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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Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:21 - 12:36 AM
Philomusica of London
Granville Jones, conductor
Osian Ellis, harp
13:44 - 12:34 AM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
1:36 - 12:20 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:27 - 12:18 AM
Los Romeros
2:37 - 12:12 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, violin
4:51 - 12:07 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:29 - 11:57 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
J Strauss: An der Schonen Blauen Donau and others
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
9:28 - 11:54 PM
Arcadi Volodos, piano
3:04 - 11:47 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:10 - 11:42 PM
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
4:50 - 11:32 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Zino Francescatti, violin
9:16 - 11:26 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:57 - 11:17 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:53 - 11:09 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:10 - 11:05 PM
Smithsonian Chamber Players
3:57 - 11:00 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:15 - 10:56 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
4:11 - 10:54 PM
North German Radio Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
1:44 - 10:49 PM
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
5:26 - 10:42 PM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
6:25 - 10:39 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Raymond Leppard, harpsichord
2:54 - 10:37 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
2:29 - 10:28 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:05 - 10:12 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
Michael Davis, violin
15:37 - 10:09 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
3:35 - 9:54 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
14:14 - 9:51 PM
Moura Lympany, piano
3:19 - 9:46 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:23 - 9:39 PM
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 - 9:35 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
4:30 - 9:25 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:10 - 9:16 PM
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
Wayne Marshall, conductor
Wayne Marshall, piano
8:24 - 9:09 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
7:46 - 9:07 PM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
1:59 - 8:56 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
10:05 - 8:53 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:47 - 8:47 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
6:00 - 8:38 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
8:13 - 8:25 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
12:36 - 8:19 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
6:09 - 8:05 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Nigel Kennedy, violin
13:28 - 7:53 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
11:42 - 7:50 PM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
3:21 - 7:38 PM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
11:39 - 7:29 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
8:46 - 7:25 PM
Lynn Harrell, cello
3:30 - 7:12 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
12:41 - 7:07 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:25 - 6:52 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
15:04 - 6:47 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:34 - 6:44 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
William Bennett, flute
2:40 - 6:39 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:35 - 6:37 PM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
1:39 - 6:30 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
6:51 - 6:23 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
6:36 - 6:14 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
8:57 - 6:10 PM
Sharon Isbin, guitar
4:09 - 6:04 PM
Orchestre De Bretagne
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Matt Haimovitz, cello
5:18 - 5:53 PM
Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album I
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
10:51 - 5:47 PM
Zurich Operahouse Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
6:32 - 5:36 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
10:31 - 5:30 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
5:09 - 5:25 PM
Cleveland Quartet
5:05 - 5:18 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
6:45 - 5:05 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
12:50 - 4:58 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Renee Fleming, soprano
7:01 - 4:55 PM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky: L'ouiseau de feu, Le Sacre du printemps, Persephone
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
3:19 - 4:52 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:05 - 4:43 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
8:44 - 4:40 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
2:15 - 4:32 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
8:37 - 4:27 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
4:39 - 4:22 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:47 - 4:12 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
9:48 - 4:04 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:01 - 3:56 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
7:53 - 3:53 PM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:27 - 3:45 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:11 - 3:41 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
3:52 - 3:31 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:52 - 3:25 PM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
6:03 - 3:20 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
4:52 - 3:15 PM
Paganini Etude No. 3 "La Campanella"
Piano Collection: Arrau, Cziffra, Ciccolini, Rudy et al.
Francois-Rene Duchable, piano
4:36 - 3:08 PM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
6:27 - 3:04 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:51 - 2:56 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Isaac Stern, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
8:26 - 2:48 PM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
8:15 - 2:43 PM
Petronel Malan, piano
3:49 - 2:33 PM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement
Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
10:37 - 2:24 PM
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
8:55 - 2:16 PM
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 - 2:12 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
4:12 - 2:06 PM
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
6:23 - 1:55 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
10:26 - 1:51 PM
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
3:37 - 1:48 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:37 - 1:37 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
10:31 - 1:33 PM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
3:53 - 1:27 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
6:15 - 1:11 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
15:10 - 1:07 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
4:20 - 12:55 PM
Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Julius Baker, flute
11:18 - 12:53 PM
Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Lamberto Gardelli, conductor
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
2:09 - 12:47 PM
France Radio Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
6:01 - 12:44 PM
Lise de la Salle, piano
2:46 - 12:34 PM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 1st movement
Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
9:54 - 12:28 PM
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:55 - 12:22 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:59 - 12:19 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:28 - 12:05 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
13:44 - 11:54 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:28 - 11:44 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
9:40 - 11:33 AM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:09 - 11:30 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:27 - 11:24 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:09 - 11:20 AM
Midori, violin
3:06 - 11:09 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
11:27 - 11:06 AM
James Galway, flute
2:42 - 10:59 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:16 - 10:46 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
13:42 - 10:42 AM
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:30 - 10:36 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:59 - 10:26 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
9:44 - 10:20 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement
JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 3
New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig
Max Pommer, conductor
5:08 - 10:12 AM
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
8:29 - 10:04 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:39 - 9:57 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
6:35 - 9:51 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:20 - 9:43 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:44 - 9:38 AM
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
4:50 - 9:30 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
8:04 - 9:25 AM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Andras Schiff, piano
3:51 - 9:11 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
14:00 - 9:09 AM
Holberg Suite: Prelude
Grieg: Symphonic Dances, From Holberg's Time, Old Norwegian Melody
Oslo Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
2:44 - 8:57 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:44 - 8:47 AM
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
Eduardo Marturet, conductor
Lara St. John, violin
9:43 - 8:38 AM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
8:53 - 8:29 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:55 - 8:14 AM
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
14:09 - 8:12 AM
English Chamber Orchestra Brass
Donald Fraser, conductor
1:54 - 8:07 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Georg Solti, conductor
5:22 - 7:56 AM
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
10:46 - 7:53 AM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
2:56 - 7:44 AM
London Horns
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
8:46 - 7:41 AM
City of Granada Orchestra
Josep Pons, conductor
Marco Socias, guitar
2:13 - 7:32 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner Without Words
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
9:33 - 7:21 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:26 - 7:05 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
15:37 - 7:01 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
David Measham, conductor
James Galway, flute
4:04 - 6:59 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:49 - 6:56 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:49 - 6:52 AM
Abbey Road Ensemble
Lawrence Foster, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:36 - 6:43 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:53 - 6:34 AM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)
Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Christoph Eschenbach
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
8:14 - 6:28 AM
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:52 - 6:20 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:35 - 6:10 AM
Avi Avital, mandolin
8:49 - 6:09 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eugen Jochum, conductor
1:40 - 6:00 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:58