Poster YourClassical Streams
Curated Streams

Essentials

Timeless Classical Masterpieces

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.

On Air Now
Saturday
  • 1:30 PM

    String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Kernis Project: Beethoven

    Jasper String Quartet

    6:20
  • 1:23 PM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Overtures, Queen Mab Scherzo

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch, conductor

    7:19
  • 1:18 PM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 12 London Symphonies

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    4:59
  • 1:14 PM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    For Thy Pleasure

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:24
  • 1:02 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 1st movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 'From The New World'

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Istvan Kertesz, conductor

    12:28
  • 12:52 PM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Overtures

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    9:41
  • 12:43 PM

    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    8:53
  • 12:38 PM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:15
  • 12:25 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    13:27
  • 12:16 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos; J.S. Bach-Vivaldi: Two Concertos

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Saulius Sondeckis, conductor

    Julia Zilberquit, piano

    8:11
  • 12:10 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Four Symphonies

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    6:09
  • 12:03 PM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Promenade Concert

    I Solisti Italiani

    6:49
  • 12:00 PM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Jan Vogler: My Tunes

    Dresden Kapellsolisten

    Helmut Branny, conductor

    Jan Vogler, cello

    2:47
  • 11:55 AM

    American Salute (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)

    Morton Gould

    American Jubilee

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:34
  • 11:51 AM

    Impresario: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Tafelmusik

    Bruno Weil, conductor

    4:22
  • 11:43 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    8:11
  • 11:37 AM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    Music for a Rainy Day

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    5:35
  • 11:27 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Violin Concerto

    Lucerne Festival Strings

    Daniel Dodds, conductor

    Midori, violin

    9:46
  • 11:24 AM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

    Richard Wagner

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 3

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    2:37
  • 11:18 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 99 & 100

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    5:51
  • 11:08 AM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Mad About Movies (The Sequel)

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    10:05
  • 11:02 AM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The String Quartets

    Prague Quartet

    5:40
  • 10:53 AM

    Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils

    Richard Strauss

    The Klemperer Legacy - Strauss: Don Juan, etc.

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Otto Klemperer, conductor

    8:59
  • 10:45 AM

    Carmen Suite No. 2: The New Guard; Bohemian Dance

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet, Grieg: Carmen & Peer Gynt Suites

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    8:34
  • 10:36 AM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Eight Seasons

    Kremerata Baltica

    Gidon Kremer, conductor

    8:12
  • 10:27 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    8:46
  • 10:20 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Horn Concertos, Rondo

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Peter Damm, horn

    6:23
  • 10:04 AM

    Capriccio Espagnol

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    15:42
  • 9:55 AM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphony No. 3, etc.

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    8:57
  • 9:53 AM

    Carmina Burana: O Fortuna

    Carl Orff

    Summon the Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:34
  • 9:45 AM

    Double Concerto: 2nd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    8:00
  • 9:40 AM

    Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop"

    Frederic Chopin

    Piano Collection: Arrau, Cziffra, Ciccolini, Rudy et al.

    Samson Francois, piano

    4:33
  • 9:31 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Music for the Courts of Europe

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    8:32
  • 9:27 AM

    Cosi fan tutte: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    4:14
  • 9:23 AM

    Trumpet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johann Hummel

    Haydn, Hummel: Trumpet Concertos

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    Niklas Eklund, trumpet

    3:51
  • 9:15 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Music

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    7:08
  • 9:05 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak, Khachaturian Violin Concertos

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Teddy Abrams, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    10:25
  • 8:56 AM

    Symphony: Finale

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Symphony in C; Carmen - Suites Nos 1 & 2; Jeux d'enfants - Suite; Overture: Patrie

    French National Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    8:56
  • 8:52 AM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Fur Elise, Eroica, Variationen Op. 35

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    3:26
  • 8:45 AM

    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

    7:24
  • 8:39 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    5:29
  • 8:32 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    Out West!

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:24
  • 8:22 AM

    Clarinet Quintet: 4th movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Chamber Works for Winds and Strings by Mozart

    Chicago Chamber Musicians

    Larry Combs, clarinet

    9:42
  • 8:13 AM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    .Such Stuff As Dreams...

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    8:24
  • 8:07 AM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies no 94 "Surprise" & 100 "Military"

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    5:45
  • 8:02 AM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Best Film Classics 100

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    4:46
  • 7:59 AM

    Xerxes: Largo

    George Frideric Handel

    Albinoni: Adagio; Pachelbel: Canon; Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    3:01
  • 7:52 AM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Adagio

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Karlheinz Zoeller, flute

    6:45
  • 7:42 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

    Russian National Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    10:11
  • 7:37 AM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Piano Works

    Dag Achatz, piano

    4:22
  • 7:29 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    8:27
  • 7:23 AM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Key to Classics: Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:45
  • 7:12 AM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Jeanne Lamon, violin

    11:09
  • 7:02 AM

    Trumpet Concerto: 1st movement

    Johann Hummel

    Classic Trumpet Concerti

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Gerard Schwarz, trumpet

    9:54
  • 6:56 AM

    Fantasy-Impromptu

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 5: Polonaises & Impromptus

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    5:03
  • 6:54 AM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    Christmas Favorites

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    2:32
  • 6:48 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 & 5

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    5:31
  • 6:47 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    1:41
  • 6:40 AM

    Toward a New Life

    Josef Suk

    Pomp & Pizazz

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:48
  • 6:32 AM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastoral

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    8:40
  • 6:23 AM

    Double Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    David Oistrakh, violin

    8:49
  • 6:14 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mad About Movies

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Rudolf Serkin, piano

    7:57
  • 6:09 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 12 London Symphonies

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    5:40
  • 6:00 AM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 3, etc.

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:59
YourClassical Radio
0:00
0:00