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.
- 1:43 AM
English Concert
Andrew Manze, conductor
5:38 - 1:32 AM
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
10:46 - 1:26 AM
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Overtures: Beatrice e Benedict, Le corsaire
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
6:21 - 1:22 AM
Michael Chertock, piano
3:02 - 1:07 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
15:20 - 1:04 AM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky: L'ouiseau de feu, Le Sacre du printemps, Persephone
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
3:19 - 12:48 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
15:04 - 12:44 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:51 - 12:35 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
8:32 - 12:30 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
5:20 - 12:26 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:51 - 12:21 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:42 - 12:13 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:04 - 12:03 AM
Violin Concerto: Finale
Beethoven: Concerto in D, Op 61, Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor, Op 64
London Symphony Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Uto Ughi, violin
9:55 - 11:57 PM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
5:24 - 11:55 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
2:31 - 11:46 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
Robert Marcellus, clarinet
8:49 - 11:42 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
3:52 - 11:37 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, La Mort de Cleopatre
Vienna Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev, conductor
4:51 - 11:34 PM
Vienna-Berlin Ensemble
3:02 - 11:23 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
11:18 - 11:17 PM
Jorg Demus, piano
4:42 - 11:09 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:51 - 11:04 PM
Abbey Road Ensemble
Lawrence Foster, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:36 - 10:52 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:28 - 10:49 PM
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
3:14 - 10:43 PM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
6:04 - 10:39 PM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
.Such Stuff As Dreams...
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:04 - 10:34 PM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario
RODRIGO: Concierto Pastorale / Fantasia para un Gentilhombre (Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 8)
Asturias Symphony Orchestra
Maximiano Valdez, conductor
Joanna G'froerer, flute
4:52 - 10:24 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Sarah Chang, violin
10:42 - 10:19 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
4:19 - 10:05 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
14:00 - 9:51 PM
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
13:37 - 9:49 PM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
1:59 - 9:46 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Winds
3:14 - 9:39 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
6:36 - 9:32 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin
7:08 - 9:21 PM
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Angela Hewitt, piano
9:37 - 9:12 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
9:11 - 9:10 PM
Los Romeros
2:37 - 8:59 PM
Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album I
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
10:51 - 8:56 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Edita Gruberova, soprano
2:49 - 8:49 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
7:01 - 8:41 PM
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 1st movement
Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Pathetique; Moonlight; Waldstein
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
6:54 - 8:32 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:06 - 8:31 PM
Brodsky Quartet
1:37 - 8:21 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:10 - 8:08 PM
Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute, conductor
13:17 - 8:01 PM
Zurich Operahouse Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
6:32 - 7:58 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:08 - 7:53 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:15 - 7:49 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:44 - 7:40 PM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
8:20 - 7:29 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
11:16 - 7:19 PM
Yael Weiss, piano
8:52 - 7:16 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
3:44 - 7:06 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
9:40 - 6:57 PM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
8:15 - 6:46 PM
Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Julius Baker, flute
11:19 - 6:42 PM
Hakon Austbo, piano
3:17 - 6:36 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
6:23 - 6:27 PM
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
8:55 - 6:19 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:15 - 6:13 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:16 - 6:04 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
8:42 - 6:00 PM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Till Fellner, piano
3:50 - 5:56 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jorge Mester, conductor
3:44 - 5:45 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:08 - 5:42 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
3:41 - 5:33 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
7:49 - 5:32 PM
Bavarian Brass Soloists
1:39 - 5:23 PM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
9:06 - 5:19 PM
Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos
3:20 - 5:05 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
13:53 - 5:03 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eugen Jochum, conductor
1:40 - 4:53 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:51 - 4:51 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
1:52 - 4:40 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
11:27 - 4:36 PM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
2:48 - 4:30 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
6:29 - 4:27 PM
Holberg Suite: Prelude
Grieg: Symphonic Dances, From Holberg's Time, Old Norwegian Melody
Oslo Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
2:44 - 4:16 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:33 - 4:05 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
11:03 - 3:58 PM
Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 4th movement
Beethoven: Piano and Violin Sonatas, Vol.2
Isaac Stern, violin
6:38 - 3:54 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
4:12 - 3:48 PM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
6:35 - 3:41 PM
Prague Quartet
5:40 - 3:34 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:40 - 3:26 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
7:35 - 3:23 PM
Lynn Harrell, cello
2:50 - 3:18 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:50 - 3:05 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
12:50 - 2:54 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
10:26 - 2:49 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:37 - 2:45 PM
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
Christian Lindberg, trombone
3:26 - 2:41 PM
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:51 - 2:32 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
9:07 - 2:23 PM
I Salonisti
9:07 - 2:14 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:35 - 2:04 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
9:53 - 1:59 PM
Intermezzo No. 2 "Klavierstucke"
Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79, Piano Pieces, Opp. 117-119
Radu Lupu, piano
4:56 - 1:55 PM
Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude
JS Bach: Partitas for Violin Nos. 1 & 3; Sonata No. 2
Ilya Gringolts, violin
3:22 - 1:47 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Karl Heinz Steffens, clarinet
8:26 - 1:40 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:20 - 1:30 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner Without Words
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
9:33 - 1:22 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
8:45 - 1:18 PM
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
2:59 - 1:10 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
8:35 - 1:03 PM
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture
Rossini: Barber of Seville (highlights)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:04 - 12:59 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
3:13 - 12:55 PM
American Salute (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
Americana: 20th Century Works for Orchestra
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Abravanel, conductor
4:32 - 12:51 PM
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
3:57 - 12:42 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
8:32 - 12:35 PM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
6:17 - 12:32 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
2:50 - 12:21 PM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
11:05 - 12:08 PM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, The Consecration of the House
Dresden State Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
12:39 - 12:02 PM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": Finale
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
5:50 - 11:55 AM
RCA Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin, conductor
Van Cliburn, piano
7:04 - 11:52 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:27 - 11:47 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:52 - 11:44 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
2:32 - 11:39 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
4:43 - 11:23 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
15:33 - 11:20 AM
John O'Conor, piano
2:45 - 11:11 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Hubert Barwahser, flute
9:36 - 11:03 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
7:48 - 10:58 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
4:20 - 10:56 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
2:24 - 10:44 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:44 - 10:40 AM
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
David Oistrakh, violin
4:01 - 10:35 AM
Yundi Li, piano
4:21 - 10:29 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:42 - 10:24 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Leslie Williams, conductor
Michael Conn, guitar
5:51 - 10:18 AM
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Alan Gilbert, conductor
5:08 - 10:07 AM
Janine Jansen, violin
10:58 - 10:01 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:57 - 9:45 AM
Capriccio Italien
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Capriccio Italien, Francesca da Rimini
Philharmonia Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
15:30 - 9:36 AM
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
8:52 - 9:28 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:21 - 9:21 AM
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 - 9:16 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:05 - 9:06 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:56 - 8:53 AM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
12:11 - 8:51 AM
English Chamber Orchestra Brass
Donald Fraser, conductor
1:54 - 8:47 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:40 - 8:41 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:06 - 8:36 AM
I Musici
4:53 - 8:24 AM
Scheherazade: The Festival at Baghdad
World Orchestra For Peace: The Credit Suisse Tour 2005
World Orchestra for Peace
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:46 - 8:20 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
3:33 - 8:17 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:37 - 8:04 AM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
12:54 - 7:54 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Yundi Li, piano
9:40 - 7:48 AM
France Radio Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
6:01 - 7:44 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:28 - 7:35 AM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Alexander Michejew, cello
8:26 - 7:30 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
5:04 - 7:24 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:54 - 7:18 AM
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
5:34 - 7:05 AM
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Philippe Jordan, conductor
13:24 - 7:02 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:04 - 6:52 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
9:10 - 6:43 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
9:07 - 6:36 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos No 21 & 27
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
John O'Conor, piano
6:51 - 6:22 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
13:45 - 6:16 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
6:10 - 6:00 AM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
15:49