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.
- 1:57 AM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
11:03 - 1:47 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:56 - 1:37 AM
London Chamber Orchestra
10:02 - 1:30 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:22 - 1:24 AM
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
5:41 - 1:10 AM
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
Anthony Halstead, horn
14:08 - 1:07 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
2:46 - 1:03 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
4:24 - 12:54 AM
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
8:31 - 12:48 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
6:21 - 12:46 AM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Dance
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; FantasÃa para un gentilhombre
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
2:07 - 12:39 AM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
6:04 - 12:31 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:11 - 12:26 AM
Water Music Suite No. 2: Allegro and Alla Hornpipe
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks / Water Music
Capella Istropolitana
Bohdan Warchal, conductor
5:15 - 12:19 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
6:29 - 12:14 AM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
4:49 - 12:08 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
5:42 - 11:58 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
9:41 - 11:55 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:41 - 11:46 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:01 - 11:34 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
11:37 - 11:30 PM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
3:50 - 11:20 PM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 1st movement
Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
9:54 - 11:13 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:25 - 11:02 PM
Alban Berg Quartet
Ensemble
10:38 - 10:58 PM
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Consortium Musicum
Wolfgang Gonnenwein, conductor
3:27 - 10:52 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
6:09 - 10:49 PM
Lynn Harrell, cello
2:29 - 10:39 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:36 - 10:31 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 - 10:26 PM
Cleveland Quartet
3:47 - 10:19 PM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
7:01 - 10:11 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:29 - 10:05 PM
Andre Watts, piano
5:38 - 9:55 PM
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Russian Easter Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
Cecylia Arzewski, violin
10:17 - 9:53 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
1:41 - 9:50 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
2:44 - 9:34 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
15:26 - 9:28 PM
Orchestra of La Francophonie
Jean-Philippe Tremblay, conductor
6:39 - 9:24 PM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
3:49 - 9:16 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
7:35 - 9:11 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
5:24 - 9:01 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
9:30 - 8:56 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:04 - 8:50 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
5:32 - 8:45 PM
Desirae Brown, piano
5:04 - 8:40 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
4:12 - 8:27 PM
Symphony No. 1 "Classical"
Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale, Shostakovich: Conc. #1, Prokofiev: Symphony
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
13:17 - 8:21 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:42 - 8:14 PM
Eroica Trio
7:01 - 8:07 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
7:24 - 7:55 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
11:26 - 7:45 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
9:39 - 7:36 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:38 - 7:27 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Charles Neidich, clarinet
8:37 - 7:24 PM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Daniel Hope, violin
3:04 - 7:16 PM
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
7:50 - 7:04 PM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
11:37 - 6:55 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
9:32 - 6:46 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
8:16 - 6:40 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
6:10 - 6:35 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:52 - 6:32 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:50 - 6:20 PM
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
Aleksander Lazarev, conductor
11:23 - 6:12 PM
String Quartet No. 13: Finale
Beethoven: Late Quartets Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135
Guarneri Quartet
8:17 - 5:57 PM
New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Hagai Shaham, violin
14:16 - 5:51 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:48 - 5:39 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
10:57 - 5:30 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
8:43 - 5:20 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:02 - 5:10 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:31 - 4:55 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Andre Previn, piano
14:43 - 4:46 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
9:20 - 4:44 PM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
1:39 - 4:37 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
7:02 - 4:28 PM
Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Keith Clark, conductor
8:57 - 4:20 PM
Vienna-Berlin Ensemble
7:42 - 4:06 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
William Purvis, horn
13:12 - 4:01 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
5:11 - 3:54 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
6:52 - 3:47 PM
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
7:05 - 3:32 PM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
14:44 - 3:28 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:36 - 3:25 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
3:43 - 3:14 PM
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
10:06 - 3:05 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:42 - 3:04 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
1:21 - 2:53 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin
10:16 - 2:48 PM
German Opera Orchestra
Eugen Jochum, conductor
5:10 - 2:45 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
3:13 - 2:38 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 9, K271 & 21, K467
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
6:46 - 2:33 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
4:45 - 2:28 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
4:31 - 2:17 PM
Szeged Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Pal, conductor
10:42 - 2:14 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:45 - 2:04 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Heinrich Schiff, cello
9:09 - 2:00 PM
John Browning, piano
4:11 - 1:56 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:46 - 1:51 PM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
5:17 - 1:44 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:52 - 1:34 PM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39 - 1:29 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:27 - 1:24 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:28 - 1:20 PM
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
3:35 - 1:08 PM
Academy of London
Richard Stamp, conductor
Ray Still, oboe
12:03 - 1:04 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:35 - 12:58 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
6:08 - 12:53 PM
National Symphony of Ukraine
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
4:25 - 12:52 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
1:45 - 12:43 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
9:07 - 12:32 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
9:48 - 12:28 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
4:31 - 12:19 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:15 - 12:09 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
The Key to Classics: J. Strauss
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:38 - 12:05 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:37 - 11:56 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
8:45 - 11:47 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
8:46 - 11:44 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
2:56 - 11:36 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
7:38 - 11:32 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
James Galway, flute
3:58 - 11:25 AM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos; Sinfonia Concertante K364
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
6:34 - 11:13 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
12:05 - 11:03 AM
Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3 'Scottish' & 4 'Italian', etc.
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
10:07 - 11:00 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
2:40 - 10:54 AM
Samson and Delilah: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (My heart at thy sweet voice)
Homage To Maria Callas
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Marco Armiliato, conductor
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
5:35 - 10:45 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:29 - 10:40 AM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement
Ginastera, Shostakovich, Dvorak: String Quartets
Simon Bolivar String Quartet
5:09 - 10:33 AM
Barry Tuckwell, horn
6:13 - 10:24 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
9:10 - 10:20 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:00 - 10:09 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
10:38 - 10:06 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
2:28 - 10:02 AM
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:56 - 9:53 AM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
9:04 - 9:51 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
1:47 - 9:47 AM
E.T.: Bicycle Chase (Flying Theme)
By Request: The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:45 - 9:39 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, violin
8:23 - 9:33 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:53 - 9:30 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
3:00 - 9:20 AM
Emerson String Quartet
David Shifrin, clarinet
9:18 - 9:06 AM
Harp Consort
Andrew Lawrence-King, conductor
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
13:46 - 9:02 AM
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Bateman, conductor
4:17 - 8:56 AM
James Galway, flute
5:54 - 8:46 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:10 - 8:43 AM
The Knights
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
3:21 - 8:37 AM
Emil Gilels, piano
5:46 - 8:26 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", - Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
11:04 - 8:22 AM
Amadeus Winds
Bastiaan Blomhert, conductor
3:54 - 8:14 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Chad Hoopes, violin
7:51 - 8:05 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
8:04 - 8:00 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:10 - 7:58 AM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
2:33 - 7:51 AM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
6:03 - 7:40 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:08 - 7:37 AM
da Capo Brass
3:47 - 7:31 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:05 - 7:22 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Alexander Vedernikov, conductor
9:12 - 7:06 AM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
15:37 - 7:03 AM
John O'Conor, piano
2:45 - 7:01 AM
Sarah Chang, violin
1:29 - 6:56 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
5:08 - 6:49 AM
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
Elgar: Symphony No.1; Pomp and Circumstance Marches No.1 & No.2
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
6:52 - 6:38 AM
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
11:27 - 6:35 AM
Ulrike-Anima Mathe, violin
2:13 - 6:27 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:59 - 6:23 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin, conductor
4:13 - 6:15 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:49 - 6:03 AM
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
12:00 - 6:00 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
3:44