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.
- 5:25 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 100, Sinfonia Concertante
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:18 - 5:21 AM
Van Cliburn, piano
2:59 - 5:08 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
13:31 - 5:04 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:15 - 5:00 AM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Alexander Shelley, conductor
Daniel Hope, violin
3:39 - 4:54 AM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
6:06 - 4:48 AM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement
Dvorak: G Major Op. 106 & F Major Op. 96 "American"
Pavel Haas Quartet
5:31 - 4:39 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Ramin Bahrami, piano
8:22 - 4:28 AM
Scheherazade: The Tale of the Kalendar Prince
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Maria Larionoff, violin
11:29 - 4:21 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:30 - 4:18 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:01 - 4:08 AM
Kimball Sykes, clarinet
9:38 - 3:59 AM
The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, Boccherini, Dvorak, Faure, Grieg, Nicolai, Ponchielli, Suppe, Tchaikovsky
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:40 - 3:51 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:11 - 3:35 AM
Northern Sinfonia
Steuart Bedford, conductor
15:53 - 3:32 AM
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel: Fireworks Music, Water Music Suite
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Elgar Howarth, conductor
3:11 - 3:27 AM
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 - 3:25 AM
Gunilla von Bahr, piccolo/flute
1:58 - 3:12 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
12:06 - 3:08 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:03 - 3:01 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
7:21 - 2:58 AM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
3:02 - 2:52 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
4:56 - 2:42 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:46 - 2:37 AM
Susan Jolles, harp
4:25 - 2:29 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:48 - 2:15 AM
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
Anthony Halstead, horn
14:08 - 2:02 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
12:06 - 1:53 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin
8:58 - 1:41 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Karl Bohm, conductor
11:39 - 1:38 AM
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:05 - 1:32 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
6:10 - 1:27 AM
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)
Bach-Busoni: Goldberg Variations
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
4:49 - 1:19 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:46 - 1:11 AM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
7:32 - 1:01 AM
La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture
Rossini: Overtures (Complete), Vol. 1
Prague Sinfonia Orchestra
Christian Benda, conductor
9:50 - 12:57 AM
American Salute (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
Americana: 20th Century Works for Orchestra
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Abravanel, conductor
4:32 - 12:53 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
3:54 - 12:49 AM
Lynn Harrell, cello
2:50 - 12:43 AM
Emerson String Quartet
6:38 - 12:36 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
7:00 - 12:27 AM
String Quartet No. 13: Finale
Beethoven: Late Quartets Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135
Guarneri Quartet
8:17 - 12:20 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 12:13 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
6:52 - 11:59 PM
Keyboard Concerto No. 4
J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos; J.S. Bach-Vivaldi: Two Concertos
Moscow Virtuosi
Saulius Sondeckis, conductor
Julia Zilberquit, piano
14:32 - 11:52 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:31 - 11:48 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
4:30 - 11:37 PM
Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
9:57 - 11:31 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
6:17 - 11:22 PM
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Avi Avital, mandolin
9:12 - 11:14 PM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
7:07 - 11:08 PM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Viktoria Mullova, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
6:07 - 11:04 PM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
3:34 - 11:01 PM
North German Radio Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:49 - 10:51 PM
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
9:44 - 10:49 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
2:38 - 10:38 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
10:29 - 10:34 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:25 - 10:29 PM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
5:42 - 10:17 PM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:13 - 10:07 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
William Steinberg, conductor
Nathan Milstein, violin
9:32 - 9:53 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
14:05 - 9:49 PM
Igor Levit, piano
4:22 - 9:45 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
3:04 - 9:31 PM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Overtures: Fidelio; Leonore No. 3; Prometheus; Coriolan; Egmont
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
13:49 - 9:25 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:29 - 9:20 PM
Nobuko Imai, viola
4:40 - 9:10 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
9:27 - 9:05 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:55 - 9:00 PM
Comic Opera Theatre Orchestra
Pierre Dervaux, conductor
Nicolai Gedda, tenor
5:23 - 8:50 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
9:41 - 8:45 PM
Evgeny Kissin, piano
4:49 - 8:35 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
9:42 - 8:28 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:38 - 8:26 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Louis Fremaux, conductor
John Williams, guitar
2:00 - 8:17 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:52 - 8:07 PM
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
10:14 - 7:52 PM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
14:16 - 7:46 PM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
6:17 - 7:36 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
9:06 - 7:23 PM
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Philippe Jordan, conductor
13:24 - 7:18 PM
Intermezzo No. 1
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
4:15 - 7:15 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:26 - 7:04 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:57 - 7:00 PM
Blair String Quartet
3:50 - 6:49 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Rosekrans, conductor
10:37 - 6:46 PM
Hilary Hahn, violin
3:33 - 6:42 PM
New York Chamber Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Gerard Schwarz, trumpet
3:33 - 6:36 PM
Robert DeGaetano, piano
5:32 - 6:32 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 100, Sinfonia Concertante
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
3:54 - 6:25 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
6:47 - 6:16 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
8:35 - 6:13 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
