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.
- 2:14 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
4:34 - 2:07 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
6:52 - 1:52 AM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: 3 Symphonies / Jarvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
14:59 - 1:47 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:40 - 1:41 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
5:24 - 1:30 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
10:56 - 1:24 AM
Ruth Laredo, piano
5:32 - 1:16 AM
I Musici
Pepe Romero, guitar
8:23 - 1:08 AM
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
7:41 - 12:59 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
8:49 - 12:54 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
4:52 - 12:45 AM
Paul Lewis, piano
8:28 - 12:35 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:56 - 12:30 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
4:50 - 12:20 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
9:51 - 12:13 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:14 - 12:02 AM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 9, K271 & 21, K467
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
10:19 - 11:58 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:02 - 11:55 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:41 - 11:48 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:52 - 11:39 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:10 - 11:31 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
8:32 - 11:23 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
7:23 - 11:13 PM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
9:53 - 10:58 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Andre Previn, piano
14:43 - 10:48 PM
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 - 10:44 PM
Yukio Yokoyama, piano
2:38 - 10:38 PM
Orchestra of La Francophonie
Jean-Philippe Tremblay, conductor
6:39 - 10:30 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 - 10:26 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
3:35 - 10:19 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
6:29 - 10:07 PM
The Knights
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
12:32 - 9:59 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
7:14 - 9:57 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
2:28 - 9:53 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
3:28 - 9:48 PM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
4:49 - 9:40 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:01 - 9:27 PM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
12:50 - 9:21 PM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Mozart: Quintett KV452; Beethoven: Quintett op. 16
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
Christian Zacharias, piano
5:46 - 9:09 PM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
12:18 - 9:05 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
3:04 - 9:00 PM
RCA Symphony Orchestra
Renato Cellini, conductor
4:55 - 8:59 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
1:41 - 8:54 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:53 - 8:45 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
John Williams, guitar
8:39 - 8:43 PM
Richard Raymond, piano
1:48 - 8:35 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Karl Leister, clarinet
7:45 - 8:24 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
10:49 - 8:17 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev, conductor
6:36 - 8:09 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:10 - 8:05 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:40 - 8:00 PM
Victor Asuncion, piano
4:55 - 7:57 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
2:46 - 7:53 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:22 - 7:49 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:05 - 7:42 PM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement
Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:27 - 7:37 PM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
5:03 - 7:29 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
8:00 - 7:22 PM
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement
Perchance To Dream: A Lullaby Album For Children And Adults
Carol Rosenberger, piano
5:53 - 7:14 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:24 - 7:07 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:25 - 7:00 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6:12 - 6:56 PM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
4:01 - 6:48 PM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 1st movement
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
8:17 - 6:44 PM
Piano Quintet "Trout": Scherzo
Schubert: Trout Quintet, Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade
Takacs Quartet
Andreas Haefliger, piano
3:52 - 6:41 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
2:44 - 6:29 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
11:26 - 6:19 PM
Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Dances from Aleko, Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
9:50 - 6:15 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:45 - 6:06 PM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
9:06 - 5:59 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:48 - 5:56 PM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
3:04 - 5:53 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:26 - 5:44 PM
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
8:49 - 5:32 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
11:11 - 5:31 PM
Sarah Chang, violin
1:29 - 5:29 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
2:00 - 5:23 PM
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Piano Collection: Arrau, Cziffra, Ciccolini, Rudy et al.
