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.
- 1:00 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:16 - 12:57 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Renee Fleming, soprano
3:45 - 12:54 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor
3:10 - 12:48 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
5:13 - 12:43 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
5:03 - 12:35 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:11 - 12:24 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Wagner
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
10:38 - 12:19 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:53 - 12:05 PM
Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor
Lily Laskine, harp
13:13 - 11:59 AM
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement
Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Pathetique; Moonlight; Waldstein
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
6:11 - 11:50 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:44 - 11:44 AM
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
6:06 - 11:34 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
9:48 - 11:27 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
6:29 - 11:12 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
David Fray, piano
15:02 - 11:06 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Morton Gould, conductor
6:03 - 11:00 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:59 - 10:52 AM
Jason Vieaux, guitar
7:06 - 10:48 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:27 - 10:43 AM
Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello
4:32 - 10:34 AM
Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement
Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:55 - 10:25 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Louis Lane, conductor
8:57 - 10:09 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
15:57 - 10:05 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:28 - 9:56 AM
Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March
Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
8:46 - 9:43 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
13:02 - 9:35 AM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
8:00 - 9:31 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Thomas R. Forrester, conductor
3:09 - 9:26 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gunter Wand, conductor
5:04 - 9:22 AM
Leslie Howard, piano
3:50 - 9:08 AM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
14:00 - 9:05 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
3:26 - 8:59 AM
Guildhall Strings
5:34 - 8:45 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
14:19 - 8:37 AM
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
7:17 - 8:30 AM
Clarinet Concerto: 2nd movement
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major; Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
Eric Hoepprich, clarinet
6:21 - 8:22 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:56 - 8:16 AM
Consortium Classicum
5:41 - 8:13 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:05 - 8:01 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Newman, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
12:23 - 7:56 AM
John O'Conor, piano
4:37 - 7:49 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:10 - 7:43 AM
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
5:33 - 7:40 AM
Markus Klinko, harp
3:01 - 7:30 AM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 "Linz" & 38 "Prague"
Philharmonia Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
10:00 - 7:28 AM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
1:45 - 7:19 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:28 - 7:15 AM
Eric Himy, piano
2:50 - 7:11 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:24 - 7:00 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
10:27 - 6:45 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
14:37 - 6:41 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
4:24 - 6:39 AM
Pierre Amoyal, violin
1:40 - 6:34 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
4:50 - 6:21 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
12:37 - 6:16 AM
Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes
Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
5:05 - 6:06 AM
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, conductor
Noah Geller, violin
9:27 - 6:00 AM
Tatrai Quartet
6:40