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.
- 12:28 AM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
9:30 - 12:19 AM
Thymos Quartet
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
7:46 - 12:11 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:15 - 12:06 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
4:48 - 11:52 PM
English String Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
14:09 - 11:47 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
5:24 - 11:40 PM
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement
Perchance To Dream: A Lullaby Album For Children And Adults
Carol Rosenberger, piano
5:53 - 11:27 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
12:40 - 11:21 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:50 - 11:11 PM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:38 - 11:07 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
3:33 - 11:00 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 22
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Jonathan Biss, piano
6:33 - 10:56 PM
Holberg Suite: Rigaudon
Grieg: Symphonic Dances, From Holberg's Time, Old Norwegian Melody
Oslo Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
3:55 - 10:52 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:37 - 10:48 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Fritz Reiner, conductor
3:28 - 10:45 PM
Swingle Singers
2:44 - 10:38 PM
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:58 - 10:26 PM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
12:09 - 10:16 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 - 10:06 PM
Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Dances from Aleko, Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
9:50 - 10:05 PM
Kevin Bowyer, organ
1:14 - 9:58 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
6:49 - 9:53 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:31 - 9:48 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Liszt - Solti
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
4:55 - 9:46 PM
Angela Hewitt, piano
2:26 - 9:40 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
5:34 - 9:29 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
10:34 - 9:23 PM
L'Archibudelli
Charles Neidich, clarinet
6:08 - 9:20 PM
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
2:43 - 9:06 PM
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
14:09 - 8:56 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
9:59 - 8:46 PM
B'Rock Baroque Orchestra
Rodolfo Richter, violin
9:29 - 8:41 PM
Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:31 - 8:35 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
6:05 - 8:25 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:36 - 8:15 PM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 8 & 9
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
9:29 - 8:10 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
5:55 - 8:03 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:05 - 7:58 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:45 - 7:53 PM
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Children's Corner - Debussy Orchestrations
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
5:08 - 7:50 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
3:31 - 7:44 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
6:06 - 7:37 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
RAI National Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valcuha, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
6:36 - 7:26 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10:31 - 7:21 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
5:01 - 7:12 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:39 - 7:03 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
8:44 - 6:58 PM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
4:28 - 6:47 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:53 - 6:42 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 100, Sinfonia Concertante
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
3:54 - 6:39 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
3:01 - 6:25 PM
Kuentz Chamber Orchestra
Paul Kuentz, conductor
Nicanor Zabaleta, harp
13:41 - 6:18 PM
Piano Concerto No. 16: 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nr. 16, Kv 451 And Nr. 19, Kv 459
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
6:32 - 6:11 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:42 - 6:03 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:29 - 5:56 PM
Nameday (Namensfeier) Overture
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:49 - 5:51 PM
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kurt Eichhorn, conductor
Lucia Popp, soprano
5:00 - 5:49 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
1:45 - 5:44 PM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
5:26 - 5:37 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1; Erno Dohnanyi Variations On A Nursery Song
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
6:53 - 5:30 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
Toru Yasunaga, violin
6:48 - 5:25 PM
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
4:28 - 5:17 PM
Symphony No. 5: 4th movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
7:25 - 5:13 PM
Academy for Ancient Music Berlin
Rene Jacobs, conductor
4:00 - 5:02 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
John Abberger, oboe
11:10 - 4:52 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
The Key to Classics: J. Strauss
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:38 - 4:47 PM
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
5:51 - 4:39 PM
Canadian Brass
7:34 - 4:33 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
5:11 - 4:26 PM
Cello Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
7:03 - 4:10 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
Misha Dichter, piano
15:41 - 4:07 PM
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": Menuetto
Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
3:09 - 4:03 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:38 - 3:54 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
9:07 - 3:50 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jorge Mester, conductor
3:44 - 3:43 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
7:30 - 3:37 PM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
4:50 - 3:25 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
12:19 - 3:20 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
5:01 - 3:16 PM
John Williams, guitar
3:18 - 3:02 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
14:00 - 2:56 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:22 - 2:44 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
11:34 - 2:37 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
6:50 - 2:29 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:03 - 2:21 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
7:26 - 2:18 PM
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
2:21 - 2:08 PM
Dunedin Consort
John Butt, conductor
10:41 - 2:02 PM
David Russell, guitar
5:25 - 1:59 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Andre Previn, conductor
Kathleen Battle, soprano
2:34 - 1:49 PM
Scheherazade: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Tsar Saltan Suite etc.
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
10:39 - 1:42 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
6:29 - 1:40 PM
Frederic Chiu, piano
1:39 - 1:30 PM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
Ugo Orlandi, mandolin
10:35 - 1:26 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:28 - 1:15 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
10:31 - 1:05 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
9:48 - 1:00 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
5:13 - 12:57 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
2:54 - 12:51 PM
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement
The Kernis Project: Beethoven
Jasper String Quartet
6:20 - 12:46 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, violin
4:51 - 12:40 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:02 - 12:38 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
2:37 - 12:26 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
11:08 - 12:20 PM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)
Mozart: Complete Solo Piano Works
Walter Gieseking, piano
6:13 - 12:05 PM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
14:52 - 11:58 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
James Galway, flute
6:25 - 11:56 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:49 - 11:45 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
11:40 - 11:35 AM
Krystian Zimerman, piano
8:54 - 11:25 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
10:38 - 11:17 AM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:29 - 11:14 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
3:04 - 11:04 AM
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Avi Avital, mandolin
9:12 - 10:59 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:38 - 10:51 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Felix Slatkin, conductor
7:39 - 10:46 AM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
4:01 - 10:32 AM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
14:00 - 10:24 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
8:16 - 10:18 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
5:10 - 10:11 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
7:31 - 9:55 AM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
15:49 - 9:48 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
7:09 - 9:42 AM
Andras Schiff, piano
4:48 - 9:31 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
11:18 - 9:29 AM
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Elgar Howarth, conductor
2:08 - 9:23 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:37 - 9:20 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
3:21 - 9:10 AM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 1st movement
Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
9:54 - 8:58 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
11:00 - 8:49 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
9:20 - 8:45 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:23 - 8:35 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
8:52 - 8:26 AM
Scottish Fantasy: Finale
Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Midori, violin
9:39 - 8:21 AM
Daniel Pollack, piano
4:33 - 8:14 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev, conductor
6:36 - 8:04 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:01 - 7:57 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:16 - 7:55 AM
Gurzenich Orchestra
John Pritchard, conductor
Ileana Cotrubas, soprano
2:30 - 7:51 AM
I Solisti Italiani
3:57 - 7:45 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:57 - 7:42 AM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
2:33 - 7:39 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
2:50 - 7:24 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
15:24 - 7:16 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
7:30 - 7:08 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:10 - 7:02 AM
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
5:26 - 6:52 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Silvio Varviso, conductor
9:32 - 6:41 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
11:19 - 6:37 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:18 - 6:33 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
4:32 - 6:19 AM
Horn Concerto No. 2
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Hermann Baumann, horn
13:24 - 6:10 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:26 - 6:00 AM
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Saint-Saens: Havanaise
New York Chamber Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
10:40