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.
- 5:50 PM
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Abravanel, conductor
7:45 - 5:45 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:05 - 5:36 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:09 - 5:28 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:06 - 5:23 PM
Earl Wild, piano
4:26 - 5:16 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
6:29 - 5:06 PM
Ulster Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor
9:53 - 4:58 PM
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
8:31 - 4:46 PM
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Zdenek Macal, conductor
11:44 - 4:37 PM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement
Complete Beethoven Edition Vol. 1: Symphonies
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:54 - 4:35 PM
Intermezzo No. 3
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
1:40 - 4:30 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
4:25 - 4:27 PM
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
Enrique Batiz, conductor
3:46 - 4:20 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
5:45 - 4:05 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Oscar Shumsky, violin
15:06 - 4:00 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
5:02 - 3:55 PM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
4:41 - 3:45 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
10:36 - 3:41 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:36 - 3:29 PM
Academy of London
Richard Stamp, conductor
Ray Still, oboe
12:03 - 3:25 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Han-Na Chang, cello
3:13 - 3:22 PM
Cleveland Quartet
3:47 - 3:16 PM
Lang Lang, piano
5:24 - 3:12 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
4:05 - 3:04 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
7:53 - 2:54 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
9:34 - 2:49 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:56 - 2:44 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:04 - 2:38 PM
Sergey Schepkin, piano
5:43 - 2:29 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:29 - 2:18 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
An Evening in Vienna - LIVE!
Miami Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Marturet, conductor
11:01 - 2:11 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:14 - 2:01 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Sarah Chang, violin
9:15 - 1:59 PM
Louis Lortie, piano
1:41 - 1:50 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
9:10 - 1:49 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
1:30 - 1:45 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
3:35 - 1:40 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:37 - 1:30 PM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
Daniel Lozakovich, violin
9:45 - 1:23 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
7:06 - 1:07 PM
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
15:37 - 12:56 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:21 - 12:52 PM
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
3:57 - 12:48 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:40 - 12:41 PM
Orli Shaham, piano
6:42 - 12:35 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, & 3
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Kenneth Sillito, violin
5:34 - 12:28 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:52 - 12:13 PM
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Judd, conductor
15:09 - 12:05 PM
Camerata Salzburg
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
7:04 - 11:52 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
13:13 - 11:50 AM
John O'Conor, piano
1:38 - 11:47 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Simon Standage, violin
3:44 - 11:41 AM
Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas
Ravel: Sheherazade, etc.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:03 - 11:29 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:09 - 11:27 AM
Roland Pontinen, piano
1:37 - 11:10 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
16:36 - 11:06 AM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:28 - 11:00 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
5:42 - 10:56 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:59 - 10:52 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
3:20 - 10:43 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:44 - 10:37 AM
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
5:09 - 10:31 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:22 - 10:22 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:00 - 10:16 AM
Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
5:38 - 10:04 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
11:42 - 9:52 AM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
11:37 - 9:47 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:02 - 9:42 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Mischa Maisky, conductor
Mischa Maisky, cello
4:45 - 9:38 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
3:31 - 9:27 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Marisa Robles, harp
10:57 - 9:21 AM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
5:19 - 9:18 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
3:43 - 9:05 AM
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
13:10 - 8:54 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
10:30 - 8:49 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
5:11 - 8:45 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:18 - 8:39 AM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Mozart & Beethoven: Piano and Wind Quintets
Vienna Wind Soloists
Andre Previn, piano
5:48 - 8:33 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:42 - 8:25 AM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
7:50 - 8:16 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:20 - 8:12 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Winds
3:14 - 8:03 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:19 - 7:57 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos No 20 & 21
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
6:13 - 7:46 AM
Szeged Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Pal, conductor
10:42 - 7:43 AM
Guildhall Strings
3:06 - 7:32 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
10:07 - 7:23 AM
Camerata Salzburg
Roger Norrington, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
9:14 - 7:17 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:14 - 7:01 AM
Don Juan
Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35, Horn Concerto #1 in E Flat Major, Op. 11, Don Juan, Op. 20
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
15:49 - 6:54 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
7:35 - 6:50 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
3:44 - 6:45 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:50 - 6:35 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:45 - 6:30 AM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
4:55 - 6:22 AM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
8:00 - 6:20 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
2:04 - 6:11 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:59 - 6:00 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:34