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
Adrian Boult, conductor
3:55 - 2:46 AM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
4:18 - 2:43 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:26 - 2:38 AM
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Bateman, conductor
4:17 - 2:26 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:09 - 2:21 AM
Andras Schiff, piano
4:48 - 2:13 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
7:55 - 2:04 AM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
9:02 - 1:58 AM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 1st movement
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
5:38 - 1:53 AM
Vienna Boys Choir
5:13 - 1:50 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
2:41 - 1:42 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
8:00 - 1:39 AM
Maria Tipo, piano
3:03 - 1:30 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
8:13 - 1:25 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:56 - 1:11 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Alberto Zedda, conductor
14:21 - 1:04 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 - 1:02 AM
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
1:36 - 12:53 AM
Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra
George Cleve, conductor
8:32 - 12:44 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:24 - 12:30 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:41 - 12:23 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 3rd movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, & 6
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Stephen Shingles, viola
6:03 - 12:13 AM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
10:26 - 12:04 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
9:00 - 11:59 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
4:12 - 11:54 PM
Lohengrin: Treulich gefuhrt (Bridal Chorus)
Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
4:46 - 11:52 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:41 - 11:45 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:29 - 11:39 PM
Orli Shaham, piano
5:24 - 11:33 PM
Camerata Salzburg
Roger Norrington, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:26 - 11:29 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:29 - 11:14 PM
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Richard Strauss: Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegel; Tod und Verklarung
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
14:50 - 11:06 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
7:47 - 11:02 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Efrem Kurtz, conductor
4:19 - 10:48 PM
Manchester Camerata
Douglas Boyd, conductor
13:29 - 10:44 PM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Infernal Dance
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite; Symphony No. 1; Fireworks; Scherzo Fantastique
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
4:14 - 10:33 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
Christina Day Martinson, violin
10:48 - 10:26 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
6:50 - 10:21 PM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
4:01 - 10:14 PM
Kimball Sykes, clarinet
7:22 - 10:08 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham, conductor
5:39 - 10:01 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:51 - 10:00 PM
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
Penelope Evison, flute
1:26 - 9:52 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
8:03 - 9:44 PM
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 - 9:38 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:53 - 9:29 PM
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Isaac Stern - A Life In Music - Lalo, Saint-Saens, Chausson
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
8:49 - 9:23 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:34 - 9:18 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:51 - 9:09 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:35 - 9:01 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
8:07 - 8:56 PM
Orli Shaham, piano
4:59 - 8:52 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:32 - 8:44 PM
Canadian Brass
7:34 - 8:35 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:40 - 8:26 PM
Emerson String Quartet
David Shifrin, clarinet
9:08 - 8:23 PM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:42 - 8:18 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 3rd movement
Bach: Six Concertos for the Margrave of Brandenburg
European Brandenburg Ensemble
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:15 - 8:09 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:00 - 8:01 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Faris, conductor
7:17 - 7:57 PM
Orchestra de la Suisse Romande
Richard Bonynge, conductor
3:59 - 7:53 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:21 - 7:47 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Rosekrans, conductor
5:48 - 7:43 PM
Van Cliburn, piano
3:06 - 7:31 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
12:39 - 7:28 PM
Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
Peter Hurford, organ
3:01 - 7:21 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Peter Maag, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:48 - 7:13 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
7:21 - 7:09 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:39 - 6:58 PM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
9:53 - 6:53 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
5:11 - 6:48 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin
5:32 - 6:41 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:20 - 6:33 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
7:40 - 6:28 PM
Earl Wild, piano
4:26 - 6:23 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:04 - 6:10 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
12:52 - 6:00 PM
Orchestra de la Suisse Romande
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
9:40 - 5:57 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
3:45 - 5:52 PM
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Bourree and Gigue
Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
4:19 - 5:50 PM
Gil Shaham, violin
1:29 - 5:39 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
11:05 - 5:30 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:36 - 5:19 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
10:02 - 5:14 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:50 - 5:09 PM
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
5:26 - 4:58 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Preludes and Orchestral Music
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
10:22 - 4:54 PM
Edgar Moreau, cello
4:08 - 4:39 PM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Russian Easter Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
