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.
- 2:27 AM
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
6:57 - 2:06 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Natasha Paremski Plays Tchaikovsky And Rachmaninoff
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Natasha Paremski, piano
20:28 - 1:57 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
8:18 - 1:55 AM
New Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus
Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:24 - 1:52 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Louis Lane, conductor
3:16 - 1:45 AM
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 - 1:35 AM
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
10:01 - 1:26 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:49 - 1:21 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
3:44 - 1:12 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
9:34 - 1:04 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
7:55 - 1:00 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:29 - 12:55 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:04 - 12:50 AM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
5:00 - 12:44 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:53 - 12:39 AM
Canadian Brass
Edo de Waart, conductor
5:02 - 12:29 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
9:34 - 12:23 AM
Jorge Bolet, piano
5:29 - 12:17 AM
Emerson String Quartet
6:38 - 12:07 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Aram Khachaturian, conductor
9:09 - 11:53 PM
New York Philomusica
Robert Johnson, conductor
13:43 - 11:51 PM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
2:31 - 11:48 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
2:37 - 11:44 PM
Hakon Austbo, piano
3:40 - 11:35 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:21 - 11:25 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:36 - 11:10 PM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
14:42 - 11:05 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
4:33 - 10:50 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
15:27 - 10:44 PM
Dejan Ivanovic, guitar
5:37 - 10:36 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
7:51 - 10:30 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
6:05 - 10:24 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:24 - 10:18 PM
Berceuse (Lullaby)
The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 5: Masterpieces & Miniatures
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
5:58 - 10:07 PM
Camerata Bern
Thomas Furi, conductor
Goran Sollscher, guitar
10:37 - 10:04 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
3:23 - 10:01 PM
Vienna-Berlin Ensemble
3:02 - 9:57 PM
Voces8
3:23 - 9:50 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:02 - 9:40 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:13 - 9:37 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, piano
2:54 - 9:21 PM
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 - 9:15 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:33 - 9:11 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 - 9:03 PM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Martin Frost, conductor
Martin Frost, basset clarinet
7:53 - 8:57 PM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Mozart: Quintett KV452; Beethoven: Quintett op. 16
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
Christian Zacharias, piano
5:46 - 8:52 PM
Star Wars: Princess Leia
John Williams' Classic Film Scores Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Wars
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor
5:06 - 8:45 PM
Takacs Quartet
7:03 - 8:41 PM
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Bourree and Gigue
Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
4:19 - 8:35 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
5:20 - 8:27 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
8:10 - 8:23 PM
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:56 - 8:17 PM
Ruth Laredo, piano
5:32 - 8:09 PM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
7:16 - 8:03 PM
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gianluigi Gelmetti, conductor
6:39 - 7:57 PM
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic
Leif Segerstam, conductor
5:45 - 7:48 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:40 - 7:36 PM
Paul Lewis, piano
11:13 - 7:31 PM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
5:15 - 7:27 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Felix Slatkin, conductor
4:35 - 7:23 PM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
3:23 - 7:13 PM
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Andras Korodi, conductor
9:34 - 7:07 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:29 - 7:00 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos No 20 & 21
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
6:13 - 6:55 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:47 - 6:53 PM
Juilliard String Quartet
2:01 - 6:44 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
9:20 - 6:37 PM
Bartered Bride: Overture
Dvorak: New World Symphony/Smetana: Vltava; The Bartered Bride Overture
Czech State Philharmonic
Jose Serebrier, conductor
6:49 - 6:30 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:28 - 6:28 PM
Richard Raymond, piano
1:48 - 6:16 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Largo
Dvorak: Piano Quintets In A, Op.5 & Op.81; Borodin: Quartet
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:34 - 6:07 PM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:57 - 5:59 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:03 - 5:55 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:43 - 5:49 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Sabine Meyer, basset clarinet
6:36 - 5:39 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
9:15 - 5:31 PM
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
8:09 - 5:26 PM
Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:19 - 5:17 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:49 - 5:06 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
11:36 - 4:59 PM
Hungarian State Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:52 - 4:54 PM
Yundi Li, piano
