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.
- 6:24 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
11:16 - 6:19 PM
Maria Joao Pires, piano
4:24 - 6:07 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello
11:22 - 6:06 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
1:29 - 5:52 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:41 - 5:44 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
8:19 - 5:38 PM
Moura Lympany, piano
4:56 - 5:32 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:14 - 5:21 PM
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
10:55 - 5:11 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
9:34 - 5:02 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:00 - 5:00 PM
Maxim Vengerov, violin
2:02 - 4:48 PM
Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)
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
12:05 - 4:44 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
James Galway, flute
3:38 - 4:38 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:24 - 4:28 PM
Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture
Wagner: Der fliegende Hollander
Berlin State Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10:14 - 4:20 PM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
Bonifacio Bianchi, mandolin
8:26 - 4:16 PM
Alfred Brendel, piano
3:26 - 4:06 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
9:24 - 4:02 PM
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
4:06 - 3:57 PM
La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture
Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:42 - 3:54 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
John Birch, organ
3:06 - 3:50 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:34 - 3:43 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:20 - 3:41 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
1:40 - 3:35 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:48 - 3:26 PM
Symphony: Finale
Bizet: Symphony in C; Carmen - Suites Nos 1 & 2; Jeux d'enfants - Suite; Overture: Patrie
French National Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
8:56 - 3:21 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
4:46 - 3:12 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
9:21 - 3:09 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Raymond Leppard, harpsichord
2:54 - 2:58 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
10:28 - 2:47 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
10:38 - 2:35 PM
Academy of London
Richard Stamp, conductor
Ray Still, oboe
12:03 - 2:32 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor
3:14 - 2:27 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Mischa Maisky, conductor
Mischa Maisky, cello
4:45 - 2:12 PM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
14:11 - 2:04 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Colin Davis, conductor
8:15 - 1:57 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
6:47 - 1:49 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
8:02 - 1:43 PM
Robert DeGaetano, piano
5:40 - 1:35 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
7:38 - 1:27 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
7:51 - 1:23 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:46 - 1:06 PM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
17:00 - 1:00 PM
Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop"
Bach: French Suite; Schumann: Papillons, Op.2; Chopin: Two Preludes, Mazurka
Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano
5:40 - 12:54 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:40 - 12:44 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
David Lockington, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
10:05 - 12:40 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:48 - 12:30 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:09 - 12:22 PM
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
7:50 - 12:18 PM
Lynn Harrell, cello
3:08 - 12:11 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 4th movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No 1-3 / Martin Pearlman
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
7:28 - 12:01 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
9:35 - 11:48 AM
Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman, conductor
Frances Kelly, harp
13:01 - 11:45 AM
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
2:48 - 11:33 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 1st movement
Dvorak: Piano Quintets In A, Op.5 & Op.81; Borodin: Quartet
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
12:04 - 11:29 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
3:38 - 11:23 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:33 - 11:13 AM
Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils
Strauss: Don Juan; Death and Transfiguration; Dance of the Seven Veils; Rosenkavelier Suite
New York Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
10:18 - 11:10 AM
Violin Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement
Bach: Violin Concertos, Gubaidulina: In Tempus Praesens
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
2:36 - 10:58 AM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)
Mozart: Piano Sonatas and Variations
Fazil Say, piano
11:42 - 10:54 AM
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
4:13 - 10:44 AM
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Andras Korodi, conductor
9:33 - 10:29 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
14:31 - 10:21 AM
Symphony No. 5: 1st movement
Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:14 - 10:16 AM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
4:16 - 10:03 AM
World Orchestra for Peace
Valery Gergiev, conductor
12:58 - 9:59 AM
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
3:57 - 9:49 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
9:51 - 9:45 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:39 - 9:36 AM
Jeremy Denk, piano
7:59 - 9:30 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:42 - 9:22 AM
Guildhall Strings
8:37 - 9:11 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:31 - 9:01 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Hubert Barwahser, flute
9:36 - 8:46 AM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
15:12 - 8:39 AM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
5:56 - 8:25 AM
Dunedin Consort
John Butt, conductor
14:33 - 8:13 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
Maria Joao Pires, piano
10:55 - 8:09 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement
Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:15 - 8:02 AM
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
6:42 - 7:59 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas Cleobury, conductor
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
3:33 - 7:53 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
5:24 - 7:45 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, In der Nature
Vienna Philharmonic
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
7:49 - 7:35 AM
Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein": 3rd movement
Alice Sara Ott: Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Alice Sara Ott, piano
9:59 - 7:26 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:59 - 7:22 AM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
3:59 - 7:12 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:00 - 7:03 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
9:52 - 6:56 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
6:40 - 6:52 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:31 - 6:43 AM
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
9:28 - 6:38 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
3:43 - 6:31 AM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Alfred Walter, conductor
7:34 - 6:19 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
12:03 - 6:14 AM
James Ehnes, piano
3:51 - 6:03 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
11:13 - 6:00 AM
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:30