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.
- 2:14 AM
Julian Bream, guitar
2:15 - 2:07 AM
Juilliard String Quartet
6:32 - 1:57 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jun Markl, conductor
Ingrid Fliter, piano
10:10 - 1:52 AM
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, etc; Vaughan Williams
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:30 - 1:49 AM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
2:51 - 1:42 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Thomas Zehetmair, violin
7:38 - 1:36 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:42 - 1:29 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
6:49 - 1:22 AM
Symphony No. 5: 1st movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:34 - 1:10 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
11:27 - 1:07 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:57 - 12:58 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
9:06 - 12:55 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
John Birch, organ
3:06 - 12:47 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, In der Nature
Vienna Philharmonic
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
7:49 - 12:39 AM
Piano Concerto No. 18: 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 18, K456 & 19, K459
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
7:53 - 12:35 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
3:44 - 12:31 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:41 - 12:21 AM
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
10:10 - 12:16 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:07 - 12:08 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
8:04 - 11:52 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
15:49 - 11:47 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:47 - 11:38 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:24 - 11:36 PM
Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
2013-2014 Class Notes: Classical MPR Presents A Musical History Tour
Vecchione/Erdahl Duo
1:53 - 11:29 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
7:03 - 11:13 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Ramin Bahrami, piano
15:30 - 11:09 PM
Takacs Quartet
3:43 - 11:05 PM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky: The Firebird; Scriabin: Prometheus / Gergiev
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
3:34 - 11:00 PM
Hungarian March
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
4:52 - 10:46 PM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
14:16 - 10:42 PM
Polonaise No. 3 "Military"
The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 5: Polonaises & Impromptus
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
3:44 - 10:39 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
3:13 - 10:28 PM
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Richard Tognetti, violin
10:30 - 10:22 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:28 - 10:14 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
7:39 - 10:05 PM
Belcea Quartet
9:11 - 9:58 PM
Gyorgy Sebok, piano
7:33 - 9:54 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor
3:10 - 9:49 PM
Guildhall Strings
5:26 - 9:43 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:30 - 9:38 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
4:51 - 9:28 PM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39 - 9:21 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
6:55 - 9:10 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Rosekrans, conductor
10:37 - 9:05 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:53 - 8:50 PM
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
15:07 - 8:49 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
1:23 - 8:45 PM
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:56 - 8:36 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
8:13 - 8:30 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sinfonia Concertante, etc.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:07 - 8:27 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:17 - 8:17 PM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
9:39 - 8:04 PM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Bela Drahos, conductor
12:05 - 8:00 PM
Paris Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Mischa Maisky, cello
3:51 - 7:46 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
14:25 - 7:32 PM
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"
Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
13:13 - 7:26 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:53 - 7:13 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
12:46 - 7:06 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:02 - 7:03 PM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
2:52 - 6:59 PM
Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Richard Armstrong, conductor
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
3:45 - 6:46 PM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
12:50 - 6:42 PM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Andras Schiff, piano
3:51 - 6:26 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
15:57 - 6:15 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:36 - 6:10 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:30 - 6:03 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:20 - 5:59 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
4:05 - 5:53 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
6:10 - 5:46 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:43 - 5:34 PM
Vienna Symphony
Philippe Jordan, conductor
11:46 - 5:31 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:49 - 5:25 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:52 - 5:22 PM
Louis Lortie, piano
2:49 - 5:14 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
7:20 - 5:07 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:27 - 4:56 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Wagner
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
10:38 - 4:44 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
11:50 - 4:40 PM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
4:01 - 4:31 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:59 - 4:24 PM
Paris Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
6:56 - 4:17 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:55 - 4:10 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
7:31 - 4:03 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Heinrich Schiff, cello
6:42 - 3:59 PM
Keyboard Concerto No. 4: 1st movement
J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos; J.S. Bach-Vivaldi: Two Concertos
Moscow Virtuosi
Saulius Sondeckis, conductor
Julia Zilberquit, piano
4:04 - 3:53 PM
Voices of Spring Waltz (Fruhlingsstimmen)
The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics
Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
5:58 - 3:49 PM
Holberg Suite: Rigaudon
Grieg: Symphonic Dances, From Holberg's Time, Old Norwegian Melody
