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.
- 11:28 PM
Cafe Zimmermann
Amandine Beyer, violin
11:50 - 11:17 PM
Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo
The Glenn Gould Edition: Beethoven - The 5 Piano Concertos
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Glenn Gould, piano
10:47 - 11:06 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:57 - 10:58 PM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:41 - 10:50 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:15 - 10:45 PM
Lang Lang, piano
4:18 - 10:34 PM
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
10:40 - 10:32 PM
North German Radio Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:14 - 10:25 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:24 - 10:18 PM
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)
Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye, Pavane
French National Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
6:47 - 10:10 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:04 - 9:59 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
10:32 - 9:53 PM
Stephen Hough, piano
5:55 - 9:50 PM
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
3:27 - 9:47 PM
Janos Starker, cello
2:26 - 9:31 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
15:50 - 9:28 PM
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
2:42 - 9:20 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:24 - 9:11 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
8:59 - 9:00 PM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
9:53 - 8:58 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:47 - 8:48 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
9:53 - 8:45 PM
Joshua Bell, violin
2:30 - 8:37 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:11 - 8:31 PM
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
6:06 - 8:19 PM
Scheherazade: The Tale of the Kalendar Prince
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Maria Larionoff, violin
11:29 - 8:11 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
7:03 - 8:01 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
10:03 - 7:50 PM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:13 - 7:41 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:11 - 7:30 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:01 - 7:25 PM
Orli Shaham, piano
4:59 - 7:21 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
3:43 - 7:07 PM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Overtures: Fidelio; Leonore No. 3; Prometheus; Coriolan; Egmont
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
13:49 - 7:00 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
6:36 - 6:54 PM
Samson and Delilah: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (My heart at thy sweet voice)
Elina Garanca: Romantique
Bologna Theater Orchestra
Yves Abel, conductor
Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano
6:15 - 6:51 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:56 - 6:49 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 - 6:47 PM
Piano Sonata No. 16: 3rd movement
Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 17: Piano Sonatas
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
2:00 - 6:31 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
15:52 - 6:24 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
6:16 - 6:21 PM
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel: Fireworks Music, Water Music Suite
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Elgar Howarth, conductor
3:11 - 6:08 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
13:02 - 6:01 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Karlheinz Zoeller, flute
6:45 - 5:56 PM
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Piano Collection: Arrau, Cziffra, Ciccolini, Rudy et al.
Cecile Ousset, piano
4:59 - 5:52 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:10 - 5:47 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:48 - 5:38 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:50 - 5:28 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
James Galway, conductor
James Galway, flute
9:19 - 5:23 PM
Alfred Brendel, piano
4:34 - 5:14 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:59 - 5:06 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Viktor Fedotov, conductor
Vanessa-Mae, violin
8:26 - 4:59 PM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
7:00 - 4:57 PM
Septura
1:44 - 4:45 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:34 - 4:39 PM
The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)
Paganini, Sarasate, Kreisler, Wieniawski
Maxim Vengerov, violin
5:22 - 4:30 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
9:45 - 4:27 PM
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:05 - 4:21 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
4:51 - 4:12 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Strauss: Waltzes And Overtures
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
9:39 - 4:04 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:24 - 3:57 PM
Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
6:32 - 3:55 PM
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 2nd movement
Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. IV
Andras Schiff, piano
2:25 - 3:49 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:36 - 3:43 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
6:17 - 3:31 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
12:06 - 3:27 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
3:59 - 3:15 PM
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
10:40 - 3:07 PM
String Quartet No. 63 "Sunrise": 1st movement
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 4 & 6
Orlando Quartet
8:39 - 3:04 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
2:58 - 2:55 PM
The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, Boccherini, Dvorak, Faure, Grieg, Nicolai, Ponchielli, Suppe, Tchaikovsky
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:40 - 2:45 PM
Janine Jansen, violin
10:08 - 2:37 PM
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
7:43 - 2:27 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
9:10 - 2:24 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:03 - 2:13 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:33 - 2:04 PM
Belcea Quartet
9:11 - 1:57 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos K467 And K595
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano
6:27 - 1:47 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
10:13 - 1:37 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
10:36 - 1:30 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
6:47 - 1:26 PM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
3:01 - 1:23 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
3:44 - 1:14 PM
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Angela Hewitt, piano
8:01 - 1:09 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
4:37 - 1:05 PM
Susan Jolles, harp
4:24 - 1:01 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
3:54 - 12:58 PM
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
3:18 - 12:51 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 12:44 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos; Sinfonia Concertante K364
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
6:24 - 12:42 PM
Ruth Laredo, piano
1:42 - 12:33 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:21 - 12:24 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:02 - 12:18 PM
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 - 12:08 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
10:30 - 12:03 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:08 - 11:59 AM
Andras Schiff, piano
3:50 - 11:47 AM
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Zdenek Macal, conductor
11:44 - 11:39 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
7:24 - 11:34 AM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
5:11 - 11:28 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:57 - 11:19 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:41 - 11:14 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
4:25 - 11:05 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:09 - 10:52 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
13:25 - 10:49 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
2:49 - 10:43 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:28 - 10:39 AM
Ivo Pogorelich, piano
3:26 - 10:35 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:42 - 10:28 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:38 - 10:25 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
2:37 - 10:17 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:48 - 10:05 AM
Vienna Symphony
Philippe Jordan, conductor
11:46 - 9:59 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
6:22 - 9:56 AM
Andre Watts, piano
2:57 - 9:47 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:21 - 9:45 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Donald Fraser, conductor
Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet
1:55 - 9:41 AM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 3rd movement
Ginastera, Shostakovich, Dvorak: String Quartets
Simon Bolivar String Quartet
3:45 - 9:35 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
6:07 - 9:26 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
9:06 - 9:24 AM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
1:57 - 9:14 AM
Emerson String Quartet
David Shifrin, clarinet
9:08 - 9:06 AM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
8:26 - 8:58 AM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
7:32 - 8:53 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:48 - 8:48 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
5:42 - 8:34 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
13:17 - 8:26 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:03 - 8:17 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
8:01 - 8:15 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:49 - 8:08 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
6:34 - 7:59 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
9:05 - 7:44 AM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
14:16 - 7:30 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
14:05 - 7:20 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:43 - 7:17 AM
Angela Hewitt, piano
2:26 - 7:06 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 1st movement
Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:24 - 7:03 AM
Guildhall Strings
3:03 - 6:58 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:15 - 6:54 AM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Hayman, conductor
3:53 - 6:45 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Zino Francescatti, violin
9:16 - 6:40 AM
Tatrai Quartet
4:39 - 6:38 AM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
2:14 - 6:29 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:35 - 6:19 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:31 - 6:12 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
6:09 - 6:08 AM
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
3:55 - 6:00 AM
Symphony No. 5: 1st movement
Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:14