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.
- 9:23 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
15:52 - 9:14 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Jeffery Siegel, piano
8:53 - 9:09 PM
Orchestre De Bretagne
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Matt Haimovitz, cello
5:18 - 9:05 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
4:00 - 8:53 PM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
11:05 - 8:49 PM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
4:18 - 8:43 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:25 - 8:33 PM
Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 1st movement
Beethoven: Piano and Violin Sonatas, Vol.2
Isaac Stern, violin
10:18 - 8:29 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
3:26 - 8:21 PM
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
8:29 - 8:15 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
4:52 - 8:06 PM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
9:07 - 8:02 PM
Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:31 - 7:58 PM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
3:33 - 7:54 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:12 - 7:46 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:03 - 7:39 PM
Alessandro Carbonare, clarinet
6:41 - 7:30 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
David Lockington, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
8:40 - 7:22 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
7:33 - 7:17 PM
Evgeny Kissin, piano
4:49 - 7:07 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:45 - 7:04 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:11 - 6:54 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner Without Words
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
9:33 - 6:51 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Kathleen Battle, soprano
3:32 - 6:46 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
4:31 - 6:43 PM
Chilingirian Quartet
3:40 - 6:38 PM
Jorg Demus, piano
3:50 - 6:30 PM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
8:20 - 6:26 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:18 - 6:19 PM
Camerata Salzburg
Roger Norrington, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:26 - 6:10 PM
London Horns
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
8:46 - 6:05 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:15 - 6:00 PM
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Shai Wosner, piano
4:17 - 5:58 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
2:32 - 5:51 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
6:04 - 5:45 PM
France Radio Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
6:01 - 5:37 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
8:04 - 5:35 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eugen Jochum, conductor
1:40 - 5:22 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
13:09 - 5:17 PM
John O'Conor, piano
4:50 - 5:07 PM
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
9:34 - 5:04 PM
Jascha Silberstein, cello
3:16 - 4:59 PM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
4:27 - 4:53 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:44 - 4:50 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
3:13 - 4:42 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
8:16 - 4:27 PM
Keyboard Concerto No. 4
J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos; J.S. Bach-Vivaldi: Two Concertos
Moscow Virtuosi
Saulius Sondeckis, conductor
Julia Zilberquit, piano
14:32 - 4:23 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:37 - 4:15 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
7:59 - 4:02 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
13:07 - 3:57 PM
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:21 - 3:56 PM
Brodsky Quartet
1:37 - 3:52 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
3:24 - 3:43 PM
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
8:52 - 3:36 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:29 - 3:25 PM
Four Seasons: Autumn
Raglan Baroque Players
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
11:20 - 3:19 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
5:54 - 3:10 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
8:16 - 3:01 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
9:10 - 2:58 PM
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
3:08 - 2:51 PM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
6:35 - 2:41 PM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
Daniel Lozakovich, violin
9:45 - 2:37 PM
Igor Levit, piano
4:22 - 2:31 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
6:02 - 2:23 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:40 - 2:15 PM
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture
Rossini: Barber of Seville (highlights)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:04 - 2:04 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
11:46 - 1:58 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
5:02 - 1:56 PM
English Chamber Orchestra Brass
Donald Fraser, conductor
1:54 - 1:50 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:55 - 1:45 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
5:04 - 1:33 PM
Scheherazade: The Festival at Baghdad
World Orchestra For Peace: The Credit Suisse Tour 2005
World Orchestra for Peace
Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:46 - 1:28 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:25 - 1:20 PM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
7:07 - 1:13 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
7:27 - 1:05 PM
Dance of the Hours
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Bruno Bartoletti, conductor
7:34 - 12:57 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
8:19 - 12:44 PM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
12:11 - 12:37 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
Andre Watts, piano
7:02 - 12:26 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:56 - 12:17 PM
Mignon: Overture
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Lance Friedel, conductor
8:21 - 12:05 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 - 11:54 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
10:07 - 11:51 AM
I Salonisti
2:50 - 11:47 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 11:34 AM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, The Consecration of the House
Dresden State Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
12:39 - 11:27 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:22 - 11:22 AM
Orli Shaham, piano
5:18 - 11:19 AM
Violin Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement
Bach: Violin Concertos, Gubaidulina: In Tempus Praesens
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
2:36 - 11:05 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
14:09 - 10:58 AM
Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:26 - 10:54 AM
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:09 - 10:46 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:24 - 10:36 AM
Ruth Laredo, piano
8:52 - 10:27 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
9:26 - 10:25 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
1:55 - 10:11 AM
Tannhauser: Overture
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
13:45 - 10:03 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:36 - 9:58 AM
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
5:09 - 9:56 AM
Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
1:26 - 9:52 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
4:34 - 9:44 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:43 - 9:34 AM
Vienna Volksopera Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
9:10 - 9:25 AM
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
8:51 - 9:21 AM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
4:11 - 9:16 AM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:10 - 9:03 AM
English Symphony Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Michael Bochmann, violin
13:42 - 8:56 AM
Asturias (Leyenda)
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
7:01 - 8:53 AM
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Montserrat Caballe, soprano
2:42 - 8:42 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
John Mauceri, conductor
Louise DiTullio, flute
10:39 - 8:37 AM
Nobuko Imai, viola
4:40 - 8:29 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:10 - 8:25 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:28 - 8:15 AM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
10:10 - 8:11 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:27 - 8:02 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
9:00 - 7:59 AM
Van Cliburn, piano
3:06 - 7:53 AM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
5:47 - 7:46 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
6:52 - 7:42 AM
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:38 - 7:38 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
3:33 - 7:29 AM
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
9:03 - 7:23 AM
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 - 7:21 AM
Louis Lortie, piano
1:41 - 7:07 AM
Concerto for Oboe and Violin
Bach: Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060, for violin, oboe, strings and continuo ; Oratorium Festo Paschali: BWV 249. Adagio
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Heinz Holliger, conductor
Heinz Holliger, oboe
13:49 - 7:00 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:31 - 6:45 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
15:00 - 6:35 AM
Night on Bald Mountain
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
10:13 - 6:26 AM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
Ugo Orlandi, mandolin
8:22 - 6:24 AM
Midori, violin
1:35 - 6:21 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
3:23 - 6:17 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
3:52 - 6:12 AM
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String
Albinoni: Adagio; Pachelbel: Canon; Etc
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:41 - 6:00 AM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
12:05