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.
- 10:22 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
7:26 - 10:20 PM
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
1:39 - 10:09 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", - Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
11:04 - 10:04 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 9:59 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:18 - 9:56 PM
Canadian Brass
Edo de Waart, conductor
3:11 - 9:49 PM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
7:37 - 9:40 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:20 - 9:35 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:58 - 9:25 PM
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Avi Avital, mandolin
10:01 - 9:20 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:37 - 9:15 PM
Arturo Delmoni, violin
4:40 - 9:07 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:11 - 9:00 PM
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
6:58 - 8:54 PM
Roland Pontinen, piano
5:35 - 8:50 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
3:55 - 8:48 PM
Juilliard String Quartet
2:01 - 8:44 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:11 - 8:29 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
15:37 - 8:23 PM
Barry Douglas, piano
5:16 - 8:11 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:55 - 8:07 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
4:15 - 7:53 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
13:42 - 7:50 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
2:34 - 7:47 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:34 - 7:40 PM
Orli Shaham, piano
6:42 - 7:30 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:28 - 7:24 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
6:28 - 7:19 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 100, Sinfonia Concertante
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
3:54 - 7:10 PM
Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz
J. Strauss: Waltz Transcriptions/Stravinsky: Chamber Music
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
9:43 - 7:05 PM
The Knights
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
4:34 - 6:58 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Horacio Gutierrez, piano
7:15 - 6:49 PM
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
9:03 - 6:46 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
2:56 - 6:35 PM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
10:20 - 6:23 PM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
12:10 - 6:14 PM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
7:48 - 6:03 PM
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
10:55 - 5:57 PM
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:55 - 5:45 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:59 - 5:42 PM
Frederic Chiu, piano
3:03 - 5:33 PM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
9:06 - 5:26 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
6:12 - 5:15 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
10:46 - 5:12 PM
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
3:14 - 5:05 PM
Camerata Salzburg
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
6:43 - 4:55 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano
9:30 - 4:51 PM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
4:44 - 4:41 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
9:10 - 4:34 PM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
7:16 - 4:27 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
6:42 - 4:22 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:24 - 4:17 PM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1
Angela Hewitt, piano
4:02 - 4:07 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:58 - 4:04 PM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky, Petrouchka: Scherzo a la Russe, The Firebird Suite
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
2:59 - 4:01 PM
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
3:10 - 3:56 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
4:40 - 3:47 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:20 - 3:35 PM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 23
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano
10:58 - 3:30 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists
Daniel Hope, violin
5:01 - 3:23 PM
Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways
Debussy, Ravel: Images Pour Orchestre - Ma Mere L'oye
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:50 - 3:09 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:27 - 2:58 PM
The Red Pony Suite
Suite from "The Tender Land" / 3 Latin-American Sketches / Suite from "The Red Pony"
Phoenix Symphony
James Sedares, conductor
11:24 - 2:51 PM
Piano Trio No. 7 "Archduke": 4th movement
Innovation/Evolution: The Unfolding of Music, 2: The Age of Reason
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
7:02 - 2:43 PM
Munich Bach Orchestra
Karl Richter, conductor
Aurele Nicolet, flute
7:47 - 2:39 PM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 3rd movement
Ginastera, Shostakovich, Dvorak: String Quartets
Simon Bolivar String Quartet
3:45 - 2:34 PM
Concerto Koln
Werner Ehrhardt, conductor
4:39 - 2:23 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Marisa Robles, harp
10:57 - 2:14 PM
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:50 - 2:08 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 - 2:01 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
6:44 - 1:54 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nigel Kennedy, violin
6:36 - 1:51 PM
Chicago Sinfonietta
Paul Freeman, conductor
3:19 - 1:42 PM
Vienna Volksopera Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
9:10 - 1:37 PM
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
4:43 - 1:28 PM
Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of France
Otto Klemperer, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
8:26 - 1:22 PM
French National Orchestra
Armin Jordan, conductor
6:28 - 1:16 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:06 - 1:13 PM
Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra
Conrad van Alphen, conductor
2:52 - 1:02 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Simon Wright, conductor
John Anderson, oboe
10:59 - 12:53 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:51 - 12:50 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:03 - 12:40 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:43 - 12:27 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 1st movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 'From The New World'
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
12:28 - 12:23 PM
Ingolf Wunder, piano
4:22 - 12:18 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
4:08 - 12:08 PM
Paris Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10:23 - 11:59 AM
RCA Symphony Orchestra
William Steinberg, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:26 - 11:51 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:10 - 11:47 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
4:42 - 11:36 AM
Piano Concerto No. 16: 1st movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nr. 16, Kv 451 And Nr. 19, Kv 459
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
9:32 - 11:29 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
7:59 - 11:24 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:35 - 11:11 AM
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
12:58 - 11:06 AM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
5:15 - 10:56 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Inon Barnatan, piano
10:04 - 10:52 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
John Mauceri, conductor
3:54 - 10:47 AM
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:38 - 10:36 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:31 - 10:28 AM
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Giovanni Scaramuzzino, mandolin
8:06 - 10:23 AM
Jorg Demus, piano
4:42 - 10:17 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:19 - 10:07 AM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
10:12 - 9:55 AM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
11:43 - 9:52 AM
Gurzenich Orchestra
John Pritchard, conductor
Ileana Cotrubas, soprano
2:30 - 9:49 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
3:21 - 9:45 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
3:35 - 9:38 AM
Eric Himy, piano
6:13 - 9:29 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:58 - 9:27 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
2:44 - 9:14 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
12:28 - 9:05 AM
Belcea Quartet
9:11 - 8:58 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham, conductor
6:04 - 8:55 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
3:04 - 8:50 AM
La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture
Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:42 - 8:45 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:10 - 8:34 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
10:28 - 8:29 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
4:52 - 8:23 AM
Balasz Szokolay, piano
5:34 - 8:16 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
7:25 - 8:07 AM
Symphony: Finale
Bizet: Symphony in C; Carmen - Suites Nos 1 & 2; Jeux d'enfants - Suite; Overture: Patrie
French National Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
8:56 - 7:57 AM
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Andras Korodi, conductor
9:33 - 7:47 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, violin
10:37 - 7:44 AM
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 2nd movement
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas op. 106 and op. 27/2
Murray Perahia, piano
2:13 - 7:33 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
11:13 - 7:25 AM
English Concert
Andrew Manze, conductor
7:43 - 7:10 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
14:31 - 7:04 AM
Chilingirian Quartet
5:35 - 6:52 AM
Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)
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
12:05 - 6:46 AM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
6:03 - 6:32 AM
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Philippe Jordan, conductor
13:24 - 6:28 AM
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
4:08 - 6:25 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
2:33 - 6:09 AM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
15:56 - 5:59 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
9:35 - 5:47 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
12:06 - 5:40 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Ilkka Talvi, violin
7:22 - 5:36 AM
Eric Himy, piano
2:50 - 5:22 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
14:00 - 5:19 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:44 - 5:07 AM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
An Evening in Vienna - LIVE!
Miami Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Marturet, conductor
11:01 - 5:00 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
7:23