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.
- 1:29 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
14:34 - 1:26 AM
James Ehnes, violin
1:52 - 1:18 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
7:55 - 1:11 AM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
7:32 - 1:02 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
8:40 - 12:58 AM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:22 - 12:51 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:09 - 12:41 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
David Fray, piano
9:58 - 12:34 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:38 - 12:27 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
6:36 - 12:14 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
12:56 - 11:59 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
14:42 - 11:46 PM
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
13:46 - 11:43 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
2:58 - 11:35 PM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
7:00 - 11:23 PM
I Musici
Heinz Holliger, oboe
11:35 - 11:15 PM
Gyorgy Sebok, piano
7:33 - 11:11 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:50 - 11:04 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:31 - 10:55 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:52 - 10:48 PM
Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
6:32 - 10:45 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
3:36 - 10:35 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
8:55 - 10:24 PM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:13 - 10:18 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:52 - 10:09 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
Christina Day Martinson, violin
8:50 - 10:03 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
5:33 - 10:00 PM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
3:02 - 9:48 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
12:06 - 9:38 PM
La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture
Rossini: Overtures (Complete), Vol. 1
Prague Sinfonia Orchestra
Christian Benda, conductor
9:50 - 9:30 PM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
8:04 - 9:16 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
13:02 - 9:07 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 - 8:57 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
9:47 - 8:53 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:55 - 8:47 PM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
5:04 - 8:41 PM
L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)
Debussy: Images; Arabesques; Children's Corner; Clair de lune; L'Isle joyeuse
Simon Trpceski, piano
5:49 - 8:28 PM
Symphony No. 1 "Classical"
Abbado conducts Prokofiev Peter & Wolf & Classical Symphony
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:15 - 8:23 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
4:44 - 8:18 PM
Susan Jolles, harp
4:25 - 8:06 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
12:36 - 8:00 PM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
5:42 - 7:56 PM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Andras Schiff, piano
3:51 - 7:48 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:48 - 7:37 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:05 - 7:34 PM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
3:34 - 7:18 PM
Symphony No. 9 "Great": 4th movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 "Unfinished" & 9 "The Great"
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
16:22 - 7:13 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:07 - 7:10 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
3:14 - 7:02 PM
SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra
Michael Gielen, conductor
7:15 - 7:00 PM
Schubert Ensemble of London
1:59 - 6:55 PM
Nabucco: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Dies Irae: The Essential Choral Collection
German Opera Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
4:55 - 6:45 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
10:05 - 6:36 PM
Flute and Harp Concerto: 2nd movement
James Galway - Celebrating 70: A Collection of Personal Favorites
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
James Galway, flute
9:23 - 6:33 PM
Esther Budiardjo, piano
2:29 - 6:25 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Midori, violin
7:32 - 6:22 PM
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:05 - 6:12 PM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
9:53 - 6:02 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
9:48 - 5:59 PM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:27 - 5:53 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
6:17 - 5:45 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
8:00 - 5:37 PM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:41 - 5:33 PM
I Solisti Italiani
3:32 - 5:24 PM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:38 - 5:19 PM
The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)
Stokowski Stereo Collection: Shostakovich - Symphony No. 6, Khachaturian - Symphony No. 3
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:38 - 5:14 PM
Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:31 - 5:06 PM
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Abravanel, conductor
7:45 - 4:59 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
7:31 - 4:56 PM
North German Radio Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:49 - 4:49 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
7:00 - 4:35 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
13:17 - 4:33 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Louis Fremaux, conductor
John Williams, guitar
2:00 - 4:27 PM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
6:17 - 4:16 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:44 - 4:13 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
3:12 - 4:07 PM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Viktoria Mullova, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
6:07 - 3:57 PM
Richard Goode, piano
9:34 - 3:51 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
6:47 - 3:47 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
3:54 - 3:41 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:41 - 3:38 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:36 - 3:27 PM
Dunedin Consort
John Butt, conductor
10:54 - 3:22 PM
Leslie Howard, piano
4:04 - 3:17 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:59 - 3:04 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
13:25 - 3:00 PM
Blair String Quartet
3:49 - 2:56 PM
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie, conductor
3:29 - 2:54 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Donald Fraser, conductor
Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet
1:55 - 2:46 PM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor
8:18 - 2:41 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:47 - 2:30 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
10:30 - 2:25 PM
Emerson String Quartet
4:36 - 2:12 PM
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
13:01 - 2:07 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:55 - 1:58 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
9:23 - 1:53 PM
Candide: Overture
Bernstein: West Side Story; On the Town; Candide - Overture; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:27 - 1:44 PM
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande Suite; Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun; Three Nocturnes
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
9:22 - 1:33 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:19 - 1:28 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:37 - 1:24 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:47 - 1:22 PM
John O'Conor, piano
1:38 - 1:16 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:28 - 1:06 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
9:41 - 12:58 PM
Lohengrin: Treulich gefuhrt (Bridal Chorus)
Brass At Wahalla: Philip Jones Ensemble Plays Wagner
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Elgar Howarth, conductor
8:23 - 12:53 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:56 - 12:48 PM
Emerson String Quartet
5:14 - 12:43 PM
Borodin Quartet
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
4:27 - 12:32 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
10:31 - 12:29 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Han-Na Chang, cello
3:13 - 12:19 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:10 - 12:13 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:21 - 12:10 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
3:14 - 12:00 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:33 - 11:49 AM
Szeged Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Pal, conductor
10:42 - 11:45 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:05 - 11:42 AM
Guildhall Strings
3:06 - 11:28 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
13:47 - 11:15 AM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Bela Drahos, conductor
12:05 - 11:06 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:09 - 10:54 AM
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Zdenek Macal, conductor
11:44 - 10:52 AM
Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Lamberto Gardelli, conductor
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
2:09 - 10:46 AM
Don Giovanni: Overture
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, 21; Don Giovanni Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:49 - 10:42 AM
Modern Mandolin Quartet
4:11 - 10:35 AM
Martha Argerich, piano
6:35 - 10:25 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:20 - 10:24 AM
Septura
1:44 - 10:20 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:36 - 10:09 AM
Night on Bald Mountain
Tchaikovsky: 1812; Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice; Smetana: Vltava (Die Moldau); Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso; Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
10:40 - 10:04 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:33 - 9:50 AM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale"; Leonore Overture No. 3
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
14:02 - 9:47 AM
Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 3
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:02 - 9:42 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
4:34 - 9:29 AM
I Musici
Ursula Holliger, harp
13:11 - 9:13 AM
Michel Beroff, piano
15:32 - 9:07 AM
Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
5:38 - 8:58 AM
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
8:31 - 8:50 AM
Ensemble Wien
8:07 - 8:46 AM
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
David Oistrakh, violin
4:01 - 8:43 AM
Livia Rev, piano
3:10 - 8:28 AM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
14:16 - 8:12 AM
Don Juan
Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35, Horn Concerto #1 in E Flat Major, Op. 11, Don Juan, Op. 20
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
15:49 - 8:05 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:53 - 7:59 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: The Piano Concertos
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano
6:11 - 7:49 AM
Ulster Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor
9:53 - 7:43 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
5:45 - 7:27 AM
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Judd, conductor
15:09 - 7:23 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
4:28 - 7:13 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Yundi Li, piano
9:33 - 7:09 AM
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:48 - 7:00 AM
Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
9:10 - 6:52 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
7:53 - 6:50 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
1:30 - 6:40 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
10:07 - 6:36 AM
Jorge Bolet, piano
3:56 - 6:20 AM
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
15:37 - 6:11 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:24 - 6:08 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
3:25 - 6:00 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
8:05