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.
- 4:09 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:20 - 4:02 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
6:25 - 3:58 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
3:54 - 3:50 AM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:41 - 3:46 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:26 - 3:39 AM
SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra
Michael Gielen, conductor
7:15 - 3:28 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
11:37 - 3:16 AM
Camerata Bern
Thomas Furi, conductor
Goran Sollscher, guitar
10:37 - 3:07 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:02 - 2:57 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:03 - 2:54 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Renee Fleming, soprano
3:21 - 2:50 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
3:46 - 2:47 AM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
2:14 - 2:37 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:26 - 2:30 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 2:26 AM
Endellion String Quartet
3:42 - 2:22 AM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
3:34 - 2:07 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
15:08 - 2:03 AM
Nelson Freire, piano
4:05 - 1:56 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:38 - 1:50 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:31 - 1:35 AM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
14:16 - 1:27 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
7:51 - 1:20 AM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
6:24 - 1:12 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
7:38 - 1:06 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
6:17 - 12:56 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
10:05 - 12:47 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:53 - 12:42 AM
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
4:20 - 12:31 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", - Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
11:04 - 12:26 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:37 - 12:21 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:26 - 12:18 AM
I Solisti Italiani
3:32 - 12:06 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Martin Frost, conductor
Martin Frost, basset clarinet
12:14 - 11:50 PM
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
15:37 - 11:47 PM
Violin Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement
Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
2:34 - 11:38 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:09 - 11:28 PM
Belcea Quartet
9:11 - 11:19 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
8:53 - 11:11 PM
Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of France
Otto Klemperer, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
8:26 - 11:07 PM
Blair String Quartet
3:50 - 11:03 PM
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Anton Guadagno, conductor
Montserrat Caballe, soprano
3:56 - 10:52 PM
Szeged Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Pal, conductor
10:42 - 10:44 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
7:48 - 10:40 PM
Midori, violin
3:06 - 10:35 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 3rd movement
JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6
New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig
Max Pommer, conductor
5:15 - 10:32 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
3:12 - 10:23 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:11 - 10:11 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
12:40 - 10:04 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:16 - 10:00 PM
Anatol Ugorski, piano
3:58 - 9:51 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
8:56 - 9:48 PM
Hilary Hahn, violin
3:33 - 9:40 PM
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
6:58 - 9:36 PM
Candide: Overture
Bernstein: Selections From Candide, West Side Story, On The Waterfront, Fancy Free
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:13 - 9:28 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:06 - 9:22 PM
John O'Conor, piano
5:46 - 9:15 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Sabine Meyer, basset clarinet
6:36 - 9:09 PM
Pepe Romero, guitar
6:13 - 8:57 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Sarah Chang, violin
11:31 - 8:46 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:57 - 8:33 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Daniel Barenboim, piano
12:34 - 8:25 PM
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Abravanel, conductor
7:45 - 8:15 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
9:41 - 8:12 PM
Guildhall Strings
3:06 - 8:05 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Heinrich Schiff, cello
6:42 - 7:59 PM
Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
5:38 - 7:49 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
10:07 - 7:34 PM
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Judd, conductor
15:09 - 7:29 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:04 - 7:23 PM
Leon Fleisher, piano
4:57 - 7:07 PM
Don Juan
Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35, Horn Concerto #1 in E Flat Major, Op. 11, Don Juan, Op. 20
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
15:49 - 6:59 PM
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
8:31 - 6:55 PM
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
Enrique Batiz, conductor
3:46 - 6:48 PM
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
6:23 - 6:45 PM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
2:56 - 6:34 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:46 - 6:28 PM
I Solisti Italiani
5:44 - 6:22 PM
Halle Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:12 - 6:12 PM
Ulster Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor
9:53 - 6:06 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:49 - 5:58 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
7:38 - 5:55 PM
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel: Fireworks Music, Water Music Suite
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Elgar Howarth, conductor
3:11 - 5:40 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
14:09 - 5:35 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:36 - 5:28 PM
David Fray, piano
6:21 - 5:20 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:15 - 5:12 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
7:35 - 5:03 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
9:10 - 4:53 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Zino Francescatti, violin
9:16 - 4:50 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
2:33 - 4:39 PM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
11:36 - 4:34 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:50 - 4:27 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:25 - 4:11 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
16:09 - 4:01 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:33 - 3:48 PM
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
13:10 - 3:35 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
12:06 - 3:31 PM
Smithsonian Chamber Players
3:57 - 3:25 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
6:15 - 3:20 PM
Leon Fleisher, piano
5:01 - 3:13 PM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Viktoria Mullova, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
6:07 - 3:06 PM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
7:50 - 2:52 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:41 - 2:48 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Simon Standage, violin
3:44 - 2:42 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:33 - 2:32 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Jerzy Semkow, conductor
Rafal Blechacz, piano
9:51 - 2:26 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:21 - 2:20 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
5:01 - 2:17 PM
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
2:59 - 2:04 PM
Janine Jansen and Friends
Janine Jansen, violin
13:31 - 1:53 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
10:30 - 1:49 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
4:11 - 1:39 PM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39 - 1:34 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:28 - 1:27 PM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
7:16 - 1:24 PM
Pascal Roge, piano
2:33 - 1:15 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:47 - 1:07 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Colin Davis, conductor
8:15 - 12:56 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
10:27 - 12:52 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:47 - 12:46 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
5:58 - 12:39 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
7:17 - 12:33 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:05 - 12:23 PM
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
10:07 - 12:16 PM
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)
Ravel: Sheherazade; Le Tombeau De Couperin/Debussy: Ballades de Villon
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:47 - 12:05 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
11:13 - 11:51 AM
The Lark Ascending
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
13:36 - 11:42 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
8:40 - 11:30 AM
Orchestra de la Suisse Romande
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
12:04 - 11:23 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:19 - 11:08 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
15:10 - 11:05 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:55 - 10:58 AM
Dallas Wind Symphony
Jerry Junkin, conductor
7:03 - 10:51 AM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
6:06 - 10:46 AM
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:55 - 10:39 AM
Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; Grieg: Holberg Suite
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano
6:13 - 10:33 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:24 - 10:29 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:15 - 10:19 AM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert 1991
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
9:30 - 10:09 AM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Teddy Abrams, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:25 - 10:00 AM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)
Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Christoph Eschenbach
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
8:14 - 9:56 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:59 - 9:43 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
13:13 - 9:33 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Heinrich Schiff, cello
9:09 - 9:30 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
3:25 - 9:25 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
4:37 - 9:20 AM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
5:19 - 9:09 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
10:57 - 9:04 AM
Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas
Ravel: Sheherazade, etc.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:03 - 8:53 AM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
10:07 - 8:48 AM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
4:47 - 8:44 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:06 - 8:37 AM
William Vermeulen, horn
6:42 - 8:33 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:48 - 8:21 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
11:57 - 8:14 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:52 - 8:01 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
12:41 - 7:57 AM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
4:24 - 7:53 AM
Kaori Muraji, guitar
4:09 - 7:46 AM
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 - 7:41 AM
Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:17 - 7:28 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
12:55 - 7:22 AM
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
5:33 - 7:16 AM
Jascha Heifetz, violin
5:22 - 7:10 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:02 - 7:00 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Stanley Black, conductor
9:54 - 6:55 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:49 - 6:50 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:06 - 6:47 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:55 - 6:41 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
5:51 - 6:31 AM
Piano Concerto No. 20: 2nd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20, K466 & 27, K595
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
9:36 - 6:23 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:42 - 6:20 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
2:29 - 6:14 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:33 - 6:03 AM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:13 - 6:00 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
3:04