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.
- 1:42 AM
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
4:15 - 1:36 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:58 - 1:30 AM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:58 - 1:24 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
4:39 - 1:13 AM
Prague Sinfonia Orchestra
Christian Benda, conductor
11:32 - 1:06 AM
Symphony No. 5: 1st movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:34 - 1:02 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:41 - 1:01 AM
Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 3rd movement
Beethoven: Piano and Violin Sonatas, Vol.2
Isaac Stern, violin
1:17 - 12:58 AM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
3:26 - 12:53 AM
Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott, conductor
5:00 - 12:41 AM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pesek, conductor
10:44 - 12:33 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
8:05 - 12:30 AM
Louis Lortie, piano
2:49 - 12:16 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
14:04 - 12:12 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:57 - 11:59 PM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
12:50 - 11:54 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
5:11 - 11:47 PM
Piano Sonata No. 12: 3rd movement
Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 17: Piano Sonatas
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
6:35 - 11:32 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
14:42 - 11:26 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:28 - 11:15 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
An Evening in Vienna - LIVE!
Miami Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Marturet, conductor
11:01 - 11:08 PM
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
6:34 - 10:59 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
9:13 - 10:56 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:12 - 10:50 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:48 - 10:45 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
5:08 - 10:34 PM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
10:07 - 10:23 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Karl Bohm, conductor
11:33 - 10:17 PM
Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello
4:32 - 10:09 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:42 - 10:05 PM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
3:34 - 9:56 PM
Virgil Fox, organ
8:44 - 9:53 PM
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
3:10 - 9:46 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:44 - 9:42 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:58 - 9:31 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
11:09 - 9:24 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
6:47 - 9:17 PM
Juilliard String Quartet
6:32 - 9:14 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
2:40 - 9:05 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:00 - 8:58 PM
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
7:17 - 8:54 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:28 - 8:51 PM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
2:52 - 8:47 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:32 - 8:39 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
7:20 - 8:33 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:22 - 8:25 PM
Orchestra of the Swan
Kenneth Woods, conductor
7:46 - 8:19 PM
Alessio Bax, piano
5:03 - 8:13 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
5:58 - 8:05 PM
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
7:54 - 8:00 PM
Samson and Delilah: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (My heart at thy sweet voice)
Homage To Maria Callas
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Marco Armiliato, conductor
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
5:35 - 7:49 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
10:24 - 7:43 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:28 - 7:40 PM
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
1:50 - 7:32 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
7:49 - 7:30 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:55 - 7:18 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:38 - 7:07 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
11:47 - 6:58 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Alfred Newman, conductor
Leonard Pennario, piano
8:34 - 6:54 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:34 - 6:49 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:08 - 6:46 PM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
2:42 - 6:40 PM
Xuefei Yang, guitar
5:32 - 6:27 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
13:01 - 6:17 PM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
9:48 - 6:15 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Goran Sollscher, guitar
2:04 - 6:05 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
10:14 - 5:58 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
6:51 - 5:47 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
11:03 - 5:41 PM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:02 - 5:27 PM
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
14:07 - 5:24 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
2:40 - 5:17 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:49 - 5:15 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
William Bennett, flute
1:35 - 5:05 PM
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
10:04 - 4:58 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:30 - 4:49 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:52 - 4:36 PM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard, conductor
12:14 - 4:26 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:58 - 4:22 PM
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
3:46 - 4:10 PM
Vienna Symphony
Philippe Jordan, conductor
11:46 - 4:07 PM
Narciso Yepes, guitar
3:03 - 3:57 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
9:46 - 3:54 PM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:05 - 3:50 PM
Voces8
3:23 - 3:48 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
1:41 - 3:32 PM
Northern Sinfonia of England
Jean-Bernard Pommier, conductor
15:34 - 3:23 PM
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Alceo Galliera, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
9:01 - 3:18 PM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
4:30 - 3:09 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
9:11 - 3:01 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 - 2:57 PM
Sejong Soloists
Gil Shaham, violin
4:06 - 2:46 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
10:20 - 2:40 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
6:04 - 2:35 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:28 - 2:23 PM
I Musici
Pepe Romero, guitar
11:58 - 2:18 PM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
4:55 - 2:12 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:19 - 2:03 PM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Lance Friedel, conductor
8:19 - 1:53 PM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lawrence Foster, conductor
9:49 - 1:50 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:45 - 1:41 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:56 - 1:37 PM
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
3:43 - 1:28 PM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:38 - 1:21 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Miklos Rozsa, conductor
6:43 - 1:17 PM
Takacs Quartet
3:43 - 1:15 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:03 - 1:03 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
11:18 - 1:00 PM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
3:13 - 12:57 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:18 - 12:46 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album II
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
11:01 - 12:42 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:26 - 12:28 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
13:46 - 12:23 PM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
5:00 - 12:20 PM
Shannon Lee, violin
2:34 - 12:16 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
3:14 - 12:04 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
12:54 - 11:56 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 11:51 AM
German Requiem: Wie lieblich (How lovely are thy dwelling places)
Brahms: Ein Deutches Requiem
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:27 - 11:47 AM
Guildhall Strings
3:42 - 11:41 AM
Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Roman Carnival Overture, Three Pieces from The Damnation of Faust
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli, conductor
5:44 - 11:37 AM
Alfred Brendel, piano
3:26 - 11:28 AM
Chilingirian Quartet
9:19 - 11:26 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:49 - 11:23 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
2:44 - 11:14 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:38 - 11:03 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
11:11 - 11:00 AM
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
2:37 - 10:58 AM
English Concert
Andrew Manze, conductor
2:09 - 10:44 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
14:46 - 10:36 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:15 - 10:31 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
4:13 - 10:23 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:47 - 10:18 AM
Dag Achatz, piano
4:22 - 10:09 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:06 - 10:05 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:40 - 9:58 AM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
6:29 - 9:51 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
7:48 - 9:45 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
5:35 - 9:41 AM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:18 - 9:31 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
9:41 - 9:27 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 9:23 AM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
3:27 - 9:15 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:42 - 9:06 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
9:06 - 8:56 AM
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, conductor
Noah Geller, violin
9:27 - 8:45 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
11:54 - 8:34 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin
10:16 - 8:22 AM
Academy of London
Richard Stamp, conductor
Ray Still, oboe
12:03 - 8:11 AM
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
10:11 - 8:07 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
3:43 - 8:02 AM
Vienna Boys Choir
5:13 - 7:57 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:10 - 7:55 AM
Empire Brass
1:45 - 7:50 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
4:46 - 7:43 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:20 - 7:34 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
8:16 - 7:29 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement
Bach: Concerts Brandebourgeois Nos. 1, 3, 4
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
4:45 - 7:19 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
10:13 - 7:10 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
Hubert Laws, flute
8:26 - 7:02 AM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Alexander Michejew, cello
8:26 - 6:55 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano
6:37 - 6:44 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:06 - 6:38 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:47 - 6:27 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
10:24 - 6:19 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
7:29 - 6:14 AM
Yundi Li, piano
5:12 - 6:00 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
13:42 - 5:52 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 - 5:48 AM
E.T.: Bicycle Chase (Flying Theme)
By Request: The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:45 - 5:42 AM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:49 - 5:30 AM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)
Mozart: Piano Sonatas and Variations
Fazil Say, piano
11:42 - 5:24 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
6:08 - 5:12 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
11:19 - 5:06 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
6:16 - 5:00 AM
James Galway, flute
5:54