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.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
11:47 - 5:28 AM
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
3:44 - 5:22 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Branford Marsalis, saxophone
5:34 - 5:12 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
10:02 - 5:04 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Jon Manasse, clarinet
7:49 - 4:56 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Ramin Bahrami, piano
7:16 - 4:54 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin
2:11 - 4:44 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
An Evening in Vienna - LIVE!
Miami Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Marturet, conductor
10:29 - 4:39 AM
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
3:51 - 4:28 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Sarah Chang, violin
11:31 - 4:21 AM
Orchestra of La Francophonie
Jean-Philippe Tremblay, conductor
6:41 - 4:16 AM
Paganini Etude No. 3 "La Campanella"
Piano Collection: Arrau, Cziffra, Ciccolini, Rudy et al.
Francois-Rene Duchable, piano
4:36 - 4:07 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
8:53 - 4:02 AM
New York Philomusica
Paige Brook, conductor
Paige Brook, flute
5:29 - 3:59 AM
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Jacqueline Du Pre, cello
2:48 - 3:49 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:04 - 3:47 AM
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, conductor
1:41 - 3:40 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:34 - 3:36 AM
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
3:37 - 3:31 AM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
5:26 - 3:26 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:56 - 3:16 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:57 - 3:09 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
7:21 - 3:03 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:09 - 2:53 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
9:34 - 2:44 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
9:00 - 2:34 AM
Orchestra de la Suisse Romande
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
9:40 - 2:26 AM
I Musici
Pepe Romero, guitar
8:23 - 2:22 AM
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:30 - 2:10 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
11:42 - 2:03 AM
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gianluigi Gelmetti, conductor
6:39 - 1:59 AM
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 - 1:52 AM
Samson and Delilah: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (My heart at thy sweet voice)
Golden Opera
Vienna Orchestra
Henry Lewis, conductor
Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano
6:26 - 1:47 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
5:36 - 1:42 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:41 - 1:36 AM
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
5:08 - 1:27 AM
Kimball Sykes, clarinet
9:26 - 1:24 AM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Daniel Hope, violin
2:58 - 1:10 AM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
14:00 - 1:07 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:41 - 1:03 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:26 - 12:55 AM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
7:54 - 12:52 AM
Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
Peter Hurford, organ
3:01 - 12:47 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Efrem Kurtz, conductor
4:19 - 12:30 AM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
17:00 - 12:23 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 And 23
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Ingrid Jacoby, piano
7:17 - 12:12 AM
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Bela Drahos, conductor
10:54 - 11:56 PM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Russian Easter Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
15:15 - 11:47 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
9:06 - 11:32 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
15:03 - 11:22 PM
Pacifica String Quartet
Anthony McGill, clarinet
8:54 - 11:19 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
2:41 - 11:10 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
William Steinberg, conductor
Nathan Milstein, violin
9:32 - 10:54 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
15:27 - 10:48 PM
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
6:42 - 10:40 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
7:15 - 10:34 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
6:05 - 10:28 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:51 - 10:14 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sinfonia Concertante, etc.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
13:07 - 10:05 PM
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Andras Korodi, conductor
9:34 - 10:01 PM
Ensemble Stephanie and Saar
3:42 - 9:49 PM
Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Julius Baker, flute
11:19 - 9:36 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Daniel Barenboim, piano
12:34 - 9:27 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
9:34 - 9:10 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
15:53 - 9:04 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
6:13 - 9:00 PM
Petronel Malan, piano
3:49 - 8:57 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:29 - 8:51 PM
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement
Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets
Cypress String Quartet
5:59 - 8:47 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
3:21 - 8:41 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:48 - 8:34 PM
Hungarian State Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:52 - 8:23 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:28 - 8:16 PM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
6:24 - 8:02 PM
Dejan Ivanovic, guitar
5:37 - 7:51 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
10:54 - 7:45 PM
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic
Leif Segerstam, conductor
5:45 - 7:38 PM
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
1:50 - 7:31 PM
Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 3rd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:47 - 7:27 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
4:33 - 7:16 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:31 - 7:04 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
12:06 - 6:57 PM
Paris Orchestra
Pierre Dervaux, conductor
6:46 - 6:43 PM
New York Philomusica
Robert Johnson, conductor
13:43 - 6:31 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:43 - 6:24 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
6:29 - 6:08 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
15:34 - 6:02 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
6:29 - 5:58 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Placido Domingo, tenor
3:23 - 5:55 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:22 - 5:47 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
7:48 - 5:36 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Jerzy Semkow, conductor
