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.
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Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
7:48 - 10:05 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
11:38 - 9:59 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:23 - 9:57 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
2:11 - 9:49 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
8:03 - 9:41 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No 20 & 21
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
7:21 - 9:28 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
12:54 - 9:19 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:38 - 9:08 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Mark Bennett, trumpet
10:54 - 8:53 PM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
14:34 - 8:48 PM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:58 - 8:40 PM
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 - 8:38 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
2:40 - 8:26 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:50 - 8:24 PM
Ruth Laredo, piano
1:42 - 8:13 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Eliot Fisk, guitar
10:39 - 8:06 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Miklos Rozsa, conductor
6:44 - 7:55 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:38 - 7:49 PM
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
6:48 - 7:42 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:44 - 7:34 PM
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 - 7:24 PM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 9, K271 & 21, K467
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
10:19 - 7:20 PM
Takacs Quartet
3:43 - 7:17 PM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:05 - 7:12 PM
Sejong Soloists
Gil Shaham, violin
4:06 - 7:06 PM
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
5:55 - 6:59 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
RAI National Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valcuha, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
6:55 - 6:57 PM
Septura
1:44 - 6:50 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:15 - 6:44 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:22 - 6:36 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
7:35 - 6:34 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
William Bennett, flute
1:35 - 6:26 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Karl Bohm, conductor
7:55 - 6:17 PM
Yael Weiss, piano
8:52 - 6:08 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:21 - 6:05 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:55 - 5:57 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
7:48 - 5:54 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:29 - 5:46 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
8:05 - 5:41 PM
Yundi Li, piano
4:30 - 5:32 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
9:06 - 5:23 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
8:02 - 5:10 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
13:42 - 5:03 PM
Tatrai Quartet
6:40 - 4:59 PM
Van Cliburn, piano
3:06 - 4:51 PM
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
8:53 - 4:45 PM
Consortium Classicum
5:41 - 4:40 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 4:33 PM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
6:29 - 4:24 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:12 - 4:18 PM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
5:40 - 4:13 PM
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 - 4:06 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:42 - 4:01 PM
German Requiem: Wie lieblich (How lovely are thy dwelling places)
Brahms: Deutsches Requiem
MDR Radio Chorus Leipzig
Marin Alsop, conductor
4:53 - 3:53 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:07 - 3:47 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:14 - 3:43 PM
Piano Quintet "Trout": Scherzo
Schubert: Trout Quintet, Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade
Takacs Quartet
Andreas Haefliger, piano
3:52 - 3:34 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
Hubert Laws, flute
8:27 - 3:30 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
3:54 - 3:26 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
4:10 - 3:12 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
13:41 - 2:58 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 1st movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos K467 And K595
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano
14:05 - 2:54 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:11 - 2:48 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Morton Gould, conductor
6:03 - 2:39 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
8:01 - 2:31 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 - 2:26 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:43 - 2:23 PM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
2:25 - 2:20 PM
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
3:52 - 2:04 PM
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
15:07 - 1:54 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
10:19 - 1:40 PM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
14:16 - 1:37 PM
David Greilsammer, piano
2:11 - 1:27 PM
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
CBS Masterworks Dinner Classics: Dinner for Two
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
10:05 - 1:15 PM
Russian Federal Orchestra
Vakhtang Jordania, conductor
11:24 - 1:13 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
David Hill, conductor
1:42 - 1:04 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:00 - 12:59 PM
Jorge Bolet, piano
4:49 - 12:57 PM
English Concert
Andrew Manze, conductor
2:09 - 12:48 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:56 - 12:45 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:45 - 12:41 PM
Musica Vitae
Bjorn Sagstad, conductor
Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
3:28 - 12:29 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
11:55 - 12:25 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:44 - 12:21 PM
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
3:33 - 12:07 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:21 - 12:03 PM
Zurich Operahouse Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:47 - 11:55 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Faris, conductor
7:17 - 11:51 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:07 - 11:46 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:04 - 11:35 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
10:02 - 11:29 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
6:31 - 11:19 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nigel Kennedy, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin
9:40 - 11:06 AM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
12:40 - 10:59 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
6:51 - 10:48 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
10:27 - 10:45 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:24 - 10:37 AM
Orchestra of the Swan
Kenneth Woods, conductor
7:46 - 10:32 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
4:26 - 10:28 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:39 - 10:26 AM
Yukio Yokoyama, piano
1:39 - 10:21 AM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
5:00 - 10:05 AM
Capriccio Espagnol
The Rostropovich Edition: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, etc.
Paris Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
15:51 - 10:00 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
4:36 - 9:55 AM
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Viotti, conductor
Rolando Villazon, tenor
4:32 - 9:46 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
9:00 - 9:35 AM
Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo
The Glenn Gould Edition: Beethoven - The 5 Piano Concertos
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Glenn Gould, piano
10:47 - 9:27 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Midori, violin
7:32 - 9:24 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:28 - 9:15 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:27 - 9:06 AM
String Quartet No. 63 "Sunrise": 1st movement
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 4 & 6
Orlando Quartet
8:39 - 8:55 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:27 - 8:44 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album II
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
11:01 - 8:38 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:55 - 8:35 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:18 - 8:21 AM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastorale and others
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:28 - 8:15 AM
Claudio Arrau, piano
5:39 - 8:01 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:24 - 7:56 AM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
4:35 - 7:53 AM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
2:58 - 7:48 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:16 - 7:42 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
6:02 - 7:37 AM
Lang Lang, piano
4:18 - 7:28 AM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:28 - 7:23 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
4:54 - 7:19 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
2:40 - 7:09 AM
Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
10:51 - 7:00 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Karl Heinz Steffens, clarinet
8:26 - 6:54 AM
Stephen Hough, piano
5:55 - 6:50 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:36 - 6:40 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
9:58 - 6:36 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
3:34 - 6:27 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:28 - 6:20 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
7:24 - 6:17 AM
Joshua Bell, violin
2:30 - 6:01 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
15:08 - 6:00 AM
Amadeus Ensemble
Julius Rudel, conductor
1:40