3:12 - 6:04 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:28 - 5:59 PM
Edgar Moreau, cello
4:08 - 5:57 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Donald Fraser, conductor
Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet
1:55 - 5:50 PM
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Abravanel, conductor
7:45 - 5:45 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:05 - 5:36 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:09 - 5:28 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:06 - 5:23 PM
Earl Wild, piano
4:26 - 5:16 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
6:29 - 5:06 PM
Ulster Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor
9:53 - 4:58 PM
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
8:31 - 4:46 PM
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Zdenek Macal, conductor
11:44 - 4:37 PM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement
Complete Beethoven Edition Vol. 1: Symphonies
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:54 - 4:35 PM
Intermezzo No. 3
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
1:40 - 4:30 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
4:25 - 4:27 PM
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
Enrique Batiz, conductor
3:46 - 4:20 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
5:45 - 4:05 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Oscar Shumsky, violin
15:06 - 4:00 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
5:02 - 3:55 PM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
4:41 - 3:45 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
10:36 - 3:41 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:36 - 3:29 PM
Academy of London
Richard Stamp, conductor
Ray Still, oboe
12:03 - 3:25 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Han-Na Chang, cello
3:13 - 3:22 PM
Cleveland Quartet
3:47 - 3:16 PM
Lang Lang, piano
5:24 - 3:12 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
4:05 - 3:04 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
7:53 - 2:54 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
9:34 - 2:49 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:56 - 2:44 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:04 - 2:38 PM
Sergey Schepkin, piano
5:43 - 2:29 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:29 - 2:18 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
An Evening in Vienna - LIVE!
Miami Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Marturet, conductor
11:01 - 2:11 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:14 - 2:01 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Sarah Chang, violin
9:15 - 1:59 PM
Louis Lortie, piano
1:41 - 1:50 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
9:10 - 1:49 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
1:30 - 1:45 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
3:35 - 1:40 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:37 - 1:30 PM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
Daniel Lozakovich, violin
9:45 - 1:23 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
7:06 - 1:07 PM
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
15:37 - 12:56 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:21 - 12:52 PM
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
3:57 - 12:48 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:40 - 12:41 PM
Orli Shaham, piano
6:42 - 12:35 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, & 3
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Kenneth Sillito, violin
5:34 - 12:28 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:52 - 12:13 PM
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Judd, conductor
15:09 - 12:05 PM
Camerata Salzburg
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
7:04 - 11:52 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
13:13 - 11:50 AM
John O'Conor, piano
1:38 - 11:47 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Simon Standage, violin
3:44 - 11:41 AM
Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas
Ravel: Sheherazade, etc.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:03 - 11:29 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:09 - 11:27 AM
Roland Pontinen, piano
1:37 - 11:10 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
16:36 - 11:06 AM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:28 - 11:00 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
5:42 - 10:56 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:59 - 10:52 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
3:20 - 10:43 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:44 - 10:37 AM
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
5:09 - 10:31 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:22 - 10:22 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:00 - 10:16 AM
Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
5:38 - 10:04 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
11:42 - 9:52 AM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
11:37 - 9:47 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:02 - 9:42 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Mischa Maisky, conductor
Mischa Maisky, cello
4:45 - 9:38 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
3:31 - 9:27 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Marisa Robles, harp
10:57 - 9:21 AM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
5:19 - 9:18 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
3:43 - 9:05 AM
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
13:10 - 8:54 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
10:30 - 8:49 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
5:11 - 8:45 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:18 - 8:39 AM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Mozart & Beethoven: Piano and Wind Quintets
Vienna Wind Soloists
Andre Previn, piano
5:48 - 8:33 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:42 - 8:25 AM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
7:50 - 8:16 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:20 - 8:12 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Winds
3:14 - 8:03 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:19 - 7:57 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos No 20 & 21
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
6:13 - 7:46 AM
Szeged Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Pal, conductor
10:42 - 7:43 AM
Guildhall Strings
3:06 - 7:32 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
10:07 - 7:23 AM
Camerata Salzburg
Roger Norrington, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
9:14 - 7:17 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:14 - 7:01 AM
Don Juan
Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35, Horn Concerto #1 in E Flat Major, Op. 11, Don Juan, Op. 20
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
15:49 - 6:54 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
7:35 - 6:50 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
3:44 - 6:45 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:50 - 6:35 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:45 - 6:30 AM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
4:55 - 6:22 AM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
8:00 - 6:20 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
2:04 - 6:11 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:59 - 6:00 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:33