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.
- 5:30 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:24 - 5:25 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:47 - 5:12 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:21 - 5:02 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
9:20 - 4:56 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
6:28 - 4:42 AM
New York Philomusica
Robert Johnson, conductor
13:43 - 4:35 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:29 - 4:30 AM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
4:56 - 4:25 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:14 - 4:13 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
11:39 - 4:01 AM
Amsterdam Guitar Trio
11:37 - 3:53 AM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
8:20 - 3:50 AM
Gunilla von Bahr, piccolo/flute
1:58 - 3:42 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:14 - 3:32 AM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
10:12 - 3:24 AM
Harold Wright, clarinet
7:08 - 3:14 AM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
10:10 - 3:10 AM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
3:36 - 3:03 AM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
7:07 - 2:56 AM
Paris Orchestra
Pierre Dervaux, conductor
6:46 - 2:50 AM
Bartered Bride: Overture
Dvorak: New World Symphony/Smetana: Vltava; The Bartered Bride Overture
Czech State Philharmonic
Jose Serebrier, conductor
6:49 - 2:37 AM
Scottish Ensemble
Jonathan Rees, conductor
11:56 - 2:27 AM
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
10:11 - 2:22 AM
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Shai Wosner, piano
4:17 - 2:16 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Sabine Meyer, clarinet
6:36 - 2:07 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:10 - 2:04 AM
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole
Bizet: "Carmen" Suite, "L'Arlesienne" Suite/Offenbach: Barcarolle, "Orpheus in the Underworld" Overture
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:24 - 1:58 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:44 - 1:54 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:58 - 1:49 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
4:52 - 1:44 AM
Evgeny Kissin, piano
4:48 - 1:35 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:54 - 1:30 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:55 - 1:26 AM
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:48 - 1:19 AM
Takacs Quartet
7:03 - 1:07 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale
Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:41 - 1:02 AM
John O'Conor, piano
4:50 - 12:54 AM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
7:50 - 12:50 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:40 - 12:47 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:38 - 12:39 AM
Symphony No. 5: 4th movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
7:25 - 12:35 AM
Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra
Conrad van Alphen, conductor
4:19 - 12:30 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:02 - 12:21 AM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
8:16 - 12:11 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
9:48 - 12:08 AM
Christopher Parkening, guitar
2:37 - 12:00 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
8:01 - 11:49 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
10:29 - 11:43 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
6:25 - 11:37 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
5:12 - 11:25 PM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
12:01 - 11:16 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
8:35 - 11:03 PM
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
12:53 - 10:57 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:12 - 10:51 PM
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
5:51 - 10:41 PM
Debra Wendells-Cross, flute
9:50 - 10:31 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:36 - 10:26 PM
Igor Levit, piano
4:22 - 10:20 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:11 - 10:08 PM
Orchestral Ensemble of Paris
John Nelson, conductor
12:01 - 9:52 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
15:51 - 9:47 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
4:42 - 9:43 PM
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:25 - 9:29 PM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastorale and others
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:28 - 9:25 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
3:39 - 9:17 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
7:40 - 9:11 PM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
6:17 - 9:05 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:37 - 9:00 PM
Nobuko Imai, viola
4:40 - 8:57 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:14 - 8:53 PM
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
Christian Lindberg, trombone
3:26 - 8:47 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
6:26 - 8:36 PM
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Mario Venzago, conductor
Liza Ferschtman, violin
10:48 - 8:31 PM
German Chamber Philharmonic
David Fray, piano
4:03 - 8:23 PM
Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement
Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:55 - 8:14 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:25 - 8:00 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
13:28 - 7:44 PM
Maria Joao Pires, piano
1:57 - 7:37 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
6:39 - 7:28 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:22 - 7:12 PM
Ulster Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
14:35 - 7:04 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:01 - 6:55 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
9:15 - 6:53 PM
Esther Budiardjo, piano
2:05 - 6:46 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev, conductor
6:36 - 6:42 PM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
4:19 - 6:27 PM
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
14:09 - 6:23 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:07 - 6:18 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:50 - 6:12 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
6:14 - 6:07 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:21 - 5:53 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
13:42 - 5:50 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:39 - 5:46 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
4:01 - 5:42 PM
Van Cliburn, piano
2:59 - 5:27 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe, conductor
14:44 - 5:18 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
8:49 - 5:14 PM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
4:27 - 5:05 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
8:29 - 4:59 PM
Robert DeGaetano, piano
5:32 - 4:50 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Aram Khachaturian, conductor
9:09 - 4:42 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
8:15 - 4:36 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:53 - 4:34 PM
Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie
James Galway - Celebrating 70: A Collection of Personal Favorites
Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra
