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.
- 2:00 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass
Jay Friedman, conductor
6:11 - 1:58 AM
Milan Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Joseph Calleja, tenor
2:08 - 1:52 AM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
6:27 - 1:43 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:44 - 1:39 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
3:26 - 1:34 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
5:01 - 1:28 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:28 - 1:11 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
15:57 - 1:05 AM
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:38 - 12:58 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
6:33 - 12:55 AM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:50 - 12:50 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:45 - 12:40 AM
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, conductor
Urban Agnas, trumpet
9:16 - 12:37 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
3:13 - 12:30 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:15 - 12:20 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Yundi Li, piano
9:40 - 12:16 AM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Bach: Violin Concertos, Gubaidulina: In Tempus Praesens
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
3:36 - 12:12 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:02 - 11:57 PM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
14:57 - 11:45 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
12:22 - 11:38 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 22
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Jonathan Biss, piano
6:33 - 11:29 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
8:42 - 11:25 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:42 - 11:12 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
12:48 - 11:04 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:30 - 10:58 PM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Mozart, Beethoven, Witt: Piano and Wind Quintets
Anton Kuerti, piano
5:43 - 10:56 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:40 - 10:50 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:53 - 10:47 PM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
2:49 - 10:37 PM
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Avi Avital, mandolin
9:12 - 10:33 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:29 - 10:23 PM
Kimball Sykes, clarinet
9:38 - 10:20 PM
John Browning, piano
2:22 - 10:08 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
12:38 - 10:05 PM
Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks / Water Music
Capella Istropolitana
Bohdan Warchal, conductor
2:56 - 9:53 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
11:30 - 9:49 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:34 - 9:44 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
4:31 - 9:38 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
6:04 - 9:35 PM
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
2:21 - 9:26 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 - 9:23 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:06 - 9:15 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
8:01 - 9:10 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:04 - 9:03 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:20 - 8:56 PM
Piano Concerto No. 16: 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nr. 16, Kv 451 And Nr. 19, Kv 459
Southwest German Broadcasting Orchestra in Stuttgart
Neville Marriner, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
6:32 - 8:51 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:29 - 8:41 PM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral", Overture - Consecration of the House
Hanover Band
10:13 - 8:32 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
8:33 - 8:25 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:14 - 8:12 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
13:17 - 8:04 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:50 - 7:59 PM
East Coast Chamber Orchestra
4:11 - 7:49 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:36 - 7:43 PM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
4:50 - 7:31 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
12:39 - 7:29 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
1:45 - 7:23 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:59 - 7:20 PM
da Capo Brass
3:47 - 7:11 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:20 - 7:00 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
Christina Day Martinson, violin
10:47 - 6:53 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
7:43 - 6:38 PM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
14:08 - 6:32 PM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor
6:27 - 6:15 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
Misha Dichter, piano
15:41 - 6:13 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
1:59 - 6:09 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:11 - 5:59 PM
Radio Luxembourg Orchestra
Louis de Froment, conductor
9:28 - 5:55 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
4:20 - 5:45 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:44 - 5:40 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
5:13 - 5:34 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Rainer Kuchl, violin
6:01 - 5:25 PM
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York
Raoul Poliakin, conductor
8:39 - 5:17 PM
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
7:44 - 5:07 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
9:27 - 5:00 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
7:32 - 4:55 PM
Daniel Pollack, piano
4:33 - 4:51 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:05 - 4:48 PM
Lieutenant Kije: Troika
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije, Dukas: The Sourcerer's Apprentice
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
2:35 - 4:39 PM
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Georg Solti, conductor
8:40 - 4:26 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K 364, Concertone K 190
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
13:13 - 4:10 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
15:51 - 4:05 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
4:17 - 3:58 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:58 - 3:49 PM
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Pietari Inkinen, conductor
8:55 - 3:37 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
11:41 - 3:35 PM
Frederic Chiu, piano
1:39 - 3:28 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:24 - 3:25 PM
The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance
Muti | Philadelphia Orchestra | de Falla, Ravel, Chabrier
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:11 - 3:08 PM
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
15:47 - 3:03 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
5:14 - 2:58 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:52 - 2:52 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:10 - 2:46 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
6:21 - 2:37 PM
London Chamber Orchestra
8:29 - 2:30 PM
Juilliard String Quartet
6:32 - 2:27 PM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
2:14 - 2:16 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:08 - 2:09 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
7:35 - 1:56 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:53 - 1:53 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:41 - 1:49 PM
Flute and Harp Concerto: 2nd movement
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
James Galway, flute
3:59 - 1:43 PM
Mischa Maisky, cello
5:29 - 1:37 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
5:40 - 1:28 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Strauss: Waltzes And Overtures
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
9:39 - 1:23 PM
New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
4:17 - 1:07 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
15:24 - 1:00 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
7:37 - 12:56 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
3:23 - 12:47 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
9:10 - 12:38 PM
String Quartet No. 63 "Sunrise": 1st movement
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 4 & 6
Orlando Quartet
8:39 - 12:28 PM
Orchestre de la Bastille
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
9:42 - 12:23 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:08 - 12:14 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
8:11 - 12:06 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
8:26 - 11:57 AM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
9:04 - 11:47 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
9:52 - 11:36 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
10:03 - 11:27 AM
Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 2
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavelier; Die Frau ohne Schatten; Burleske
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:44 - 11:18 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
8:58 - 11:06 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
12:06 - 10:59 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:20 - 10:55 AM
Jorg Demus, piano
3:50 - 10:43 AM
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
12:00 - 10:38 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:05 - 10:33 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:27 - 10:26 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
7:48 - 10:16 AM
Krystian Zimerman, piano
8:54 - 10:08 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Edo de Waart, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
8:37 - 10:05 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:30 - 9:54 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
11:14 - 9:47 AM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)
Mozart: Complete Solo Piano Works
Walter Gieseking, piano
6:13 - 9:41 AM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
5:23 - 9:35 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:40 - 9:27 AM
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor
7:11 - 9:13 AM
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
14:24 - 9:01 AM
French National Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:44 - 8:45 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
15:42 - 8:39 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:28 - 8:32 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
7:24 - 8:23 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
9:07 - 8:09 AM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Ursula Holliger, harp
13:07 - 8:04 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
4:36 - 7:59 AM
Andras Schiff, piano
4:48 - 7:58 AM
Gil Shaham, violin
1:33 - 7:45 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
13:02 - 7:37 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
7:55 - 7:31 AM
Intermezzo No. 2
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
4:46 - 7:26 AM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement
Ginastera, Shostakovich, Dvorak: String Quartets
Simon Bolivar String Quartet
5:09 - 7:22 AM
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
3:55 - 7:12 AM
London Chamber Orchestra
10:02 - 7:02 AM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39 - 6:54 AM
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
8:27 - 6:48 AM
Stephen Marchionda, guitar
5:36 - 6:42 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:48 - 6:39 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:36 - 6:28 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:52 - 6:19 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:47 - 6:16 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, piano
2:54 - 6:08 AM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Alexander Michejew, cello
8:26 - 6:01 AM
Orchestra de la Suisse Romande
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:20 - 5:54 AM
English Northern Philharmonia
Paul Daniel, conductor
7:07 - 5:50 AM
Amadeus Winds
Bastiaan Blomhert, conductor
3:54 - 5:38 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:51 - 5:34 AM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
4:01 - 5:22 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
11:53 - 5:19 AM
North German Radio Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:33 - 5:12 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
6:16 - 5:05 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:58 - 5:00 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
5:35