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.
- 3:22 AM
Michael Landrum, piano
4:38 - 3:18 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
4:31 - 3:07 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Wagner
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
10:38 - 3:01 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:59 - 2:55 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
5:42 - 2:50 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:53 - 2:42 AM
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
8:28 - 2:37 AM
William Albright, piano
4:03 - 2:28 AM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 1st movement
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos; Sinfonia Concertante K364
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
9:35 - 2:26 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
1:23 - 2:20 AM
Guildhall Strings
5:34 - 2:05 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
15:04 - 1:59 AM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
6:04 - 1:51 AM
Adagio for Strings
Norman Dello Joio: Triumph of St. Joan; Variations, Chaconne & Finale
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Sedares, conductor
7:29 - 1:39 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:37 - 1:38 AM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
1:45 - 1:30 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin
7:08 - 1:28 AM
Intermezzo No. 3
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
1:40 - 1:22 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
6:10 - 1:09 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
13:33 - 12:58 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:20 - 12:47 AM
Raglan Baroque Players
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
11:20 - 12:32 AM
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 - 12:28 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:06 - 12:21 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:19 - 12:09 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:09 - 12:02 AM
Yundi Li, piano
7:06 - 11:50 PM
Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Julius Baker, flute
11:19 - 11:47 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
3:24 - 11:44 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:57 - 11:36 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
7:31 - 11:27 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies 22, 104, Piano Concerto in D
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:40 - 11:21 PM
Barry Tuckwell, horn
6:13 - 11:16 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Varese: Ionisation
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
4:54 - 11:07 PM
Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March
Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
8:46 - 11:02 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
5:00 - 10:58 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:05 - 10:49 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
8:16 - 10:45 PM
Roland Pontinen, piano
3:22 - 10:37 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
8:32 - 10:30 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:32 - 10:15 PM
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Tod und Verklarung
Dresden State Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
14:53 - 10:08 PM
Cello Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
7:03 - 10:01 PM
Evgeny Kissin, piano
6:27 - 9:55 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:47 - 9:48 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:27 - 9:37 PM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Teddy Abrams, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:25 - 9:35 PM
Salut Salon
1:44 - 9:23 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
12:15 - 9:18 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
4:52 - 9:05 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
12:48 - 8:54 PM
Night on Bald Mountain
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
10:15 - 8:53 PM
Gil Shaham, violin
1:33 - 8:45 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Karl Leister, clarinet
7:45 - 8:39 PM
Alfred Brendel, piano
6:03 - 8:34 PM
Kuentz Chamber Orchestra
Paul Kuentz, conductor
Narciso Yepes, guitar
4:55 - 8:30 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:16 - 8:21 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:44 - 8:07 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
13:44 - 8:02 PM
Andre Watts, piano
5:40 - 7:58 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:57 - 7:54 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:18 - 7:47 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:26 - 7:39 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Piano Quintets In A, Op.5 & Op.81; Borodin: Quartet
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:36 - 7:36 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Thomas R. Forrester, conductor
3:09 - 7:30 PM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": Finale
Haydn Symphonies: No. 82 in C Major "The Bear"; No. 38 in C Major; No. 104 in D Major "London"
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christof Perick, conductor
5:50 - 7:26 PM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
3:13 - 7:16 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:47 - 7:07 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:22 - 7:01 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:39 - 6:58 PM
Markus Klinko, harp
3:01 - 6:52 PM
Voces8
5:44 - 6:48 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
3:59 - 6:38 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
9:48 - 6:30 PM
Roman Carnival Overture
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
8:21 - 6:13 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
15:57 - 6:07 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 1st movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:11 - 5:57 PM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
9:48 - 5:42 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
14:37 - 5:38 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
3:28 - 5:34 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
4:31 - 5:27 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
6:50 - 5:25 PM
Yundi Li, piano
1:40 - 5:15 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
9:21 - 5:04 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:09 - 4:48 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
15:43 - 4:38 PM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 9, K271 & 21, K467
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
10:19 - 4:33 PM
Scottish Ensemble
Jonathan Rees, conductor
