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.
- 12:10 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
9:37 - 12:02 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
7:40 - 11:58 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:32 - 11:52 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Sabine Meyer, clarinet
6:36 - 11:47 AM
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Bourree and Gigue
Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
4:19 - 11:40 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
6:56 - 11:36 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:32 - 11:31 AM
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:52 - 11:15 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
15:00 - 11:09 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:09 - 11:06 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
2:37 - 10:58 AM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Alfred Walter, conductor
7:34 - 10:49 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:58 - 10:44 AM
Ingrid Haebler, piano
4:34 - 10:40 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Eduardo Mata, conductor
James Galway, flute
4:36 - 10:30 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:36 - 10:24 AM
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
5:33 - 10:20 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
3:59 - 10:07 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
13:09 - 9:55 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
12:12 - 9:44 AM
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Bela Drahos, conductor
10:54 - 9:39 AM
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
3:51 - 9:36 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:29 - 9:24 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale
Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:41 - 9:18 AM
Jascha Heifetz, violin
5:22 - 9:15 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement
San Francisco Saxophone Quintet: Tails of the City
San Francisco Sax Quartet
3:31 - 9:02 AM
World Orchestra for Peace
Valery Gergiev, conductor
12:58 - 8:57 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Efrem Kurtz, conductor
4:19 - 8:46 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
11:41 - 8:38 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
7:06 - 8:33 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:47 - 8:24 AM
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Andras Korodi, conductor
9:34 - 8:19 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
3:52 - 8:11 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
7:53 - 8:04 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 - 7:58 AM
Angela Hewitt, piano
5:38 - 7:50 AM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
7:50 - 7:43 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:31 - 7:40 AM
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole
Bizet: "Carmen" Suite, "L'Arlesienne" Suite/Offenbach: Barcarolle, "Orpheus in the Underworld" Overture
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:24 - 7:25 AM
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
14:09 - 7:22 AM
Nigel Kennedy, violin
2:47 - 7:18 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Donald Runnicles, conductor
3:43 - 7:03 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
15:51 - 6:55 AM
Hungarian State Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:52 - 6:51 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
4:51 - 6:43 AM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
7:30 - 6:34 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:53 - 6:29 AM
Emerson String Quartet
5:14 - 6:24 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
4:33 - 6:15 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
8:04 - 6:10 AM
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic
Leif Segerstam, conductor
5:45 - 6:01 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
8:37 - 5:58 AM
Murray Perahia, piano
2:30 - 5:52 AM
Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Colin Davis, conductor
6:05 - 5:49 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:35 - 5:42 AM
Southwest German Broadcasting Orchestra in Stuttgart
Gianluigi Gelmetti, conductor
6:39 - 5:30 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
11:39 - 5:23 AM
David Russell, guitar
6:18 - 5:18 AM
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
5:26 - 5:14 AM
Daniil Trifonov, piano
3:07 - 5:09 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:53 - 5:00 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:49