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.
- 9:21 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:02 - 9:16 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:55 - 9:06 PM
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
10:09 - 8:59 PM
Hungarian State Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:52 - 8:54 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:12 - 8:47 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
6:04 - 8:42 PM
Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:19 - 8:33 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
9:10 - 8:31 PM
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
1:10 - 8:23 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:04 - 8:13 PM
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Debussy: La Damoiselle elue, L'Apres-midi d'un faune
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
9:41 - 7:59 PM
New York Philomusica
Robert Johnson, conductor
13:43 - 7:46 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
13:14 - 7:30 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
15:51 - 7:18 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
11:39 - 7:09 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:47 - 7:01 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:49 - 6:47 PM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Petri Sakari, conductor
13:27 - 6:41 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:39 - 6:34 PM
Paris Orchestra
Pierre Dervaux, conductor
6:46 - 6:27 PM
Violin Concerto No. 2: 1st movement
Bach: Violin Concertos, Gubaidulina: In Tempus Praesens
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
7:44 - 6:25 PM
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
1:36 - 6:14 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:13 - 6:04 PM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
10:10 - 6:00 PM
Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra
Conrad van Alphen, conductor
4:19 - 5:48 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:51 - 5:41 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
6:04 - 5:31 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:36 - 5:26 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:50 - 5:20 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:59 - 5:17 PM
John Williams, guitar
3:18 - 5:03 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Margaret Batjer, conductor
Margaret Batjer, violin
14:16 - 4:57 PM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Mozart, Beethoven, Witt: Piano and Wind Quintets
Anton Kuerti, piano
5:43 - 4:48 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:43 - 4:42 PM
David Russell, guitar
6:18 - 4:32 PM
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
9:26 - 4:26 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:28 - 4:19 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
RAI National Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valcuha, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
6:36 - 4:15 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
4:02 - 4:03 PM
Scottish Ensemble
Jonathan Rees, conductor
11:56 - 3:55 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:25 - 3:48 PM
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
6:32 - 3:44 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:38 - 3:38 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:19 - 3:33 PM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier (Complete)
Glenn Gould, piano
4:21 - 3:28 PM
Guarneri Quartet
5:12 - 3:25 PM
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole
Bizet: "Carmen" Suite, "L'Arlesienne" Suite/Offenbach: Barcarolle, "Orpheus in the Underworld" Overture
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:24 - 3:11 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
13:28 - 3:04 PM
Clarinet Concerto: 2nd movement
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major; Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
Eric Hoepprich, clarinet
6:21 - 2:50 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
13:38 - 2:49 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
1:52 - 2:45 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
3:27 - 2:33 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
12:02 - 2:28 PM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; FantasÃa para un gentilhombre
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:41 - 2:17 PM
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
10:06 - 2:14 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:40 - 2:06 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Barthold Kuijken, flute
7:35 - 1:59 PM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
7:03 - 1:50 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
8:15 - 1:45 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:08 - 1:36 PM
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
8:47 - 1:30 PM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
5:33 - 1:27 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:22 - 1:21 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 3rd movement
JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6
New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig
Max Pommer, conductor
5:15 - 1:12 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Aram Khachaturian, conductor
9:09 - 1:04 PM
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
8:28 - 12:56 PM
Janine Jansen, violin
7:44 - 12:54 PM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
1:39 - 12:49 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
4:37 - 12:43 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
6:26 - 12:28 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
14:41 - 12:20 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:15 - 12:13 PM
Maxence Larrieu, flute
6:47 - 11:59 AM
Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, An American in Paris
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Andre Previn, piano
13:58 - 11:49 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Preludes and Orchestral Music
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
10:22 - 11:44 AM
Michael Landrum, piano
4:38 - 11:38 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
5:58 - 11:27 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
10:29 - 11:12 AM
Ulster Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
14:35 - 11:09 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
3:24 - 10:57 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
11:00 - 10:48 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
9:15 - 10:44 AM
Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture
Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:31 - 10:37 AM
Symphony No. 5: 1st movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:34 - 10:34 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
3:02 - 10:27 AM
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
6:58 - 10:20 AM
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
5:41 - 10:05 AM
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Ein Heldenleben / Barenboim
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
15:22 - 9:58 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:51 - 9:53 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
5:00 - 9:47 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Peter Maag, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:42 - 9:41 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
6:09 - 9:37 AM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
3:49 - 9:29 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
7:48 - 9:25 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
3:39 - 9:15 AM
Debra Wendells-Cross, flute
9:50 - 9:04 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
10:38 - 8:57 AM
Emerson String Quartet
David Shifrin, clarinet
6:45 - 8:54 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:44 - 8:50 AM
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
3:35 - 8:47 AM
The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance
Dukas: La Peri, De Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
3:28 - 8:38 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:24 - 8:27 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:30 - 8:21 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:49 - 8:18 AM
Nash Ensemble
2:41 - 8:12 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:27 - 8:04 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
8:10 - 7:53 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:37 - 7:49 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jorge Mester, conductor
3:44 - 7:43 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:36 - 7:40 AM
Louis Lortie, piano
2:38 - 7:28 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:40 - 7:24 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:10 - 7:10 AM
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, etc; Vaughan Williams
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:10 - 7:03 AM
Juilliard String Quartet
6:32 - 6:55 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
8:16 - 6:50 AM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
4:27 - 6:42 AM
Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of France
Otto Klemperer, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
8:26 - 6:35 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Daniel Harding, conductor
7:11 - 6:30 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
4:26 - 6:25 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:37 - 6:21 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:26 - 6:18 AM
Ulrike-Anima Mathe, violin
2:13 - 6:05 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Ursula Holliger, harp
13:07 - 6:00 AM
Canadian Brass
Edo de Waart, conductor
5:02