete Beethoven Edition Vol. 1: Symphonies
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:54 - 2:15 PM
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
10:11 - 2:04 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:06 - 1:52 PM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor
11:53 - 1:49 PM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Louis Langree, conductor
Natalie Dessay, soprano
2:55 - 1:46 PM
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
2:39 - 1:43 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
2:33 - 1:37 PM
Eric Himy, piano
6:13 - 1:30 PM
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement
The Kernis Project: Beethoven
Jasper String Quartet
6:20 - 1:23 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
7:19 - 1:18 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:59 - 1:14 PM
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
3:24 - 1:02 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 1st movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 'From The New World'
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
12:28 - 12:52 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
9:41 - 12:43 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:53 - 12:38 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:15 - 12:25 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
13:27 - 12:16 PM
Keyboard Concerto No. 2: 1st movement
J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos; J.S. Bach-Vivaldi: Two Concertos
Moscow Virtuosi
Saulius Sondeckis, conductor
Julia Zilberquit, piano
8:11 - 12:10 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:09 - 12:03 PM
I Solisti Italiani
6:49 - 12:00 PM
Dresden Kapellsolisten
Helmut Branny, conductor
Jan Vogler, cello
2:47 - 11:55 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:34 - 11:51 AM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:22 - 11:43 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:11 - 11:37 AM
Roland Pontinen, piano
5:34 - 11:27 AM
Lucerne Festival Strings
Daniel Dodds, conductor
Midori, violin
9:46 - 11:24 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:37 - 11:18 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:51 - 11:08 AM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Mad About Movies (The Sequel)
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
10:05 - 11:02 AM
Prague Quartet
5:40 - 10:53 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
8:59 - 10:45 AM
Carmen Suite No. 2: The New Guard; Bohemian Dance
Bizet, Grieg: Carmen & Peer Gynt Suites
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:34 - 10:36 AM
Kremerata Baltica
Gidon Kremer, conductor
8:12 - 10:27 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
8:46 - 10:20 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
6:23 - 10:04 AM
Capriccio Espagnol
Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
15:42 - 9:55 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
8:57 - 9:53 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
2:34 - 9:45 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
8:00 - 9:40 AM
Samson Francois, piano
4:33 - 9:31 AM
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
8:32 - 9:27 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:14 - 9:23 AM
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
3:51 - 9:15 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
7:08 - 9:05 AM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Teddy Abrams, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:25 - 8:56 AM
Symphony: Finale
Bizet: Symphony in C; Carmen - Suites Nos 1 & 2; Jeux d'enfants - Suite; Overture: Patrie
French National Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
8:56 - 8:52 AM
Alfred Brendel, piano
3:26 - 8:45 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
7:24 - 8:39 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:29 - 8:32 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
7:24 - 8:22 AM
Chicago Chamber Musicians
Larry Combs, clarinet
9:42 - 8:13 AM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
8:24 - 8:07 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies no 94 "Surprise" & 100 "Military"
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:45 - 8:02 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
4:46 - 7:59 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:01 - 7:52 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Karlheinz Zoeller, flute
6:45 - 7:42 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
10:11 - 7:37 AM
Dag Achatz, piano
4:22 - 7:29 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
8:27 - 7:23 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:45 - 7:12 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Jeanne Lamon, violin
11:09 - 7:02 AM
New York Chamber Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Gerard Schwarz, trumpet
9:54 - 6:56 AM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
5:03 - 6:54 AM
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
2:32 - 6:48 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:31 - 6:47 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
1:41 - 6:40 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:48 - 6:32 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
8:40 - 6:23 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
8:49 - 6:14 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
7:57 - 6:09 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
5:40 - 6:00 AM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:59