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.
- 11:23 PM
Nobuko Imai, viola
4:40 - 11:08 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
14:30 - 11:06 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:37 - 10:59 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
6:49 - 10:54 PM
RCA Symphony Orchestra
Renato Cellini, conductor
4:53 - 10:49 PM
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, etc; Vaughan Williams
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:30 - 10:44 PM
Scottish Ensemble
Jonathan Rees, conductor
Jonathan Rees, violin
4:40 - 10:34 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
10:29 - 10:29 PM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:35 - 10:25 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:36 - 10:11 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
13:44 - 10:03 PM
Orchestra of the Swan
Kenneth Woods, conductor
7:46 - 9:57 PM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano
6:06 - 9:54 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
3:26 - 9:48 PM
Star Wars: Princess Leia
John Williams' Classic Film Scores Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Wars
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor
5:06 - 9:44 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:27 - 9:38 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
5:14 - 9:36 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
2:11 - 9:25 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Karl Bohm, conductor
11:33 - 9:16 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
8:16 - 9:08 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:33 - 9:04 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:58 - 8:54 PM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
9:39 - 8:43 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:27 - 8:35 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 - 8:32 PM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
3:35 - 8:23 PM
Romance No. 2
Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
9:16 - 8:09 PM
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"
Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
13:13 - 8:01 PM
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Avi Avital, mandolin
7:33 - 7:54 PM
Van Cliburn, piano
7:04 - 7:51 PM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
2:53 - 7:44 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
7:29 - 7:39 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:14 - 7:29 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:09 - 7:26 PM
Julian Bream, guitar
2:15 - 7:19 PM
Chicago Chamber Musicians
Larry Combs, clarinet
7:18 - 7:14 PM
Igor Levit, piano
4:21 - 7:04 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
10:31 - 7:02 PM
Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
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Vecchione/Erdahl Duo
1:53 - 6:59 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:57 - 6:53 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:48 - 6:48 PM
Hungarian March
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
4:52 - 6:42 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:20 - 6:37 PM
Edgar Moreau, cello
4:07 - 6:28 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
9:06 - 6:26 PM
Amadeus Ensemble
Julius Rudel, conductor
1:40 - 6:18 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
7:31 - 6:03 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
14:55 - 5:59 PM
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Shai Wosner, piano
4:17 - 5:54 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
4:24 - 5:46 PM
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
8:26 - 5:32 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
13:33 - 5:27 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Georg Solti, conductor
5:22 - 5:21 PM
Orli Shaham, piano
5:18 - 5:05 PM
Capriccio Espagnol
The Rostropovich Edition: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, etc.
Paris Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
15:51 - 4:59 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:39 - 4:55 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
3:45 - 4:48 PM
Morton Gould Orchestra
7:41 - 4:38 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
9:59 - 4:32 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
5:02 - 4:24 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Piano Quintets In A, Op.5 & Op.81; Borodin: Quartet
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:36 - 4:23 PM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
1:45 - 4:19 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor
3:10 - 4:03 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
William Purvis, horn
15:48 - 3:58 PM
Lang Lang, piano
5:24 - 3:51 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:43 - 3:36 PM
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
14:44 - 3:33 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
2:57 - 3:27 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:53 - 3:17 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
10:14 - 3:12 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:57 - 3:07 PM
Earl Wild, piano
4:26 - 3:04 PM
Markus Klinko, harp
3:01 - 2:56 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
7:53 - 2:50 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
5:13 - 2:42 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
7:58 - 2:39 PM
Daniil Trifonov, piano
3:07 - 2:29 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:52 - 2:20 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
9:06 - 2:09 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:21 - 2:02 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:37 - 1:57 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
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Halle Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
5:18 - 1:46 PM
Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
10:51 - 1:42 PM
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Kenneth Montgomery, conductor
3:54 - 1:35 PM
Paris Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
6:56 - 1:21 PM
Philomusica of London
Granville Jones, conductor
Osian Ellis, harp
13:44 - 1:18 PM
Lise de la Salle, piano
2:47 - 1:05 PM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
12:10 - 1:01 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
4:05 - 12:56 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:53 - 12:50 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Stanley Black, conductor
6:36 - 12:47 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:49 - 12:38 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Neil Black, oboe
8:52 - 12:36 PM
Gil Shaham, violin
1:28 - 12:30 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies no 94 "Surprise" & 100 "Military"
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:45 - 12:19 PM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Wagner
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
10:38 - 12:11 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
8:18 - 12:07 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:06 - 12:03 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
3:14 - 11:57 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
6:31 - 11:54 AM
Murray Perahia, piano
2:30 - 11:42 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
12:16 - 11:37 AM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Menuetto
Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
4:16 - 11:27 AM
Janine Jansen, violin
10:08 - 11:20 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
7:15 - 11:08 AM
Russian Federal Orchestra
Vakhtang Jordania, conductor
11:24 - 11:02 AM
Voices of Spring Waltz (Fruhlingsstimmen)
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Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
5:58 - 11:00 AM
Salut Salon
1:44 - 10:52 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:56 - 10:44 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
7:47 - 10:42 AM
James Ehnes, violin
1:52 - 10:28 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
13:18 - 10:23 AM
Guildhall Strings
5:34 - 10:16 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Morton Gould, conductor
6:03 - 10:04 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:00 - 9:59 AM
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
5:08 - 9:55 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:49 - 9:49 AM
Aranjuez Concerto: 1st movement
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes
Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
5:55 - 9:44 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
4:51 - 9:36 AM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
7:35 - 9:32 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:43 - 9:25 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
7:46 - 9:18 AM
Inon Barnatan, piano
6:21 - 9:10 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
7:40 - 9:03 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:26 - 8:54 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Louis Lane, conductor
8:57 - 8:43 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:57 - 8:37 AM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
4:55 - 8:32 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
5:20 - 8:27 AM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
4:46 - 8:21 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:30 - 8:12 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
9:31 - 8:04 AM
Violin Concerto: 3rd movement
Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Midori, violin
7:38 - 8:00 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:10 - 7:57 AM
Ruth Laredo, piano
2:32 - 7:49 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
8:06 - 7:43 AM
Turibio Santos, guitar
6:03 - 7:37 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
5:23 - 7:28 AM
Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March
Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
8:46 - 7:25 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, & 3
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin
3:01 - 7:17 AM
Piano Concerto No. 18: 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 18, K456 & 19, K459
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
7:53 - 7:11 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:39 - 7:02 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:44 - 6:52 AM
Night on Bald Mountain
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
10:15 - 6:39 AM
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
13:01 - 6:33 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:14 - 6:27 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:51 - 6:19 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:31 - 6:12 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
6:31 - 6:06 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:51 - 6:00 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:09