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.
- 12:46 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
3:47 - 12:33 PM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
12:50 - 12:29 PM
Le Concert Des Nations
Jordi Savall, conductor
3:58 - 12:18 PM
Piano Concerto No. 2: 2nd movement
Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2; Ravel: Concerto in G
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Helene Grimaud, piano
11:16 - 12:08 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert 1991
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
9:30 - 12:00 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:05 - 11:53 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:16 - 11:46 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Louis Auriacombe, conductor
Andre Saint-Clivier, mandolin
7:16 - 11:43 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
2:52 - 11:33 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:01 - 11:29 AM
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:39 - 11:23 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:49 - 11:18 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:45 - 11:06 AM
Academy of London
Richard Stamp, conductor
Ray Still, oboe
12:03 - 10:51 AM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
14:57 - 10:48 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
3:15 - 10:45 AM
Orion String Quartet
1:57 - 10:41 AM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
4:35 - 10:27 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
13:34 - 10:18 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Alfred Newman, conductor
Leonard Pennario, piano
8:34 - 10:04 AM
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
13:33 - 9:54 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:42 - 9:51 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:58 - 9:43 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:02 - 9:32 AM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 1st movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 23
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano
10:43 - 9:25 AM
Violin Concerto: 3rd movement
Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Midori, violin
7:38 - 9:22 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:37 - 9:13 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
8:01 - 9:09 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
4:31 - 9:04 AM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement
Ginastera, Shostakovich, Dvorak: String Quartets
Simon Bolivar String Quartet
5:09 - 8:57 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
Andre Watts, piano
6:40 - 8:48 AM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
9:22 - 8:42 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:43 - 8:34 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:15 - 8:27 AM
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
7:05 - 8:13 AM
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
14:10 - 8:08 AM
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Debussy: Images; Arabesques; Children's Corner; Clair de lune; L'Isle joyeuse
Simon Trpceski, piano
4:43 - 8:05 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
3:01 - 8:03 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
1:45 - 7:59 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:37 - 7:48 AM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
10:31 - 7:39 AM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39 - 7:36 AM
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
2:43 - 7:27 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
8:57 - 7:24 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:40 - 7:16 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
7:58 - 7:09 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
6:33 - 7:02 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:24 - 6:57 AM
Lang Lang, piano
4:46 - 6:48 AM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
8:38 - 6:44 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:42 - 6:40 AM
da Capo Brass
3:47 - 6:34 AM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
6:27 - 6:18 AM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
15:49 - 6:14 AM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
.Such Stuff As Dreams...
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:04 - 6:04 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
9:54 - 6:00 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:29