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.
- 2:09 AM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
8:18 - 2:06 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:54 - 1:59 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Silvio Varviso, conductor
6:19 - 1:56 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:39 - 1:47 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Isaac Stern, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
8:26 - 1:40 AM
Parley of Instruments
Paul O'Dette, lute
7:03 - 1:34 AM
Anatol Ugorski, piano
5:31 - 1:29 AM
Guarneri Quartet
5:12 - 1:24 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:45 - 1:17 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:31 - 1:04 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Ursula Holliger, harp
13:07 - 12:59 AM
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:52 - 12:46 AM
Lyon National Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
12:58 - 12:36 AM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:38 - 12:25 AM
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
10:20 - 12:21 AM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1
Angela Hewitt, piano
4:02 - 12:06 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
14:34 - 12:04 AM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
2:00 - 11:57 PM
Nameday (Namensfeier) Overture
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:49 - 11:50 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
7:05 - 11:44 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:37 - 11:34 PM
Yael Weiss, piano
8:52 - 11:29 PM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
5:02 - 11:25 PM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
4:28 - 11:15 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:59 - 11:11 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:41 - 11:05 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:55 - 10:52 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pesek, conductor
11:57 - 10:42 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Bernstein Favorites: Waltzes
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:19 - 10:39 PM
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
2:43 - 10:24 PM
Scottish Ensemble
Jonathan Rees, conductor
Jonathan Reese, violin
14:49 - 10:21 PM
Michael Chertock, piano
3:02 - 10:07 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
13:31 - 10:04 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
3:23 - 10:00 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:23 - 9:56 PM
Chorus of the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie
Sylvain Cambreling, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano
4:20 - 9:50 PM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
5:23 - 9:43 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:33 - 9:37 PM
Jorge Bolet, piano
5:35 - 9:24 PM
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
12:57 - 9:20 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
3:21 - 9:11 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
9:03 - 9:08 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:11 - 9:02 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:24 - 8:58 PM
Philippe Entremont, piano
3:36 - 8:56 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
2:54 - 8:50 PM
New World Philharmonic
Iain Sutherland, conductor
5:02 - 8:42 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:18 - 8:33 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
8:37 - 8:23 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:01 - 8:11 PM
Paul Lewis, piano
11:13 - 8:02 PM
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
White Nights: Romantic Russian Showpieces
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
8:55 - 7:58 PM
American Salute (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
Americana: 20th Century Works for Orchestra
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Abravanel, conductor
4:32 - 7:51 PM
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:58 - 7:46 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:24 - 7:42 PM
Anatol Ugorski, piano
3:58 - 7:38 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
3:49 - 7:29 PM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:57 - 7:20 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis, conductor
8:36 - 7:06 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
13:29 - 7:00 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
6:41 - 6:57 PM
Andre Watts, piano
2:20 - 6:49 PM
Orchestra of the Swan
Kenneth Woods, conductor
7:46 - 6:46 PM
Holberg Suite: Rigaudon
Grieg: Symphonic Dances, From Holberg's Time, Old Norwegian Melody
Oslo Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
3:55 - 6:40 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:59 - 6:30 PM
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
10:09 - 6:19 PM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 1st movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 23
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano
10:43 - 6:10 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:24 - 6:07 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
3:31 - 5:56 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
10:11 - 5:51 PM
German Requiem: Wie lieblich (How lovely are thy dwelling places)
Brahms: Ein Deutches Requiem
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:27 - 5:46 PM
Lang Lang, piano
4:46 - 5:36 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:12 - 5:35 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
1:29 - 5:31 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:48 - 5:18 PM
Il Giardino Armonico
Enrico Onofri, violin
12:22 - 5:12 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev, conductor
6:36 - 4:58 PM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)
Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 18: Piano Variations, Rondos Etc.
