
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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Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:10 - 11:30 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:30 - 11:12 PM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
17:13 - 11:09 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
2:40 - 11:03 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:56 - 10:53 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:41 - 10:41 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:38 - 10:33 PM
Flute and Harp Concerto: Rondo
MOZART: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Concerto for Flute and Harp
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Patrick Gallois, flute
8:51 - 10:30 PM
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
1:41 - 10:25 PM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
5:15 - 10:10 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
14:42 - 10:00 PM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
10:20 - 9:53 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 9:45 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:42 - 9:42 PM
Miki Aoki, piano
3:02 - 9:28 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
13:36 - 9:24 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
3:24 - 9:20 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 9:09 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 - 9:01 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
7:21 - 8:57 PM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
4:24 - 8:52 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:37 - 8:47 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:32 - 8:45 PM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Dance
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Castelnuovo Tedesco - Fernandez
English Chamber Orchestra
Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
1:57 - 8:34 PM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:38 - 8:29 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:32 - 8:24 PM
Sejong Soloists
Gil Shaham, violin
4:06 - 8:18 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Eugene Istomin, piano
6:16 - 8:03 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
14:46 - 7:59 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
4:13 - 7:56 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
2:38 - 7:50 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:53 - 7:45 PM
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
4:20 - 7:36 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:36 - 7:31 PM
Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott, conductor
5:00 - 7:25 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
5:40 - 7:15 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:35 - 7:07 PM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 2nd movement
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos; Sinfonia Concertante K364
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
8:19 - 7:00 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:22 - 6:56 PM
Nelson Freire, piano
4:16 - 6:46 PM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lawrence Foster, conductor
9:49 - 6:37 PM
Virgil Fox, organ
8:44 - 6:28 PM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
9:06 - 6:18 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:40 - 6:05 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
13:42 - 5:55 PM
Piano Concerto No. 20: 2nd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20, K466 & 27, K595
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
9:36 - 5:47 PM
Chanticleer
7:31 - 5:44 PM
Kansas City Symphony
William McGlaughlin, conductor
3:18 - 5:32 PM
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
11:37 - 5:28 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas Cleobury, conductor
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
3:33 - 5:25 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:44 - 5:22 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
2:40 - 5:18 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
3:27 - 5:08 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:42 - 5:04 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:37 - 4:58 PM
Jorge Bolet, piano
5:29 - 4:47 PM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Complete Beethoven Edition Vol. 3: Music For The Stage
Berlin Philharmonic
Bernhard Klee, conductor
10:48 - 4:44 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:40 - 4:33 PM
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
10:20 - 4:28 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:30 - 4:22 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
6:16 - 4:17 PM
William Albright, piano
4:03 - 4:12 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:28 - 4:05 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
7:24 - 3:54 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
10:27 - 3:49 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Nicole Trotier, violin
4:54 - 3:43 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Branford Marsalis, saxophone
5:34 - 3:40 PM
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
3:29 - 3:33 PM
Berceuse (Lullaby)
The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 5: Masterpieces & Miniatures
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
5:58 - 3:26 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Faris, conductor
7:17 - 3:20 PM
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
5:51 - 3:13 PM
Clarinet Concerto: 2nd movement
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major; Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
Eric Hoepprich, clarinet
6:21 - 3:06 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
7:51 - 3:01 PM
Yundi Li, piano
4:30 - 2:56 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:50 - 2:51 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:10 - 2:47 PM
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
3:55 - 2:39 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:39 - 2:28 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, violin
10:37 - 2:24 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
4:07 - 2:21 PM
Andre Watts, piano
2:57 - 2:12 PM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
8:20 - 2:04 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:38 - 1:58 PM
Bologna Theater Orchestra
Giuseppe Patane, conductor
Leo Nucci, baritone
5:01 - 1:55 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:29 - 1:49 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
6:06 - 1:47 PM
Frederic Chiu, piano
1:39 - 1:33 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:27 - 1:31 PM
English Concert
Andrew Manze, conductor
2:09 - 1:26 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:41 - 1:20 PM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:49 - 1:10 PM
Lucerne Festival Strings
Daniel Dodds, conductor
Midori, violin
9:46 - 12:59 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album II
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
11:01 - 12:49 PM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
9:39 - 12:43 PM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": Finale
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
5:50 - 12:32 PM
Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
10:51 - 12:24 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:11 - 12:17 PM
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
6:57 - 12:07 PM
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
CBS Masterworks Dinner Classics: Dinner for Two
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
10:05 - 12:00 PM
James Galway, flute
5:54 - 11:53 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
7:48 - 11:43 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:10 - 11:37 AM
Roland Pontinen, piano
6:09 - 11:29 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:10 - 11:26 AM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Rondo
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
2:39 - 11:22 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:41 - 11:07 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Oscar Shumsky, violin
15:06 - 10:56 AM
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
10:01 - 10:44 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
11:55 - 10:33 AM
Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)
Fibich: Symphony No. 1/Smetana: Vysehrad, Vlatava
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:25 - 10:24 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
8:29 - 10:18 AM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Mozart: Quintett KV452; Beethoven: Quintett op. 16
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
Christian Zacharias, piano
5:46 - 10:08 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
9:34 - 10:02 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
6:31 - 9:59 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:45 - 9:55 AM
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
Caroline Ashton, soprano
3:28 - 9:50 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:16 - 9:44 AM
Ruth Laredo, piano
5:32 - 9:33 AM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
Ugo Orlandi, mandolin
10:35 - 9:28 AM
I Solisti Italiani
5:29 - 9:23 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:37 - 9:18 AM
Chen Yi, violin
4:49 - 9:07 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
10:31 - 8:59 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
8:00 - 8:55 AM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
4:35 - 8:49 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:25 - 8:45 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:28 - 8:38 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:32 - 8:26 AM
Prague Philharmonic
Jakub Hrusa, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
11:22 - 8:21 AM
Leslie Howard, piano
4:38 - 8:06 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
15:33 - 7:58 AM
France Radio Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
7:11 - 7:49 AM
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
8:51 - 7:39 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Helene Grimaud, piano
9:22 - 7:32 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
7:25 - 7:29 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:18 - 7:17 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
11:19 - 7:08 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:10 - 6:56 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
11:38 - 6:42 AM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
14:16 - 6:31 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
9:48 - 6:19 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
12:15 - 6:16 AM
Yukio Yokoyama, piano
2:38 - 6:04 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
12:06 - 6:00 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:07