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.
- 2:41 AM
Dorothea von Albrecht, cello
3:28 - 2:29 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
11:42 - 2:26 AM
Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
Peter Hurford, organ
3:01 - 2:16 AM
Orchestra de la Suisse Romande
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
9:40 - 2:04 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:55 - 1:48 AM
Capriccio Italien
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Night on Bald Mountain, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Bolero
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Mata, conductor
15:14 - 1:47 AM
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
Penelope Evison, flute
1:26 - 1:41 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:05 - 1:38 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
3:21 - 1:31 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Stefan Schilli, oboe
6:52 - 1:20 AM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 1st movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 8 & 9
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
10:13 - 1:13 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
7:26 - 1:08 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
5:02 - 12:56 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
12:12 - 12:46 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
10:02 - 12:32 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
13:14 - 12:27 AM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 1st movement
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
5:38 - 12:19 AM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
7:16 - 12:15 AM
Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas
Debussy, Ravel: Images Pour Orchestre - Ma Mere L'oye
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:37 - 12:04 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", - Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
11:04 - 11:56 PM
Thymos Quartet
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
7:46 - 11:51 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham, conductor
5:39 - 11:41 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
9:10 - 11:37 PM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
4:19 - 11:29 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:15 - 11:21 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Joseph Swensen, violin
8:23 - 11:12 PM
Emerson String Quartet
David Shifrin, clarinet
9:18 - 11:08 PM
Ivan Moravec, piano
2:43 - 11:04 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Efrem Kurtz, conductor
4:19 - 10:48 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
15:27 - 10:46 PM
Anne Gastinel, cello
2:10 - 10:31 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
14:55 - 10:27 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
4:12 - 10:19 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:49 - 10:16 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:45 - 10:08 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
7:33 - 9:59 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
8:18 - 9:50 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
9:34 - 9:41 PM
Flute and Harp Concerto: Rondo
Mozart: Flute And Harp Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Jacques Zoon, flute
8:28 - 9:30 PM
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Bela Drahos, conductor
10:54 - 9:25 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:10 - 9:20 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Ramin Bahrami, piano
3:52 - 9:11 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:52 - 9:07 PM
Bartered Bride: Dance of the Comedians
Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 1
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:39 - 9:00 PM
Maxence Larrieu, flute
6:47 - 8:58 PM
Kevin Bowyer, organ
1:52 - 8:49 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Aram Khachaturian, conductor
9:09 - 8:44 PM
Alfred Brendel, piano
4:34 - 8:40 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
3:46 - 8:28 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:43 - 8:13 PM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
14:42 - 8:06 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:15 - 7:52 PM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Golschmann, conductor
Glenn Gould, piano
13:59 - 7:48 PM
Jascha Silberstein, cello
3:16 - 7:44 PM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
4:28 - 7:37 PM
Symphony No. 5: Waltz
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:26 - 7:31 PM
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic
Leif Segerstam, conductor
5:45 - 7:25 PM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos; Sinfonia Concertante K364
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
6:34 - 7:19 PM
Joshua Rifkin, piano
5:02 - 7:14 PM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
5:00 - 7:05 PM
Carmen Suite No. 1
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
9:30 - 7:00 PM
Peer Gynt: Morning Mood
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
4:02 - 6:55 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
5:00 - 6:44 PM
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:37 - 6:38 PM
Leon Fleisher, piano
4:48 - 6:35 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:25 - 6:26 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:49 - 6:20 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
6:08 - 6:15 PM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Infernal Dance
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite; Symphony No. 1; Fireworks; Scherzo Fantastique
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
4:14 - 6:03 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Sabine Meyer, clarinet
11:52 - 5:54 PM
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
8:47 - 5:51 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:05 - 5:45 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Stanley Black, conductor
6:35 - 5:35 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:36 - 5:30 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
4:25 - 5:23 PM
Hungarian State Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:52 - 5:18 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
4:58 - 5:09 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
9:05 - 5:04 PM
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 2nd movement
Mendelssohn: 'Scottish' and 'Italian' Symphonies
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jaime Laredo, conductor
4:26 - 4:56 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
8:10 - 4:44 PM
Four Seasons: Summer
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
11:37 - 4:40 PM
Yefim Bronfman, piano
4:14 - 4:32 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
8:01 - 4:29 PM
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole
Bizet: "Carmen" Suite, "L'Arlesienne" Suite/Offenbach: Barcarolle, "Orpheus in the Underworld" Overture
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:24 - 4:24 PM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
4:18 - 4:18 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
6:05 - 4:07 PM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
Ray Chen, violin
10:31 - 4:01 PM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
