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.
- 9:43 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
13:13 - 9:33 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Heinrich Schiff, cello
9:09 - 9:30 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
3:25 - 9:25 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
4:37 - 9:20 AM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
5:19 - 9:09 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
10:57 - 9:04 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 - 8:53 AM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
10:07 - 8:48 AM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
4:47 - 8:44 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:06 - 8:37 AM
William Vermeulen, horn
6:42 - 8:33 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:48 - 8:21 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
11:57 - 8:14 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:52 - 8:01 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
12:41 - 7:57 AM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
4:24 - 7:53 AM
Kaori Muraji, guitar
4:09 - 7:46 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sinfonia Concertante, etc.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:07 - 7:41 AM
Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:17 - 7:28 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
12:55 - 7:22 AM
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
5:33 - 7:16 AM
Jascha Heifetz, violin
5:22 - 7:10 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:02 - 7:00 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Stanley Black, conductor
9:54 - 6:55 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:49 - 6:50 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:06 - 6:47 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:55 - 6:41 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
5:51 - 6:31 AM
Piano Concerto No. 20: 2nd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20, K466 & 27, K595
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
9:36 - 6:23 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:42 - 6:20 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
2:29 - 6:14 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:33 - 6:03 AM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:13 - 6:00 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
3:04