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.
- 2:32 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
13:42 - 2:25 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 - 2:21 AM
Janina Fialkowska, piano
3:25 - 2:06 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
14:34 - 2:03 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:45 - 1:56 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
6:42 - 1:53 AM
Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
2:59 - 1:42 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Wilfrid Scharf, zither
11:45 - 1:38 AM
Daniil Trifonov, piano
3:07 - 1:28 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
9:54 - 1:25 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:04 - 1:20 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:39 - 1:16 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
3:56 - 1:02 AM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
14:02 - 12:57 AM
Intermezzo No. 1
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
4:15 - 12:54 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 - 12:48 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
6:08 - 12:45 AM
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
3:10 - 12:38 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
6:52 - 12:30 AM
Munich Bach Orchestra
Karl Richter, conductor
Aurele Nicolet, flute
7:47 - 12:24 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Rosekrans, conductor
5:48 - 12:21 AM
Boris Berezovsky, piano
2:53 - 12:17 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Donald Runnicles, conductor
3:43 - 12:03 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
13:42 - 11:51 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
11:43 - 11:49 PM
Lieutenant Kije: Troika
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije, Dukas: The Sourcerer's Apprentice
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
2:35 - 11:45 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:05 - 11:37 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:06 - 11:34 PM
James Ehnes, violin
1:52 - 11:30 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:37 - 11:24 PM
Festive Overture
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:55 - 11:16 PM
English Concert
Andrew Manze, conductor
7:43 - 11:02 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:27 - 10:51 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Sarah Chang, violin
10:42 - 10:43 PM
String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne
Borodin: Three Symphonies, Petite Suite, Polovetsian Dances
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:28 - 10:39 PM
Kansas City Symphony
William McGlaughlin, conductor
3:18 - 10:23 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Eugene Goossens, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
15:36 - 10:18 PM
Fantasy-Impromptu
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
4:54 - 10:06 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:55 - 10:01 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
4:40 - 9:51 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:03 - 9:48 PM
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Harry Bicket, conductor
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
3:07 - 9:39 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin
8:58 - 9:32 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
The Greatest Classical Show On Earth
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Sandor Vegh, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
6:42 - 9:28 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
3:55 - 9:19 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies 22, 104, Piano Concerto in D
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:40 - 9:11 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Ilkka Talvi, violin
7:22 - 9:05 PM
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:11 - 9:01 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
4:15 - 8:49 PM
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 - 8:45 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
3:21 - 8:28 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
16:52 - 8:25 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:18 - 8:15 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 1st movement
European Brandenburg Ensemble
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
9:58 - 8:08 PM
Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways
Debussy, Ravel: Images Pour Orchestre - Ma Mere L'oye
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:50 - 7:56 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:59 - 7:46 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
9:44 - 7:37 PM
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
8:13 - 7:26 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
John Abberger, oboe
11:10 - 7:21 PM
Arturo Delmoni, violin
4:40 - 7:16 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:14 - 7:11 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert van Karajan, conductor
4:09 - 7:03 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:51 - 6:56 PM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
6:03 - 6:47 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:17 - 6:39 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
7:30 - 6:36 PM
Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra
Conrad van Alphen, conductor
2:52 - 6:24 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
12:28 - 6:17 PM
Martha Argerich, piano
6:16 - 6:07 PM
Symphony No. 2: 4th movement
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
9:33 - 6:05 PM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
2:52 - 5:58 PM
French National Orchestra
Armin Jordan, conductor
6:28 - 5:48 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:34 - 5:36 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
11:59 - 5:32 PM
John O'Conor, piano
3:17 - 5:25 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
6:44 - 5:18 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nigel Kennedy, violin
6:36 - 5:06 PM
Symphony No. 5: 4th movement
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:36 - 5:00 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
6:28 - 4:56 PM
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
3:13 - 4:50 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
5:55 - 4:47 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:26 - 4:37 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:52 - 4:31 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:45 - 4:25 PM
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:52 - 4:18 PM
Orli Shaham, piano
6:42 - 4:05 PM
Snow Maiden Suite
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
12:28 - 3:53 PM
Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)
