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.
- 4:42 AM
Rafal Blechacz, piano
4:54 - 4:36 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:16 - 4:27 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
8:40 - 4:15 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Largo
Dvorak: Piano Quintets In A, Op.5 & Op.81; Borodin: Quartet
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:34 - 4:13 AM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
1:45 - 4:07 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
6:39 - 4:00 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor
James Galway, flute
6:27 - 3:50 AM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Bernstein Favorites: Waltzes
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:19 - 3:40 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Felix Slatkin, conductor
Michael Rabin, violin
9:37 - 3:29 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
10:46 - 3:22 AM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
6:04 - 3:12 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:04 - 3:09 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:17 - 3:03 AM
Capella Istropolitana
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
5:36 - 2:57 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:48 - 2:49 AM
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Richard Tognetti, violin
8:30 - 2:44 AM
John Browning, piano
4:11 - 2:40 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
4:35 - 2:29 AM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
10:26 - 2:24 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:05 - 2:14 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
9:06 - 2:06 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Georg Solti, conductor
8:17 - 2:02 AM
David Golub, piano
3:30 - 1:52 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Wagner
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
10:38 - 1:48 AM
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Kenneth Montgomery, conductor
3:54 - 1:40 AM
Paris Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
6:56 - 1:26 AM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
14:02 - 1:19 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1; Erno Dohnanyi Variations On A Nursery Song
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
6:53 - 1:13 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
6:14 - 1:05 AM
Adagio for Strings
Norman Dello Joio: Triumph of St. Joan; Variations, Chaconne & Finale
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Sedares, conductor
7:29 - 12:56 AM
Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March
Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
8:46 - 12:50 AM
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
6:32 - 12:47 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:49 - 12:39 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Midori, violin
7:32 - 12:34 AM
Murray Perahia, piano
5:11 - 12:28 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:44 - 12:23 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
5:11 - 12:15 AM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": 1st movement
Haydn Symphonies: No. 82 in C Major "The Bear"; No. 38 in C Major; No. 104 in D Major "London"
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christof Perick, conductor
7:44 - 12:09 AM
Voices of Spring Waltz (Fruhlingsstimmen)
The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics
Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
5:58 - 12:04 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:06 - 11:55 PM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
8:45 - 11:49 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
5:13 - 11:40 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
9:41 - 11:32 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
7:31 - 11:26 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Morton Gould, conductor
6:03 - 11:17 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
8:16 - 11:11 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:14 - 11:06 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:53 - 11:03 PM
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian, conductor
2:43 - 10:57 PM
Guildhall Strings
5:34 - 10:46 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
11:29 - 10:42 PM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Daniel Hope, violin
3:04 - 10:37 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
4:43 - 10:28 PM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
9:39 - 10:19 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:56 - 10:05 PM
Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Dances from Aleko, Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
14:44 - 9:59 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:52 - 9:56 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:17 - 9:52 PM
The Knights
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
4:34 - 9:48 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:57 - 9:36 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:06 - 9:27 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jose Luis Garcia, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
9:03 - 9:22 PM
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 8, 15, 27 & 30
Jonathan Biss, piano
4:24 - 9:11 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:28 - 9:07 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:06 - 9:01 PM
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kurt Eichhorn, conductor
Lucia Popp, soprano
5:00 - 8:56 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:12 - 8:47 PM
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
9:15 - 8:43 PM
Miki Aoki, piano
3:02 - 8:30 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
13:44 - 8:22 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
7:15 - 8:17 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:27 - 8:08 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:43 - 8:01 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:59 - 7:59 PM
Ulrike-Anima Mathe, violin
2:13 - 7:56 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
2:50 - 7:48 PM
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
8:26 - 7:40 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
7:53 - 7:30 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:01 - 7:23 PM
Barry Tuckwell, horn
6:13 - 7:17 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:59 - 7:06 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
John Mauceri, conductor
Louise DiTullio, flute
10:39 - 7:02 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
4:05 - 6:58 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:15 - 6:45 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
12:06 - 6:41 PM
German Chamber Philharmonic
David Fray, piano
4:03 - 6:27 PM
Rienzi: Overture
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
13:33 - 6:23 PM
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
3:57 - 6:14 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:44 - 6:05 PM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39 - 6:00 PM
Michael Landrum, piano
4:38 - 5:55 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:22 - 5:45 PM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
