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.
- 3:26 PM
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
9:26 - 3:22 PM
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
3:51 - 3:15 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:07 - 3:06 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
8:37 - 2:56 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
9:57 - 2:46 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:38 - 2:41 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
4:12 - 2:35 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:32 - 2:30 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:24 - 2:20 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
10:24 - 2:12 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
8:00 - 2:07 PM
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:51 - 2:04 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
2:43 - 1:58 PM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
6:29 - 1:53 PM
Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott, conductor
5:00 - 1:41 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
11:16 - 1:35 PM
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
5:34 - 1:29 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
6:26 - 1:25 PM
Sejong Soloists
Gil Shaham, violin
4:06 - 1:18 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:24 - 1:10 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:42 - 1:03 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Susan Palma, flute
7:41 - 1:01 PM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
1:47 - 12:52 PM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Lance Friedel, conductor
8:19 - 12:43 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Oliver Knussen, conductor
9:02 - 12:33 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:11 - 12:25 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:15 - 12:22 PM
Lise de la Salle, piano
2:47 - 12:14 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 4th movement
Bach: Six Concertos for the Margrave of Brandenburg
European Brandenburg Ensemble
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:32 - 12:03 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
11:38 - 11:55 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 - 11:47 AM
Chanticleer
7:31 - 11:43 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 11:31 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello
11:22 - 11:26 AM
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
4:34 - 11:22 AM
Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra
Conrad van Alphen, conductor
4:19 - 11:19 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
2:41 - 11:10 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
9:03 - 11:06 AM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:05 - 11:02 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
4:37 - 10:58 AM
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
3:29 - 10:56 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
2:28 - 10:43 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
13:00 - 10:39 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:28 - 10:33 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:09 - 10:26 AM
David Russell, guitar
6:18 - 10:21 AM
Cleveland Quartet
5:05 - 10:12 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
8:13 - 10:03 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:22 - 10:00 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
2:40 - 9:52 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:59 - 9:46 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:51 - 9:40 AM
Kathryn Stott, piano
5:51 - 9:34 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
6:16 - 9:24 AM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lawrence Foster, conductor
9:49 - 9:17 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:02 - 9:12 AM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
5:23 - 9:03 AM
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Alceo Galliera, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
9:01 - 8:54 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:38 - 8:45 AM
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, conductor
Noah Geller, violin
9:27 - 8:40 AM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
4:30 - 8:36 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:40 - 8:25 AM
Russian Federal Orchestra
Vakhtang Jordania, conductor
11:24 - 8:19 AM
Piano Sonata No. 16: Andante
Perchance To Dream: A Lullaby Album For Children And Adults
Carol Rosenberger, piano
4:37 - 8:15 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
4:28 - 8:04 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album II
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
11:01 - 7:56 AM
Raglan Baroque Players
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
7:58 - 7:45 AM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Complete Beethoven Edition Vol. 3: Music For The Stage
Berlin Philharmonic
Bernhard Klee, conductor
10:48 - 7:38 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Horacio Gutierrez, piano
6:39 - 7:31 AM
Tatrai Quartet
6:40 - 7:22 AM
Virgil Fox, organ
8:44 - 7:18 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:29 - 7:02 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
16:34 - 6:58 AM
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
3:59 - 6:49 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
Hubert Laws, flute
8:27 - 6:43 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:22 - 6:29 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
13:42 - 6:26 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:45 - 6:22 AM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
3:21 - 6:17 AM
Rhapsody
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
5:16 - 6:12 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:58 - 6:02 AM
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
CBS Masterworks Dinner Classics: Dinner for Two
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
10:05 - 5:58 AM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky: The Firebird; Scriabin: Prometheus / Gergiev
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
3:34 - 5:48 AM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:38 - 5:43 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
5:08 - 5:38 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Georg Solti, conductor
5:22 - 5:33 AM
Yundi Li, piano
4:21 - 5:28 AM
The Knights
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
4:31 - 5:23 AM
I Solisti Italiani
5:29 - 5:17 AM
Emerson String Quartet
5:14 - 5:11 AM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:49 - 5:00 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
11:36