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.
- 2:47 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
5:14 - 2:44 AM
Pascal Roge, piano
2:33 - 2:33 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:28 - 2:31 AM
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Elgar Howarth, conductor
2:09 - 2:25 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:59 - 2:18 AM
Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways
Iberia: Music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy, Turina
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Mata, conductor
6:49 - 2:10 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Edo de Waart, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
8:37 - 1:54 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
15:24 - 1:48 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
6:05 - 1:38 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Orchestral Favorites
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:55 - 1:29 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
James Galway, conductor
James Galway, flute
9:19 - 1:21 AM
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
7:45 - 1:13 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:16 - 1:07 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin
5:41 - 1:00 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
6:58 - 12:50 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:03 - 12:44 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 3rd movement
JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6
New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig
Max Pommer, conductor
5:15 - 12:39 AM
Jascha Heifetz, violin
5:22 - 12:37 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
2:00 - 12:31 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
5:40 - 12:23 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Lisa Beznosiuk, flute
7:36 - 12:09 AM
Harp Consort
Andrew Lawrence-King, conductor
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
13:46 - 12:00 AM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
8:53 - 11:55 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:27 - 11:49 PM
Paris Orchestra
Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, conductor
6:40 - 11:45 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:38 - 11:41 PM
Julian Bream, guitar
3:56 - 11:29 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 1st movement
Dvorak: Piano Quintets In A, Op.5 & Op.81; Borodin: Quartet
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
12:04 - 11:24 PM
John O'Conor, piano
4:37 - 11:20 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
3:26 - 11:09 PM
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Richard Tognetti, violin
11:27 - 10:56 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:06 - 10:54 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Ruth Ann Swenson, soprano
2:33 - 10:50 PM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
3:39 - 10:44 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:09 - 10:39 PM
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
4:20 - 10:30 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:42 - 10:27 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:41 - 10:22 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:07 - 10:17 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:30 - 10:06 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
10:31 - 10:00 PM
Anatol Ugorski, piano
5:31 - 9:45 PM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: 3 Symphonies / Jarvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
14:59 - 9:43 PM
Emerson String Quartet
1:56 - 9:34 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:38 - 9:27 PM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Midori, violin
7:32 - 9:11 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
15:10 - 9:07 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
4:34 - 8:56 PM
French National Radio and Television Orchestra
Jean Martinon, conductor
10:32 - 8:52 PM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
3:18 - 8:47 PM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:26 - 8:38 PM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)
Great Mozart Piano Workds
John Novacek, piano
8:04 - 8:30 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
8:53 - 8:24 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
4:35 - 8:20 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:02 - 8:07 PM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
13:31 - 8:02 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
4:46 - 7:59 PM
Andre Watts, piano
2:57 - 7:53 PM
Avalon String Quartet
6:08 - 7:48 PM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor
4:36 - 7:43 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:11 - 7:35 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jaime Laredo, conductor
7:16 - 7:27 PM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
Bonifacio Bianchi, mandolin
8:26 - 7:17 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Jerzy Semkow, conductor
Rafal Blechacz, piano
9:51 - 7:09 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
7:15 - 7:06 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
2:48 - 6:51 PM
Capriccio Espagnol
Kabalevsky: The Comedians - Suite; Rimsky-Korsakov: Cappricio Espagnol; Glinka: Ruslan & Ludmilla Overture; Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia; Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain; Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges
Bavarian State Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
15:39 - 6:45 PM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
5:09 - 6:39 PM
Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; Grieg: Holberg Suite
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano
6:13 - 6:29 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:12 - 6:25 PM
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer, conductor
4:44 - 6:17 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
6:48 - 6:14 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:02 - 6:03 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:50 - 6:00 PM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
2:42 - 5:57 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
2:40 - 5:48 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Oliver Knussen, conductor
9:02 - 5:42 PM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement
2013-2014 Class Notes: Classical MPR Presents A Musical History Tour
Artaria Quartet
5:23 - 5:32 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
9:52 - 5:23 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
9:19 - 5:16 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
The Greatest Classical Show On Earth
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Sandor Vegh, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
6:42 - 5:10 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
5:40 - 5:05 PM
Water Music Suite No. 2: Allegro and Alla Hornpipe
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks / Water Music
Capella Istropolitana