Rafal Blechacz, piano
9:51 - 5:33 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
3:24 - 5:24 PM
Raglan Baroque Players
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
9:25 - 5:10 PM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Petri Sakari, conductor
13:27 - 5:05 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:57 - 4:56 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
8:53 - 4:51 PM
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Bourree and Gigue
Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
4:19 - 4:47 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
4:27 - 4:42 PM
Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:19 - 4:36 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:43 - 4:33 PM
Bartered Bride: Dance of the Comedians
Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 1
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:39 - 4:23 PM
Flute and Harp Concerto: 2nd movement
L. Laskine Joue Boieldieu, Mozart, Pierne
Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
9:42 - 4:12 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Wilhelm Furtwangler, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
10:22 - 4:03 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
9:20 - 4:01 PM
Schubert Ensemble of London
1:59 - 3:53 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:48 - 3:45 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
8:06 - 3:41 PM
Midori, violin
3:06 - 3:30 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:58 - 3:26 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:45 - 3:14 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
12:08 - 3:12 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:44 - 3:03 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
8:45 - 2:59 PM
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
4:20 - 2:54 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:47 - 2:45 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:25 - 2:42 PM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
3:21 - 2:33 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:49 - 2:23 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
9:52 - 2:19 PM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
2:56 - 2:06 PM
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Philippe Jordan, conductor
13:24 - 2:02 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:38 - 1:52 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
10:27 - 1:47 PM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
4:47 - 1:42 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
4:37 - 1:37 PM
Leon Fleisher, piano
4:57 - 1:25 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
11:39 - 1:21 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
3:14 - 1:09 PM
Orchestral Ensemble of Paris
John Nelson, conductor
12:01 - 1:02 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
7:18 - 12:37 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
David Lockington, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
10:05 - 12:28 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ
8:41 - 12:26 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
1:41 - 12:19 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 12:06 PM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Daniel Harding, conductor
12:46 - 11:56 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
10:21 - 11:52 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
3:31 - 11:46 AM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
6:10 - 11:42 AM
Lang Lang, piano
3:14 - 11:36 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:19 - 11:29 AM
Bartered Bride: Overture
Dvorak: New World Symphony/Smetana: Vltava; The Bartered Bride Overture
Czech State Philharmonic
Jose Serebrier, conductor
6:49 - 11:22 AM
Takacs Quartet
7:03 - 11:06 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
15:15 - 10:58 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
Robert Casadesus, piano
7:48 - 10:55 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
3:34 - 10:41 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
13:28 - 10:30 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
10:29 - 10:23 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
7:35 - 10:14 AM
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
7:45 - 10:10 AM
Cello Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
4:42 - 10:02 AM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
7:50 - 9:59 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:05 - 9:57 AM
Kevin Bowyer, organ
1:52 - 9:52 AM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
4:27 - 9:43 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:58 - 9:37 AM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
5:19 - 9:35 AM
Swingle Singers
2:44 - 9:25 AM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
10:10 - 9:19 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:37 - 9:16 AM
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 - 9:02 AM
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
14:09 - 8:55 AM
William Vermeulen, horn
6:42 - 8:51 AM
Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra
Conrad van Alphen, conductor
4:19 - 8:47 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
3:47 - 8:42 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:25 - 8:36 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:42 - 8:22 AM
Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott, conductor
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
13:53 - 8:19 AM
Pascal Roge, piano
2:33 - 8:14 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:58 - 8:02 AM
Scottish Ensemble
Jonathan Rees, conductor
11:56 - 7:56 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:12 - 7:50 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:33 - 7:45 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
5:14 - 7:40 AM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
4:24 - 7:30 AM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
Ray Chen, violin
10:31 - 7:20 AM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
J Strauss: An der Schonen Blauen Donau and others
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
9:28 - 7:12 AM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": 1st movement
Haydn Symphonies: No. 82 in C Major "The Bear"; No. 38 in C Major; No. 104 in D Major "London"
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christof Perick, conductor
7:44 - 7:07 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:55 - 7:02 AM
Takacs Quartet
5:23 - 6:59 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
2:23 - 6:51 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Joseph Swensen, violin
8:23 - 6:44 AM
Pacifica String Quartet
Anthony McGill, clarinet
6:42 - 6:39 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:45 - 6:33 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:36 - 6:26 AM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
7:03 - 6:17 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:42 - 6:06 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
10:46 - 6:00 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
6:26