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.
- 1:52 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:36 - 1:48 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:14 - 1:37 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
10:12 - 1:31 AM
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
6:34 - 1:20 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
10:29 - 1:17 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
3:24 - 1:08 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:39 - 12:52 AM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard, conductor
15:29 - 12:43 AM
Paris Orchestra
Jean Martinon, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:14 - 12:33 AM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
9:32 - 12:31 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
1:41 - 12:24 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 12:16 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
7:24 - 12:09 AM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": 1st movement
Haydn Symphonies: No. 82 in C Major "The Bear"; No. 38 in C Major; No. 104 in D Major "London"
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christof Perick, conductor
7:44 - 12:01 AM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
7:07 - 11:59 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Newman, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
2:02 - 11:49 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
10:14 - 11:43 PM
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Pierre Boulez, conductor
5:06 - 11:29 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:22 - 11:24 PM
Evgeny Kissin, piano
4:49 - 11:16 PM
Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement
Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9, Overtures "Fidelio" and "Egmont"
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
7:14 - 11:06 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
10:17 - 10:53 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:56 - 10:51 PM
Milan Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Joseph Calleja, tenor
2:08 - 10:46 PM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
4:35 - 10:39 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
7:47 - 10:34 PM
Igor Levit, piano
4:21 - 10:28 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:35 - 10:21 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 10:08 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
12:16 - 10:05 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
3:35 - 9:51 PM
Symphony No. 1 "Classical"
Abbado conducts Prokofiev Peter & Wolf & Classical Symphony
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:15 - 9:46 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:30 - 9:44 PM
Empire Brass
1:45 - 9:33 PM
Night on Bald Mountain
Tchaikovsky: 1812; Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice; Smetana: Vltava (Die Moldau); Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso; Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
10:40 - 9:28 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
4:35 - 9:19 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Ramin Bahrami, piano
8:22 - 9:09 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
10:27 - 9:05 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:45 - 8:55 PM
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
10:18 - 8:50 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:12 - 8:42 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
8:16 - 8:27 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
14:41 - 8:18 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:53 - 8:05 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
13:07 - 7:59 PM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
4:54 - 7:56 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
3:14 - 7:46 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:28 - 7:39 PM
Symphony No. 5: 1st movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:34 - 7:32 PM
Paris Orchestral Ensemble
Armin Jordan, conductor
6:44 - 7:23 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
8:40 - 7:09 PM
Toulouse Chamber Orchestra
Louis Auriacombe, conductor
Lily Laskine, harp
13:42 - 7:06 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:06 - 7:02 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
Kathleen Battle, soprano
4:02 - 7:00 PM
Salut Salon
1:44 - 6:52 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
7:51 - 6:48 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 6:41 PM
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
6:11 - 6:36 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:29 - 6:27 PM
Janine Jansen, violin
9:46 - 6:23 PM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
3:21 - 6:15 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
7:19 - 6:04 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:28 - 6:00 PM
Edgar Moreau, cello
4:08 - 5:52 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
7:53 - 5:48 PM
Chilingirian Quartet
3:40 - 5:44 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
4:20 - 5:34 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
9:07 - 5:28 PM
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
6:06 - 5:22 PM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
6:07 - 5:16 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
5:02 - 5:12 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
4:52 - 5:04 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
7:24 - 4:54 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Strauss: Waltzes and Polkas
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:40 - 4:47 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 4th movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No 1-3 / Martin Pearlman
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
7:28 - 4:41 PM
Robert DeGaetano, piano
5:32 - 4:32 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
8:40 - 4:27 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
4:45 - 4:13 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
14:13 - 4:05 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:24 - 3:58 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
6:53 - 3:55 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:27 - 3:45 PM
Chilingirian Quartet
9:19 - 3:42 PM
Dresden Kapellsolisten
Helmut Branny, conductor
Jan Vogler, cello
2:47 - 3:38 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:14 - 3:26 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Karl Bohm, conductor
11:33 - 3:21 PM
Intermezzo No. 1
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
4:15 - 3:13 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:24 - 3:03 PM
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Wind Symphony
Eugene Corporon, conductor
9:39 - 3:01 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
