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.
- 1:53 AM
Lyon Opera Orchestra
Kent Nagano, conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
2:21 - 1:47 AM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
6:29 - 1:43 AM
Martha Argerich, piano
2:56 - 1:35 AM
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Giovanni Scaramuzzino, mandolin
8:06 - 1:25 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 - 1:20 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:02 - 1:03 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
16:51 - 12:55 AM
David Fray, piano
8:33 - 12:46 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
8:58 - 12:40 AM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
5:51 - 12:35 AM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
5:03 - 12:26 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Jon Manasse, clarinet
8:32 - 12:16 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
9:32 - 12:13 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, violin
3:18 - 12:07 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
4:56 - 12:03 AM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
4:49 - 11:54 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 - 11:50 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:34 - 11:40 PM
B'Rock Baroque Orchestra
Rodolfo Richter, violin
9:30 - 11:30 PM
Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
9:56 - 11:25 PM
Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes
Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
5:05 - 11:22 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
2:46 - 11:08 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Hermann Baumann, horn
13:24 - 11:03 PM
Hungarian March
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
4:52 - 10:58 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:53 - 10:53 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:57 - 10:50 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:17 - 10:45 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
3:55 - 10:41 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:05 - 10:28 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:21 - 10:25 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
2:30 - 10:14 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
11:09 - 10:05 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
8:59 - 9:56 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:18 - 9:54 PM
Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute, conductor
2:16 - 9:45 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:57 - 9:39 PM
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
5:09 - 9:28 PM
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Zdenek Macal, conductor
11:38 - 9:24 PM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
2:51 - 9:13 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
11:26 - 9:04 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Charles Neidich, clarinet
8:37 - 8:50 PM
New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Hagai Shaham, violin
14:16 - 8:43 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:48 - 8:36 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:19 - 8:32 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
4:16 - 8:25 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
7:15 - 8:08 PM
Piano Concerto No. 3: 1st movement
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
15:50 - 8:06 PM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Dance
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Castelnuovo Tedesco - Fernandez
English Chamber Orchestra
Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
1:57 - 8:05 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
1:45 - 7:55 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
9:39 - 7:49 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
6:21 - 7:35 PM
Helen Huang, piano
12:54 - 7:26 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:31 - 7:16 PM
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
9:15 - 7:12 PM
Marlboro Festival Orchestra
Pablo Casals, conductor
3:34 - 7:05 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
6:56 - 6:59 PM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano
6:06 - 6:55 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:45 - 6:45 PM
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
10:09 - 6:42 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:10 - 6:33 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies 22, 104, Piano Concerto in D
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:40 - 6:31 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
1:21 - 6:22 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:37 - 6:19 PM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:42 - 6:10 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:54 - 6:04 PM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
6:03 - 5:59 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
4:34 - 5:49 PM
Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3 'Scottish' & 4 'Italian', etc.
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
10:07 - 5:38 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
10:46 - 5:27 PM
Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 1st movement
Beethoven: Piano and Violin Sonatas, Vol.2
Isaac Stern, violin
10:18 - 5:22 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
4:50 - 5:13 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Alexander Vedernikov, conductor
9:12 - 5:11 PM
Empire Brass
1:29 - 5:06 PM
Emerson String Quartet
5:19 - 4:58 PM
London Mozart Players
James Galway, flute
7:15 - 4:50 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:43 - 4:39 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Music of Wagner
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
9:45 - 4:31 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
8:37 - 4:22 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
8:16 - 4:15 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
7:02 - 4:08 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
6:52 - 4:00 PM
Vienna-Berlin Ensemble
7:42 - 3:57 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:36 - 3:48 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
8:40 - 3:43 PM
Igor Levit, piano
4:22 - 3:35 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:06 - 3:30 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:27 - 3:26 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
3:35 - 3:23 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:34 - 3:10 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sinfonia Concertante, etc.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
13:07 - 3:01 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Jeffery Siegel, piano
8:53 - 2:54 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:52 - 2:50 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:55 - 2:35 PM
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
14:24 - 2:26 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:10 - 2:20 PM
Emerson String Quartet
5:14 - 2:16 PM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
3:33 - 2:11 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:43 - 1:59 PM
Four Seasons: Autumn
Isaac Stern - A Life in Music - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Double Concertos
Jerusalem Music Centre Chamber Orchestra
Isaac Stern, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
11:20 - 1:46 PM
Symphony No. 1 "Classical"
Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale, Shostakovich: Conc. #1, Prokofiev: Symphony
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
13:17 - 1:41 PM
Edgar Moreau, cello
4:08 - 1:34 PM
Tatrai Quartet
6:42 - 1:24 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
10:19 - 1:09 PM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
14:16 - 1:03 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:44 - 12:52 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
10:29 - 12:49 PM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
2:33 - 12:45 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
4:31 - 12:32 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:09 - 12:28 PM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Hayman, conductor
3:53 - 12:24 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:47 - 12:16 PM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
7:07 - 12:08 PM
Violin Concerto: 3rd movement
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
7:38 - 12:02 PM
Orchestra de la Suisse Romande
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:20 - 11:58 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:00 - 11:49 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
8:44 - 11:44 AM
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Shai Wosner, piano
4:17 - 11:34 AM
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
10:20 - 11:24 AM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
9:22 - 11:12 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
11:42 - 11:10 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:40 - 11:06 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
3:46 - 10:55 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
11:04 - 10:47 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
7:32 - 10:41 AM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
5:02 - 10:34 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
7:01 - 10:25 AM
New York Chamber Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Gerard Schwarz, trumpet
9:54 - 10:19 AM
Lang Lang, piano
5:24 - 10:15 AM
Flute and Harp Concerto: 2nd movement
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
James Galway, flute
3:59 - 10:04 AM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:50 - 9:56 AM
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
7:05 - 9:53 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
3:24 - 9:41 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
11:48 - 9:36 AM
Philip Edward Fisher, piano
4:43 - 9:31 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:59 - 9:24 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
7:05 - 9:18 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
5:42 - 9:14 AM
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Bateman, conductor
4:17 - 9:02 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:37 - 8:52 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:29 - 8:44 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:05 - 8:39 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jose-Luis Garcia, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
4:23 - 8:36 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
2:56 - 8:19 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
16:52 - 8:17 AM
Louis Lortie, piano
1:41 - 8:11 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:11 - 8:02 AM
Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Keith Clark, conductor
8:57 - 7:58 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin
3:43 - 7:52 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:46 - 7:44 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ
8:41 - 7:36 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
6:53 - 7:31 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
5:21 - 7:21 AM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral", Overture - Consecration of the House
Hanover Band
10:13 - 7:11 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
9:11 - 7:08 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
3:15 - 7:03 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
4:37 - 6:58 AM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:52 - 6:55 AM
Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks / Water Music
Capella Istropolitana
Bohdan Warchal, conductor
2:56 - 6:43 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
12:22 - 6:38 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
4:28 - 6:32 AM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
5:23 - 6:19 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
13:07 - 6:15 AM
Janina Fialkowska, piano
3:25 - 6:05 AM
Le Concert Des Nations
Jordi Savall, conductor
10:02 - 6:00 AM
Stephen Marchionda, guitar
5:36