Ingrid Haebler, piano
13:10 - 4:48 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Overtures and Preludes
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10:04 - 4:42 PM
Consortium Classicum
5:41 - 4:33 PM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
9:30 - 4:24 PM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
8:04 - 4:17 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
Andre Watts, piano
6:40 - 4:09 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
8:17 - 4:05 PM
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
4:28 - 3:57 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:50 - 3:50 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
7:09 - 3:43 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Susan Palma, flute
7:41 - 3:37 PM
Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)
Piano Collection: Arrau, Cziffra, Ciccolini, Rudy et al.
Georges Cziffra, piano
4:49 - 3:31 PM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
6:07 - 3:26 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
5:01 - 3:18 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
7:58 - 3:10 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Barthold Kuijken, flute
7:35 - 3:05 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:31 - 2:49 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
15:30 - 2:45 PM
Les Concerts du Monde
Keith Clark, conductor
3:33 - 2:37 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
7:33 - 2:33 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:49 - 2:25 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:04 - 2:18 PM
RCA Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin, conductor
Van Cliburn, piano
7:04 - 2:10 PM
Canadian Brass
7:34 - 2:02 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:03 - 1:50 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:53 - 1:46 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:30 - 1:38 PM
Violin Concerto: 3rd movement
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
7:38 - 1:34 PM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
.Such Stuff As Dreams...
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:04 - 1:28 PM
Halle Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:12 - 1:24 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
4:20 - 1:18 PM
David Russell, guitar
5:25 - 1:02 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
16:21 - 12:51 PM
Scheherazade: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Tsar Saltan Suite etc.
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
10:39 - 12:46 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:31 - 12:35 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
10:34 - 12:30 PM
Stephen Marchionda, guitar
5:36 - 12:26 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:36 - 12:20 PM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
5:24 - 12:07 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
12:54 - 12:04 PM
John Williams, guitar
3:18 - 11:53 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
10:31 - 11:50 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
2:37 - 11:42 AM
Zagreb Soloists
Antonio Janigro, conductor
Alirio Diaz, guitar
8:00 - 11:32 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
10:17 - 11:22 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 - 11:17 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
4:48 - 11:03 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
13:34 - 10:52 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10:31 - 10:49 AM
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
3:10 - 10:46 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:28 - 10:30 AM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
14:52 - 10:25 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:35 - 10:15 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Yundi Li, piano
9:40 - 10:07 AM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
7:42 - 10:03 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:23 - 9:59 AM
Voces8
3:23 - 9:47 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
11:49 - 9:33 AM
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
13:37 - 9:29 AM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 3rd movement
Ginastera, Shostakovich, Dvorak: String Quartets
Simon Bolivar String Quartet
3:45 - 9:27 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
1:45 - 9:21 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:20 - 9:18 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:56 - 9:04 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
13:10 - 8:58 AM
Kathryn Stott, piano
5:51 - 8:47 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
11:34 - 8:46 AM
Kevin Bowyer, organ
1:14 - 8:40 AM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:17 - 8:25 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
14:43 - 8:18 AM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
6:17 - 8:13 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:50 - 8:03 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
10:49 - 7:55 AM
French National Orchestra
Georges Pretre, conductor
7:04 - 7:50 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:38 - 7:45 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
4:43 - 7:38 AM
Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 4th movement
Beethoven: Piano and Violin Sonatas, Vol.2
Isaac Stern, violin
6:38 - 7:32 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
5:40 - 7:25 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Felix Slatkin, conductor
7:39 - 7:15 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
9:20 - 7:02 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
12:41 - 6:57 AM
Yundi Li, piano
4:21 - 6:48 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Silvio Varviso, conductor
9:32 - 6:38 AM
B'Rock Baroque Orchestra
Rodolfo Richter, violin
9:30 - 6:31 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Daniel Harding, conductor
7:11 - 6:22 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Karl Heinz Steffens, clarinet
8:26 - 6:19 AM
Lynn Harrell, cello
2:50 - 6:04 AM
Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Dances from Aleko, Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
14:44 - 6:00 AM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
4:28