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.
- 2:26 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:59 - 2:24 AM
Gunilla von Bahr, piccolo/flute
1:58 - 2:15 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Edo de Waart, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
8:37 - 2:04 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
10:49 - 2:00 AM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
4:35 - 1:48 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
11:30 - 1:44 AM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
4:18 - 1:38 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:14 - 1:29 AM
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Alceo Galliera, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
9:01 - 1:21 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:50 - 1:12 AM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
8:38 - 1:03 AM
Jasper String Quartet
9:28 - 1:00 AM
Nigel Kennedy, violin
2:47 - 12:56 AM
da Capo Brass
3:47 - 12:51 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
5:14 - 12:47 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
3:13 - 12:41 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:00 - 12:37 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:42 - 12:31 AM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
6:07 - 12:26 AM
Ingrid Haebler, piano
4:35 - 12:20 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:30 - 12:04 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
15:57 - 11:58 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
6:34 - 11:54 PM
Orchestra of the Bastille
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
3:55 - 11:46 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:15 - 11:40 PM
Martha Argerich, piano
6:16 - 11:34 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:35 - 11:26 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
7:43 - 11:23 PM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
3:21 - 11:14 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
8:33 - 11:03 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
10:55 - 10:59 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Ramin Bahrami, piano
3:52 - 10:55 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin, conductor
4:13 - 10:50 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gunter Wand, conductor
5:04 - 10:45 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
4:17 - 10:30 PM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
14:57 - 10:24 PM
Aranjuez Concerto: 1st movement
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes
Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
5:55 - 10:21 PM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:40 - 10:08 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
13:02 - 10:03 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:45 - 9:56 PM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
6:27 - 9:52 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:57 - 9:50 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
2:43 - 9:41 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
9:03 - 9:35 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
5:13 - 9:28 PM
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
6:34 - 9:24 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:54 - 9:19 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:10 - 9:15 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:04 - 9:01 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
13:25 - 8:52 PM
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Georg Solti, conductor
8:40 - 8:44 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Viktor Fedotov, conductor
Vanessa-Mae, violin
8:26 - 8:32 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
11:05 - 8:21 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:01 - 8:08 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
13:02 - 8:04 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:26 - 8:01 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:06 - 7:57 PM
E.T.: Bicycle Chase (Flying Theme)
By Request: The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:45 - 7:48 PM
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy; Chausson: Poème; Saint-Saëns: Havanaise
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:53 - 7:45 PM
Van Cliburn, piano
3:06 - 7:35 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Angel Romero, guitar
10:02 - 7:19 PM
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
15:47 - 7:12 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:20 - 7:06 PM
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:38 - 7:00 PM
Angela Hewitt, piano
5:38 - 6:45 PM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Antar and Russian Easter Festival
Philharmonia Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor
15:04 - 6:41 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Andre Cluytens, conductor
2:46 - 6:36 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:29 - 6:20 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
15:33 - 6:11 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:20 - 6:06 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
5:40 - 6:01 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:32 - 5:54 PM
Chamber Choir of Europe
Nicol Matt, conductor
6:53 - 5:52 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
1:53 - 5:45 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
7:18 - 5:36 PM
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
8:14 - 5:27 PM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
9:32 - 5:22 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
4:46 - 5:11 PM
London Chamber Orchestra
10:02 - 5:07 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
4:35 - 4:59 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:31 - 4:56 PM
Boris Berezovsky, piano
2:53 - 4:46 PM
Chicago Chamber Musicians
Larry Combs, clarinet
9:42 - 4:39 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
7:35 - 4:30 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:50 - 4:28 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
William Bennett, flute
1:35 - 4:22 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:14 - 4:16 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
5:40 - 4:07 PM
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
8:12 - 3:53 PM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
14:08 - 3:47 PM
James Galway, flute
5:54 - 3:41 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
5:31 - 3:33 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
8:06 - 3:29 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:11 - 3:23 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
5:28 - 3:18 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:29 - 3:06 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:50 - 2:54 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:53 - 2:51 PM
Moura Lympany, piano
3:19 - 2:45 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass
Jay Friedman, conductor
6:11 - 2:35 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
9:10 - 2:27 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
8:18 - 2:13 PM
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Vadym Kholodenko, piano
12:59 - 2:11 PM
Orion String Quartet
1:57 - 2:05 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:28 - 1:56 PM
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York
Raoul Poliakin, conductor
8:39 - 1:49 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
6:54 - 1:45 PM
East Coast Chamber Orchestra
4:11 - 1:37 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
7:58 - 1:32 PM
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:25 - 1:28 PM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Bach: Violin Concertos, Gubaidulina: In Tempus Praesens
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
3:36 - 1:22 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:09 - 1:13 PM
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Pietari Inkinen, conductor
8:55 - 1:04 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jose Luis Garcia, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
9:03 - 12:57 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
6:28 - 12:47 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
10:13 - 12:43 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:41 - 12:38 PM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario
RODRIGO: Concierto Pastorale / Fantasia para un Gentilhombre (Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 8)
Asturias Symphony Orchestra
Maximiano Valdez, conductor
Joanna G'froerer, flute
4:52 - 12:34 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:10 - 12:27 PM
Camerata Salzburg
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
6:43 - 12:22 PM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
4:55 - 12:12 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:20 - 11:56 AM
Orchestre de la Bastille
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
9:42 - 11:52 AM
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
3:29 - 11:45 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:30 - 11:43 AM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
1:36 - 11:37 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Rosekrans, conductor
5:48 - 11:28 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Oliver Knussen, conductor
9:02 - 11:23 AM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:10 - 11:15 AM
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
7:44 - 11:05 AM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement
Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10:39 - 10:57 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:58 - 10:54 AM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:08 - 10:47 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
7:00 - 10:44 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:49 - 10:39 AM
Seattle Chamber Music Society
James Ehnes, violin
4:29 - 10:26 AM
Toulouse Chamber Orchestra
Louis Auriacombe, conductor
Lily Laskine, harp
13:40 - 10:16 AM
Ruth Laredo, piano
8:52 - 10:07 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:58 - 10:03 AM
New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
4:17 - 9:59 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
New Classical Arrangements for Brass
Copper Street Brass Quintet
3:39 - 9:46 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
13:03 - 9:42 AM
Maria Joao Pires, piano
3:33 - 9:34 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:11 - 9:27 AM
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor
7:11 - 9:20 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:37 - 9:17 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:30 - 9:05 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
12:06 - 8:58 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:30 - 8:46 AM
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
12:00 - 8:37 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
9:19 - 8:33 AM
The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance
Muti | Philadelphia Orchestra | de Falla, Ravel, Chabrier
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:11 - 8:25 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:42 - 8:19 AM
Robert DeGaetano, piano
5:32 - 8:13 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
5:14 - 8:06 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:58 - 7:59 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
7:24 - 7:45 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
13:53 - 7:39 AM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
5:19 - 7:36 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
3:24 - 7:22 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:03 - 7:11 AM
French National Radio and Television Orchestra
Jean Martinon, conductor
10:32 - 7:02 AM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
Ugo Orlandi, mandolin
8:22 - 6:56 AM
Maxim Vengerov, violin
5:51 - 6:50 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:59 - 6:46 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:01 - 6:40 AM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
5:54 - 6:34 AM
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement
Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets
Cypress String Quartet
5:59 - 6:29 AM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
4:31 - 6:16 AM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
13:08 - 6:11 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:24 - 6:00 AM
Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)
Fibich: Symphony No. 1/Smetana: Vysehrad, Vlatava
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:25