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.
- 6:13 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
9:09 - 6:07 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:58 - 6:03 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:47 - 6:00 PM
Berlin Opera Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
2:32 - 5:54 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:12 - 5:48 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
5:40 - 5:42 PM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:02 - 5:38 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:10 - 5:28 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Bernstein Favorites: Waltzes
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:19 - 5:25 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:50 - 5:17 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:49 - 5:05 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
11:53 - 4:49 PM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Russian Easter Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
15:15 - 4:45 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:21 - 4:33 PM
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
11:10 - 4:23 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:01 - 4:17 PM
Roland Pontinen, piano
5:35 - 4:11 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
6:48 - 4:03 PM
Takacs Quartet
7:03 - 3:50 PM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Petri Sakari, conductor
13:27 - 3:43 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
6:28 - 3:38 PM
Dag Achatz, piano
4:22 - 3:31 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:33 - 3:24 PM
Bartered Bride: Overture
Dvorak: New World Symphony/Smetana: Vltava; The Bartered Bride Overture
Czech State Philharmonic
Jose Serebrier, conductor
6:49 - 3:14 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:12 - 3:10 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
4:33 - 3:03 PM
Harold Wright, clarinet
7:07 - 2:59 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:05 - 2:58 PM
Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 3rd movement
Beethoven: Piano and Violin Sonatas, Vol.2
Isaac Stern, violin
1:17 - 2:47 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet
10:39 - 2:41 PM
Paris Orchestra
Pierre Dervaux, conductor
6:46 - 2:32 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:14 - 2:28 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:38 - 2:22 PM
Orchestra of La Francophonie
Jean-Philippe Tremblay, conductor
6:41 - 2:19 PM
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
1:50 - 2:14 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:15 - 2:02 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
12:02 - 1:59 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
2:41 - 1:56 PM
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 - 1:43 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
12:52 - 1:35 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
7:37 - 1:29 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:24 - 1:24 PM
Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:19 - 1:12 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
11:39 - 1:04 PM
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
8:09 - 12:55 PM
Keyboard Concerto No. 2: 1st movement
J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos; J.S. Bach-Vivaldi: Two Concertos
Moscow Virtuosi
Saulius Sondeckis, conductor
Julia Zilberquit, piano
8:11 - 12:52 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:43 - 12:46 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:38 - 12:37 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:03 - 12:26 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Largo
Dvorak: Piano Quintets In A, Op.5 & Op.81; Borodin: Quartet
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:34 - 12:21 PM
Boris Berezovsky, piano
4:32 - 12:10 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:58 - 12:03 PM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
7:03 - 11:53 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
9:20 - 11:46 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:08 - 11:41 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:04 - 11:34 AM
Symphony No. 5: 1st movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:34 - 11:30 AM
Alfred Brendel, piano
3:26 - 11:27 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:36 - 11:16 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
11:00 - 11:11 AM
Orchestra of the Bastille
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
4:23 - 11:07 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:25 - 11:05 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
1:59 - 11:03 AM
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
1:40 - 10:49 AM
New York Philomusica
Robert Johnson, conductor
13:43 - 10:42 AM
Hungarian State Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:52 - 10:33 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:53 - 10:29 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
John Mauceri, conductor
3:54 - 10:21 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Daniel Harding, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
7:50 - 10:15 AM
Yundi Li, piano
5:13 - 10:08 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:24 - 10:02 AM
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic
Leif Segerstam, conductor
5:45 - 9:57 AM
Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture
Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:31 - 9:52 AM
Lyon Opera Orchestra
Kent Nagano, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
5:37 - 9:50 AM
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, conductor
1:41 - 9:47 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
2:33 - 9:41 AM
Rafal Blechacz, piano
5:36 - 9:27 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe, conductor
14:44 - 9:23 AM
Nash Ensemble
2:41 - 9:16 AM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
7:50 - 9:01 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
14:34 - 8:57 AM
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
3:43 - 8:54 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
2:55 - 8:44 AM
Debra Wendells-Cross, flute
9:50 - 8:30 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
13:28 - 8:24 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:16 - 8:13 AM
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
10:11 - 8:03 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:31 - 7:43 AM
Canadian Brass
Edo de Waart, conductor
5:02 - 7:41 AM
Orion String Quartet
1:57 - 7:36 AM
Samson Francois, piano
4:33 - 7:24 AM
Scottish Ensemble
Jonathan Rees, conductor
11:56 - 7:18 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
5:58 - 7:14 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
3:31 - 7:01 AM
Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman, conductor
Frances Kelly, harp
13:01 - 6:57 AM
Yundi Li, piano
4:14 - 6:47 AM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
10:10 - 6:42 AM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
4:27 - 6:28 AM
Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, An American in Paris
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Andre Previn, piano
13:58 - 6:20 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:15 - 6:07 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Margaret Batjer, violin
13:21 - 6:00 AM
Maxence Larrieu, flute
6:47