4:30 - 4:49 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:55 - 4:45 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
4:02 - 4:33 PM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
12:01 - 4:27 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
6:04 - 4:16 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
10:18 - 4:04 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
12:02 - 3:57 PM
Paris Orchestra
Pierre Dervaux, conductor
6:46 - 3:52 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:45 - 3:44 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
7:49 - 3:34 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
9:47 - 3:25 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:07 - 3:16 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
7:49 - 3:13 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:38 - 3:02 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
11:11 - 2:51 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Sarah Chang, violin
10:39 - 2:44 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
6:28 - 2:30 PM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Petri Sakari, conductor
13:27 - 2:24 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:55 - 2:21 PM
Yukio Yokoyama, piano
2:38 - 2:15 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:20 - 2:05 PM
Debra Wendells-Cross, flute
9:50 - 1:51 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
13:28 - 1:47 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:50 - 1:41 PM
Cleveland Quartet
5:05 - 1:33 PM
Paul Lewis, piano
8:28 - 1:26 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Salvatore Accardo, conductor
Salvatore Accardo, violin
6:26 - 1:22 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
4:33 - 1:15 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:22 - 1:05 PM
Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Strauss 1929 - 1990
Vienna Philharmonic
Wilhelm Furtwangler, conductor
9:27 - 1:03 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
1:59 - 1:00 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:28 - 12:56 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 - 12:49 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
7:07 - 12:45 PM
Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra
Conrad van Alphen, conductor
4:19 - 12:38 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:54 - 12:35 PM
Ensemble Stephanie and Saar
3:42 - 12:17 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
17:43 - 12:07 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
8:54 - 12:04 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
3:39 - 11:59 AM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
4:28 - 11:53 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
6:16 - 11:50 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:22 - 11:47 AM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
2:44 - 11:33 AM
Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, An American in Paris
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Andre Previn, piano
13:58 - 11:26 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:19 - 11:19 AM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
7:50 - 11:10 AM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
8:35 - 11:00 AM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
10:10 - 10:48 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
11:39 - 10:45 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
2:40 - 10:39 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:12 - 10:26 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
13:04 - 10:21 AM
Piano Quintet "Trout": Scherzo
Schubert: Trout Quintet, Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade
Takacs Quartet
Andreas Haefliger, piano
3:52 - 10:12 AM
Mendelssohn String Quartet
Charles Neidich, bassett horn
9:13 - 10:06 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
6:26 - 9:59 AM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
6:17 - 9:56 AM
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Balletto
Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
2:57 - 9:45 AM
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Mario Venzago, conductor
Liza Ferschtman, violin
10:48 - 9:36 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
9:05 - 9:32 AM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
3:27 - 9:27 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:12 - 9:18 AM
Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement
Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:55 - 9:12 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin, conductor
Bobby McFerrin, vocal
5:22 - 9:04 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
8:04 - 8:57 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Placido Domingo, conductor
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
7:09 - 8:46 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Preludes and Orchestral Music
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
10:22 - 8:37 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
8:48 - 8:31 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:44 - 8:26 AM
Jorge Bolet, piano
4:49 - 8:12 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
14:19 - 8:09 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:10 - 7:57 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
11:00 - 7:54 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:44 - 7:48 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:33 - 7:42 AM
Mischa Maisky, cello
5:29 - 7:34 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:11 - 7:23 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:30 - 7:09 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
13:36 - 7:08 AM
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, conductor
1:41 - 6:55 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
12:13 - 6:41 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
13:46 - 6:36 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:40 - 6:29 AM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
7:03 - 6:23 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
6:29 - 6:07 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
15:38 - 6:00 AM
Maxence Larrieu, flute
6:47