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.
- 11:14 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:04 - 11:12 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:50 - 11:04 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
8:43 - 10:59 PM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
4:39 - 10:50 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:35 - 10:44 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
6:10 - 10:35 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
8:35 - 10:33 PM
Bavarian Brass Soloists
1:39 - 10:25 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:42 - 10:19 PM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:02 - 10:14 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:04 - 10:03 PM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
11:05 - 10:00 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
3:13 - 9:56 PM
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
3:18 - 9:47 PM
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
8:52 - 9:43 PM
Cello Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
4:42 - 9:39 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
2:54 - 9:27 PM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Martin Frost, conductor
Martin Frost, basset clarinet
12:14 - 9:22 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
4:31 - 9:10 PM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
12:11 - 9:01 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:47 - 8:58 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:06 - 8:50 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
7:59 - 8:45 PM
Dag Achatz, piano
4:22 - 8:39 PM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
5:57 - 8:36 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
2:56 - 8:23 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
12:40 - 8:18 PM
Boris Berezovsky, piano
4:32 - 8:06 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:50 - 8:04 PM
English Chamber Orchestra Brass
Donald Fraser, conductor
1:54 - 7:54 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
10:02 - 7:43 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:56 - 7:32 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
10:22 - 7:27 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:20 - 7:26 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
1:31 - 7:18 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:33 - 7:11 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:26 - 7:05 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:48 - 6:57 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
7:48 - 6:47 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Sarah Chang, violin
10:42 - 6:40 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:58 - 6:36 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
4:00 - 6:27 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Valerie Milot, harp
9:21 - 6:22 PM
Samson Francois, piano
4:33 - 6:09 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
12:59 - 6:04 PM
I Solisti Italiani
5:09 - 5:52 PM
Scheherazade: The Festival at Baghdad
World Orchestra For Peace: The Credit Suisse Tour 2005
World Orchestra for Peace
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:46 - 5:47 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Nicola Luisotti, conductor
Anna Netrebko, soprano
4:05 - 5:44 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:37 - 5:38 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:31 - 5:36 PM
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
1:40 - 5:31 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:59 - 5:25 PM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
5:48 - 5:21 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
3:41 - 5:17 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 5:02 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
14:52 - 4:53 PM
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:50 - 4:44 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
9:10 - 4:41 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:46 - 4:37 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
3:23 - 4:25 PM
Vienna Symphony
Philippe Jordan, conductor
11:46 - 4:15 PM
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 - 4:08 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:10 - 4:05 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
2:32 - 3:51 PM
English Symphony Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Michael Bochmann, violin
13:42 - 3:44 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Bruno Bartoletti, conductor
7:33 - 3:40 PM
Gil Shaham, violin
3:31 - 3:26 PM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
13:45 - 3:16 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:35 - 3:03 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
12:41 - 2:58 PM
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
4:43 - 2:56 PM
I Salonisti
2:50 - 2:50 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:49 - 2:45 PM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
5:11 - 2:30 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
14:09 - 2:25 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:05 - 2:17 PM
Piano Trio No. 7 "Archduke": 4th movement
Innovation/Evolution: The Unfolding of Music, 2: The Age of Reason
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
7:02 - 2:02 PM
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves/Tallis Fantasia
New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
15:39 - 1:46 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
15:00 - 1:41 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne
The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:33 - 1:34 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 9, K271 & 21, K467
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
6:47 - 1:27 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin
6:30 - 1:25 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
2:31 - 1:16 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
7:48 - 1:11 PM
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
4:50 - 1:03 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
8:34 - 12:59 PM
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
3:25 - 12:54 PM
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
4:50 - 12:45 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:10 - 12:36 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
8:34 - 12:33 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:05 - 12:25 PM
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Avi Avital, mandolin
7:33 - 12:22 PM
Frederic Chiu, piano
3:03 - 12:12 PM
Flute and Harp Concerto: 1st movement
MOZART: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Concerto for Flute and Harp
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Patrick Gallois, flute
10:16 - 12:03 PM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Lance Friedel, conductor
8:22 - 11:57 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
6:25 - 11:51 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
5:09 - 11:47 AM
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String
Albinoni: Adagio; Pachelbel: Canon; Etc
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:41 - 11:43 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
3:34 - 11:39 AM
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
3:46 - 11:26 AM
Lyon National Orchestra
Jun Markl, conductor
12:58 - 11:21 AM
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
Christian Lindberg, trombone
4:13 - 11:12 AM
I Salonisti
9:07 - 11:03 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
9:10 - 10:53 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano
9:30 - 10:49 AM
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:09 - 10:43 AM
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement
Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets
Cypress String Quartet
5:59 - 10:40 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:27 - 10:33 AM
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:38 - 10:29 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:11 - 10:25 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:37 - 10:13 AM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 23
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano
10:58 - 10:05 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
8:04 - 10:02 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:28 - 9:59 AM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky, Petrouchka: Scherzo a la Russe, The Firebird Suite
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
2:59 - 9:56 AM
Lieutenant Kije: Troika
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije, Dukas: The Sourcerer's Apprentice
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
2:35 - 9:46 AM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
10:20 - 9:40 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
5:29 - 9:37 AM
Janine Jansen, violin
2:12 - 9:27 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:01 - 9:23 AM
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:38 - 9:07 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
14:53 - 9:01 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
6:23 - 8:55 AM
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 1st movement
The Greatest Classical Show On Earth
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:28 - 8:52 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:27 - 8:43 AM
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York
Raoul Poliakin, conductor
8:39 - 8:39 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:12 - 8:35 AM
Endellion String Quartet
3:42 - 8:30 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
4:35 - 8:23 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 - 8:20 AM
Lang Lang, piano
2:10 - 8:16 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
3:35 - 8:01 AM
Capriccio Italien
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Capriccio Italien, Francesca da Rimini
Philharmonia Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
15:30 - 7:54 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:49 - 7:51 AM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Harry Bicket, conductor
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
3:07 - 7:42 AM
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
9:03 - 7:38 AM
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
3:28 - 7:23 AM
Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Dances from Aleko, Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
14:44 - 7:20 AM
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
3:10 - 7:09 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:36 - 7:06 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:56 - 7:00 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 3rd movement
Bach: Concerts Brandebourgeois Nos. 2, 5, 6
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
5:35 - 6:53 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 - 6:46 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
6:42 - 6:44 AM
Orion String Quartet
1:57 - 6:39 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
4:52 - 6:30 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Jeanne Lamon, violin
8:50 - 6:22 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
8:01 - 6:17 AM
Ingolf Wunder, piano
4:22 - 6:11 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:01 - 6:00 AM
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