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.
- 12:29 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
11:55 - 12:25 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:44 - 12:21 PM
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
3:33 - 12:07 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:21 - 12:03 PM
Zurich Operahouse Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:47 - 11:55 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Faris, conductor
7:17 - 11:51 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:07 - 11:46 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:04 - 11:35 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
10:02 - 11:29 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
6:31 - 11:19 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nigel Kennedy, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin
9:40 - 11:06 AM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
12:40 - 10:59 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
6:51 - 10:48 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
10:27 - 10:45 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:24 - 10:37 AM
Orchestra of the Swan
Kenneth Woods, conductor
7:46 - 10:32 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
4:26 - 10:28 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:39 - 10:26 AM
Yukio Yokoyama, piano
1:39 - 10:21 AM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
5:00 - 10:05 AM
Capriccio Espagnol
The Rostropovich Edition: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, etc.
Paris Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
15:51 - 10:00 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
4:36 - 9:55 AM
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Viotti, conductor
Rolando Villazon, tenor
4:32 - 9:46 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
9:00 - 9:35 AM
Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo
The Glenn Gould Edition: Beethoven - The 5 Piano Concertos
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Glenn Gould, piano
10:47 - 9:27 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Midori, violin
7:32 - 9:24 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:28 - 9:15 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:27 - 9:06 AM
String Quartet No. 63 "Sunrise": 1st movement
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 4 & 6
Orlando Quartet
8:39 - 8:55 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:27 - 8:44 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album II
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
11:01 - 8:38 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:55 - 8:35 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:18 - 8:21 AM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastorale and others
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:28 - 8:15 AM
Claudio Arrau, piano
5:39 - 8:01 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:24 - 7:56 AM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
4:35 - 7:53 AM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
2:58 - 7:48 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:16 - 7:42 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:02 - 7:37 AM
Lang Lang, piano
4:18 - 7:28 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:28 - 7:23 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
4:54 - 7:19 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
2:40 - 7:09 AM
Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
10:51 - 7:00 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Karl Heinz Steffens, clarinet
8:26 - 6:54 AM
Stephen Hough, piano
5:55 - 6:50 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:36 - 6:40 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
9:58 - 6:36 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
3:34 - 6:27 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:28 - 6:20 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
7:24 - 6:17 AM
Joshua Bell, violin
2:30 - 6:01 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
15:08 - 6:00 AM
Amadeus Ensemble
Julius Rudel, conductor
1:40