10:31 - 5:34 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:36 - 5:32 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
2:11 - 5:22 PM
Violin Concerto: Finale
Lucerne Festival Strings
Daniel Dodds, conductor
Midori, violin
9:45 - 5:15 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
6:21 - 5:02 PM
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
12:57 - 4:58 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:43 - 4:52 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Rosekrans, conductor
5:48 - 4:46 PM
Roland Pontinen, piano
6:09 - 4:38 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:44 - 4:33 PM
Candide: Overture
Bernstein: West Side Story; On the Town; Candide - Overture; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:27 - 4:28 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:39 - 4:18 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
10:17 - 4:11 PM
Le Concert Des Nations
Jordi Savall, conductor
6:52 - 4:00 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
10:26 - 3:49 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:27 - 3:40 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Louis Lane, conductor
8:57 - 3:31 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:53 - 3:26 PM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
4:44 - 3:21 PM
Cello Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
4:42 - 3:19 PM
Esther Budiardjo, piano
2:05 - 3:11 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
7:35 - 3:02 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:31 - 2:56 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:47 - 2:54 PM
Lyon Opera Orchestra
Kent Nagano, conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
2:21 - 2:52 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:49 - 2:41 PM
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Mario Venzago, conductor
Liza Ferschtman, violin
10:48 - 2:31 PM
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
10:01 - 2:24 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:26 - 2:20 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
2:40 - 2:09 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:09 - 2:01 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:42 - 1:52 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:24 - 1:48 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:09 - 1:42 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:51 - 1:34 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 1:29 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Parkening, guitar
5:44 - 1:20 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
8:49 - 1:11 PM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Nott, conductor
8:29 - 1:04 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:57 - 12:51 PM
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
13:01 - 12:49 PM
Salut Salon
1:44 - 12:44 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
5:01 - 12:41 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
2:33 - 12:32 PM
Chilingirian Quartet
9:19 - 12:24 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
7:11 - 12:17 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
6:56 - 12:08 PM
Dance of the Hours
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, Boccherini, Dvorak, Faure, Grieg, Nicolai, Ponchielli, Suppe, Tchaikovsky
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
9:12 - 12:02 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:31 - 11:59 AM
Livia Rev, piano
3:09 - 11:57 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
1:41 - 11:51 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:37 - 11:46 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
4:24 - 11:37 AM
Flute and Harp Concerto: Rondo
Mozart: Flute And Harp Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Jacques Zoon, flute
8:28 - 11:31 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
6:31 - 11:25 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
5:42 - 11:17 AM
Yundi Li, piano
7:06 - 11:07 AM
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
10:18 - 10:59 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
7:24 - 10:56 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:04 - 10:53 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:26 - 10:45 AM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 26
Andre Previn, piano
7:45 - 10:29 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
15:57 - 10:25 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, violin
3:18 - 10:11 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:22 - 10:06 AM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:59 - 9:54 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:57 - 9:51 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:16 - 9:41 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
9:41 - 9:36 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:54 - 9:28 AM
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
7:55 - 9:12 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Ramin Bahrami, piano
15:30 - 9:08 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:07 - 8:59 AM
Roman Carnival Overture
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
8:21 - 8:56 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
3:16 - 8:46 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
9:48 - 8:34 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Helene Grimaud, piano
11:56 - 8:26 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:48 - 8:12 AM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale"; Leonore Overture No. 3
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
14:02 - 8:06 AM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
5:33 - 7:53 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:56 - 7:51 AM
Yundi Li, piano
1:40 - 7:35 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
15:33 - 7:33 AM
Zuill Bailey, cello
2:23 - 7:28 AM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario
RODRIGO: Concierto Pastorale / Fantasia para un Gentilhombre (Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 8)
Asturias Symphony Orchestra
Maximiano Valdez, conductor
Joanna G'froerer, flute
4:52 - 7:26 AM
Intermezzo No. 3
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
1:40 - 7:13 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
12:39 - 7:08 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:57 - 6:53 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
14:27 - 6:46 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 And 23
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Ingrid Jacoby, piano
7:18 - 6:31 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
14:13 - 6:16 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
14:41 - 6:08 AM
Orchestra of the Swan
Kenneth Woods, conductor
7:46 - 5:56 AM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
James DePreist, conductor
11:57 - 5:48 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
7:51 - 5:43 AM
Etude No. 3 "Un Sospiro" (A Sigh)
Andre Watts, piano
5:45 - 5:39 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:18 - 5:30 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:02 - 5:23 AM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:19 - 5:16 AM
Alfred Brendel, piano
6:03 - 5:13 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Andre Cluytens, conductor
2:46 - 5:00 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
13:29