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.
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Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Andras Korodi, conductor
9:33 - 8:03 PM
Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman, conductor
Frances Kelly, harp
13:01 - 7:57 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:40 - 7:54 PM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Daniel Hope, violin
3:04 - 7:48 PM
Romanian Folk Dances
Bartok: Romanian Folk-Dances, Kodaly: Galanta Dances, Marosszek Dances
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
6:07 - 7:42 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
4:37 - 7:35 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
7:10 - 7:20 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
15:43 - 7:15 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
3:41 - 7:11 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
3:59 - 6:57 PM
Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, An American in Paris
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Andre Previn, piano
13:58 - 6:49 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:18 - 6:46 PM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
1:52 - 6:34 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
12:10 - 6:28 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
6:03 - 6:13 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
14:31 - 6:06 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
7:33 - 6:01 PM
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 8, 15, 27 & 30
Jonathan Biss, piano
4:24 - 5:57 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
3:38 - 5:52 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:36 - 5:43 PM
String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne
Borodin: Three Symphonies, Petite Suite, Polovetsian Dances
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:28 - 5:28 PM
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1
Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano, Gli Uccelli, Antiche Danze
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
14:53 - 5:22 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:11 - 5:13 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
8:16 - 5:07 PM
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:52 - 5:04 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Susan Palma, flute
3:33 - 4:56 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
7:25 - 4:49 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
7:14 - 4:45 PM
Chilingirian Quartet
3:40 - 4:40 PM
John Browning, piano
4:11 - 4:32 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Eliot Fisk, guitar
8:15 - 4:25 PM
Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:47 - 4:15 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:36 - 4:03 PM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Bela Drahos, conductor
12:05 - 3:52 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
10:26 - 3:48 PM
Orchestra of the Bastille
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
4:23 - 3:42 PM
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
James DePreist, conductor
5:32 - 3:27 PM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
15:12 - 3:23 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
3:36 - 3:17 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
5:11 - 3:09 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
8:57 - 3:03 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
5:56 - 3:00 PM
Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Lamberto Gardelli, conductor
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
2:09 - 2:56 PM
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
4:39 - 2:47 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Jon Manasse, clarinet
8:32 - 2:40 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
6:04 - 2:34 PM
Orchestra of La Francophonie
Jean-Philippe Tremblay, conductor
6:41 - 2:23 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
An Evening in Vienna - LIVE!
Miami Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Marturet, conductor
11:01 - 2:09 PM
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
13:29 - 2:04 PM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
4:51 - 1:55 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:24 - 1:49 PM
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement
Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
6:13 - 1:47 PM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
2:31 - 1:37 PM
Raglan Baroque Players
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
9:25 - 1:30 PM
Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 3rd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:47 - 1:22 PM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 26
Andre Previn, piano
7:45 - 1:08 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
13:57 - 12:59 PM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
8:04 - 12:53 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:31 - 12:49 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:44 - 12:46 PM
Louis Lortie, piano
2:38 - 12:42 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:07 - 12:32 PM
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Sorceror's Apprentice; Ben Kingsley: Peter and the Wolf & Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:19 - 12:17 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Alberto Zedda, conductor
14:21 - 12:08 PM
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Leopold Hager, conductor
8:18 - 11:58 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
10:29 - 11:51 AM
Yundi Li, piano
7:06 - 11:47 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
James Galway, flute
3:58 - 11:37 AM
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
8:52 - 11:26 AM
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Torgny Sporsen, bass
11:22 - 11:21 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:47 - 11:17 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
David Fray, piano
4:03 - 11:10 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:27 - 11:00 AM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
10:12 - 10:55 AM
Milan Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Frizza, conductor
Juan Diego Florez, tenor
4:38 - 10:51 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
3:55 - 10:46 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Louis Fremaux, conductor
John Williams, guitar
4:48 - 10:41 AM
Michael Landrum, piano
4:38 - 10:29 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
12:19 - 10:22 AM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pesek, conductor
6:52 - 10:12 AM
Cafe Zimmermann
9:25 - 10:03 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:40 - 9:57 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham, conductor
5:39 - 9:54 AM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
3:25 - 9:45 AM
B'Rock Baroque Orchestra
Rodolfo Richter, violin
9:29 - 9:35 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:00 - 9:27 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:11 - 9:20 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
6:21 - 9:07 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:40 - 9:04 AM
The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:38 - 8:59 AM
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Bateman, conductor
4:17 - 8:47 AM
Orchestral Ensemble of Paris
John Nelson, conductor
12:01 - 8:43 AM
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": Menuetto
Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
3:43 - 8:39 AM
David Golub, piano
3:30 - 8:25 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
14:21 - 8:22 AM
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
3:13 - 8:12 AM
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Debussy: La Damoiselle elue, L'Apres-midi d'un faune
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
9:41 - 8:02 AM
Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
9:57 - 7:58 AM
Piano Quintet "Trout": Scherzo
Schubert: Trout Quintet, Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade
Takacs Quartet
Andreas Haefliger, piano
3:52 - 7:51 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:49 - 7:38 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
12:39 - 7:36 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
2:37 - 7:25 AM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
9:48 - 7:21 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:36 - 7:12 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:11 - 7:10 AM
Yundi Li, piano
1:40 - 7:03 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
6:50 - 7:01 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
2:41 - 6:51 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
10:02 - 6:48 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
2:46 - 6:44 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
3:53 - 6:38 AM
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement
The Kernis Project: Beethoven
Jasper String Quartet
6:20 - 6:35 AM
Gil Shaham, violin
1:42 - 6:26 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:57 - 6:22 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Efrem Kurtz, conductor
4:19 - 6:18 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
3:04 - 6:08 AM
Winterthur Music Collegium
Douglas Boyd, conductor
10:03 - 6:00 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
8:40