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.
- 2:31 PM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, The Consecration of the House
Dresden State Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
12:39 - 2:22 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
9:06 - 2:13 PM
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
7:45 - 2:02 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Jeanne Lamon, violin
11:09 - 1:58 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
3:56 - 1:45 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
13:03 - 1:43 PM
Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 3rd movement
Beethoven: Piano and Violin Sonatas, Vol.2
Isaac Stern, violin
1:17 - 1:29 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
13:47 - 1:25 PM
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:09 - 1:10 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
15:00 - 1:04 PM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
5:51 - 12:50 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
13:27 - 12:48 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
2:31 - 12:45 PM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
At the Break
Christopher O'Riley, piano
2:18 - 12:44 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
1:31 - 12:40 PM
Chicago Sinfonietta
Paul Freeman, conductor
3:19 - 12:35 PM
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:38 - 12:26 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
9:19 - 12:16 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
9:26 - 12:08 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:15 - 12:03 PM
I Solisti Italiani
5:09 - 11:49 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
13:45 - 11:46 AM
RCA Symphony Orchestra
Skitch Henderson, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
2:28 - 11:40 AM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
6:28 - 11:29 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Jerzy Semkow, conductor
Rafal Blechacz, piano
9:51 - 11:23 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
6:50 - 11:20 AM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky, Petrouchka: Scherzo a la Russe, The Firebird Suite
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
2:59 - 11:05 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
13:42 - 11:01 AM
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
Christian Lindberg, trombone
4:13 - 10:55 AM
Gyorgy Sebok, piano
6:23 - 10:48 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
6:25 - 10:42 AM
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
5:55 - 10:39 AM
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
3:10 - 10:33 AM
Emerson String Quartet
5:14 - 10:30 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:04 - 10:24 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Rosekrans, conductor
5:48 - 10:17 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
7:19 - 10:10 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 10:05 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
4:52 - 9:59 AM
Don Giovanni: Overture
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, 21; Don Giovanni Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:49 - 9:48 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin
10:16 - 9:45 AM
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
3:51 - 9:35 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
James Judd, conductor
Jean Louis Steuerman, piano
9:36 - 9:29 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:51 - 9:24 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
4:15 - 9:08 AM
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves/Tallis Fantasia
New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
15:39 - 9:04 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:41 - 8:59 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
4:40 - 8:56 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
2:23 - 8:48 AM
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin
8:22 - 8:39 AM
Vienna Volksopera Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
9:10 - 8:33 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
4:52 - 8:30 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:46 - 8:23 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
7:06 - 8:14 AM
Emanuel Ax, piano
7:43 - 8:03 AM
The Red Pony Suite
Suite from "The Tender Land" / 3 Latin-American Sketches / Suite from "The Red Pony"
Phoenix Symphony
James Sedares, conductor
11:24 - 7:58 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:18 - 7:55 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
3:39 - 7:43 AM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:37 - 7:38 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:37 - 7:32 AM
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 - 7:22 AM
New York Chamber Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Gerard Schwarz, trumpet
9:54 - 7:19 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:45 - 7:11 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:33 - 7:05 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:37 - 7:00 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gunter Wand, conductor
5:04 - 6:57 AM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
2:33 - 6:51 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham, conductor
6:04 - 6:49 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Andre Cluytens, conductor
2:46 - 6:42 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
6:42 - 6:28 AM
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
12:58 - 6:19 AM
Chicago Chamber Musicians
Larry Combs, clarinet
9:42 - 6:15 AM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:11 - 6:12 AM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
2:46 - 6:00 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
12:28