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.
- 11:16 PM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
James DePreist, conductor
11:50 - 11:13 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
3:05 - 11:07 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:53 - 11:01 PM
John O'Conor, piano
5:46 - 10:56 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:48 - 10:52 PM
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
3:58 - 10:48 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:59 - 10:40 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
7:29 - 10:37 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
3:31 - 10:23 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
14:00 - 10:14 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
8:13 - 10:10 PM
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
3:51 - 10:05 PM
Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas
Ravel: Sheherazade, etc.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:03 - 10:01 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
4:11 - 9:56 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:50 - 9:46 PM
Lucerne Festival Strings
Daniel Dodds, conductor
Midori, violin
9:46 - 9:40 PM
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
5:12 - 9:34 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies no 94 "Surprise" & 100 "Military"
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:45 - 9:24 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
10:01 - 9:10 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
13:42 - 9:07 PM
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
3:14 - 9:03 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
3:49 - 8:53 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Stanley Black, conductor
9:54 - 8:48 PM
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Raymond Agoult, conductor
5:31 - 8:41 PM
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement
The Kernis Project: Beethoven
Jasper String Quartet
6:20 - 8:37 PM
Kaori Muraji, guitar
4:09 - 8:27 PM
Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
9:57 - 8:24 PM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
1:39 - 8:11 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:21 - 8:05 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:25 - 7:58 PM
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)
Ravel: Sheherazade; Le Tombeau De Couperin/Debussy: Ballades de Villon
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:47 - 7:53 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
4:48 - 7:41 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
11:36 - 7:34 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
6:55 - 7:29 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:24 - 7:25 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:15 - 7:21 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Bach: Six Concertos for the Margrave of Brandenburg
European Brandenburg Ensemble
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:53 - 7:13 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
8:06 - 7:02 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
10:11 - 6:56 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:30 - 6:50 PM
Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:17 - 6:45 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:29 - 6:37 PM
Egmont Overture
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
8:40 - 6:31 PM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement
Dvorak: G Major Op. 106 & F Major Op. 96 "American"
Pavel Haas Quartet
5:31 - 6:22 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Cyprien Katsaris, piano
8:58 - 6:09 PM
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
13:10 - 6:02 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
6:50 - 5:55 PM
Zurich Operahouse Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
6:32 - 5:44 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jun Markl, conductor
Ingrid Fliter, piano
10:10 - 5:30 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
14:19 - 5:21 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ
8:41 - 5:16 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:49 - 5:07 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:50 - 5:00 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano
6:37 - 4:52 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
David Lockington, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
8:40 - 4:45 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:52 - 4:38 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Overtures: Beatrice e Benedict, Le corsaire
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
6:21 - 4:29 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:50 - 4:24 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:10 - 4:17 PM
Paul Lewis, piano
6:25 - 4:06 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
11:07 - 4:03 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:08 - 3:58 PM
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
4:28 - 3:46 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
11:43 - 3:37 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
9:04 - 3:34 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:50 - 3:25 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Zino Francescatti, violin
9:16 - 3:10 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
14:00 - 3:03 PM
Violin Concerto No. 2: 1st movement
Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
7:05 - 2:50 PM
Szeged Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Pal, conductor
12:48 - 2:46 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
3:53 - 2:43 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Andre Cluytens, conductor
2:46 - 2:39 PM
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian, conductor
3:59 - 2:26 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
12:45 - 2:16 PM
MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
9:49 - 2:04 PM
Orchestra de la Suisse Romande
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
12:04 - 1:58 PM
Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Roman Carnival Overture, Three Pieces from The Damnation of Faust
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli, conductor
5:44 - 1:53 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:10 - 1:48 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
4:45 - 1:30 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
18:22 - 1:23 PM
Rafal Blechacz, piano
5:36 - 1:21 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
2:04 - 1:15 PM
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
5:55 - 1:12 PM
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor
3:17 - 1:03 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Neil Black, oboe
8:52 - 12:52 PM
La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy
Jean-Claude Malgoire, conductor
John Holloway, violin
10:48 - 12:45 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:37 - 12:41 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:25 - 12:29 PM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, The Consecration of the House
Dresden State Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
12:39 - 12:24 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
4:51 - 12:20 PM
Hakon Austbo, piano
2:53 - 12:11 PM
Chilingirian Quartet
9:19 - 12:03 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
8:03 - 11:59 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:24 - 11:56 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
3:44 - 11:52 AM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky: L'ouiseau de feu, Le Sacre du printemps, Persephone
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
3:19 - 11:43 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
8:53 - 11:38 AM
Barry Douglas, piano
5:16 - 11:31 AM
Tatrai Quartet
6:42 - 11:23 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Thomas Zehetmair, violin
7:38 - 11:18 AM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; FantasÃa para un gentilhombre
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:41 - 11:12 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
6:07 - 11:02 AM
New York Chamber Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Gerard Schwarz, trumpet
9:54 - 10:59 AM
Andre Watts, piano
2:49 - 10:53 AM
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
James DePreist, conductor
6:13 - 10:49 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
3:46 - 10:41 AM
Paris Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:38 - 10:34 AM
Parley of Instruments
Paul O'Dette, lute
7:03 - 10:30 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:00 - 10:23 AM
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 - 10:06 AM
Symphony No. 5: 3rd-4th movements
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Wellington's Victory, Egmont
Canadian Brass
Georg Tintner, conductor
16:40 - 10:02 AM
New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp, conductor
4:20 - 9:52 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
9:36 - 9:44 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Susan Palma, flute
7:41 - 9:39 AM
Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello
4:47 - 9:25 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
14:09 - 9:12 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jaime Laredo, conductor
12:21 - 9:03 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
9:03 - 8:53 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
John Corigliano, violin
9:26 - 8:49 AM
Empire Brass
4:22 - 8:43 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:07 - 8:38 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
4:30 - 8:30 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:30 - 8:14 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
David Fray, piano
15:02 - 8:09 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:35 - 8:07 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
1:46 - 7:57 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
9:44 - 7:53 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
3:51 - 7:49 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jose-Luis Garcia, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
4:23 - 7:45 AM
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
3:43 - 7:36 AM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Nott, conductor
8:29 - 7:26 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Orchestral Works
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
10:07 - 7:20 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
5:45 - 7:15 AM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
4:47 - 7:06 AM
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
9:15 - 6:59 AM
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement
Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Pathetique; Moonlight; Waldstein
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
6:10 - 6:52 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:43 - 6:42 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
9:34 - 6:36 AM
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
5:24 - 6:26 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
10:11 - 6:19 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
7:13 - 6:10 AM
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Justin Brown, conductor
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
8:40 - 6:00 AM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard, conductor
9:52