Jorg Faerber, conductor
James Galway, flute
1:19 - 4:25 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
9:00 - 4:18 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
6:21 - 4:13 PM
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:52 - 4:03 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
9:15 - 3:49 PM
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, etc; Vaughan Williams
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:10 - 3:46 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Sebastian Weigle, conductor
Anna Netrebko, soprano
3:20 - 3:42 PM
The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance
Dukas: La Peri, De Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
3:28 - 3:35 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin
7:08 - 3:30 PM
Intermezzo No. 1
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
4:15 - 3:22 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
John Williams, guitar
8:39 - 3:15 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
6:27 - 3:11 PM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky: The Firebird; Scriabin: Prometheus / Gergiev
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
3:34 - 3:08 PM
Musica Vitae
Bjorn Sagstad, conductor
Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
3:28 - 3:02 PM
Orchestre De Bretagne
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Matt Haimovitz, cello
5:18 - 2:59 PM
Daniil Trifonov, piano
3:07 - 2:54 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:12 - 2:47 PM
Pacifica String Quartet
Anthony McGill, clarinet
6:42 - 2:43 PM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
4:28 - 2:35 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
7:30 - 2:29 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:42 - 2:18 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
10:27 - 2:13 PM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
5:19 - 2:05 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
7:55 - 2:01 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
3:59 - 1:57 PM
Les Concerts du Monde
Keith Clark, conductor
3:33 - 1:54 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
3:02 - 1:39 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
14:34 - 1:34 PM
Orli Shaham, piano
5:18 - 1:24 PM
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
9:26 - 1:21 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
3:04 - 1:17 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:32 - 1:01 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
16:09 - 12:58 PM
Lise de la Salle, piano
2:46 - 12:52 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
5:59 - 12:47 PM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
4:59 - 12:40 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:02 - 12:25 PM
Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, An American in Paris
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Andre Previn, piano
13:58 - 12:13 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 1st movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 'From The New World'
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
12:28 - 12:03 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:28 - 12:01 PM
Sarah Chang, violin
1:29 - 11:58 AM
Ensemble Stephanie and Saar
3:42 - 11:49 AM
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 - 11:41 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:46 - 11:35 AM
Maxim Vengerov, violin
5:51 - 11:26 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
8:37 - 11:24 AM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: Dance
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Castelnuovo Tedesco - Fernandez
English Chamber Orchestra
Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
1:57 - 11:16 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Placido Domingo, conductor
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
7:09 - 11:03 AM
Dresden Philharmonic
Herbert Kegel, conductor
13:32 - 10:58 AM
Philip Edward Fisher, piano
4:43 - 10:53 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
4:48 - 10:48 AM
Emerson String Quartet
4:36 - 10:46 AM
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Jacqueline Du Pre, cello
2:48 - 10:38 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:14 - 10:35 AM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
2:58 - 10:24 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
10:34 - 10:19 AM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
5:02 - 10:09 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:43 - 10:04 AM
Colas Breugnon Overture
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
4:48 - 9:53 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, violin
10:37 - 9:47 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Stanley Black, conductor
6:35 - 9:42 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:25 - 9:35 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
7:06 - 9:27 AM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
8:20 - 9:24 AM
Sharon Isbin, guitar
2:32 - 9:19 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:47 - 9:13 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:33 - 9:03 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
9:41 - 8:58 AM
Angela Hewitt, piano
5:38 - 8:52 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin, conductor
Bobby McFerrin, vocal
5:22 - 8:47 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
4:46 - 8:44 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
3:34 - 8:38 AM
Takacs Quartet
5:23 - 8:32 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Michel Schwalbe, violin
6:04 - 8:25 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Pepe Romero, guitar
7:28 - 8:17 AM
Halle Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
6:46 - 8:12 AM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
5:23 - 8:05 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
6:44 - 7:50 AM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
14:42 - 7:47 AM
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3: Italiana
Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
3:12 - 7:41 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:14 - 7:37 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
4:18 - 7:26 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
Adam Kuenzel, flute
10:44 - 7:18 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
7:30 - 7:14 AM
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer, conductor
4:39 - 7:04 AM
Cafe Zimmermann
9:25 - 6:57 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
6:28 - 6:52 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Peter Maag, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:42 - 6:47 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:54 - 6:43 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:44 - 6:32 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:19 - 6:29 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
3:22 - 6:19 AM
Scottish Fantasy: Finale
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
9:39 - 6:13 AM
Lang Lang, piano
5:24 - 6:05 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies 22, 104, Piano Concerto in D
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:40 - 6:00 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
4:56