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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London Symphony Orchestra
Stanley Black, conductor
9:54 - 12:23 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:14 - 12:19 AM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:18 - 12:11 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:10 - 12:04 AM
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)
Ravel: Sheherazade; Le Tombeau De Couperin/Debussy: Ballades de Villon
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:47 - 11:58 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:25 - 11:51 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
6:50 - 11:42 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Charles Neidich, clarinet
8:37 - 11:38 PM
Janina Fialkowska, piano
3:25 - 11:26 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
12:10 - 11:22 PM
Kaori Muraji, guitar
4:09 - 11:12 PM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39 - 11:09 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:55 - 11:04 PM
American String Quartet
5:07 - 10:57 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
6:28 - 10:52 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:55 - 10:49 PM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
3:18 - 10:43 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
6:08 - 10:30 PM
Szeged Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Pal, conductor
12:48 - 10:21 PM
Juilliard String Quartet
8:58 - 10:17 PM
Daniil Trifonov, piano
3:07 - 10:07 PM
Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Dances from Aleko, Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
9:50 - 10:03 PM
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian, conductor
3:59 - 10:00 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
3:05 - 9:57 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Edita Gruberova, soprano
2:49 - 9:52 PM
Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:17 - 9:46 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
5:34 - 9:43 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
2:30 - 9:29 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
14:01 - 9:26 PM
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
2:59 - 9:19 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
6:52 - 9:13 PM
Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Roman Carnival Overture, Three Pieces from The Damnation of Faust
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli, conductor
5:44 - 9:05 PM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
Ugo Orlandi, mandolin
8:22 - 8:56 PM
Ruth Laredo, piano
8:52 - 8:49 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:14 - 8:45 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:00 - 8:39 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
5:54 - 8:31 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Joseph Swensen, violin
8:23 - 8:23 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:15 - 8:15 PM
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
8:14 - 8:09 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:55 - 8:05 PM
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor
3:17 - 7:57 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
8:06 - 7:51 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:44 - 7:46 PM
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Raymond Agoult, conductor
5:31 - 7:42 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
3:49 - 7:37 PM
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:25 - 7:29 PM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Alexander Michejew, cello
8:26 - 7:25 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
4:00 - 7:19 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:58 - 7:16 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:24 - 7:04 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
12:03 - 6:58 PM
Helene Grimaud, piano
5:02 - 6:52 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:37 - 6:48 PM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
3:36 - 6:44 PM
Empire Brass
4:22 - 6:37 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
5:55 - 6:33 PM
Candide: Overture
Bernstein: Selections From Candide, West Side Story, On The Waterfront, Fancy Free
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:13 - 6:24 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
9:00 - 6:21 PM
John O'Conor, piano
2:31 - 6:14 PM
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Avi Avital, mandolin
7:33 - 6:05 PM
Ensemble Wien
8:07 - 5:55 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
John Mauceri, conductor
Louise DiTullio, flute
10:39 - 5:48 PM
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
James DePreist, conductor
6:13 - 5:43 PM
Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio
Mozart: Serenade in B flat Major "Gran Partita"
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:28 - 5:35 PM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
7:48 - 5:30 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:39 - 5:26 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
3:53 - 5:16 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
9:36 - 5:04 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
12:04 - 4:57 PM
Piano Concerto No. 16: 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nr. 16, Kv 451 And Nr. 19, Kv 459
Southwest German Broadcasting Orchestra in Stuttgart
Neville Marriner, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
6:32 - 4:45 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
11:43 - 4:42 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:55 - 4:35 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
6:57 - 4:26 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:57 - 4:22 PM
Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano
3:28 - 4:18 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No 1-3 / Martin Pearlman
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
3:49 - 4:04 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
14:00 - 3:50 PM
North German Radio Symphony
Gunter Wand, conductor
14:20 - 3:41 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:02 - 3:36 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
4:11 - 3:22 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
14:14 - 3:18 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:30 - 3:13 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
4:45 - 3:03 PM
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
9:34 - 2:56 PM
Symphony No. 5: 4th movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
7:25 - 2:50 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
6:07 - 2:38 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
11:37 - 2:33 PM
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:19 - 2:27 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
6:18 - 2:17 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
9:06 - 2:07 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Orchestral Works
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
10:07 - 1:58 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
9:10 - 1:48 PM
Tafelmusik
Jean Lamon, violin
9:45 - 1:44 PM
Maria Joao Pires, piano
3:33 - 1:37 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
6:50 - 1:30 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
7:29 - 1:27 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Goran Sollscher, guitar
2:04 - 1:16 PM
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Tchaikovsky: 1812; Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice; Smetana: Vltava (Die Moldau); Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso; Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
11:07 - 1:07 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
9:13 - 12:58 PM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)
Great Mozart Piano Workds
John Novacek, piano
8:04 - 12:50 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:50 - 12:45 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
4:43 - 12:41 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
3:33 - 12:37 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:14 - 12:22 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
14:19 - 12:17 PM
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
5:08 - 12:06 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:54 - 12:04 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
1:46 - 11:59 AM
Lohengrin: Treulich gefuhrt (Bridal Chorus)
Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
4:46 - 11:57 AM
Ensemble Orchestra of Paris
Jean Pierre Wallez, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
1:54 - 11:46 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
11:07 - 11:40 AM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
4:57 - 11:34 AM
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement
The Kernis Project: Beethoven
Jasper String Quartet
6:20 - 11:22 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
12:24 - 11:18 AM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
3:24 - 11:10 AM
Paris Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:38 - 11:04 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Rainer Kuchl, violin
6:01 - 10:56 AM
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli, conductor
8:17 - 10:52 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Ramin Bahrami, piano
3:52 - 10:45 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
6:52 - 10:41 AM
New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp, conductor
4:20 - 10:25 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
15:33 - 10:20 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
4:48 - 10:15 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
4:18 - 10:11 AM
Jaime Laredo, violin
4:27 - 10:06 AM
Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra
Conrad van Alphen, conductor
4:19 - 10:03 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:08 - 9:59 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:21 - 9:54 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:06 - 9:46 AM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
8:29 - 9:40 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:52 - 9:38 AM
Augustin Dumay, violin
1:14 - 9:34 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:24 - 9:24 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:33 - 9:10 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
14:19 - 9:01 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Mozart: Flute And Harp Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Lucas Macias Navarro, oboe
8:08 - 8:52 AM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
9:02 - 8:44 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
7:53 - 8:34 AM
Scottish Fantasy: Finale
Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Midori, violin
9:39 - 8:28 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
6:17 - 8:19 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
8:40 - 8:09 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Yundi Li, piano
9:33 - 8:05 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:38 - 8:01 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:05 - 7:51 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:03 - 7:48 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
2:31 - 7:44 AM
Concerto Koln
Werner Ehrhardt, conductor
4:39 - 7:40 AM
Chilingirian Quartet
3:40 - 7:37 AM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:08 - 7:25 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
John Abberger, oboe
11:10 - 7:19 AM
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
6:26 - 7:12 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
6:56 - 7:05 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:28 - 7:01 AM
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
3:57 - 6:54 AM
Olga Kern, piano
6:59 - 6:43 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
John Corigliano, violin
11:15 - 6:35 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
7:11 - 6:32 AM
I Solisti Italiani
3:47 - 6:23 AM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
7:50 - 6:16 AM
Canadian Brass
7:34 - 6:08 AM
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
7:26 - 6:00 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
8:03