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.
- 6:40 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:05 - 6:35 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:06 - 6:30 PM
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:25 - 6:24 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
6:09 - 6:14 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
9:07 - 6:01 PM
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Walter Weller, conductor
13:16 - 5:56 PM
Lohengrin: Treulich gefuhrt (Bridal Chorus)
Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
4:46 - 5:52 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:00 - 5:44 PM
Piano Quintet "Trout": Theme and Variations
Schubert: Trout Quintet, Mozart: Piano Quartet
Yefim Bronfman, piano
8:02 - 5:39 PM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
4:18 - 5:36 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:36 - 5:30 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:59 - 5:23 PM
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
7:05 - 5:13 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
10:38 - 5:01 PM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)
Mozart: Piano Sonatas and Variations
Fazil Say, piano
11:42 - 4:52 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
8:58 - 4:47 PM
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Bateman, conductor
4:17 - 4:44 PM
Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks / Water Music
Capella Istropolitana
Bohdan Warchal, conductor
2:56 - 4:25 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
18:22 - 4:21 PM
Ingolf Wunder, piano
4:22 - 4:06 PM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Antar and Russian Easter Festival
Philharmonia Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor
15:04 - 3:49 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
16:48 - 3:45 PM
La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte; La Clemenza di Tito (Transcriptions for Wind Octet)
Amadeus Ensemble
Julius Rudel, conductor
3:12 - 3:39 PM
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 1st movement
The Greatest Classical Show On Earth
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:28 - 3:28 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
11:16 - 3:27 PM
Empire Brass
1:29 - 3:20 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass
Jay Friedman, conductor
6:11 - 3:08 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
12:22 - 2:56 PM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 23
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano
10:58 - 2:50 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
6:34 - 2:42 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:31 - 2:34 PM
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
7:41 - 2:25 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
9:07 - 2:19 PM
Balasz Szokolay, piano
5:34 - 2:08 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Simon Wright, conductor
John Anderson, oboe
10:59 - 2:04 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:55 - 1:57 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
6:33 - 1:50 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Renee Fleming, soprano
7:01 - 1:46 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
4:31 - 1:39 PM
Emerson String Quartet
David Shifrin, clarinet
6:45 - 1:28 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Inon Barnatan, piano
10:04 - 1:23 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
5:40 - 1:20 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:37 - 1:15 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:45 - 1:05 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
9:59 - 1:00 PM
Moura Lympany, piano
4:56 - 12:51 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
8:33 - 12:47 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:29 - 12:42 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
3:47 - 12:34 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
8:04 - 12:27 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:57 - 12:17 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
James Judd, conductor
Jean Louis Steuerman, piano
9:36 - 12:05 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
12:22 - 11:58 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:20 - 11:48 AM
London Chamber Orchestra
10:02 - 11:43 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
5:20 - 11:36 AM
Louis Lortie, piano
6:07 - 11:32 AM
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:56 - 11:25 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:52 - 11:15 AM
I Solisti Italiani
9:42 - 11:04 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
11:13 - 11:01 AM
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
2:48 - 10:55 AM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
6:27 - 10:47 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
7:38 - 10:41 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:10 - 10:34 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
6:23 - 10:28 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:29 - 10:24 AM
The Knights
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
4:31 - 10:21 AM
Lang Lang, piano
2:10 - 10:19 AM
Juilliard String Quartet
2:01 - 10:03 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
15:57 - 10:00 AM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
2:42 - 9:51 AM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39 - 9:45 AM
Capella Istropolitana
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
5:36 - 9:42 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
3:04 - 9:39 AM
Janine Jansen, violin
2:12 - 9:34 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:10 - 9:26 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
7:43 - 9:16 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
9:53 - 9:12 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:42 - 9:03 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:51 - 8:56 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 21
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
6:56 - 8:53 AM
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:39 - 8:48 AM
Tatrai Quartet
4:39 - 8:44 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
4:17 - 8:33 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:43 - 8:30 AM
da Capo Brass
3:47 - 8:24 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:42 - 8:16 AM
Frank Almond, violin
7:27 - 8:11 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
4:46 - 8:03 AM
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Georg Solti, conductor
8:40 - 7:56 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
6:21 - 7:53 AM
Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
2:59 - 7:49 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:58 - 7:41 AM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
8:18 - 7:36 AM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
4:16 - 7:32 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:40 - 7:24 AM
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York
Raoul Poliakin, conductor
8:39 - 7:16 AM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
7:37 - 7:08 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
7:32 - 7:01 AM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
7:16 - 6:52 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Howard Shelley, conductor
Michael Roll, piano
8:18 - 6:46 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:28 - 6:42 AM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
4:12 - 6:34 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
7:35 - 6:26 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:15 - 6:17 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
9:40 - 6:08 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
8:49 - 6:02 AM
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:43 - 6:00 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
2:43