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.
- 9:07 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:24 - 8:58 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
8:39 - 8:53 PM
Piano Sonata No. 16: Andante
Perchance To Dream: A Lullaby Album For Children And Adults
Carol Rosenberger, piano
4:37 - 8:46 PM
Jason Vieaux, guitar
7:06 - 8:40 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
5:51 - 8:27 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
12:54 - 8:21 PM
Rhapsody
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
5:16 - 8:09 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
12:06 - 8:05 PM
Guildhall Strings
3:42 - 7:57 PM
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
7:54 - 7:51 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:28 - 7:45 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:30 - 7:35 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
9:00 - 7:29 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:49 - 7:25 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:28 - 7:16 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:24 - 7:13 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:55 - 7:04 PM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Midori, violin
9:42 - 7:00 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:39 - 6:45 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
14:42 - 6:39 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:24 - 6:31 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:42 - 6:23 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:47 - 6:20 PM
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
2:15 - 6:14 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:51 - 6:04 PM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lawrence Foster, conductor
9:49 - 5:55 PM
Virgil Fox, organ
8:44 - 5:48 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Renee Fleming, soprano
7:01 - 5:44 PM
Amadeus Winds
Bastiaan Blomhert, conductor
3:54 - 5:40 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Mischa Maisky, conductor
Mischa Maisky, cello
4:45 - 5:34 PM
Rafal Blechacz, piano
4:54 - 5:30 PM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 3rd movement
Ginastera, Shostakovich, Dvorak: String Quartets
Simon Bolivar String Quartet
3:45 - 5:24 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:44 - 5:14 PM
Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 2
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavelier; Die Frau ohne Schatten; Burleske
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:44 - 5:12 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:03 - 5:06 PM
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:55 - 4:53 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
13:42 - 4:45 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
7:48 - 4:40 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
4:23 - 4:28 PM
Prague Sinfonia Orchestra
Christian Benda, conductor
11:32 - 4:25 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
3:14 - 4:14 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
11:00 - 4:05 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:11 - 4:03 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
2:40 - 3:54 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nigel Kennedy, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin
8:46 - 3:49 PM
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 2nd movement
Mendelssohn: 'Scottish' and 'Italian' Symphonies
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jaime Laredo, conductor
4:27 - 3:47 PM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
1:47 - 3:40 PM
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
6:34 - 3:34 PM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
6:29 - 3:23 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:38 - 3:11 PM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
12:10 - 2:57 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
13:14 - 2:50 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Miklos Rozsa, conductor
6:43 - 2:43 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 2:37 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:22 - 2:25 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Piano Quintets In A, Op.5 & Op.81; Borodin: Quartet
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:42 - 2:10 PM
Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano
14:34 - 2:06 PM
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:56 - 2:02 PM
Sejong Soloists
Gil Shaham, violin
4:06 - 1:49 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
12:19 - 1:36 PM
Polish Festival Orchestra
Krystian Zimerman, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano
12:33 - 1:28 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
Hubert Laws, flute
8:27 - 1:15 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
12:10 - 1:09 PM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:49 - 1:05 PM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
4:18 - 12:59 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
6:04 - 12:48 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin
10:16 - 12:45 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
3:33 - 12:41 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
4:10 - 12:27 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
13:09 - 12:18 PM
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, conductor
Noah Geller, violin
9:27 - 12:12 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:06 - 12:07 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:42 - 12:03 PM
Candide: Overture
Bernstein: Selections From Candide, West Side Story, On The Waterfront, Fancy Free
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:13 - 11:58 AM
New World Philharmonic
Iain Sutherland, conductor
5:02 - 11:47 AM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
10:26 - 11:37 AM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 1st movement
Anne-Sophie Mutter: The Complete Musician Highlights
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
10:41 - 11:34 AM
John Browning, piano
2:22 - 11:32 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
William Bennett, flute
1:35 - 11:23 AM
Belcea Quartet
9:11 - 11:19 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:29 - 11:11 AM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Alexander Michejew, cello
8:26 - 10:56 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
14:46 - 10:45 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:58 - 10:36 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 - 10:26 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
9:45 - 10:21 AM
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:42 - 10:10 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Marisa Robles, harp
10:57 - 10:05 AM
Vienna Boys Choir
5:13 - 9:58 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:43 - 9:54 AM
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, etc; Vaughan Williams
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:30 - 9:46 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
7:47 - 9:42 AM
Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos
3:20 - 9:37 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:40 - 9:27 AM
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
CBS Masterworks Dinner Classics: Dinner for Two
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
10:05 - 9:20 AM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
6:28 - 9:13 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:07 - 9:04 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
9:06 - 8:53 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album II
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
11:01 - 8:51 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Lawrence Foster, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
2:01 - 8:47 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:57 - 8:35 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
11:19 - 8:28 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Stefan Schilli, oboe
6:52 - 8:21 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
RAI National Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valcuha, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
6:36 - 8:10 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 1st movement
Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:24 - 8:05 AM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
4:34 - 7:58 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
6:31 - 7:54 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
4:14 - 7:44 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
10:24 - 7:37 AM
Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
6:09 - 7:29 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
7:51 - 7:26 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:24 - 7:14 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
11:11 - 7:09 AM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
4:31 - 7:03 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:28 - 6:54 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
8:55 - 6:42 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
11:38 - 6:30 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nigel Kennedy, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin
11:18 - 6:22 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:15 - 6:19 AM
Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming
Brahms, Fruhling: Clarinet Trios; Schumann: Marchenerzalungen
Michael Collins, clarinet
2:45 - 6:11 AM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
8:18 - 6:00 AM
Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
10:51