Oslo Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
3:55 - 3:44 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:27 - 3:38 PM
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 and Corelian Overture
Beethovenhalle Orchestra Bonn
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
5:35 - 3:31 PM
Morton Gould Orchestra
7:41 - 3:20 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
10:11 - 3:15 PM
Borodin Quartet
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
4:27 - 3:02 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
13:33 - 2:53 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Louis Lane, conductor
8:57 - 2:44 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
8:39 - 2:41 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
3:26 - 2:35 PM
Intermezzo No. 2
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
4:46 - 2:30 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:59 - 2:20 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
10:19 - 2:15 PM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; FantasÃa para un gentilhombre
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:41 - 2:13 PM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
1:45 - 2:02 PM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement
Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
10:37 - 1:54 PM
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
8:26 - 1:46 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
7:53 - 1:36 PM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
9:48 - 1:24 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
11:36 - 1:19 PM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
4:36 - 1:08 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
10:57 - 1:04 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:06 - 12:56 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
7:51 - 12:53 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
2:57 - 12:49 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:43 - 12:44 PM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
4:48 - 12:35 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:00 - 12:28 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor
James Galway, flute
6:27 - 12:22 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:33 - 12:17 PM
Guildhall Strings
5:34 - 12:08 PM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
9:06 - 11:53 AM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
14:16 - 11:44 AM
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Fabio Biondi, violin
9:02 - 11:41 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
2:11 - 11:28 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
13:03 - 11:21 AM
Martha Argerich, piano
6:35 - 11:15 AM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Viktoria Mullova, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
6:07 - 11:06 AM
Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March
Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
8:46 - 10:56 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
9:41 - 10:52 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
4:56 - 10:46 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Parkening, guitar
5:44 - 10:39 AM
L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)
Debussy: Images; Arabesques; Children's Corner; Clair de lune; L'Isle joyeuse
Simon Trpceski, piano
5:49 - 10:36 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
3:43 - 10:27 AM
Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Strauss 1929 - 1990
Vienna Philharmonic
Bruno Walter, conductor
9:06 - 10:20 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
6:15 - 10:16 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:39 - 10:04 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 2nd movement
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
11:57 - 9:55 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Cyprien Katsaris, piano
8:58 - 9:47 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:56 - 9:39 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
7:49 - 9:32 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:57 - 9:26 AM
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Overtures: Beatrice e Benedict, Le corsaire
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
6:21 - 9:23 AM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
1:39 - 9:15 AM
String Quartet No. 63 "Sunrise": 1st movement
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 4 & 6
Orlando Quartet
8:39 - 9:07 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:26 - 8:52 AM
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Tod und Verklarung
Dresden State Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
14:53 - 8:50 AM
Milan Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Joseph Calleja, tenor
2:08 - 8:47 AM
Markus Klinko, harp
3:01 - 8:44 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
3:17 - 8:39 AM
Jorge Bolet, piano
3:56 - 8:34 AM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
5:00 - 8:26 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:31 - 8:12 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
13:44 - 8:05 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
6:16 - 7:55 AM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 1st movement
Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
9:54 - 7:52 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Thomas R. Forrester, conductor
3:09 - 7:49 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
3:00 - 7:43 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:05 - 7:38 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:39 - 7:32 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:42 - 7:29 AM
Michael Chertock, piano
2:58 - 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 - 7:09 AM
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
12:57 - 6:56 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
12:48 - 6:45 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
10:56 - 6:32 AM
Andreas Haefliger, piano
12:38 - 6:29 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:16 - 6:17 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:57 - 6:07 AM
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Mario Venzago, conductor
Liza Ferschtman, violin
10:48 - 5:57 AM
Dance of the Hours
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, Boccherini, Dvorak, Faure, Grieg, Nicolai, Ponchielli, Suppe, Tchaikovsky
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
9:12 - 5:55 AM
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
1:45 - 5:43 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
12:16 - 5:36 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Sabine Meyer, clarinet
6:36 - 5:26 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Felix Slatkin, conductor
Michael Rabin, violin
9:37 - 5:22 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
4:46 - 5:06 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
14:52 - 5:00 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
6:31