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.
- 12:28 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:14 - 12:16 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Helene Grimaud, piano
11:56 - 12:08 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
7:20 - 12:05 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:04 - 11:57 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Daniel Harding, conductor
7:37 - 11:55 AM
Gurzenich Orchestra
John Pritchard, conductor
Ileana Cotrubas, soprano
2:30 - 11:48 AM
Camerata Salzburg
Roger Norrington, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:26 - 11:44 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
3:33 - 11:32 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
12:28 - 11:28 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:30 - 11:20 AM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
7:37 - 11:13 AM
Smithsonian Chamber Players
Kenneth Slowik, conductor
7:34 - 11:06 AM
Cello Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
7:03 - 10:52 AM
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
13:46 - 10:45 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:34 - 10:30 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Barry Griffiths, violin
14:15 - 10:26 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
4:02 - 10:19 AM
Van Cliburn, piano
7:04 - 10:12 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
6:56 - 10:05 AM
Southwest German Broadcasting Orchestra in Baden-Baden and Freiburg
Michael Gielen, conductor
7:15 - 9:55 AM
Paris Orchestra
Jean Martinon, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:14 - 9:52 AM
Guildhall Strings
3:03 - 9:45 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Louis Auriacombe, conductor
Andre Saint-Clivier, mandolin
7:16 - 9:35 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Jeffery Siegel, piano
8:53 - 9:30 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:24 - 9:22 AM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:41 - 9:17 AM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
5:15 - 9:10 AM
Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
6:32 - 9:03 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
6:51 - 8:57 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Howard Shelley, conductor
Michael Roll, piano
5:49 - 8:54 AM
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
3:27 - 8:44 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
9:42 - 8:38 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
5:22 - 8:25 AM
Cafe Zimmermann
Pablo Valetti, violin
13:22 - 8:22 AM
Ruth Laredo, piano
2:32 - 8:18 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Donald Runnicles, conductor
3:43 - 8:02 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
15:52 - 7:57 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:48 - 7:47 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
10:13 - 7:39 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
Andre Watts, piano
7:02 - 7:25 AM
Ulster Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor
14:25 - 7:19 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:36 - 7:06 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
13:25 - 7:02 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:34 - 6:49 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
12:16 - 6:41 AM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:50 - 6:37 AM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
3:14 - 6:26 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
David Lockington, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
10:50 - 6:14 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:42 - 6:07 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
7:07 - 6:00 AM
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
6:58