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.
- 10:00 PM
Anatol Ugorski, piano
5:31 - 9:54 PM
David Russell, guitar
6:18 - 9:41 PM
Janine Jansen and Friends
12:41 - 9:35 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:16 - 9:27 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
7:35 - 9:23 PM
Orchestra de la Suisse Romande
Richard Bonynge, conductor
3:59 - 9:18 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:42 - 9:16 PM
Piano Sonata No. 16: 3rd movement
Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 17: Piano Sonatas
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
2:00 - 9:07 PM
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Richard Tognetti, violin
8:30 - 9:00 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Stanley Black, conductor
6:36 - 8:57 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
2:55 - 8:47 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
10:08 - 8:45 PM
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 2nd movement
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas op. 106 and op. 27/2
Murray Perahia, piano
2:13 - 8:37 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
7:33 - 8:31 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Peter Maag, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:42 - 8:18 PM
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
13:10 - 8:15 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:57 - 8:07 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
7:29 - 8:02 PM
Colas Breugnon Overture
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
4:48 - 7:55 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
6:52 - 7:52 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
3:34 - 7:41 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
10:27 - 7:37 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:07 - 7:26 PM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
10:10 - 7:22 PM
Lang Lang, piano
4:18 - 7:12 PM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 "Linz" & 38 "Prague"
Philharmonia Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
10:00 - 7:09 PM
Christopher Parkening, guitar
2:37 - 7:00 PM
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
White Nights: Romantic Russian Showpieces
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
8:55 - 6:54 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
5:59 - 6:44 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
9:35 - 6:41 PM
Joshua Bell, violin
2:30 - 6:29 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
12:05 - 6:25 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
4:20 - 6:20 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
4:42 - 6:06 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
William Purvis, horn
13:12 - 5:57 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
9:00 - 5:42 PM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Russian Easter Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
15:15 - 5:39 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:49 - 5:28 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
10:34 - 5:20 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
7:40 - 5:13 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
7:55 - 5:07 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:41 - 4:54 PM
Academy Chamber Ensemble
12:55 - 4:50 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:05 - 4:47 PM
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 2nd movement
Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. IV
Andras Schiff, piano
2:25 - 4:38 PM
Avi Avital, mandolin
8:49 - 4:30 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
8:37 - 4:16 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:27 - 4:12 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:22 - 4:09 PM
Cleveland Quartet
3:47 - 4:00 PM
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Angela Hewitt, piano
8:01 - 3:52 PM
Blair String Quartet
8:33 - 3:48 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
John Mauceri, conductor
3:54 - 3:39 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:15 - 3:28 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
10:55 - 3:22 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 - 3:17 PM
Alfred Brendel, piano
4:34 - 3:08 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
9:07 - 3:05 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:28 - 2:57 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
John Corigliano, violin
7:22 - 2:54 PM
Vienna Haydn Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
Lucia Popp, soprano
3:20 - 2:47 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:05 - 2:42 PM
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:21 - 2:28 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
13:57 - 2:23 PM
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer, conductor
4:39 - 2:14 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:35 - 2:05 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:06 - 2:00 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
4:56 - 1:56 PM
Andras Schiff, piano
3:50 - 1:52 PM
Dallas Wind Symphony
Jerry Junkin, conductor
4:08 - 1:45 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
6:08 - 1:35 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:23 - 1:26 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
9:00 - 1:19 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 21
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maria Joao Pires, piano
6:09 - 1:09 PM
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini, conductor
10:11 - 1:00 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
George Randolph Warren, conductor
8:47 - 12:57 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:11 - 12:51 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:25 - 12:49 PM
Ruth Laredo, piano
1:42 - 12:38 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:37 - 12:29 PM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
9:07 - 12:23 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:10 - 12:18 PM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
4:27 - 12:09 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:45 - 11:58 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:41 - 11:48 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
9:15 - 11:39 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis, conductor
8:36 - 11:27 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
12:28 - 11:22 AM
Victor Asuncion, piano
4:55 - 11:12 AM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
9:06 - 11:06 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
6:44 - 10:58 AM
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
7:50 - 10:52 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
5:18 - 10:42 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:02 - 10:33 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
9:11 - 10:26 AM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
6:27 - 10:23 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
2:44 - 10:10 AM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
12:30 - 10:04 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
6:10 - 9:55 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
8:55 - 9:53 AM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
2:00 - 9:48 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
4:52 - 9:43 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:32 - 9:34 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:57 - 9:25 AM
Stephen Hough, piano
8:32 - 9:11 AM
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
13:43 - 8:57 AM
The Lark Ascending
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Dvorak: Romance, Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Massenet: Meditations from Thais
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
14:35 - 8:48 AM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:25 - 8:37 AM
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
10:40 - 8:28 AM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pesek, conductor
9:22 - 8:21 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:53 - 8:15 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
6:29 - 8:08 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:44 - 7:58 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
10:03 - 7:52 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Michel Schwalbe, violin
6:04 - 7:46 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:49 - 7:38 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:10 - 7:28 AM
Alban Berg Quartet
Ensemble
10:38 - 7:25 AM
City of Granada Orchestra
Josep Pons, conductor
Marco Socias, guitar
2:13 - 7:17 AM
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
7:43 - 7:10 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
7:25 - 7:06 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:44 - 6:50 AM
Northern Sinfonia
Steuart Bedford, conductor
15:53 - 6:45 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:29 - 6:42 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:56 - 6:37 AM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement
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Artaria Quartet
5:23 - 6:34 AM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
2:14 - 6:26 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
Robert Marcellus, clarinet
8:49 - 6:19 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
6:16 - 6:13 AM
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:55 - 6:09 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:39 - 6:00 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
9:27