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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London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:51 - 6:33 PM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
4:35 - 6:23 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:43 - 6:21 PM
Intermezzo No. 3
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
1:40 - 6:08 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K 364, Concertone K 190
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
13:13 - 6:04 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:07 - 5:57 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
5:48 - 5:55 PM
Gurzenich Orchestra
John Pritchard, conductor
Ileana Cotrubas, soprano
2:30 - 5:51 PM
Van Cliburn, piano
2:59 - 5:39 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:09 - 5:33 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:59 - 5:22 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
11:03 - 5:12 PM
Jasper String Quartet
9:28 - 4:57 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
14:42 - 4:47 PM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
10:26 - 4:33 PM
Cafe Zimmermann
Pablo Valetti, violin
13:22 - 4:29 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 4:23 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:10 - 4:21 PM
Gunilla von Bahr, piccolo/flute
1:58 - 4:11 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:28 - 4:04 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:42 - 3:52 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
11:19 - 3:47 PM
I Solisti Italiani
5:29 - 3:34 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
12:45 - 3:29 PM
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
4:19 - 3:22 PM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Louis Auriacombe, conductor
Andre Saint-Clivier, mandolin
7:16 - 3:16 PM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:49 - 3:11 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:59 - 3:04 PM
Tatrai Quartet
6:42 - 2:58 PM
Gil Shaham, violin
5:13 - 2:51 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
7:24 - 2:47 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:28 - 2:42 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
4:28 - 2:31 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:03 - 2:25 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
5:54 - 2:18 PM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
6:04 - 2:09 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
8:44 - 2:05 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:30 - 1:59 PM
Vienna Boys Choir
5:13 - 1:56 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:18 - 1:46 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Wilhelm Furtwangler, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
10:22 - 1:37 PM
Elias String Quartet
Jonathan Biss, piano
8:03 - 1:25 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
11:55 - 1:19 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:29 - 1:14 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:16 - 1:05 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 - 12:59 PM
Stephen Marchionda, guitar
5:36 - 12:56 PM
Jorg Demus, piano
3:50 - 12:51 PM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:10 - 12:47 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:27 - 12:43 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No 1-3 / Martin Pearlman
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
3:49 - 12:34 PM
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York
Raoul Poliakin, conductor
8:39 - 12:25 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
9:03 - 12:21 PM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
3:13 - 12:13 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
8:40 - 12:04 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
8:52 - 11:53 AM
Night on Bald Mountain
Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on the Bare Mountain
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
10:37 - 11:41 AM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
11:39 - 11:39 AM
Emerson String Quartet
1:56 - 11:36 AM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:42 - 11:30 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
6:13 - 11:23 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:46 - 11:07 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
15:57 - 11:02 AM
Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes
Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
5:05 - 10:54 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
7:43 - 10:47 AM
Lyon National Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
7:01 - 10:44 AM
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
2:59 - 10:35 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 - 10:32 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:30 - 10:24 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Midori, violin
7:32 - 10:18 AM
Orli Shaham, piano
5:24 - 10:15 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
3:24 - 10:01 AM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Overtures: Fidelio; Leonore No. 3; Prometheus; Coriolan; Egmont
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
13:49 - 9:55 AM
Kaiserslautern Radio Orchestra
Peter Falk, conductor
5:32 - 9:50 AM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
5:33 - 9:48 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
David Hill, conductor
1:42 - 9:43 AM
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 - 9:34 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Jeffery Siegel, piano
8:53 - 9:25 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:12 - 9:19 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:47 - 9:14 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:40 - 9:09 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:30 - 9:02 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Susan Palma, flute
7:41 - 8:53 AM
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
8:47 - 8:43 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:28 - 8:38 AM
Guildhall Strings
5:26 - 8:33 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:41 - 8:23 AM
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, conductor
Noah Geller, violin
9:27 - 8:19 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:24 - 8:17 AM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
1:39 - 8:05 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
11:48 - 8:00 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
4:34 - 7:57 AM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Rondo
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
2:39 - 7:49 AM
Il Giardino Armonico
Enrico Onofri, violin
8:50 - 7:43 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
5:28 - 7:39 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
3:33 - 7:24 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
15:29 - 7:18 AM
Emerson String Quartet
5:14 - 7:14 AM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky: The Firebird; Scriabin: Prometheus / Gergiev
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
3:34 - 7:00 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
13:54 - 6:57 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
3:26 - 6:54 AM
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
2:39 - 6:50 AM
Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:31 - 6:41 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:19 - 6:34 AM
Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Ray Chen, violin
6:47 - 6:27 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:32 - 6:14 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
13:21 - 6:10 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
3:24 - 6:00 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
10:24