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.
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London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
4:49 - 8:29 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 8:24 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:07 - 8:17 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:07 - 8:06 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:13 - 8:01 PM
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)
Bach-Busoni: Goldberg Variations
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
4:52 - 7:50 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album II
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
11:01 - 7:47 PM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
2:42 - 7:43 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
3:47 - 7:34 PM
Tafelmusik
Jean Lamon, violin
8:49 - 7:28 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:29 - 7:21 PM
Inon Barnatan, piano
6:21 - 7:06 PM
Northern Sinfonia of England
Jean-Bernard Pommier, conductor
15:34 - 7:00 PM
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
Joan Sutherland, soprano
5:01 - 6:58 PM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:17 - 6:46 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:33 - 6:44 PM
Louis Lortie, piano
1:41 - 6:30 PM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
14:34 - 6:26 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:29 - 6:06 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
19:15 - 5:57 PM
Ruth Laredo, piano
8:52 - 5:46 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
11:38 - 5:42 PM
Sejong Soloists
Gil Shaham, violin
4:06 - 5:30 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
10:37 - 5:26 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 5:24 PM
Pierre Amoyal, violin
1:40 - 5:14 PM
Chilingirian Quartet
9:19 - 5:03 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:49 - 4:48 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
13:53 - 4:41 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
7:33 - 4:36 PM
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:25 - 4:34 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, violin
2:28 - 4:25 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:38 - 4:13 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
11:19 - 4:05 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
8:04 - 4:00 PM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
4:55 - 3:53 PM
France Radio Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
7:11 - 3:45 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
7:48 - 3:42 PM
Emerson String Quartet
1:56 - 3:32 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
10:24 - 3:19 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
12:40 - 3:14 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 - 3:02 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
11:55 - 2:56 PM
James Galway, flute
5:54 - 2:45 PM
Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
10:51 - 2:39 PM
Martha Argerich, piano
6:16 - 2:30 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:15 - 2:26 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
4:36 - 2:18 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 2:08 PM
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
CBS Masterworks Dinner Classics: Dinner for Two
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
10:05 - 2:03 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:39 - 1:54 PM
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
8:13 - 1:49 PM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
4:34 - 1:46 PM
Paris Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Mischa Maisky, cello
3:51 - 1:41 PM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
4:18 - 1:37 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:07 - 1:23 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
13:31 - 1:14 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:20 - 1:11 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
3:35 - 1:03 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 - 12:59 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:36 - 12:52 PM
Dallas Wind Symphony
Jerry Junkin, conductor
7:03 - 12:47 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:36 - 12:42 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:08 - 12:38 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:18 - 12:30 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
8:06 - 12:26 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:30 - 12:14 PM
I Musici
Heinz Holliger, oboe
11:35 - 12:09 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:28 - 12:05 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
4:35 - 11:58 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
6:28 - 11:51 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
6:31 - 11:45 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
6:29 - 11:40 AM
Scottish Ensemble
Jonathan Rees, conductor
4:43 - 11:30 AM
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, conductor
Urban Agnas, trumpet
9:16 - 11:27 AM
Kansas City Symphony
William McGlaughlin, conductor
3:18 - 11:22 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:31 - 11:18 AM
Moura Lympany, piano
3:19 - 11:12 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:36 - 11:02 AM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
9:53 - 10:56 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:16 - 10:50 AM
I Solisti Italiani
5:29 - 10:43 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
7:21 - 10:39 AM
Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano
3:28 - 10:36 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:28 - 10:30 AM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:49 - 10:26 AM
Musica Vitae
Bjorn Sagstad, conductor
Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
3:28 - 10:12 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
13:42 - 10:05 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:24 - 9:57 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:42 - 9:55 AM
Augustin Dumay, violin
1:14 - 9:47 AM
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
8:52 - 9:42 AM
Zurich Operahouse Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:47 - 9:30 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:27 - 9:23 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
7:00 - 9:13 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
9:23 - 9:06 AM
Cello Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
7:03 - 9:02 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:40 - 8:59 AM
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
2:58 - 8:54 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:11 - 8:49 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:35 - 8:43 AM
Halle Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:12 - 8:35 AM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
7:48 - 8:31 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:06 - 8:25 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:16 - 8:09 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
15:29 - 8:02 AM
Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement
Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9, Overtures "Fidelio" and "Egmont"
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
7:14 - 7:59 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor
3:10 - 7:43 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
15:33 - 7:38 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
4:37 - 7:29 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:28 - 7:20 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
8:54 - 7:04 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
15:34 - 7:01 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
2:43 - 6:56 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:27 - 6:47 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
9:00 - 6:39 AM
Piano Quintet "Trout": Theme and Variations
Schubert: Trout Quintet, Mozart: Piano Quartet
Yefim Bronfman, piano
8:02 - 6:26 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
12:16 - 6:23 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
3:14 - 6:13 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
10:14 - 6:04 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:00 - 6:00 AM
Maria Joao Pires, piano
3:33 - 5:49 AM
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
11:04 - 5:40 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
8:52 - 5:31 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:04 - 5:25 AM
Don Giovanni: Overture
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, 21; Don Giovanni Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:49 - 5:20 AM
Cleveland Quartet
5:05 - 5:17 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:22 - 5:03 AM
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
14:07 - 5:00 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:34