2:24 - 2:48 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
12:37 - 2:43 PM
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Shai Wosner, piano
4:17 - 2:36 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:00 - 2:29 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:48 - 2:21 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:34 - 2:11 PM
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
10:09 - 1:57 PM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Overtures: Fidelio; Leonore No. 3; Prometheus; Coriolan; Egmont
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
13:49 - 1:46 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
11:33 - 1:38 PM
Southwest German Broadcasting Orchestra in Baden-Baden and Freiburg
Michael Gielen, conductor
7:15 - 1:23 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
14:29 - 1:21 PM
Louis Lortie, piano
1:41 - 1:19 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
2:33 - 1:03 PM
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6, Fantasia
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
15:41 - 12:59 PM
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon
Bizet: "Carmen" Suite, "L'Arlesienne" Suite/Offenbach: Barcarolle, "Orpheus in the Underworld" Overture
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:03 - 12:54 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:11 - 12:49 PM
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
4:07 - 12:43 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
6:22 - 12:38 PM
Philip Edward Fisher, piano
4:43 - 12:30 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:33 - 12:26 PM
Hungarian March
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Roman Carnival Overture, Three Pieces from The Damnation of Faust
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli, conductor
4:45 - 12:14 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:28 - 12:10 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
3:20 - 12:06 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:39 - 12:00 PM
Orli Shaham, piano
5:18 - 11:55 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:04 - 11:44 AM
Janos Starker, cello
2:26 - 11:37 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Rosekrans, conductor
5:48 - 11:32 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:56 - 11:25 AM
Orchestra of the Swan
Kenneth Woods, conductor
7:46 - 11:15 AM
Mainz Chamber Orchestra
Gunter Kehr, conductor
Walter Klien, piano
8:38 - 11:05 AM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:38 - 10:56 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
8:06 - 10:54 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
2:08 - 10:42 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
12:21 - 10:37 AM
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)
Bach-Busoni: Goldberg Variations
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
4:52 - 10:27 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Overtures And Orchestral Music
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
9:44 - 10:20 AM
I Solisti Italiani
6:49 - 10:04 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
15:33 - 9:58 AM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Mozart & Beethoven: Piano and Wind Quintets
Vienna Wind Soloists
Andre Previn, piano
5:48 - 9:54 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:24 - 9:42 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:51 - 9:38 AM
Vadim Gluzman, violin
3:37 - 9:26 AM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:13 - 9:20 AM
Avalon String Quartet
6:08 - 9:15 AM
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
5:09 - 9:09 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95; Mozart: Toy Symphony
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
6:01 - 9:02 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
6:14 - 8:59 AM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Louis Langree, conductor
Natalie Dessay, soprano
2:55 - 8:54 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:55 - 8:46 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:42 - 8:42 AM
Nigel Kennedy, violin
2:47 - 8:35 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
7:13 - 8:24 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
11:12 - 8:17 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:58 - 8:14 AM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Isaac Stern, violin
3:47 - 8:03 AM
Flute and Harp Concerto: 1st movement
MOZART: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Concerto for Flute and Harp
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Patrick Gallois, flute
10:16 - 7:58 AM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
4:55 - 7:54 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:54 - 7:44 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:31 - 7:38 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:31 - 7:35 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
3:04 - 7:24 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
10:22 - 7:17 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
7:06 - 7:13 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
3:52 - 7:01 AM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
11:39 - 6:56 AM
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor
5:03 - 6:52 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:37 - 6:45 AM
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 - 6:42 AM
Maria Joao Pires, piano
1:57 - 6:36 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:28 - 6:27 AM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:59 - 6:24 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Andre Cluytens, conductor
2:46 - 6:17 AM
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
Elgar: Symphony No. 1; "Pomp and Circumstance" Marches Nos. 1 & 4
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
6:26 - 6:04 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
13:29 - 5:54 AM
Roman Carnival Overture
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Roman Carnival Overture, Three Pieces from The Damnation of Faust
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli, conductor
9:43 - 5:50 AM
Ivo Pogorelich, piano
3:26 - 5:46 AM
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 - 5:42 AM
Candide: Overture
Bernstein: West Side Story; On the Town; Candide - Overture; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:27 - 5:30 AM
Russian Federal Orchestra
Vakhtang Jordania, conductor
11:24 - 5:25 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
4:43 - 5:20 AM
Kuentz Chamber Orchestra
Paul Kuentz, conductor
Narciso Yepes, guitar
4:54 - 5:18 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:22 - 5:07 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
10:55 - 5:00 AM
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
6:57