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.
- 12:54 PM
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Richard Tognetti, violin
10:30 - 12:51 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:17 - 12:46 PM
Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:31 - 12:37 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
8:42 - 12:33 PM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:35 - 12:21 PM
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Zdenek Macal, conductor
11:38 - 12:18 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
2:33 - 12:12 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6:12 - 12:04 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:11 - 11:56 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:25 - 11:53 AM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Claude Debussy - Preludes - Book 1
Maurizio Pollini, piano
2:27 - 11:47 AM
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
6:23 - 11:42 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:53 - 11:33 AM
Pacifica String Quartet
Anthony McGill, clarinet
8:54 - 11:31 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
1:21 - 11:26 AM
Consortium Classicum
5:41 - 11:24 AM
Midori, violin
1:35 - 11:10 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
13:26 - 11:03 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:19 - 10:53 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
9:20 - 10:46 AM
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
7:41 - 10:39 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
6:54 - 10:34 AM
Leslie Howard, piano
3:50 - 10:27 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
7:46 - 10:20 AM
Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
Brass At Wahalla: Philip Jones Ensemble Plays Wagner
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Elgar Howarth, conductor
6:56 - 10:13 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95; Mozart: Toy Symphony
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
6:01 - 10:04 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
8:59 - 10:01 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Raymond Leppard, harpsichord
2:54 - 9:52 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:53 - 9:42 AM
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Russian Easter Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
Cecylia Arzewski, violin
10:17 - 9:29 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
13:18 - 9:27 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
1:41 - 9:25 AM
Empire Brass
1:29 - 9:21 AM
Takacs Quartet
3:43 - 9:19 AM
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
1:50 - 9:12 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 - 9:03 AM
Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Keith Clark, conductor
8:57 - 8:54 AM
Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute, conductor
2:16 - 8:44 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:56 - 8:35 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:53 - 8:31 AM
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
3:31 - 8:25 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:27 - 8:18 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:48 - 8:10 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Felix Slatkin, conductor
7:39 - 8:02 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:04 - 7:55 AM
William Vermeulen, horn
6:42 - 7:51 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:52 - 7:41 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
9:39 - 7:37 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
3:55 - 7:31 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:27 - 7:22 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
9:41 - 7:15 AM
David Fray, piano
6:21 - 7:10 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement
W.A. Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 32, 33 & 41 "Jupiter"
Philharmonia Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
4:56 - 7:01 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:31 - 6:53 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:31 - 6:47 AM
Xuefei Yang, guitar
5:32 - 6:41 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
5:48 - 6:34 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
7:14 - 6:22 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:53 - 6:10 AM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
11:03 - 6:00 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
10:31