15:15 - 4:32 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:16 - 4:27 PM
New York Philomusica
Paige Brook, conductor
Paige Brook, flute
5:29 - 4:22 PM
City of Granada Orchestra
Josep Pons, conductor
Marco Socias, guitar
4:51 - 4:15 PM
Augustin Dumay, violin
6:40 - 4:02 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
12:12 - 3:52 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
10:02 - 3:49 PM
Jascha Silberstein, cello
3:16 - 3:42 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
6:59 - 3:33 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Jeffery Siegel, piano
8:53 - 3:29 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
4:02 - 3:25 PM
Vienna-Berlin Ensemble
3:02 - 3:18 PM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
7:03 - 3:03 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
14:55 - 2:58 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:45 - 2:56 PM
Yukio Yokoyama, piano
1:39 - 2:49 PM
Parley of Instruments
Paul O'Dette, lute
7:03 - 2:43 PM
Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Colin Davis, conductor
6:05 - 2:36 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:28 - 2:32 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:45 - 2:28 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Liszt - Solti
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
4:55 - 2:25 PM
Esther Budiardjo, piano
2:29 - 2:11 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
13:25 - 2:08 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 - 1:59 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
8:18 - 1:48 PM
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Bela Drahos, conductor
10:54 - 1:41 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos K467 And K595
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano
6:27 - 1:37 PM
Cleveland Quartet
3:47 - 1:28 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
9:34 - 1:20 PM
Hungarian State Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:52 - 1:07 PM
Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott, conductor
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
13:53 - 1:00 PM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano
6:06 - 12:56 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:34 - 12:45 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:41 - 12:39 PM
Guildhall Strings
Robert Salter, conductor
4:59 - 12:26 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:27 - 12:23 PM
Nigel Kennedy, violin
2:47 - 12:15 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:11 - 12:06 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:49 - 11:57 AM
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
8:31 - 11:52 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
4:33 - 11:47 AM
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic
Leif Segerstam, conductor
5:45 - 11:40 AM
Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 3rd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:47 - 11:36 AM
Jorg Demus, piano
3:50 - 11:27 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:57 - 11:23 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
3:21 - 11:19 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
3:41 - 11:14 AM
Dejan Ivanovic, guitar
5:37 - 11:02 AM
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
11:35 - 10:55 AM
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gianluigi Gelmetti, conductor
6:39 - 10:45 AM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Strauss: Waltzes And Overtures
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
9:39 - 10:38 AM
Maxence Larrieu, flute
6:47 - 10:24 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
13:49 - 10:18 AM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
6:04 - 10:02 AM
Capriccio Italien
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Night on Bald Mountain, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Bolero
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Mata, conductor
15:14 - 9:59 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
3:25 - 9:56 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
2:20 - 9:54 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
2:37 - 9:39 AM
Keyboard Concerto No. 4
J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos; J.S. Bach-Vivaldi: Two Concertos
Moscow Virtuosi
Saulius Sondeckis, conductor
Julia Zilberquit, piano
14:32 - 9:23 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
15:27 - 9:20 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
3:04 - 9:09 AM
Night on Bald Mountain
The Rostropovich Edition: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, etc.
Paris Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
11:12 - 9:00 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:16 - 8:49 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
10:38 - 8:39 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
10:21 - 8:35 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
3:33 - 8:31 AM
Bartered Bride: Dance of the Comedians
Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 1
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:39 - 8:20 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:37 - 8:16 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
3:33 - 8:07 AM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 2nd movement
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos; Sinfonia Concertante K364
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
8:19 - 8:01 AM
Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
6:05 - 7:56 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:23 - 7:50 AM
Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:19 - 7:44 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:11 - 7:33 AM
Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 1st movement
Beethoven: Piano and Violin Sonatas, Vol.2
Isaac Stern, violin
10:18 - 7:29 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
4:26 - 7:21 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
8:10 - 7:09 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
John Abberger, oboe
11:10 - 7:04 AM
Concerto Koln
Werner Ehrhardt, conductor
4:39 - 7:00 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
4:44 - 6:52 AM
Van Cliburn, piano
7:04 - 6:51 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:44 - 6:41 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
9:34 - 6:27 AM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Petri Sakari, conductor
13:27 - 6:17 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:58 - 6:08 AM
David Fray, piano
8:33 - 6:03 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement
Bach: Concerts Brandebourgeois Nos. 1, 3, 4
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
4:45 - 6:00 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin, conductor
Bobby McFerrin, vocal
3:40