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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Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:09 - 8:36 PM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
5:51 - 8:29 PM
Camerata Salzburg
Roger Norrington, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:26 - 8:24 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:51 - 8:14 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:52 - 8:05 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:35 - 8:01 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
4:26 - 7:52 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
8:40 - 7:50 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:30 - 7:43 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:57 - 7:40 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:24 - 7:33 PM
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
6:34 - 7:30 PM
John O'Conor, piano
2:31 - 7:21 PM
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Alceo Galliera, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
9:01 - 7:10 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pesek, conductor
10:44 - 6:58 PM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard, conductor
12:14 - 6:55 PM
Narciso Yepes, guitar
3:03 - 6:51 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 100, Sinfonia Concertante
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
3:54 - 6:42 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Ramin Bahrami, piano
8:22 - 6:33 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
8:54 - 6:30 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:12 - 6:20 PM
Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils
Strauss: Rosenkavelier, Salome's Dance, Burleske Fastival Prelud
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
9:10 - 6:08 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
11:57 - 5:59 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
8:58 - 5:53 PM
Evgeny Kissin, piano
6:27 - 5:42 PM
Night on Bald Mountain
Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on the Bare Mountain
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
10:37 - 5:34 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
7:34 - 5:25 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
9:27 - 5:17 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
6:53 - 5:13 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No 1-3 / Martin Pearlman
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:12 - 5:02 PM
Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)
Fibich: Symphony No. 1/Smetana: Vysehrad, Vlatava
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:25 - 4:56 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
5:23 - 4:54 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:49 - 4:46 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
8:29 - 4:41 PM
Moura Lympany, piano
3:56 - 4:34 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:15 - 4:27 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
6:52 - 4:19 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
7:08 - 4:15 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
4:26 - 4:04 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
11:05 - 3:57 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
6:47 - 3:54 PM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:40 - 3:43 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
11:05 - 3:35 PM
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
7:54 - 3:22 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
12:22 - 3:19 PM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
2:35 - 3:13 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sinfonia Concertante, etc.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:07 - 3:02 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:57 - 2:58 PM
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String
The Greatest Classical Show On Earth
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
3:42 - 2:48 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
10:24 - 2:41 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
6:35 - 2:28 PM
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Vadym Kholodenko, piano
12:59 - 2:18 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nigel Kennedy, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin
9:40 - 2:13 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:11 - 2:01 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
12:32 - 1:57 PM
Maria Joao Pires, piano
3:40 - 1:50 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:44 - 1:46 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
4:05 - 1:43 PM
Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Bernstein: Candide Overture, Barber: Adagio for Strings, Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Lukas Foss, conductor
3:35 - 1:30 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:54 - 1:19 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
11:38 - 1:10 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:06 - 1:07 PM
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
1:36 - 1:04 PM
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
3:29 - 12:59 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
5:08 - 12:54 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:15 - 12:45 PM
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
8:49 - 12:41 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Ramin Bahrami, piano
3:52 - 12:29 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
11:42 - 12:23 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
6:50 - 12:17 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 - 12:13 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
4:05 - 12:04 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:45 - 11:55 AM
Piano Concerto No. 18: 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 18, K456 & 19, K459
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
7:53 - 11:52 AM
Guildhall Strings
3:42 - 11:46 AM
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:55 - 11:43 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
2:43 - 11:32 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:38 - 11:23 AM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
8:39 - 11:20 AM
Ivan Moravec, piano
2:43 - 11:17 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
3:11 - 11:01 AM
Northern Sinfonia of England
Jean-Bernard Pommier, conductor
15:34 - 10:56 AM
Comic Opera Theatre Orchestra
Pierre Dervaux, conductor
Nicolai Gedda, tenor
5:24 - 10:52 AM
Musica Vitae
Bjorn Sagstad, conductor
Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
3:28 - 10:44 AM
Flute and Harp Concerto: Rondo
Mozart: Flute And Harp Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Jacques Zoon, flute
8:28 - 10:41 AM
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
2:38 - 10:33 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:10 - 10:23 AM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Complete Beethoven Edition Vol. 3: Music For The Stage
Berlin Philharmonic
Bernhard Klee, conductor
10:48 - 10:11 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Simon Wright, conductor
John Anderson, oboe
10:59 - 10:08 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
3:34 - 10:03 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:42 - 9:49 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
13:42 - 9:46 AM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:50 - 9:40 AM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:58 - 9:30 AM
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Avi Avital, mandolin
9:12 - 9:26 AM
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer, conductor
4:39 - 9:21 AM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, La Mort de Cleopatre
Vienna Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev, conductor
4:51 - 9:06 AM
Murray Perahia, piano
14:42 - 9:03 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:45 - 8:59 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:34 - 8:50 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
8:48 - 8:46 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jose-Luis Garcia, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
4:23 - 8:33 AM
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
12:53 - 8:25 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:42 - 8:19 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:15 - 8:11 AM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Lance Friedel, conductor
8:19 - 8:02 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
8:32 - 7:53 AM
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
8:47 - 7:46 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:07 - 7:42 AM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
4:18 - 7:37 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 7:30 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 7:23 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Stefan Schilli, oboe
6:52 - 7:17 AM
Sergey Schepkin, piano
5:43 - 7:05 AM
Symphony No. 9 "Great": 4th movement
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
12:04 - 7:00 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:28 - 6:51 AM
Virgil Fox, organ
8:44 - 6:46 AM
German Requiem: Wie lieblich (How lovely are thy dwelling places)
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
5:35 - 6:41 AM
Peer Gynt: Morning Mood
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
4:30 - 6:38 AM
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
3:02 - 6:26 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
12:12 - 6:21 AM
Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott, conductor
5:00 - 6:15 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:50 - 6:13 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:03 - 6:00 AM
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