Bohdan Warchal, conductor
5:15 - 4:56 PM
Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:00 - 4:52 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:15 - 4:48 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:02 - 4:33 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
15:29 - 4:28 PM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
4:24 - 4:25 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
3:04 - 4:17 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
7:24 - 4:14 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
2:46 - 4:06 PM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Nott, conductor
8:29 - 3:58 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
7:17 - 3:53 PM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
4:49 - 3:50 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
3:28 - 3:46 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
3:19 - 3:40 PM
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement
Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets
Cypress String Quartet
5:59 - 3:34 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
6:08 - 3:27 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
6:56 - 3:21 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
5:03 - 3:17 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:44 - 3:06 PM
Academic Festival Overture
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
11:03 - 3:01 PM
Peer Gynt: Morning Mood
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
4:30 - 2:57 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
3:46 - 2:46 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
10:36 - 2:40 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos K467 And K595
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano
6:25 - 2:33 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
6:56 - 2:28 PM
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:52 - 2:16 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
10:56 - 2:07 PM
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
9:15 - 1:59 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 - 1:54 PM
Leon Fleisher, piano
4:57 - 1:44 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
9:32 - 1:40 PM
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Consortium Musicum
Wolfgang Gonnenwein, conductor
3:27 - 1:28 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Jon Manasse, clarinet
12:25 - 1:24 PM
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1; Cello Sonata No. 1; Romance
Steven Isserlis, cello
3:21 - 1:10 PM
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
14:07 - 1:05 PM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
5:03 - 12:54 PM
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Richard Tognetti, violin
10:30 - 12:51 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:17 - 12:46 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 - 12:37 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
8:42 - 12:33 PM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:35 - 12:21 PM
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Zdenek Macal, conductor
11:38 - 12:18 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
2:33 - 12:12 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6:12 - 12:04 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:11 - 11:56 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:25 - 11:53 AM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Claude Debussy - Preludes - Book 1
Maurizio Pollini, piano
2:27 - 11:47 AM
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
6:23 - 11:42 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:52 - 11:33 AM
Pacifica String Quartet
Anthony McGill, clarinet
8:54 - 11:31 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
1:21 - 11:26 AM
Consortium Classicum
5:41 - 11:24 AM
Midori, violin
1:35 - 11:10 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
13:26 - 11:03 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:19 - 10:53 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
9:20 - 10:46 AM
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
7:41 - 10:39 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
6:54 - 10:34 AM
Leslie Howard, piano
3:50 - 10:27 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
7:46 - 10:20 AM
Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
Brass At Wahalla: Philip Jones Ensemble Plays Wagner
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Elgar Howarth, conductor
6:56 - 10:13 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95; Mozart: Toy Symphony
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
6:01 - 10:04 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
8:59 - 10:01 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Raymond Leppard, harpsichord
2:54 - 9:52 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:53 - 9:42 AM
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Russian Easter Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
Cecylia Arzewski, violin
10:17 - 9:29 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
13:18 - 9:27 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
1:41 - 9:25 AM
Empire Brass
1:29 - 9:21 AM
Takacs Quartet
3:43 - 9:19 AM
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
1:50 - 9:12 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:37 - 9:03 AM
Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Keith Clark, conductor
8:57 - 8:54 AM
Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute, conductor
2:16 - 8:44 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:56 - 8:35 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:53 - 8:31 AM
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
3:31 - 8:25 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:27 - 8:18 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:48 - 8:10 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Felix Slatkin, conductor
7:39 - 8:02 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:04 - 7:55 AM
William Vermeulen, horn
6:42 - 7:51 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:52 - 7:41 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
9:39 - 7:37 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
3:55 - 7:31 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:27 - 7:22 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
9:41 - 7:15 AM
David Fray, piano
6:21 - 7:10 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement
W.A. Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 32, 33 & 41 "Jupiter"
Philharmonia Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
4:56 - 7:01 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:31 - 6:53 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:31 - 6:47 AM
Xuefei Yang, guitar
5:32 - 6:41 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
5:48 - 6:34 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
7:14 - 6:22 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:53 - 6:10 AM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
11:03 - 6:00 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
10:31