5:51 - 3:54 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:28 - 3:49 PM
La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture
Mozart: Arias for Male Soprano
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:46 - 3:37 PM
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
11:27 - 3:33 PM
Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra
Conrad van Alphen, conductor
4:19 - 3:27 PM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement
Dvorak: G Major Op. 106 & F Major Op. 96 "American"
Pavel Haas Quartet
5:31 - 3:22 PM
Waltz No. 1 "Grand Valse brillante"
Rachmaninoff Performs Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and others
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano
4:46 - 3:06 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
15:51 - 3:00 PM
Memories of the Alhambra
Dejan Ivanovic, guitar
5:36 - 2:54 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
6:28 - 2:48 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:33 - 2:39 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Ramin Bahrami, piano
8:22 - 2:34 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:37 - 2:24 PM
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Andras Korodi, conductor
9:34 - 2:21 PM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Dance
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; FantasÃa para un gentilhombre
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
2:07 - 2:15 PM
Southwest German Broadcasting Orchestra in Stuttgart
Gianluigi Gelmetti, conductor
6:39 - 2:06 PM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Viktoria Mullova, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
9:10 - 1:56 PM
Piano Concerto No. 3: Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
9:17 - 1:51 PM
Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:19 - 1:46 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:47 - 1:38 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:49 - 1:24 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
13:25 - 1:17 PM
Evgeny Kissin, piano
6:27 - 1:08 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
9:36 - 1:03 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
4:42 - 12:54 PM
Night on Bald Mountain
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
9:09 - 12:45 PM
Kremerata Baltica
Gidon Kremer, conductor
8:12 - 12:42 PM
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Balletto
Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
2:57 - 12:30 PM
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
11:41 - 12:26 PM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
4:18 - 12:19 PM
Paris Orchestra
Pierre Dervaux, conductor
6:46 - 12:12 PM
Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:26 - 11:57 AM
Murray Perahia, piano
14:42 - 11:54 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:38 - 11:47 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:12 - 11:44 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:26 - 11:30 AM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Petri Sakari, conductor
13:27 - 11:26 AM
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
David Oistrakh, violin
3:56 - 11:22 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
3:23 - 11:08 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
14:34 - 11:04 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:23 - 11:00 AM
National Symphony of Ukraine
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
4:25 - 10:57 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
2:31 - 10:50 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Pepe Romero, guitar
7:28 - 10:43 AM
Sergey Schepkin, piano
5:43 - 10:36 AM
Canadian Brass
7:34 - 10:29 AM
Bartered Bride: Overture
Dvorak: New World Symphony/Smetana: Vltava; The Bartered Bride Overture
Czech State Philharmonic
Jose Serebrier, conductor
6:49 - 10:24 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Mischa Maisky, conductor
Mischa Maisky, cello
4:45 - 10:14 AM
Water Music Suite No. 3
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
9:32 - 10:07 AM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:29 - 9:58 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:57 - 9:43 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe, conductor
14:44 - 9:38 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
4:50 - 9:29 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:25 - 9:23 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:55 - 9:19 AM
Moura Lympany, piano
3:56 - 9:14 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:40 - 9:02 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
12:02 - 8:53 AM
An Outdoor Overture
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
9:14 - 8:49 AM
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie, conductor
3:29 - 8:46 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
3:34 - 8:41 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:10 - 8:30 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 9: The Orchestral Works
Warsaw Philharmonic
Kazimierz Kord, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
10:29 - 8:23 AM
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
6:42 - 8:20 AM
Juilliard String Quartet
2:01 - 8:10 AM
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Fabio Biondi, violin
10:29 - 8:01 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:20 - 7:47 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
13:28 - 7:36 AM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Bernstein Favorites: Waltzes
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:19 - 7:24 AM
Academy of London
Richard Stamp, conductor
Ray Still, oboe
12:03 - 7:19 AM
Humoresque No. 7
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Leslie Stifelman, piano
4:19 - 7:10 AM
Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
9:13 - 7:04 AM
Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Colin Davis, conductor
6:05 - 6:58 AM
Jutta Zoff, harp
5:14 - 6:51 AM
Pirates of Penzance Overture
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:07 - 6:48 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis, conductor
3:11 - 6:43 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
4:45 - 6:33 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
Tzimon Barto, piano
10:10 - 6:26 AM
Emerson String Quartet
6:38 - 6:21 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
4:41 - 6:12 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
8:56 - 6:10 AM
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, conductor
1:41 - 6:02 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
John Williams, guitar
8:38 - 5:55 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
The Greatest Classical Show On Earth
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Sandor Vegh, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
6:42 - 5:46 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:10 - 5:39 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
7:49 - 5:34 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:55 - 5:28 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:14 - 5:24 AM
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:28 - 5:18 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:22 - 5:04 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
13:17 - 5:00 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
4:33