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.
- 2:48 PM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
8:15 - 2:43 PM
Petronel Malan, piano
3:49 - 2:33 PM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement
Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
10:37 - 2:24 PM
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
8:55 - 2:16 PM
Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 3rd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:47 - 2:12 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
4:12 - 2:06 PM
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
6:23 - 1:55 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
10:26 - 1:51 PM
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
3:37 - 1:48 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:37 - 1:37 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
10:31 - 1:33 PM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
3:53 - 1:27 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
6:15 - 1:11 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
15:10 - 1:07 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
4:20 - 12:55 PM
Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Julius Baker, flute
11:18 - 12:53 PM
Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Lamberto Gardelli, conductor
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
2:09 - 12:47 PM
France Radio Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
6:01 - 12:44 PM
Lise de la Salle, piano
2:46 - 12:34 PM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 1st movement
Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
9:54 - 12:28 PM
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:55 - 12:22 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:59 - 12:19 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:28 - 12:05 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
13:44 - 11:54 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:28 - 11:44 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
9:40 - 11:33 AM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:09 - 11:30 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:27 - 11:24 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:09 - 11:20 AM
Midori, violin
3:06 - 11:09 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
11:27 - 11:06 AM
James Galway, flute
2:42 - 10:59 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:16 - 10:46 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
13:42 - 10:42 AM
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:30 - 10:36 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:59 - 10:26 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
9:44 - 10:20 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement
JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 3
New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig
Max Pommer, conductor
5:08 - 10:12 AM
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
8:29 - 10:04 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:39 - 9:57 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
6:35 - 9:51 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:20 - 9:43 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:44 - 9:38 AM
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
4:50 - 9:30 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
8:04 - 9:25 AM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Andras Schiff, piano
3:51 - 9:11 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
14:00 - 9:09 AM
Holberg Suite: Prelude
Grieg: Symphonic Dances, From Holberg's Time, Old Norwegian Melody
Oslo Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
2:44 - 8:57 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:44 - 8:47 AM
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
Eduardo Marturet, conductor
Lara St. John, violin
9:43 - 8:38 AM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
8:53 - 8:29 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:55 - 8:14 AM
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
14:09 - 8:12 AM
English Chamber Orchestra Brass
Donald Fraser, conductor
1:54 - 8:07 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Georg Solti, conductor
5:22 - 7:56 AM
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
10:46 - 7:53 AM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
2:56 - 7:44 AM
London Horns
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
8:46 - 7:41 AM
City of Granada Orchestra
Josep Pons, conductor
Marco Socias, guitar
2:13 - 7:32 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner Without Words
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
9:33 - 7:21 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:26 - 7:05 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
15:37 - 7:01 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
David Measham, conductor
James Galway, flute
4:04 - 6:59 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:49 - 6:56 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:49 - 6:52 AM
Abbey Road Ensemble
Lawrence Foster, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:36 - 6:43 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:53 - 6:34 AM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)
Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Christoph Eschenbach
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
8:14 - 6:28 AM
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:52 - 6:20 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:35 - 6:10 AM
Avi Avital, mandolin
8:49 - 6:09 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eugen Jochum, conductor
1:40 - 6:00 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:58