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.
- 3:45 PM
John Browning, piano
1:30 - 3:39 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
6:02 - 3:28 PM
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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
11:07 - 3:23 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:57 - 3:13 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 - 3:05 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
7:49 - 3:00 PM
Leon Fleisher, piano
5:02 - 2:54 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:37 - 2:44 PM
Mendelssohn String Quartet
Charles Neidich, bassett horn
9:13 - 2:40 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
3:51 - 2:26 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
14:19 - 2:16 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
9:42 - 2:12 PM
Midori, violin
3:06 - 2:04 PM
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli, conductor
8:17 - 1:58 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
6:08 - 1:54 PM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
3:34 - 1:44 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
9:47 - 1:42 PM
Orion String Quartet
1:57 - 1:39 PM
Martha Argerich, piano
2:56 - 1:31 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
8:10 - 1:18 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
12:24 - 1:07 PM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement
Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
10:37 - 1:05 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:50 - 1:01 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 - 12:56 PM
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
4:20 - 12:49 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
6:43 - 12:43 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
6:17 - 12:39 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:30 - 12:28 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
10:36 - 12:22 PM
Berceuse (Lullaby)
The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 5: Masterpieces & Miniatures
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
5:58 - 12:15 PM
Emerson String Quartet
David Shifrin, clarinet
6:45 - 12:05 PM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard, conductor
9:52 - 11:56 AM
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Fabio Biondi, violin
9:02 - 11:54 AM
Los Romeros
2:37 - 11:50 AM
Choir of Trinity College
Richard Marlow, conductor
3:38 - 11:41 AM
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, conductor
Urban Agnas, trumpet
9:16 - 11:36 AM
William Albright, piano
4:03 - 11:27 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:00 - 11:23 AM
Candide: Overture
Bernstein: Selections From Candide, West Side Story, On The Waterfront, Fancy Free
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:13 - 11:20 AM
Ensemble Orchestra of Paris
Jean Pierre Wallez, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
1:54 - 11:05 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
15:33 - 10:58 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
MOZART, WA: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 and 21
Fine Arts Quartet
Alon Goldstein, piano
6:34 - 10:50 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
8:03 - 10:45 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
4:34 - 10:41 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:11 - 10:33 AM
Orchestra of the Swan
Kenneth Woods, conductor
7:46 - 10:27 AM
I Solisti Italiani
5:44 - 10:19 AM
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
8:09 - 10:15 AM
James Ehnes, piano
3:51 - 10:11 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:48 - 10:01 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Orchestral Works
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
10:07 - 9:53 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
7:53 - 9:48 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Alexander Kerr, violin
4:39 - 9:46 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
1:46 - 9:39 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
7:35 - 9:35 AM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:28 - 9:30 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Eduardo Mata, conductor
James Galway, flute
4:36 - 9:26 AM
Sharon Quartet
4:30 - 9:19 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:28 - 9:04 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
14:34 - 8:56 AM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
Fazil Say, piano
7:56 - 8:48 AM
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
8:19 - 8:43 AM
Empire Brass
4:22 - 8:36 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
6:31 - 8:32 AM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
4:43 - 8:20 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:50 - 8:14 AM
Jorge Bolet, piano
5:29 - 8:09 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:37 - 8:01 AM
Siegfried: Forest Murmurs
WAGNER 3: Tristan Suite; Music from Siegfried, Lohengrin, Walkure; Faust Overture
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
7:50 - 7:57 AM
I Solisti Italiani
3:47 - 7:54 AM
Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Richard Armstrong, conductor
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
3:45 - 7:52 AM
Brodsky Quartet
1:37 - 7:43 AM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Viktoria Mullova, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
9:10 - 7:36 AM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Mozart: Quintett KV452; Beethoven: Quintett op. 16
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
Christian Zacharias, piano
5:46 - 7:31 AM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
5:00 - 7:23 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:04 - 7:14 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:57 - 7:08 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:21 - 7:02 AM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
5:15 - 6:59 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Winds
3:14 - 6:57 AM
Richard Raymond, piano
1:48 - 6:46 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
10:55 - 6:44 AM
Empire Brass
1:45 - 6:38 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:36 - 6:28 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:22 - 6:14 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jaime Laredo, conductor
Jaime Laredo, violin
13:50 - 6:09 AM
Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra
Conrad van Alphen, conductor
4:19 - 6:04 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:24 - 6:00 AM
Kaori Muraji, guitar
4:09