Jonathan Rees, violin
4:40 - 4:28 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:57 - 4:17 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:11 - 4:08 PM
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
9:34 - 4:01 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
6:51 - 3:49 PM
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
11:04 - 3:41 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:31 - 3:36 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
4:51 - 3:26 PM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
Daniel Lozakovich, violin
9:45 - 3:20 PM
Martha Argerich, piano
4:53 - 3:16 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:37 - 3:03 PM
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
12:57 - 2:59 PM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Isaac Stern, violin
3:47 - 2:51 PM
Chanticleer
7:31 - 2:48 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:30 - 2:45 PM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Rondo
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
2:39 - 2:41 PM
Lang Lang, piano
3:14 - 2:33 PM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
8:20 - 2:28 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
4:56 - 2:19 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:10 - 2:14 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:09 - 2:05 PM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
9:06 - 2:00 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:53 - 1:47 PM
The Lark Ascending
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
13:36 - 1:40 PM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
5:33 - 1:34 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
6:31 - 1:25 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:44 - 1:20 PM
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 8, 15, 27 & 30
Jonathan Biss, piano
4:23 - 1:11 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
9:32 - 1:05 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:51 - 12:50 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:22 - 12:46 PM
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Wind
Eugene Corporon, conductor
4:20 - 12:42 PM
Vadim Gluzman, violin
3:37 - 12:38 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:37 - 12:32 PM
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Piano Classics: Popular Works for Solo Piano
John O'Conor, piano
4:59 - 12:25 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
7:21 - 12:21 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:46 - 12:14 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:02 - 12:10 PM
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
3:24 - 12:03 PM
Camerata Salzburg
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
7:04 - 11:52 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
10:56 - 11:46 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Parkening, guitar
5:44 - 11:38 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
7:25 - 11:30 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:48 - 11:22 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:10 - 11:17 AM
Leon Fleisher, piano
4:48 - 11:07 AM
Scottish Fantasy: Finale
Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Midori, violin
9:39 - 11:04 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:54 - 11:00 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Newman, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
2:50 - 10:57 AM
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
3:07 - 10:53 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:03 - 10:47 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:11 - 10:42 AM
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor
Cecile Ousset, piano
4:29 - 10:33 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:39 - 10:31 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:47 - 10:25 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:53 - 10:15 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
10:12 - 10:03 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
12:28 - 9:57 AM
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
4:53 - 9:53 AM
Paris Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
4:52 - 9:49 AM
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": Menuetto
Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
3:43 - 9:46 AM
French National Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
2:32 - 9:39 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:34 - 9:32 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Daniel Harding, conductor
7:37 - 9:22 AM
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
10:04 - 9:18 AM
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
2:42 - 9:15 AM
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3: Italiana
Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
3:12 - 9:02 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
13:29 - 8:56 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:12 - 8:53 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:06 - 8:48 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: 1st movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, & 3
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin
5:06 - 8:40 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
7:43 - 8:27 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:56 - 8:18 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
8:29 - 8:15 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
3:00 - 8:09 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:54 - 7:58 AM
Piano Sonata No. 16
Mozart Piano Sonatas Complete IV/KV576, KV545, KV533 + 494
Ingrid Haebler, piano
10:47 - 7:56 AM
Zuill Bailey, cello
2:23 - 7:44 AM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor
11:53 - 7:35 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
8:46 - 7:26 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:53 - 7:21 AM
Manhattan String Quartet
5:06 - 7:17 AM
Daniel Barenboim, piano
2:42 - 7:03 AM
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
14:09 - 7:00 AM
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian, conductor
2:43 - 6:51 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
8:59 - 6:50 AM
Amadeus Ensemble
Julius Rudel, conductor
1:40 - 6:43 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
6:52 - 6:33 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
9:13 - 6:28 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:25 - 6:20 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
7:11 - 6:11 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
8:57 - 6:00 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
John Abberger, oboe
11:10