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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Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:31 - 11:22 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
9:10 - 11:13 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
8:18 - 11:10 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:05 - 11:02 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:16 - 10:48 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
14:09 - 10:43 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
4:35 - 10:32 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:19 - 10:29 PM
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
3:14 - 10:24 PM
Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes
Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
5:05 - 10:18 PM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
5:19 - 10:08 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
10:22 - 10:03 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 9:57 PM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
5:48 - 9:45 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
12:20 - 9:40 PM
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
3:46 - 9:35 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
5:31 - 9:23 PM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
12:11 - 9:18 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
4:31 - 9:03 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
14:34 - 9:00 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
3:04 - 8:52 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Bruno Bartoletti, conductor
7:33 - 8:47 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
5:13 - 8:36 PM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
10:20 - 8:28 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
8:40 - 8:25 PM
Pascal Roge, piano
2:33 - 8:13 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
11:36 - 8:06 PM
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture
Rossini: Barber of Seville (highlights)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:04 - 7:55 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
10:27 - 7:47 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
George Szell, conductor
8:33 - 7:41 PM
Leon Fleisher, piano
4:57 - 7:34 PM
Pacifica String Quartet
Anthony McGill, clarinet
6:42 - 7:27 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:43 - 7:10 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
15:53 - 7:04 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
5:55 - 6:59 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
5:04 - 6:47 PM
Scheherazade: The Festival at Baghdad
World Orchestra For Peace: The Credit Suisse Tour 2005
World Orchestra for Peace
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:46 - 6:37 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Strauss: Waltzes and Polkas
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:40 - 6:26 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Karl Bohm, conductor
11:33 - 6:16 PM
Piano Concerto No. 20: 2nd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20, K466 & 27, K595
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
9:36 - 6:05 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:56 - 5:59 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
5:24 - 5:57 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Alfredo Kraus, tenor
2:17 - 5:48 PM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
9:07 - 5:46 PM
Emerson String Quartet
1:56 - 5:36 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
8:42 - 5:29 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Pepe Romero, guitar
7:28 - 5:26 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:11 - 5:16 PM
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
9:03 - 5:03 PM
Horn Concerto No. 2
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Hermann Baumann, horn
13:24 - 4:59 PM
Leon Fleisher, piano
3:28 - 4:45 PM
English Symphony Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Michael Bochmann, violin
13:42 - 4:41 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:32 - 4:27 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
14:00 - 4:20 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
7:14 - 4:09 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
11:09 - 4:05 PM
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String
The Greatest Classical Show On Earth
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
3:42 - 3:56 PM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Lance Friedel, conductor
8:22 - 3:53 PM
I Salonisti
2:50 - 3:47 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
6:02 - 3:41 PM
Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; Grieg: Holberg Suite
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano
6:13 - 3:27 PM
Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor
Lily Laskine, harp
13:13 - 3:24 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:27 - 3:16 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
7:15 - 3:11 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne
The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:33 - 3:04 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:34 - 3:00 PM
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
3:31 - 2:57 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
3:23 - 2:53 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
3:28 - 2:44 PM
Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz
J. Strauss: Waltz Transcriptions/Stravinsky: Chamber Music
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
9:43 - 2:31 PM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, The Consecration of the House
Dresden State Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
12:39 - 2:22 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
9:06 - 2:13 PM
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
7:45 - 2:02 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Jeanne Lamon, violin
11:09 - 1:58 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
3:56 - 1:45 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
13:03 - 1:43 PM
Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 3rd movement
Beethoven: Piano and Violin Sonatas, Vol.2
Isaac Stern, violin
1:17 - 1:29 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
13:47 - 1:25 PM
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:09 - 1:10 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
15:00 - 1:04 PM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
5:51 - 12:50 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
13:27 - 12:48 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
2:31 - 12:45 PM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
At the Break
Christopher O'Riley, piano
2:18 - 12:44 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
1:31 - 12:40 PM
Chicago Sinfonietta
Paul Freeman, conductor
3:19 - 12:35 PM
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:38 - 12:26 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
9:19 - 12:16 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
9:26 - 12:08 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:15 - 12:03 PM
I Solisti Italiani
5:09 - 11:49 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
13:45 - 11:46 AM
RCA Symphony Orchestra
Skitch Henderson, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
2:28 - 11:40 AM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
6:28 - 11:29 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Jerzy Semkow, conductor
Rafal Blechacz, piano
9:51 - 11:23 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
6:50 - 11:20 AM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky, Petrouchka: Scherzo a la Russe, The Firebird Suite
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
2:59 - 11:05 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
13:42 - 11:01 AM
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
Christian Lindberg, trombone
4:13 - 10:55 AM
Gyorgy Sebok, piano
6:23 - 10:48 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
6:25 - 10:42 AM
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
5:55 - 10:39 AM
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
3:10 - 10:33 AM
Emerson String Quartet
5:14 - 10:30 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:04 - 10:24 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Rosekrans, conductor
5:48 - 10:17 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
7:19 - 10:10 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 10:05 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
4:52 - 9:59 AM
Don Giovanni: Overture
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, 21; Don Giovanni Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:49 - 9:48 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin
10:16 - 9:45 AM
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
3:51 - 9:35 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
James Judd, conductor
Jean Louis Steuerman, piano
9:36 - 9:29 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:51 - 9:24 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
4:15 - 9:08 AM
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves/Tallis Fantasia
New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
15:39 - 9:04 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:41 - 8:59 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
4:40 - 8:56 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
2:23 - 8:48 AM
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin
8:22 - 8:39 AM
Vienna Volksopera Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
9:10 - 8:33 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
4:52 - 8:30 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:46 - 8:23 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
7:06 - 8:14 AM
Emanuel Ax, piano
7:43 - 8:03 AM
The Red Pony Suite
Suite from "The Tender Land" / 3 Latin-American Sketches / Suite from "The Red Pony"
Phoenix Symphony
James Sedares, conductor
11:24 - 7:58 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:18 - 7:55 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
3:39 - 7:43 AM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:37 - 7:38 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:37 - 7:32 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos K467 And K595
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano
6:25 - 7:22 AM
New York Chamber Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Gerard Schwarz, trumpet
9:54 - 7:19 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:45 - 7:11 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:33 - 7:05 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:37 - 7:00 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gunter Wand, conductor
5:04 - 6:57 AM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
2:33 - 6:51 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham, conductor
6:04 - 6:49 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Andre Cluytens, conductor
2:46 - 6:42 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
6:42 - 6:28 AM
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
12:58 - 6:19 AM
Chicago Chamber Musicians
Larry Combs, clarinet
9:42 - 6:15 AM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:11 - 6:12 AM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
2:46 - 6:00 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
12:28