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.
- 5:05 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
11:46 - 5:01 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
Chick Corea, piano
4:03 - 4:56 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
5:11 - 4:51 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:24 - 4:48 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
William Bennett, flute
2:40 - 4:39 PM
Ensemble Wien
8:07 - 4:31 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
8:29 - 4:22 PM
Ruth Laredo, piano
7:58 - 4:13 PM
Flute and Harp Concerto: 2nd movement
L. Laskine Joue Boieldieu, Mozart, Pierne
Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
9:42 - 4:08 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
4:30 - 3:56 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
12:13 - 3:46 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
9:10 - 3:41 PM
Catherine Manoukian, violin
5:20 - 3:35 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 3rd movement
Bach: Concerts Brandebourgeois Nos. 2, 5, 6
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
5:23 - 3:28 PM
Jason Vieaux, guitar
7:06 - 3:13 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
14:14 - 3:05 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:15 - 2:58 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
6:31 - 2:54 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
4:43 - 2:47 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:28 - 2:43 PM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 3rd movement
Ginastera, Shostakovich, Dvorak: String Quartets
Simon Bolivar String Quartet
3:45 - 2:38 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:25 - 2:30 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
8:00 - 2:26 PM
Maria Tipo, piano
3:03 - 2:22 PM
New York Chamber Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Gerard Schwarz, trumpet
3:33 - 2:07 PM
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams, Barber, Grainger, Faure, Satie
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
15:35 - 1:58 PM
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
8:19 - 1:54 PM
Sharon Quartet
4:30 - 1:49 PM
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Debussy: Images; Arabesques; Children's Corner; Clair de lune; L'Isle joyeuse
Simon Trpceski, piano
4:43 - 1:40 PM
String Quartet No. 13: Finale
Beethoven: Late Quartets Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135
Guarneri Quartet
8:17 - 1:32 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
7:50 - 1:28 PM
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:56 - 1:23 PM
Scottish Ensemble
Jonathan Rees, conductor
4:43 - 1:11 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
12:22 - 12:59 PM
Piano Concerto No. 2: 2nd movement
Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2; Ravel: Concerto in G
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Helene Grimaud, piano
11:16 - 12:52 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
7:53 - 12:45 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
6:43 - 12:38 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
6:09 - 12:35 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:05 - 12:25 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
10:27 - 12:17 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano
6:37 - 12:13 PM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
4:18 - 12:03 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
9:42 - 11:54 AM
Paris Orchestra
Jean Martinon, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:14 - 11:52 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Alfredo Kraus, tenor
2:17 - 11:44 AM
Siegfried: Forest Murmurs
WAGNER 3: Tristan Suite; Music from Siegfried, Lohengrin, Walkure; Faust Overture
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
7:50 - 11:40 AM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
3:16 - 11:31 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
John Williams, guitar
8:38 - 11:20 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
John Corigliano, violin
11:15 - 11:15 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
5:10 - 11:10 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
4:11 - 11:02 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:44 - 10:58 AM
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
3:44 - 10:49 AM
London Horns
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
8:46 - 10:44 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
4:50 - 10:39 AM
Arturo Delmoni, violin
4:40 - 10:31 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, In der Nature
Vienna Philharmonic
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
7:49 - 10:19 AM
Paul Lewis, piano
11:13 - 10:11 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
8:02 - 10:08 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:11 - 9:58 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
9:34 - 9:45 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
13:42 - 9:42 AM
Jan Lisiecki, piano
2:25 - 9:26 AM
Northern Sinfonia
Steuart Bedford, conductor
15:53 - 9:22 AM
I Solisti Italiani
3:47 - 9:16 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:55 - 9:09 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:31 - 9:03 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:28 - 8:48 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
14:27 - 8:38 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
9:35 - 8:30 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
8:03 - 8:27 AM
Violin Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement
Bach: Violin Concertos, Gubaidulina: In Tempus Praesens
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
2:36 - 8:21 AM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
5:40 - 8:08 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
13:26 - 8:06 AM
North German Radio Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
1:44 - 7:59 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:14 - 7:54 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:23 - 7:46 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:35 - 7:34 AM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 1st movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 23
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano
10:43 - 7:32 AM
Swingle Singers
2:44 - 7:29 AM
Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 3
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:02 - 7:22 AM
Camerata Salzburg
Roger Norrington, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:26 - 7:13 AM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
8:29 - 7:07 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 100, Sinfonia Concertante
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:18 - 7:00 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
Andre Watts, piano
6:40 - 6:51 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
Christina Day Martinson, violin
8:50 - 6:42 AM
Egmont Overture
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
8:40 - 6:26 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
Michael Davis, violin
15:37 - 6:20 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:53 - 6:18 AM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
1:47 - 6:06 AM
Academy of London
Richard Stamp, conductor
Ray Still, oboe
12:03 - 6:00 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
6:17