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.
- 1:05 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 - 12:59 PM
Stephen Marchionda, guitar
5:36 - 12:56 PM
Jorg Demus, piano
3:50 - 12:51 PM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:10 - 12:47 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:27 - 12:43 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No 1-3 / Martin Pearlman
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
3:49 - 12:34 PM
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York
Raoul Poliakin, conductor
8:39 - 12:25 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
9:03 - 12:21 PM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
3:13 - 12:13 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
8:40 - 12:04 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
8:52 - 11:53 AM
Night on Bald Mountain
Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on the Bare Mountain
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
10:37 - 11:41 AM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
11:39 - 11:39 AM
Emerson String Quartet
1:56 - 11:36 AM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:42 - 11:30 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
6:13 - 11:23 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:46 - 11:07 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
15:57 - 11:02 AM
Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes
Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
5:05 - 10:54 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
7:43 - 10:47 AM
Lyon National Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
7:01 - 10:44 AM
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
2:59 - 10:35 AM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": 1st movement
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
7:44 - 10:32 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:30 - 10:24 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Midori, violin
7:32 - 10:18 AM
Orli Shaham, piano
5:24 - 10:15 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
3:24 - 10:01 AM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Overtures: Fidelio; Leonore No. 3; Prometheus; Coriolan; Egmont
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
13:49 - 9:55 AM
Kaiserslautern Radio Orchestra
Peter Falk, conductor
5:32 - 9:50 AM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
5:33 - 9:48 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
David Hill, conductor
1:42 - 9:43 AM
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 - 9:34 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Jeffery Siegel, piano
8:53 - 9:25 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:12 - 9:19 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:47 - 9:14 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:40 - 9:09 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:30 - 9:02 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Susan Palma, flute
7:41 - 8:53 AM
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
8:47 - 8:43 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:28 - 8:38 AM
Guildhall Strings
5:26 - 8:33 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:41 - 8:23 AM
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, conductor
Noah Geller, violin
9:27 - 8:19 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:24 - 8:17 AM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
1:39 - 8:05 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
11:48 - 8:00 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
4:34 - 7:57 AM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Rondo
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
2:39 - 7:49 AM
Il Giardino Armonico
Enrico Onofri, violin
8:50 - 7:43 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
5:28 - 7:39 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
3:33 - 7:24 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
15:29 - 7:18 AM
Emerson String Quartet
5:14 - 7:14 AM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky: The Firebird; Scriabin: Prometheus / Gergiev
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
3:34 - 7:00 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
13:54 - 6:57 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
3:26 - 6:54 AM
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
2:39 - 6:50 AM
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 - 6:41 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:19 - 6:34 AM
Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Ray Chen, violin
6:47 - 6:27 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:32 - 6:14 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
13:21 - 6:10 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
3:24 - 6:00 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
10:24