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.
- 9:28 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
11:13 - 9:25 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
2:56 - 9:21 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:48 - 9:14 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:58 - 9:05 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:59 - 9:02 PM
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
2:21 - 8:59 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:26 - 8:50 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
8:55 - 8:40 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:29 - 8:32 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:59 - 8:25 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
6:31 - 8:22 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
3:17 - 8:12 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Music of Wagner
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
9:45 - 7:59 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
13:13 - 7:44 PM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
14:08 - 7:34 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
9:47 - 7:29 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
4:49 - 7:26 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:35 - 7:17 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
John Williams, guitar
8:39 - 7:11 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
5:24 - 7:05 PM
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:38 - 6:56 PM
Ruth Laredo, piano
7:58 - 6:52 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
4:36 - 6:45 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 1st movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, & 6
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Stephen Shingles, viola
6:31 - 6:38 PM
London Mozart Players
James Galway, flute
7:15 - 6:31 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:37 - 6:22 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
8:29 - 6:19 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
2:33 - 6:07 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
12:22 - 6:03 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:55 - 5:56 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
7:05 - 5:53 PM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
2:33 - 5:47 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
6:34 - 5:38 PM
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:32 - 5:27 PM
Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3 'Scottish' & 4 'Italian', etc.
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
10:07 - 5:21 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:39 - 5:11 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
10:17 - 5:04 PM
Orchestra of La Francophonie
Jean-Philippe Tremblay, conductor
6:39 - 5:01 PM
Miki Aoki, piano
3:15 - 4:58 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 - 4:53 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 - 4:50 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:06 - 4:45 PM
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Bateman, conductor
4:17 - 4:28 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
16:48 - 4:22 PM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
5:19 - 4:06 PM
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
15:47 - 4:01 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
5:21 - 3:58 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:10 - 3:46 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
12:04 - 3:36 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
9:09 - 3:26 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
10:14 - 3:19 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
6:04 - 3:10 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:10 - 3:04 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:31 - 3:00 PM
Anatol Ugorski, piano
3:57 - 2:55 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
4:54 - 2:48 PM
Violin Concerto No. 2: 1st movement
Bach: Violin Concertos, Gubaidulina: In Tempus Praesens
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
7:44 - 2:42 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:46 - 2:38 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
3:27 - 2:34 PM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Hayman, conductor
3:53 - 2:25 PM
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, conductor
Urban Agnas, trumpet
9:16 - 2:19 PM
Catherine Manoukian, violin
5:20 - 2:12 PM
Juilliard String Quartet
6:32 - 2:04 PM
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
8:49 - 1:56 PM
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
6:48 - 1:50 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:52 - 1:45 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 - 1:36 PM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)
Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Christoph Eschenbach
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
8:14 - 1:31 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:36 - 1:25 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
5:36 - 1:15 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:00 - 1:11 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
4:17 - 1:05 PM
Halle Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:12 - 1:01 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:42 - 12:52 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:44 - 12:50 PM
Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
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Vecchione/Erdahl Duo
1:53 - 12:46 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
3:47 - 12:33 PM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
12:50 - 12:29 PM
Le Concert Des Nations
Jordi Savall, conductor
3:58 - 12:18 PM
Piano Concerto No. 2: 2nd movement
Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2; Ravel: Concerto in G
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Helene Grimaud, piano
11:16 - 12:08 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert 1991
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
9:30 - 12:00 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:05 - 11:53 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:16 - 11:46 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Louis Auriacombe, conductor
Andre Saint-Clivier, mandolin
7:16 - 11:43 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
2:52 - 11:33 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:01 - 11:29 AM
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
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Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:39 - 11:23 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:49 - 11:18 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:45 - 11:06 AM
Academy of London
Richard Stamp, conductor
Ray Still, oboe
12:03 - 10:51 AM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
14:57 - 10:48 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
3:15 - 10:45 AM
Orion String Quartet
1:57 - 10:41 AM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
4:35 - 10:27 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
13:34 - 10:18 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Alfred Newman, conductor
Leonard Pennario, piano
8:34 - 10:04 AM
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
13:33 - 9:54 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:42 - 9:51 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:58 - 9:43 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:02 - 9:32 AM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 1st movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 23
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano
10:43 - 9:25 AM
Violin Concerto: 3rd movement
Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Midori, violin
7:38 - 9:22 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:37 - 9:13 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
8:01 - 9:09 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
4:31 - 9:04 AM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement
Ginastera, Shostakovich, Dvorak: String Quartets
Simon Bolivar String Quartet
5:09 - 8:57 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
Andre Watts, piano
6:40 - 8:48 AM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
9:22 - 8:42 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:43 - 8:34 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:15 - 8:27 AM
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
7:05 - 8:13 AM
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
14:10 - 8:08 AM
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Debussy: Images; Arabesques; Children's Corner; Clair de lune; L'Isle joyeuse
Simon Trpceski, piano
4:43 - 8:05 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
3:01 - 8:03 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
1:45 - 7:59 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:37 - 7:48 AM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
10:31 - 7:39 AM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39 - 7:36 AM
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
2:43 - 7:27 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
8:57 - 7:24 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:40 - 7:16 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
7:58 - 7:09 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
6:33 - 7:02 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:24 - 6:57 AM
Lang Lang, piano
4:46 - 6:48 AM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
8:38 - 6:44 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:42 - 6:40 AM
da Capo Brass
3:47 - 6:34 AM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
6:27 - 6:18 AM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
15:49 - 6:14 AM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
.Such Stuff As Dreams...
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:04 - 6:04 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
9:54 - 6:00 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:29