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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Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:44 - 1:08 AM
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Avi Avital, mandolin
10:01 - 1:01 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Faris, conductor
7:17 - 12:57 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis, conductor
3:11 - 12:51 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:20 - 12:41 AM
Augustin Dumay, violin
9:46 - 12:31 AM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
9:39 - 12:20 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
10:55 - 12:16 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
4:05 - 12:09 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:16 - 11:56 PM
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"
Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
13:13 - 11:49 PM
Paris Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
6:56 - 11:39 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
9:19 - 11:38 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
1:23 - 11:32 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Rainer Kuchl, violin
6:01 - 11:21 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
10:18 - 11:09 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:27 - 11:04 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
5:13 - 11:01 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
3:04 - 10:58 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
3:00 - 10:51 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
6:31 - 10:44 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
6:40 - 10:37 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
7:41 - 10:29 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
7:31 - 10:25 PM
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
3:57 - 10:17 PM
Morton Gould Orchestra
7:41 - 10:09 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
8:04 - 10:05 PM
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Kenneth Montgomery, conductor
3:54 - 10:02 PM
Eric Himy, piano
2:41 - 9:53 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:10 - 9:49 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:06 - 9:42 PM
Aranjuez Concerto: 1st movement
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes
Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
5:55 - 9:41 PM
Salut Salon
1:44 - 9:30 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Donald Runnicles, conductor
10:36 - 9:17 PM
Janine Jansen and Friends
12:41 - 9:08 PM
Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March
Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
8:46 - 9:02 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:23 - 9:00 PM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
2:52 - 8:46 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
13:33 - 8:42 PM
Takacs Quartet
3:43 - 8:39 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:22 - 8:35 PM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
4:16 - 8:30 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
4:46 - 8:23 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
7:15 - 8:15 PM
Raglan Baroque Players
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
7:58 - 8:11 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
3:26 - 8:00 PM
Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein": 1st movement
Reubke, Beethoven: Sonata, Waldstein, Tandeln und Scherzen
Richard Raymond, piano
11:17 - 7:54 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:59 - 7:45 PM
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
8:26 - 7:37 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:56 - 7:21 PM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
15:52 - 7:17 PM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
3:01 - 7:08 PM
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
9:15 - 7:03 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:50 - 7:00 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
John Birch, organ
3:06 - 6:51 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
8:40 - 6:42 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
9:03 - 6:38 PM
Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)
Leonidas Kavakos Plays Debussy, Kreisler, Paganini, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski & more
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
3:50 - 6:33 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:10 - 6:30 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:49 - 6:16 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
13:44 - 6:07 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
8:49 - 5:58 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:58 - 5:54 PM
James Ehnes, piano
3:51 - 5:51 PM
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
2:39 - 5:47 PM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Menuetto
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 "Linz" & 38 "Prague"
Philharmonia Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
3:36 - 5:38 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Felix Slatkin, conductor
Michael Rabin, violin
9:37 - 5:32 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:58 - 5:24 PM
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Shai Wosner, piano
7:28 - 5:09 PM
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Tod und Verklarung
Dresden State Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
14:53 - 4:58 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:20 - 4:54 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:57 - 4:48 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:51 - 4:46 PM
Maxim Vengerov, violin
2:02 - 4:34 PM
I Musici
Heinz Holliger, oboe
11:35 - 4:28 PM
Voices of Spring Waltz (Fruhlingsstimmen)
The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics
Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
5:58 - 4:19 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:44 - 4:07 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
12:04 - 4:01 PM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
6:12 - 3:53 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:26 - 3:50 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:18 - 3:47 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Thomas R. Forrester, conductor
3:09 - 3:39 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:00 - 3:30 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Louis Lane, conductor
8:57 - 3:24 PM
Avalon String Quartet
6:08 - 3:18 PM
Jascha Heifetz, violin
5:22 - 3:11 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
7:35 - 3:05 PM
Guildhall Strings
5:34 - 3:00 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:30 - 2:56 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Nicola Luisotti, conductor
Anna Netrebko, soprano
4:05 - 2:53 PM
Dresden Kapellsolisten
Helmut Branny, conductor
Jan Vogler, cello
2:47 - 2:46 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: 1st movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, & 6
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin
7:27 - 2:39 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 21
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maria Joao Pires, piano
6:37 - 2:32 PM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor
6:45 - 2:24 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:31 - 2:14 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:53 - 2:12 PM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
1:45 - 2:03 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jose Luis Garcia, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
9:03 - 1:58 PM
Jorg Demus, piano
4:42 - 1:54 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:09 - 1:49 PM
Prague Quartet
5:40 - 1:43 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:39 - 1:33 PM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Overture "Leonore III
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:54 - 1:26 PM
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
6:34 - 1:22 PM
Ruth Laredo, piano
3:39 - 1:15 PM
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
6:23 - 1:04 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:09 - 12:53 PM
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Richard Tognetti, violin
11:27 - 12:47 PM
Michael Chertock, piano
4:51 - 12:43 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 - 12:28 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:22 - 12:20 PM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
7:37 - 12:17 PM
North German Radio Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:49 - 12:10 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
7:21 - 11:59 AM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 9, K271 & 21, K467
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
10:19 - 11:56 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:45 - 11:45 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
10:56 - 11:37 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:57 - 11:25 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
12:40 - 11:20 AM
Leslie Howard, piano
4:38 - 11:04 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
15:57 - 10:58 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:57 - 10:55 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:16 - 10:44 AM
Russian Federal Orchestra
Vakhtang Jordania, conductor
11:24 - 10:40 AM
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
2:48 - 10:33 AM
Parley of Instruments
Paul O'Dette, lute
7:03 - 10:28 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:47 - 10:19 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
7:40 - 10:08 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:03 - 10:05 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:48 - 9:58 AM
Frank Almond, violin
6:18 - 9:54 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:43 - 9:49 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:54 - 9:42 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Sabine Meyer, clarinet
6:36 - 9:32 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
9:48 - 9:27 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:33 - 9:21 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
5:47 - 9:17 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:35 - 9:09 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
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
12:57 - 8:53 AM
German Opera Orchestra
Eugen Jochum, conductor
2:36 - 8:50 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:17 - 8:48 AM
John Browning, piano
1:30 - 8:44 AM
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": Menuetto
Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
3:43 - 8:30 AM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
14:16 - 8:21 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
7:58 - 8:12 AM
Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Strauss 1929 - 1990
Vienna Philharmonic
Bruno Walter, conductor
9:06 - 8:07 AM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:57 - 7:57 AM
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
10:01 - 7:52 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
4:56 - 7:44 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
7:53 - 7:41 AM
Violin Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement
Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
2:34 - 7:37 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:03 - 7:24 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
12:41 - 7:03 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Natasha Paremski Plays Tchaikovsky And Rachmaninoff
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Natasha Paremski, piano
20:28 - 7:01 AM
Julian Bream, guitar
2:15 - 6:53 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:48 - 6:46 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:32 - 6:43 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
3:34 - 6:36 AM
Roland Pontinen, piano
6:09 - 6:26 AM
Dunedin Consort
John Butt, conductor
10:41 - 6:22 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:17 - 6:16 AM
Pepe Romero, guitar
6:13 - 6:00 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
William Purvis, horn
15:48