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.
- 5:06 AM
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1
Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano, Gli Uccelli, Antiche Danze
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
14:53 - 4:58 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
7:25 - 4:43 AM
Capriccio Italien
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Capriccio Italien, Francesca da Rimini
Philharmonia Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
15:30 - 4:37 AM
Helene Grimaud, piano
5:02 - 4:32 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:47 - 4:27 AM
German Opera Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
5:08 - 4:14 AM
World Orchestra for Peace
Valery Gergiev, conductor
12:58 - 4:05 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
8:44 - 4:00 AM
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)
Bach-Busoni: Goldberg Variations
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
4:49 - 3:50 AM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
10:12 - 3:45 AM
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
4:50 - 3:40 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
3:46 - 3:31 AM
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande Suite; Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun; Three Nocturnes
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
9:22 - 3:23 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 - 3:18 AM
Borodin Quartet
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
4:27 - 3:02 AM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
15:56 - 2:47 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
14:31 - 2:44 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:56 - 2:31 AM
Andreas Haefliger, piano
12:38 - 2:27 AM
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
4:39 - 2:24 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
2:40 - 2:17 AM
Romanian Folk Dances
Bartok: Romanian Folk-Dances, Kodaly: Galanta Dances, Marosszek Dances
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
6:07 - 2:04 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
13:48 - 1:57 AM
Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:47 - 1:47 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:36 - 1:35 AM
Night on Bald Mountain
The Rostropovich Edition: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, etc.
Paris Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
11:12 - 1:26 AM
Camerata Salzburg
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
9:09 - 1:10 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
15:10 - 1:04 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
6:12 - 12:58 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
6:03 - 12:55 AM
Berlin Opera Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
2:32 - 12:51 AM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
3:59 - 12:43 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:14 - 12:41 AM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
1:36 - 12:32 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
9:32 - 12:28 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
3:38 - 12:20 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
7:10 - 12:06 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
14:14 - 12:01 AM
Orchestra of the Bastille
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
4:23 - 11:55 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
6:47 - 11:44 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:44 - 11:38 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:49 - 11:32 PM
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
5:26 - 11:29 PM
Idil Biret, piano
2:37 - 11:19 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
10:02 - 11:13 PM
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
James DePreist, conductor
5:32 - 10:58 PM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
15:12 - 10:48 PM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
10:07 - 10:39 PM
Piano Quintet "Trout": Theme and Variations
Schubert: Trout Quintet, Mozart: Piano Quartet
Yefim Bronfman, piano
8:02 - 10:26 PM
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
13:29 - 10:15 PM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Teddy Abrams, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:25 - 10:12 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:36 - 10:08 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Louis Fremaux, conductor
John Williams, guitar
4:48 - 9:57 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
10:29 - 9:51 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
5:56 - 9:43 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
7:35 - 9:38 PM
La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture
Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:42 - 9:29 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
8:49 - 9:25 PM
Maria Joao Pires, piano
3:33 - 9:21 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Bach: Six Concertos for the Margrave of Brandenburg
European Brandenburg Ensemble
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:53 - 9:07 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
13:57 - 8:57 PM
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Sorceror's Apprentice; Ben Kingsley: Peter and the Wolf & Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:19 - 8:47 PM
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
9:28 - 8:37 PM
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
10:16 - 8:25 PM
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Torgny Sporsen, bass
11:22 - 8:14 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
King Keyes, zither
11:02 - 8:06 PM
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Giovanni Scaramuzzino, mandolin
8:06 - 8:01 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
4:46 - 7:56 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jose-Luis Garcia, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
4:23 - 7:48 PM
Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra
George Cleve, conductor
8:32 - 7:40 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:14 - 7:36 PM
The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:38 - 7:31 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Liszt - Solti
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
4:55 - 7:29 PM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
1:39 - 7:15 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
13:53 - 7:09 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pesek, conductor
6:52 - 6:55 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:41 - 6:50 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:56 - 6:45 PM
Jaime Laredo, violin
4:27 - 6:37 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
7:20 - 6:25 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
12:02 - 6:17 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
7:40 - 6:11 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:51 - 6:07 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:24 - 5:52 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Alberto Zedda, conductor
14:21 - 5:43 PM
B'Rock Baroque Orchestra
Rodolfo Richter, violin
9:29 - 5:37 PM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 1st movement
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
