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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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
6:04 - 8:33 PM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks; Water Music
Capella Istropolitana
Bohdan Warchal, conductor
3:30 - 8:22 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
10:55 - 8:17 PM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
4:53 - 8:13 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:14 - 8:02 PM
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Maria Larionoff, violin
10:40 - 7:57 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:32 - 7:48 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
9:07 - 7:44 PM
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
3:29 - 7:37 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:19 - 7:27 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:03 - 7:15 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
11:19 - 7:07 PM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
Bonifacio Bianchi, mandolin
8:26 - 6:57 PM
Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4, Triple Concerto
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Howard Shelley, conductor
Michael Roll, piano
9:24 - 6:53 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:42 - 6:48 PM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement
2013-2014 Class Notes: Classical MPR Presents A Musical History Tour
Artaria Quartet
5:23 - 6:46 PM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Minuet
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
2:11 - 6:40 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
5:14 - 6:34 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
6:14 - 6:24 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
9:59 - 6:14 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
9:00 - 6:05 PM
Long Beach Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
9:19 - 5:59 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:43 - 5:56 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
3:04 - 5:46 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:28 - 5:33 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
13:14 - 5:23 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Strauss: Waltzes and Polkas
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:40 - 5:16 PM
Juilliard String Quartet
6:32 - 5:09 PM
Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
Brass At Wahalla: Philip Jones Ensemble Plays Wagner
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Elgar Howarth, conductor
6:56 - 5:03 PM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:59 - 4:59 PM
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:51 - 4:55 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:10 - 4:51 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
3:27 - 4:47 PM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
4:01 - 4:43 PM
The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:38 - 4:37 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
6:05 - 4:21 PM
Symphony No. 5: 3rd-4th movements
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Wellington's Victory, Egmont
Canadian Brass
Georg Tintner, conductor
16:40 - 4:17 PM
Nash Ensemble
2:41 - 4:07 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:37 - 4:02 PM
Enigma Variations: Nimrod
Elgar: Enigma Variations, Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian, conductor
4:18 - 4:00 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
2:31 - 3:53 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
6:42 - 3:49 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:52 - 3:41 PM
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
8:09 - 3:39 PM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
1:47 - 3:25 PM
Kuentz Chamber Orchestra
Paul Kuentz, conductor
Nicanor Zabaleta, harp
13:41 - 3:17 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:31 - 3:14 PM
Chicago Sinfonietta
Paul Freeman, conductor
3:19 - 3:12 PM
Amadeus Ensemble
Julius Rudel, conductor
1:40 - 3:00 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:50 - 2:51 PM
Tafelmusik
Jean Lamon, violin
8:49 - 2:48 PM
John O'Conor, piano
2:38 - 2:45 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
3:05 - 2:40 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:11 - 2:31 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
8:53 - 2:25 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:32 - 2:20 PM
Piano Sonata No. 16: Andante
Perchance To Dream: A Lullaby Album For Children And Adults
Carol Rosenberger, piano
4:37 - 2:09 PM
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
10:47 - 2:03 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
James Galway, flute
6:25 - 1:52 PM
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Saint-Saens: Havanaise
New York Chamber Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
10:40 - 1:45 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
6:58 - 1:42 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
2:53 - 1:37 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:05 - 1:34 PM
John Browning, piano
2:22 - 1:30 PM
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
4:28 - 1:24 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin
5:41 - 1:21 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Raymond Leppard, harpsichord
2:54 - 1:14 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:16 - 1:05 PM
Kimball Sykes, clarinet
9:38 - 12:58 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:22 - 12:54 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
Chick Corea, piano
4:03 - 12:48 PM
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
6:23 - 12:44 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
3:19 - 12:39 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:08 - 12:35 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:28 - 12:26 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
8:56 - 12:24 PM
Gil Shaham, violin
1:42 - 12:09 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
15:33 - 12:04 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:45 - 11:57 AM
Paris Orchestra
Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, conductor
6:40 - 11:43 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
13:53 - 11:40 AM
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
2:15 - 11:36 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:26 - 11:24 AM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
11:39 - 11:15 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Orchestral Favorites
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:55 - 11:02 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K 364, Concertone K 190
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
13:13 - 10:55 AM
Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
6:09 - 10:48 AM
Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways
Iberia: Music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy, Turina
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Mata, conductor
6:49 - 10:40 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:21 - 10:29 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
10:56 - 10:20 AM
String Quartet No. 63 "Sunrise": 1st movement
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 4 & 6
Orlando Quartet
8:39 - 10:15 AM
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:42 - 10:06 AM
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, conductor
Urban Agnas, trumpet
9:16 - 10:02 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
3:39 - 9:57 AM
Star Wars: Princess Leia
John Williams' Classic Film Scores Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Wars
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor
5:06 - 9:52 AM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor
4:36 - 9:46 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
6:16 - 9:41 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
4:02 - 9:32 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
9:27 - 9:24 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jaime Laredo, conductor
7:16 - 9:19 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:10 - 9:11 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Lisa Beznosiuk, flute
7:36 - 9:03 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin
8:03 - 8:56 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
RAI National Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valcuha, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
6:36 - 8:52 AM
Northern Sinfonia of England
Jean-Bernard Pommier, conductor
3:48 - 8:48 AM
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
Christian Lindberg, trombone
4:13 - 8:46 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:31 - 8:34 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
11:40 - 8:28 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:30 - 8:21 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
Toru Yasunaga, violin
6:48 - 8:14 AM
Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"
The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 5: Polonaises & Impromptus
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
7:00 - 8:07 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
6:23 - 8:03 AM
Julian Bream, guitar
3:56 - 7:58 AM
La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture
Mozart: Arias for Male Soprano
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:46 - 7:54 AM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
4:52 - 7:50 AM
Marlboro Festival Orchestra
Pablo Casals, conductor
3:34 - 7:43 AM
Symphony No. 5: 1st movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:34 - 7:39 AM
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
3:59 - 7:27 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
12:19 - 7:21 AM
Turibio Santos, guitar
6:03 - 7:14 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
6:16 - 7:09 AM
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer, conductor
4:44 - 7:01 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
7:49 - 6:58 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
2:48 - 6:43 AM
Capriccio Espagnol
Kabalevsky: The Comedians - Suite; Rimsky-Korsakov: Cappricio Espagnol; Glinka: Ruslan & Ludmilla Overture; Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia; Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain; Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges
Bavarian State Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
15:39 - 6:29 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
13:13 - 6:14 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
14:50 - 6:10 AM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Bach: Violin Concertos, Gubaidulina: In Tempus Praesens
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
3:36 - 6:00 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
10:11