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.
- 3:03 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin
7:08 - 2:52 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
10:20 - 2:45 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Miklos Rozsa, conductor
6:44 - 2:41 AM
Takacs Quartet
3:43 - 2:37 AM
Sejong Soloists
Gil Shaham, violin
4:06 - 2:24 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:27 - 2:18 AM
Waltz No. 1 "Grand Valse brillante"
Rachmaninoff Performs Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and others
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano
4:46 - 2:06 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:09 - 2:03 AM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:05 - 1:59 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:29 - 1:56 AM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano
3:08 - 1:51 AM
Chen Yi, violin
4:49 - 1:46 AM
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
5:26 - 1:42 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
3:26 - 1:32 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:36 - 1:23 AM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lawrence Foster, conductor
9:49 - 1:12 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
9:51 - 1:04 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
8:37 - 12:59 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
4:10 - 12:44 AM
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
15:07 - 12:35 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:38 - 12:24 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
11:27 - 12:19 AM
Yefim Bronfman, piano
4:14 - 12:07 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
11:53 - 12:03 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:40 - 12:01 AM
English Concert
Andrew Manze, conductor
2:09 - 11:57 PM
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Wind
Eugene Corporon, conductor
4:20 - 11:53 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:41 - 11:48 PM
Polish Chamber Orchestra
Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor
5:14 - 11:42 PM
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
5:00 - 11:36 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:42 - 11:26 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
10:13 - 11:20 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
5:55 - 11:11 PM
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
8:23 - 11:06 PM
Modern Mandolin Quartet
5:53 - 10:56 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
9:23 - 10:52 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:07 - 10:47 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
4:36 - 10:39 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:14 - 10:36 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
3:20 - 10:26 PM
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
10:04 - 10:21 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:37 - 10:05 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
15:57 - 10:00 PM
Paris National Opera Orchestra
Georges Pretre, conductor
Maria Callas, soprano
4:20 - 9:59 PM
Salut Salon
1:44 - 9:48 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
10:24 - 9:40 PM
Gyorgy Sebok, piano
7:33 - 9:33 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:29 - 9:24 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
Hubert Laws, flute
8:27 - 9:14 PM
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
CBS Masterworks Dinner Classics: Dinner for Two
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
10:05 - 9:06 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
8:14 - 8:56 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
9:31 - 8:51 PM
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
4:50 - 8:44 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
6:18 - 8:36 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
7:48 - 8:25 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Marisa Robles, harp
10:57 - 8:20 PM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
4:36 - 8:16 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:39 - 8:08 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 - 7:59 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:59 - 7:54 PM
Jutta Zoff, harp
5:14 - 7:50 PM
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
David Oistrakh, violin
3:56 - 7:37 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
13:02 - 7:31 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:25 - 7:26 PM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
5:11 - 7:13 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
12:13 - 7:07 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:11 - 6:58 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
8:55 - 6:55 PM
Livia Rev, piano
3:10 - 6:44 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album II
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
11:01 - 6:37 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
5:54 - 6:33 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
4:13 - 6:22 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello
11:22 - 6:16 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Halle Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
5:18 - 6:01 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
14:42 - 5:58 PM
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Anna Netrebko, soprano
2:42 - 5:54 PM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
4:35 - 5:47 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
6:52 - 5:43 PM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Andras Schiff, piano
3:51 - 5:34 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
8:57 - 5:28 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:47 - 5:24 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
3:33 - 5:13 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
11:19 - 5:06 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:19 - 5:00 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:47 - 4:48 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
11:55 - 4:45 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
3:04 - 4:39 PM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:49 - 4:28 PM
Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" and Fidelio Overture
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:45 - 4:24 PM
Jorge Bolet, piano
3:56 - 4:12 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin
11:43 - 4:05 PM
Paris Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
6:56 - 3:58 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
6:31 - 3:52 PM
Pepe Romero, guitar
6:13 - 3:45 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
6:52 - 3:41 PM
Polonaise No. 3 "Military"
The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 5: Polonaises & Impromptus
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
3:44 - 3:37 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
3:41 - 3:22 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
15:33 - 3:12 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:57 - 3:10 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
2:40 - 3:04 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:37 - 2:50 PM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale"; Leonore Overture No. 3
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
14:02 - 2:45 PM
Zurich Operahouse Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:47 - 2:40 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:52 - 2:32 PM
France Radio Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
7:11 - 2:23 PM
Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Dances from Aleko, Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
9:50 - 2:17 PM
The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)
Stokowski Stereo Collection: Shostakovich - Symphony No. 6, Khachaturian - Symphony No. 3
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:38 - 2:09 PM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
8:20 - 2:04 PM
I Solisti Italiani
5:29 - 2:00 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:28 - 1:52 PM
Lohengrin: Treulich gefuhrt (Bridal Chorus)
Brass At Wahalla: Philip Jones Ensemble Plays Wagner
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Elgar Howarth, conductor
8:23 - 1:44 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Faris, conductor
7:17 - 1:40 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
4:18 - 1:34 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Howard Shelley, conductor
Michael Roll, piano
5:49 - 1:25 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
9:06 - 1:22 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:03 - 1:14 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Pepe Romero, guitar
7:28 - 1:08 PM
Vienna Boys Choir
5:13 - 1:02 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
6:51 - 12:58 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:12 - 12:51 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
6:49 - 12:48 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:25 - 12:44 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:57 - 12:31 PM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
12:50 - 12:23 PM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Finale
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 "Linz" & 38 "Prague"
Philharmonia Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
7:11 - 12:16 PM
Martha Argerich, piano
6:35 - 12:11 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:44 - 12:01 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Felix Slatkin, conductor
Michael Rabin, violin
9:37 - 11:48 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
12:48 - 11:46 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:49 - 11:43 AM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
2:52 - 11:34 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
8:13 - 11:29 AM
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Pierre Boulez, conductor
5:06 - 11:22 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
7:08 - 11:12 AM
Violin Concerto: Finale
Beethoven: Concerto in D, Op 61, Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor, Op 64
London Symphony Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Uto Ughi, violin
9:55 - 11:09 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:18 - 11:01 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:24 - 10:52 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
8:52 - 10:47 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:16 - 10:41 AM
Kaiserslautern Radio Orchestra
Peter Falk, conductor
5:32 - 10:27 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
14:00 - 10:21 AM
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
5:12 - 10:11 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
9:36 - 10:04 AM
Lyon National Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
7:01 - 9:53 AM
Prague Sinfonia Orchestra
Christian Benda, conductor
11:32 - 9:48 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:30 - 9:44 AM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
3:42 - 9:41 AM
Murray Perahia, piano
2:30 - 9:33 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:06 - 9:25 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:48 - 9:14 AM
Janine Jansen, violin
9:46 - 9:03 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:01 - 8:51 AM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Roberta Alexander, soprano
12:18 - 8:44 AM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Eugen Jochum, conductor
6:45 - 8:40 AM
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
3:57 - 8:37 AM
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
2:59 - 8:24 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
12:52 - 8:10 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
12:46 - 8:02 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:19 - 7:58 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:45 - 7:55 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:41 - 7:51 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:30 - 7:43 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Mozart: Flute And Harp Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Lucas Macias Navarro, oboe
8:08 - 7:41 AM
John O'Conor, piano
1:38 - 7:33 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
8:04 - 7:23 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:28 - 7:11 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
11:48 - 7:07 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:30 - 7:03 AM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Castelnuovo Tedesco - Fernandez
English Chamber Orchestra
Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
4:41 - 7:01 AM
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Justin Brown, conductor
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
8:40 - 6:04 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
8:08 - 6:00 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:27