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.
- 2:30 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
10:30 - 2:25 PM
Emerson String Quartet
4:36 - 2:12 PM
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
13:01 - 2:07 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:55 - 1:58 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
9:23 - 1:53 PM
Candide: Overture
Bernstein: West Side Story; On the Town; Candide - Overture; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:27 - 1:44 PM
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande Suite; Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun; Three Nocturnes
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
9:22 - 1:33 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:19 - 1:28 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:37 - 1:24 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:47 - 1:22 PM
John O'Conor, piano
1:38 - 1:16 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:28 - 1:06 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
9:41 - 12:58 PM
Lohengrin: Treulich gefuhrt (Bridal Chorus)
Brass At Wahalla: Philip Jones Ensemble Plays Wagner
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Elgar Howarth, conductor
8:23 - 12:53 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:56 - 12:48 PM
Emerson String Quartet
5:14 - 12:43 PM
Borodin Quartet
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
4:27 - 12:32 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
10:31 - 12:29 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Han-Na Chang, cello
3:13 - 12:19 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:10 - 12:13 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:21 - 12:10 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
3:14 - 12:00 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:33 - 11:49 AM
Szeged Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Pal, conductor
10:42 - 11:45 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:05 - 11:42 AM
Guildhall Strings
3:06 - 11:28 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
13:47 - 11:15 AM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Bela Drahos, conductor
12:05 - 11:06 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:09 - 10:54 AM
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Zdenek Macal, conductor
11:44 - 10:52 AM
Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Lamberto Gardelli, conductor
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
2:09 - 10:46 AM
Don Giovanni: Overture
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, 21; Don Giovanni Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:49 - 10:42 AM
Modern Mandolin Quartet
4:11 - 10:35 AM
Martha Argerich, piano
6:35 - 10:25 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:20 - 10:24 AM
Septura
1:44 - 10:20 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:36 - 10:09 AM
Night on Bald Mountain
Tchaikovsky: 1812; Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice; Smetana: Vltava (Die Moldau); Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso; Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
10:40 - 10:04 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:33 - 9:50 AM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale"; Leonore Overture No. 3
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
14:02 - 9:47 AM
Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 3
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:02 - 9:42 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
4:34 - 9:29 AM
I Musici
Ursula Holliger, harp
13:11 - 9:13 AM
Michel Beroff, piano
15:32 - 9:07 AM
Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
5:38 - 8:58 AM
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
8:31 - 8:50 AM
Ensemble Wien
8:07 - 8:46 AM
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
David Oistrakh, violin
4:01 - 8:43 AM
Livia Rev, piano
3:10 - 8:28 AM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
14:16 - 8:12 AM
Don Juan
Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35, Horn Concerto #1 in E Flat Major, Op. 11, Don Juan, Op. 20
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
15:49 - 8:05 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:53 - 7:59 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: The Piano Concertos
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano
6:11 - 7:49 AM
Ulster Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor
9:53 - 7:43 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
5:45 - 7:27 AM
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Judd, conductor
15:09 - 7:23 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
4:28 - 7:13 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Yundi Li, piano
9:33 - 7:09 AM
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:48 - 7:00 AM
Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
9:10 - 6:52 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
7:53 - 6:50 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
1:30 - 6:40 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
10:07 - 6:36 AM
Jorge Bolet, piano
3:56 - 6:20 AM
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
15:37 - 6:11 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:24 - 6:08 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
3:25 - 6:00 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
8:05