Cecile Ousset, piano
4:59 - 5:18 PM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
5:30 - 5:06 PM
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Zdenek Macal, conductor
11:38 - 4:50 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
15:26 - 4:46 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:00 - 4:37 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Helene Grimaud, piano
9:22 - 4:25 PM
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
Aleksander Lazarev, conductor
11:23 - 4:14 PM
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Mario Venzago, conductor
Liza Ferschtman, violin
10:48 - 4:12 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
1:21 - 4:06 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
6:10 - 3:55 PM
Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo
The Glenn Gould Edition: Beethoven - The 5 Piano Concertos
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Glenn Gould, piano
10:47 - 3:48 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
6:52 - 3:45 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
3:05 - 3:37 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
7:27 - 3:24 PM
Symphony No. 1 "Classical"
Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale, Shostakovich: Conc. #1, Prokofiev: Symphony
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
13:17 - 3:15 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Edo de Waart, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
8:37 - 3:12 PM
Daniel Barenboim, piano
2:42 - 3:09 PM
Marlboro Festival Orchestra
Pablo Casals, conductor
3:34 - 2:59 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:31 - 2:54 PM
New World Philharmonic
Iain Sutherland, conductor
5:02 - 2:46 PM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Thomas Zehetmair, violin
7:38 - 2:44 PM
David Greilsammer, piano
2:11 - 2:34 PM
Kimball Sykes, clarinet
9:26 - 2:27 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
7:05 - 2:18 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
8:29 - 2:13 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
5:21 - 2:08 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:14 - 1:58 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
9:32 - 1:54 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
4:02 - 1:50 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:35 - 1:41 PM
Juilliard String Quartet
8:58 - 1:37 PM
Amadeus Winds
Bastiaan Blomhert, conductor
3:54 - 1:30 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:10 - 1:24 PM
Martha Argerich, piano
4:53 - 1:21 PM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
2:44 - 1:07 PM
New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Hagai Shaham, violin
14:16 - 12:59 PM
Vienna-Berlin Ensemble
7:42 - 12:57 PM
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Viotti, conductor
Rolando Villazon, tenor
2:01 - 12:55 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
2:08 - 12:46 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:51 - 12:40 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 21
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maria Joao Pires, piano
6:09 - 12:29 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
11:05 - 12:25 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:36 - 12:21 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:46 - 12:05 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Eugene Goossens, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
15:36 - 12:00 PM
Jorge Bolet, piano
4:49 - 11:56 AM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:55 - 11:50 AM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": Finale
Haydn Symphonies: No. 82 in C Major "The Bear"; No. 38 in C Major; No. 104 in D Major "London"
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christof Perick, conductor
5:50 - 11:47 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
New Classical Arrangements for Brass
Copper Street Brass Quintet
3:39 - 11:42 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
3:41 - 11:38 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:32 - 11:27 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Marisa Robles, harp
10:57 - 11:21 AM
Claudio Arrau, piano
5:39 - 11:11 AM
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Evgeny Mravinsky, conductor
9:43 - 11:04 AM
London Mozart Players
James Galway, flute
7:15 - 10:54 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
9:20 - 10:47 AM
Cello Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
7:03 - 10:39 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No 20 & 21
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
7:21 - 10:36 AM
Cleveland Quartet
3:47 - 10:27 AM
Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Keith Clark, conductor
8:57 - 10:20 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:53 - 10:13 AM
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
Elgar: Symphony No.1; Pomp and Circumstance Marches No.1 & No.2
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
6:52 - 10:05 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:10 - 9:55 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
10:02 - 9:46 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Alexander Vedernikov, conductor
9:12 - 9:39 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:54 - 9:32 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
6:59 - 9:25 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:15 - 9:09 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
15:37 - 9:05 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
3:39 - 9:00 AM
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
Joan Sutherland, soprano
5:01 - 8:57 AM
La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte; La Clemenza di Tito (Transcriptions for Wind Octet)
Amadeus Ensemble
Julius Rudel, conductor
3:12 - 8:52 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
4:31 - 8:39 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
13:42 - 8:35 AM
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
3:25 - 8:25 AM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
9:22 - 8:16 AM
Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement
Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:55 - 8:11 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:27 - 8:03 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:11 - 7:52 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:41 - 7:43 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
9:10 - 7:39 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 100, Sinfonia Concertante
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
3:54 - 7:30 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
8:59 - 7:24 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
5:34 - 7:20 AM
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
3:33 - 7:15 AM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:26 - 7:02 AM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
12:50 - 6:59 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:40 - 6:49 AM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39 - 6:46 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:14 - 6:41 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:33 - 6:36 AM
Lang Lang, piano
4:18 - 6:26 AM
Kimball Sykes, clarinet
9:38 - 6:23 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:17 - 6:13 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
9:26 - 6:08 AM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
4:35 - 6:00 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:35