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.
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Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Liszt - Solti
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
4:55 - 8:34 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
7:11 - 8:22 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
12:38 - 8:19 PM
Louis Lortie, piano
1:41 - 8:07 PM
Prague Philharmonic
Jakub Hrusa, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
12:30 - 8:04 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Newman, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
2:50 - 7:49 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:22 - 7:45 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:29 - 7:42 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Han-Na Chang, cello
3:13 - 7:37 PM
Ingrid Haebler, piano
4:35 - 7:29 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Pepe Romero, guitar
7:28 - 7:22 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:57 - 7:14 PM
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
8:09 - 7:10 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:46 - 7:03 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
6:51 - 6:57 PM
Angela Hewitt, piano
5:38 - 6:52 PM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
4:44 - 6:44 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:39 - 6:34 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:53 - 6:24 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:13 - 6:19 PM
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
5:08 - 6:15 PM
Takacs Quartet
3:43 - 6:03 PM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor
11:53 - 5:56 PM
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
Elgar: Symphony No. 1; "Pomp and Circumstance" Marches Nos. 1 & 4
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
6:26 - 5:55 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
1:30 - 5:45 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
10:07 - 5:40 PM
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:25 - 5:35 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:39 - 5:23 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
11:43 - 5:20 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
3:00 - 5:03 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
16:36 - 4:59 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin, conductor
4:24 - 4:47 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:37 - 4:42 PM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
4:10 - 4:35 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
7:08 - 4:30 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
4:49 - 4:27 PM
Idil Biret, piano
2:37 - 4:17 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Rosekrans, conductor
10:37 - 4:08 PM
Carmen Suite No. 2: The New Guard; Bohemian Dance
Bizet, Grieg: Carmen & Peer Gynt Suites
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:34 - 3:58 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
10:12 - 3:54 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
Kathleen Battle, soprano
4:02 - 3:49 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:14 - 3:43 PM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Mozart & Beethoven: Piano and Wind Quintets
Vienna Wind Soloists
Andre Previn, piano
5:48 - 3:31 PM
I Musici
Heinz Holliger, oboe
11:35 - 3:30 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
1:41 - 3:26 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
3:34 - 3:13 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
12:48 - 3:07 PM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
6:07 - 2:53 PM
Symphony No. 1 "Classical"
Abbado conducts Prokofiev Peter & Wolf & Classical Symphony
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:15 - 2:49 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:15 - 2:35 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jaime Laredo, conductor
Jaime Laredo, violin
13:50 - 2:31 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:17 - 2:26 PM
Guarneri Quartet
5:12 - 2:19 PM
Martha Argerich, piano
6:16 - 2:11 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:54 - 2:06 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:09 - 1:51 PM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard, conductor
15:29 - 1:47 PM
John O'Conor, piano
3:17 - 1:38 PM
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, conductor
Urban Agnas, trumpet
9:16 - 1:29 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Viktor Fedotov, conductor
Vanessa-Mae, violin
8:26 - 1:25 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95; Mozart: Toy Symphony
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
4:07 - 1:20 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:57 - 1:08 PM
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
11:35 - 12:53 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
14:17 - 12:45 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
8:57 - 12:38 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
5:42 - 12:35 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:26 - 12:26 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
8:43 - 12:17 PM
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
8:13 - 12:07 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Eliot Fisk, guitar
10:39 - 12:04 PM
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian, conductor
2:43 - 12:00 PM
Zurich Operahouse Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:17 - 11:56 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:06 - 11:46 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:36 - 11:41 AM
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)
Bach-Busoni: Goldberg Variations
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
4:49 - 11:34 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:02 - 11:26 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
7:24 - 11:14 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
11:33 - 11:04 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:01 - 10:59 AM
Helene Grimaud, piano
5:02 - 10:51 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
7:19 - 10:41 AM
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
10:04 - 10:39 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Newman, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
2:02 - 10:33 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:59 - 10:30 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:05 - 10:21 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:24 - 10:13 AM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
7:48 - 10:03 AM
French National Radio and Television Orchestra
Jean Martinon, conductor
10:32 - 9:57 AM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
5:42 - 9:49 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:48 - 9:45 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement
Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:15 - 9:41 AM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:18 - 9:32 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
9:07 - 9:28 AM
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon
Bizet: "Carmen" Suite, "L'Arlesienne" Suite/Offenbach: Barcarolle, "Orpheus in the Underworld" Overture
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:03 - 9:23 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:45 - 9:06 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
17:38 - 8:57 AM
Mainz Chamber Orchestra
Gunter Kehr, conductor
Walter Klien, piano
8:38 - 8:54 AM
Dresden Kapellsolisten
Helmut Branny, conductor
Jan Vogler, cello
2:47 - 8:44 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:11 - 8:38 AM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:59 - 8:29 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
9:41 - 8:21 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
8:03 - 8:15 AM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
4:57 - 8:06 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:58 - 8:02 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:44 - 7:48 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
14:41 - 7:45 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:22 - 7:40 AM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
5:33 - 7:35 AM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
4:11 - 7:23 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:50 - 7:19 AM
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
4:07 - 7:15 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:27 - 7:00 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
14:33 - 6:56 AM
Jaime Laredo, violin
4:27 - 6:49 AM
Paris Orchestral Ensemble
Armin Jordan, conductor
6:44 - 6:46 AM
Musica Vitae
Bjorn Sagstad, conductor
Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
3:28 - 6:41 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
4:35 - 6:31 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:00 - 6:25 AM
Ulster Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
6:01 - 6:19 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:14 - 6:16 AM
Boris Berezovsky, piano
2:53 - 6:10 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 1st movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:11 - 6:00 AM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Overture "Leonore III
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:54