5:38 - 5:25 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
12:04 - 5:21 PM
Louis Lortie, piano
2:49 - 5:12 PM
Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement
Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:55 - 5:04 PM
Blair String Quartet
8:33 - 4:57 PM
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
6:16 - 4:54 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:06 - 4:50 PM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
4:30 - 4:41 PM
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
Wayne Marshall, conductor
Wayne Marshall, piano
8:24 - 4:30 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
10:38 - 4:22 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
8:01 - 4:08 PM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 8, "King Stephen" Overture
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
13:46 - 4:00 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 And 23
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Ingrid Jacoby, piano
7:18 - 3:58 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
2:56 - 3:50 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
8:02 - 3:43 PM
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
5:55 - 3:40 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
2:37 - 3:29 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
11:07 - 3:24 PM
Bella Davidovich, piano
5:01 - 3:19 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
4:44 - 3:10 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
9:15 - 3:01 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:00 - 2:51 PM
Winterthur Music Collegium
Douglas Boyd, conductor
10:03 - 2:45 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
5:31 - 2:37 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:50 - 2:33 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
3:55 - 2:27 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:29 - 2:22 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:57 - 2:11 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
10:31 - 2:00 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
10:42 - 1:48 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
12:12 - 1:43 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham, conductor
5:39 - 1:36 PM
Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Colin Davis, conductor
6:05 - 1:22 PM
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Petra Mullejans, violin
13:30 - 1:20 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
2:15 - 1:15 PM
Cleveland Quartet
5:05 - 1:04 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
An Evening in Vienna - LIVE!
Miami Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Marturet, conductor
11:01 - 1:00 PM
Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas
Debussy, Ravel: Images Pour Orchestre - Ma Mere L'oye
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:37 - 12:56 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:57 - 12:49 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:51 - 12:45 PM
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:48 - 12:39 PM
Maxim Vengerov, violin
5:51 - 12:30 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:54 - 12:25 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:36 - 12:17 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
7:30 - 12:14 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
3:01 - 12:03 PM
European Brandenburg Ensemble
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
11:40 - 11:59 AM
Arcadi Volodos, piano
3:04 - 11:51 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:40 - 11:45 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin
5:32 - 11:38 AM
Tatrai Quartet
6:40 - 11:34 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
3:25 - 11:25 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
8:57 - 11:19 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
6:25 - 11:06 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
12:45 - 11:02 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:32 - 10:53 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:24 - 10:48 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
4:12 - 10:43 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:59 - 10:36 AM
Olga Kern, piano
6:59 - 10:26 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:19 - 10:19 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:20 - 10:11 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:11 - 10:08 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
2:44 - 10:02 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
6:23 - 9:48 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
12:52 - 9:41 AM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Alfred Walter, conductor
7:34 - 9:36 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:04 - 9:23 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:21 - 9:19 AM
Lynn Harrell, cello
3:30 - 9:07 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
12:20 - 9:02 AM
Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture
Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:31 - 8:55 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Stanley Black, conductor
6:35 - 8:50 AM
Canadian Brass
Edo de Waart, conductor
5:02 - 8:45 AM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
5:15 - 8:41 AM
Moura Lympany, piano
3:19 - 8:34 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 4th movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No 1-3 / Martin Pearlman
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
7:28 - 8:25 AM
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Isaac Stern - A Life In Music - Lalo, Saint-Saens, Chausson
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
8:49 - 8:16 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
8:44 - 8:12 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin, conductor
Bobby McFerrin, vocal
3:40 - 8:06 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies no 94 "Surprise" & 100 "Military"
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:45 - 7:56 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 - 7:49 AM
Raglan Baroque Players
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
7:55 - 7:44 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:21 - 7:40 AM
Takacs Quartet
3:43 - 7:32 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:10 - 7:23 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:53 - 7:14 AM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)
Great Mozart Piano Workds
John Novacek, piano
8:04 - 7:07 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
7:07 - 7:02 AM
Paris Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
4:52 - 6:58 AM
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Bateman, conductor
4:17 - 6:55 AM
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
2:59 - 6:47 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
8:07 - 6:42 AM
Emerson String Quartet
5:14 - 6:35 AM
Murray Perahia, piano
5:44 - 6:30 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
5:34 - 6:21 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
8:18 - 6:11 AM
Jasper String Quartet
9:28 - 6:08 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor
3:14 - 6:00 AM
Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of France
Otto Klemperer, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
8:26