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.
- 5:45 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
7:05 - 5:31 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 - 5:27 PM
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
George Hurst, conductor
3:29 - 5:22 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:49 - 5:18 PM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Music to My Ears: A Collection of Music for Children of All Ages
Alan Feinberg, piano
3:02 - 5:12 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:48 - 5:04 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
8:19 - 4:54 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin
10:16 - 4:51 PM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
2:33 - 4:48 PM
John O'Conor, piano
2:31 - 4:41 PM
Harold Wright, clarinet
7:08 - 4:28 PM
Lyon National Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
12:58 - 4:21 PM
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
6:23 - 4:16 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
4:51 - 4:09 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
7:21 - 3:59 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
9:59 - 3:44 PM
English String Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
14:09 - 3:40 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
3:24 - 3:37 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis, conductor
3:11 - 3:24 PM
Kuentz Chamber Orchestra
Paul Kuentz, conductor
Nicanor Zabaleta, harp
13:41 - 3:21 PM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
2:35 - 3:12 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:57 - 3:02 PM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:38 - 2:54 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:28 - 2:44 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Overtures and Preludes
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10:04 - 2:40 PM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
3:40 - 2:31 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Cyprien Katsaris, piano
8:58 - 2:25 PM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
6:17 - 2:20 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95; Mozart: Toy Symphony
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
4:07 - 2:08 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pesek, conductor
11:57 - 2:03 PM
Takacs Quartet
5:23 - 1:59 PM
Alfred Brendel, piano
3:26 - 1:54 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:45 - 1:46 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:39 - 1:38 PM
Camerata Salzburg
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
6:43 - 1:34 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:29 - 1:24 PM
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
10:14 - 1:15 PM
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Justin Brown, conductor
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
8:40 - 1:03 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
11:49 - 12:57 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
5:08 - 12:53 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
4:30 - 12:41 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
11:50 - 12:39 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
1:41 - 12:31 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
8:06 - 12:26 PM
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
4:50 - 12:16 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
9:41 - 12:11 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
4:41 - 12:03 PM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": 1st movement
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
7:44 - 11:58 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
5:13 - 11:53 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
5:01 - 11:45 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
7:41 - 11:41 AM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
4:27 - 11:37 AM
John Williams, guitar
3:18 - 11:25 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:55 - 11:22 AM
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
2:36 - 11:09 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
13:04 - 11:02 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:22 - 10:58 AM
Holberg Suite: Rigaudon
Grieg: Symphonic Dances, From Holberg's Time, Old Norwegian Melody
Oslo Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
3:55 - 10:55 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:56 - 10:49 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
6:39 - 10:39 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Yundi Li, piano
9:33 - 10:25 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
13:13 - 10:09 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
15:30 - 10:02 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Louis Auriacombe, conductor
Andre Saint-Clivier, mandolin
7:16 - 9:55 AM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
6:55 - 9:46 AM
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
White Nights: Romantic Russian Showpieces
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
8:55 - 9:40 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:49 - 9:26 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
13:34 - 9:23 AM
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
2:43 - 9:20 AM
Hakon Austbo, piano
2:53 - 9:06 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
14:01 - 9:03 AM
Les Concerts du Monde
Keith Clark, conductor
3:33 - 8:53 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
9:15 - 8:50 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:10 - 8:43 AM
Clarinet Concerto: 2nd movement
Charles Neidich And Clarimonia And Solamente Naturali
Orchestra Solamente Naturali
Charles Neidich, conductor
Charles Neidich, basset clarinet
6:54 - 8:38 AM
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
4:08 - 8:27 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Mark Bennett, trumpet
10:54 - 8:24 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
3:01 - 8:15 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:53 - 8:08 AM
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:58 - 8:02 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:09 - 7:56 AM
Yundi Li, piano
5:12 - 7:53 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:52 - 7:48 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:31 - 7:43 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
4:45 - 7:31 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:53 - 7:23 AM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
8:20 - 7:07 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
David Fray, piano
15:02 - 7:02 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:59 - 7:00 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
1:45 - 6:51 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis, conductor
8:36 - 6:42 AM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
9:30 - 6:34 AM
Symphony No. 5: 1st movement
Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:14 - 6:30 AM
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
3:02 - 6:23 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Barthold Kuijken, flute
7:35 - 6:13 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:12 - 6:08 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
4:32 - 6:00 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:37