Tchaikovsky: 1812; Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice; Smetana: Vltava (Die Moldau); Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso; Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
12:05 - 3:50 PM
Pelleas and Melisande: Sicilienne
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Susan Palma, flute
3:33 - 3:43 PM
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement
The Kernis Project: Beethoven
Jasper String Quartet
6:20 - 3:37 PM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:14 - 3:28 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
8:58 - 3:23 PM
The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
5:02 - 3:19 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
4:23 - 3:11 PM
Die Fledermaus: Overture
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
7:47 - 3:04 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin
7:08 - 3:00 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:46 - 2:55 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
4:18 - 2:51 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
4:19 - 2:42 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:40 - 2:33 PM
RCA Symphony Orchestra
William Steinberg, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:26 - 2:27 PM
Tatrai Quartet
6:42 - 2:22 PM
Ingrid Haebler, piano
4:35 - 2:17 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:52 - 2:08 PM
Symphony: Finale
Bizet: Symphony in C; Carmen - Suites Nos 1 & 2; Jeux d'enfants - Suite; Overture: Patrie
French National Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
8:56 - 1:59 PM
London Chamber Orchestra
8:29 - 1:50 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Preludes And Overtures
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
8:49 - 1:43 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:10 - 1:40 PM
Ruth Laredo, piano
2:32 - 1:27 PM
Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman, conductor
Frances Kelly, harp
13:01 - 1:23 PM
Minuet
Musica Vitae
Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor
Gunilla von Bahr, piccolo/flute
3:53 - 1:15 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
7:55 - 1:10 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
4:30 - 1:06 PM
Modern Mandolin Quartet
4:11 - 12:57 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:20 - 12:54 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:51 - 12:45 PM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
9:07 - 12:39 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:02 - 12:33 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham, conductor
6:04 - 12:24 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
8:35 - 12:20 PM
Piano Concerto No. 11: 3rd movement
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
4:10 - 12:08 PM
Guitar Concerto
I Musici
Pepe Romero, guitar
12:00 - 12:04 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:32 - 12:00 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:44 - 11:51 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
9:35 - 11:45 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
5:54 - 11:41 AM
Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano
3:28 - 11:35 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
5:29 - 11:24 AM
Divertimento No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
10:55 - 11:14 AM
Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz
J. Strauss: Waltz Transcriptions/Stravinsky: Chamber Music
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
9:43 - 11:03 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello
11:22 - 11:00 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, piano
2:54 - 10:50 AM
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:39 - 10:41 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
9:21 - 10:34 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
5:31 - 10:27 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:10 - 10:20 AM
Symphony No. 7: 4th movement
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:02 - 10:15 AM
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:25 - 10:10 AM
Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio
Mozart: Serenade in B flat Major "Gran Partita"
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:28 - 10:02 AM
The Planets: Jupiter
Berlin Philharmonic
Colin Davis, conductor
8:06 - 9:52 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
John Corigliano, violin
9:26 - 9:42 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
9:34 - 9:38 AM
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
3:57 - 9:35 AM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:08 - 9:29 AM
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:01 - 9:19 AM
Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture
Wagner: Der fliegende Hollander
Berlin State Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10:14 - 9:10 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
8:04 - 9:07 AM
Vienna-Berlin Ensemble
3:02 - 9:00 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:30 - 8:57 AM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
3:23 - 8:47 AM
Prince Igor: Overture
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:12 - 8:42 AM
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
4:13 - 8:25 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
16:51 - 8:20 AM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
4:55 - 8:08 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 2nd movement
Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
11:41 - 8:04 AM
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
4:06 - 7:55 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
8:56 - 7:44 AM
Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils
Strauss: Don Juan; Death and Transfiguration; Dance of the Seven Veils; Rosenkavelier Suite
New York Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
10:18 - 7:38 AM
Robert DeGaetano, piano
5:32 - 7:32 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Stefan Schilli, oboe
6:52 - 7:22 AM
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Andras Korodi, conductor
9:33 - 7:15 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
6:16 - 7:08 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
7:14 - 7:03 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 - 6:50 AM
Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 1st movement
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:09 - 6:45 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:40 - 6:37 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:15 - 6:35 AM
Sharon Isbin, guitar
2:32 - 6:29 AM
Symphony No. 5: Waltz
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:52 - 6:23 AM
Intermezzo No. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
4:46 - 6:15 AM
Vocalise
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
8:52 - 6:00 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
14:48