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.
- 8:11 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
12:36 - 8:05 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, violin
5:52 - 7:54 PM
Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album I
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
10:51 - 7:46 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
7:53 - 7:36 PM
Chilingirian Quartet
9:19 - 7:34 PM
James Galway, flute
2:42 - 7:24 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:20 - 7:22 PM
Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 3rd movement
Beethoven: Piano and Violin Sonatas, Vol.2
Isaac Stern, violin
1:17 - 7:14 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
8:18 - 7:03 PM
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
10:46 - 7:00 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:05 - 6:57 PM
John Williams, guitar
3:18 - 6:46 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
10:26 - 6:39 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
RAI National Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valcuha, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
6:55 - 6:32 PM
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
6:23 - 6:29 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
3:52 - 6:22 PM
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement
Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets
Cypress String Quartet
5:59 - 6:16 PM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
6:35 - 6:06 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:47 - 5:57 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:55 - 5:48 PM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
8:15 - 5:43 PM
Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:31 - 5:43 PM
Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:31 - 5:40 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:40 - 5:36 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:40 - 5:24 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos - Harpsichord and Violin Concertos
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
11:28 - 5:14 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
10:02 - 5:05 PM
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
8:29 - 4:52 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
12:50 - 4:52 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
12:50 - 4:49 PM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Harry Bicket, conductor
Renee Fleming, soprano
3:02 - 4:49 PM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Harry Bicket, conductor
Renee Fleming, soprano
3:02 - 4:48 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
3:41 - 4:45 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
3:41 - 4:38 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
6:51 - 4:32 PM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
6:04 - 4:27 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
5:21 - 4:23 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
3:26 - 4:14 PM
London Horns
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
8:46 - 4:03 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:36 - 4:00 PM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
3:03 - 3:51 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:47 - 3:43 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
8:36 - 3:34 PM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 1st movement
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
8:17 - 3:28 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:16 - 3:22 PM
American String Quartet
5:07 - 3:17 PM
Victor Asuncion, piano
4:55 - 3:07 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:56 - 3:03 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
4:12 - 2:56 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
7:01 - 2:49 PM
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture
Rossini: Barber of Seville (highlights)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:04 - 2:45 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
3:27 - 2:42 PM
Sarah Chang, violin
2:54 - 2:29 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Ursula Holliger, harp
13:07 - 2:25 PM
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
3:14 - 2:22 PM
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": Menuetto
Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
3:09 - 2:15 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:20 - 2:03 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
12:06 - 1:58 PM
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
4:50 - 1:51 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:15 - 1:47 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:51 - 1:40 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:49 - 1:30 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
9:48 - 1:22 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
7:48 - 1:08 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 1st movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos K467 And K595
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano
14:05 - 1:05 PM
Holberg Suite: Prelude
Grieg: Symphonic Dances, From Holberg's Time, Old Norwegian Melody
Oslo Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
2:44 - 12:57 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
7:55 - 12:52 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Carlo Rizzi, conductor
Joseph Calleja, tenor
4:13 - 12:49 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:44 - 12:44 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
4:39 - 12:39 PM
Lang Lang, piano
4:18 - 12:35 PM
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:56 - 12:27 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Colin Davis, conductor
8:15 - 12:23 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
3:46 - 12:11 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
11:50 - 12:04 PM
Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement
Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9, Overtures "Fidelio" and "Egmont"
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
7:14 - 11:59 AM
Martha Argerich, piano
4:53 - 11:56 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
2:55 - 11:49 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 11:45 AM
Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude
JS Bach: Partitas for Violin Nos. 1 & 3; Sonata No. 2
Ilya Gringolts, violin
3:22 - 11:42 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
3:13 - 11:32 AM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39 - 11:26 AM
Stephen Hough, piano
5:55 - 11:17 AM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
8:21 - 11:12 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:37 - 10:57 AM
North German Radio Symphony
Gunter Wand, conductor
14:20 - 10:42 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Edo de Waart, conductor
15:00 - 10:38 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
4:02 - 10:26 AM
Vienna Symphony
Philippe Jordan, conductor
11:46 - 10:17 AM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Lance Friedel, conductor
8:22 - 10:12 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
5:20 - 10:06 AM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
5:48 - 10:00 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
6:00 - 9:58 AM
Frederic Chiu, piano
1:39 - 9:54 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:27 - 9:45 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
9:41 - 9:40 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
5:04 - 9:32 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:20 - 9:30 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
1:31 - 9:24 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
6:10 - 9:18 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Branford Marsalis, saxophone
5:34 - 9:11 AM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
7:37 - 9:01 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
9:10 - 8:55 AM
Don Giovanni: Overture
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, 21; Don Giovanni Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:49 - 8:52 AM
Markus Klinko, harp
3:01 - 8:43 AM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
The Key to Classics: J. Strauss
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:38 - 8:31 AM
Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo
The Glenn Gould Edition: Beethoven - The 5 Piano Concertos
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Glenn Gould, piano
10:47 - 8:22 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:10 - 8:13 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
9:07 - 8:01 AM
Academy of London
Richard Stamp, conductor
Ray Still, oboe
12:03 - 7:58 AM
Piano Sonata No. 16: 3rd movement
Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 17: Piano Sonatas
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
2:00 - 7:52 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
6:42 - 7:49 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:49 - 7:44 AM
Abbey Road Ensemble
Lawrence Foster, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:36 - 7:35 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:24 - 7:29 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:26 - 7:22 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:22 - 7:16 AM
Claudio Arrau, piano
5:39 - 7:03 AM
Cafe Zimmermann
Pablo Valetti, violin
13:22 - 7:01 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
1:53 - 6:54 AM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
6:30 - 6:48 AM
France Radio Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
6:01 - 6:41 AM
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
7:44 - 6:37 AM
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
3:25 - 6:33 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
3:43 - 6:22 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:56 - 6:16 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:28 - 6:12 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
4:30 - 6:00 AM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
11:47