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.
- 2:04 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
8:56 - 1:58 PM
Leon Fleisher, piano
5:02 - 1:49 PM
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, conductor
Noah Geller, violin
9:27 - 1:40 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:37 - 1:37 PM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
3:34 - 1:30 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
6:22 - 1:27 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
2:40 - 1:11 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
16:48 - 1:07 PM
Lise de la Salle, piano
2:47 - 1:04 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:45 - 1:00 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:28 - 12:58 PM
Sarah Chang, violin
1:29 - 12:46 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
11:59 - 12:39 PM
Olga Kern, piano
6:59 - 12:34 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:50 - 12:26 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
7:34 - 12:15 PM
Russian Federal Orchestra
Vakhtang Jordania, conductor
11:24 - 12:10 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
4:54 - 12:03 PM
Avalon String Quartet
6:08 - 11:54 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nigel Kennedy, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin
9:40 - 11:49 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
4:31 - 11:39 AM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
9:04 - 11:30 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
William Steinberg, conductor
Nathan Milstein, violin
9:32 - 11:20 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
9:06 - 11:16 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:35 - 11:07 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
Hubert Laws, flute
8:27 - 10:58 AM
Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils
Strauss: Rosenkavelier, Salome's Dance, Burleske Fastival Prelud
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
9:10 - 10:51 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Miklos Rozsa, conductor
6:43 - 10:45 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:51 - 10:42 AM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
2:35 - 10:30 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
12:12 - 10:28 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:03 - 10:22 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
5:32 - 10:17 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:30 - 10:03 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
14:14 - 9:56 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
7:17 - 9:49 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
6:52 - 9:42 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
6:51 - 9:36 AM
Vienna Boys Choir
5:13 - 9:24 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:55 - 9:20 AM
Leon Fleisher, piano
3:28 - 9:15 AM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
5:37 - 9:02 AM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
12:54 - 8:58 AM
Kathleen Battle, soprano
3:57 - 8:43 AM
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Richard Strauss: Don Juan; Burlesque; Serenade; Till Eulenspiegel
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Paavo Berglund, conductor
15:03 - 8:38 AM
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 - 8:33 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:24 - 8:27 AM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:58 - 8:18 AM
Virgil Fox, organ
8:44 - 8:08 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
10:16 - 7:58 AM
Piano Concerto No. 20: 2nd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20, K466 & 27, K595
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
9:36 - 7:50 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
7:48 - 7:42 AM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Lance Friedel, conductor
8:19 - 7:30 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
11:38 - 7:24 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:49 - 7:20 AM
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
3:37 - 7:04 AM
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Jun Markl, conductor
Zuill Bailey, cello
15:20 - 7:01 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:40 - 6:56 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
4:13 - 6:49 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:44 - 6:40 AM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:05 - 6:36 AM
Lynn Harrell, cello
3:30 - 6:31 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
4:49 - 6:20 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:49 - 6:06 AM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
12:50 - 6:00 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
6:35