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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Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:39 - 11:17 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
4:26 - 11:07 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
9:59 - 10:58 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
8:53 - 10:53 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Philip Ledger, conductor
4:45 - 10:49 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
3:52 - 10:45 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:07 - 10:41 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
3:34 - 10:31 PM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
9:48 - 10:22 PM
String Quartet No. 63 "Sunrise": 1st movement
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 4 & 6
Orlando Quartet
8:39 - 10:18 PM
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:30 - 10:08 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
10:01 - 10:05 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:24 - 10:00 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:30 - 9:58 PM
English Concert
Andrew Manze, conductor
2:09 - 9:48 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:36 - 9:40 PM
William Vermeulen, horn
6:42 - 9:32 PM
String Quartet No. 13: Finale
Beethoven: Late Quartets Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135
Guarneri Quartet
8:17 - 9:29 PM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:04 - 9:14 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
14:46 - 9:06 PM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
8:01 - 9:00 PM
Fantasy-Impromptu
Bella Davidovich, piano
5:05 - 8:53 PM
France Radio Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
7:11 - 8:47 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Itzhak Perlman, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
6:05 - 8:44 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:18 - 8:38 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
5:44 - 8:34 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:49 - 8:22 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:28 - 8:15 PM
Parley of Instruments
Paul O'Dette, lute
7:03 - 8:04 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:57 - 7:52 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
11:49 - 7:48 PM
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
3:40 - 7:42 PM
Murray Perahia, piano
5:44 - 7:35 PM
Symphony No. 5: 1st movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:34 - 7:25 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
10:24 - 7:15 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert 1991
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
9:30 - 7:06 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Heinrich Schiff, cello
9:09 - 6:59 PM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
6:24 - 6:53 PM
Capella Istropolitana
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
5:36 - 6:47 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
6:04 - 6:44 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:14 - 6:36 PM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
7:16 - 6:31 PM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
5:29 - 6:24 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:27 - 6:11 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Daniel Barenboim, piano
12:34 - 6:08 PM
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
Christian Lindberg, trombone
3:26 - 6:06 PM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:17 - 5:55 PM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
10:26 - 5:39 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
15:33 - 5:35 PM
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
4:20 - 5:29 PM
Consortium Classicum
5:41 - 5:22 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:07 - 5:13 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
8:37 - 5:04 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
8:14 - 4:55 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
8:52 - 4:52 PM
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
3:31 - 4:47 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:07 - 4:41 PM
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
5:49 - 4:32 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:42 - 4:29 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:37 - 4:20 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:10 - 4:17 PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
2:33 - 4:05 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Donald Runnicles, conductor
11:34 - 4:02 PM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
2:53 - 3:52 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
10:27 - 3:43 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
8:55 - 3:33 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
9:26 - 3:21 PM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Roberta Alexander, soprano
12:18 - 3:11 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:28 - 3:01 PM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
9:39 - 2:56 PM
Zurich Operahouse Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:47 - 2:45 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
11:19 - 2:36 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
8:34 - 2:33 PM
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
2:59 - 2:25 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
7:24 - 2:15 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Jerzy Semkow, conductor
Rafal Blechacz, piano
9:51 - 2:08 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
6:23 - 2:04 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:30 - 1:58 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:16 - 1:54 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:57 - 1:40 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
14:02 - 1:37 PM
Pascal Roge, piano
2:33 - 1:29 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:47 - 1:23 PM
Kaiserslautern Radio Orchestra
Peter Falk, conductor
5:32 - 1:19 PM
Endellion String Quartet
3:42 - 1:03 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
15:49 - 12:57 PM
Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; Grieg: Holberg Suite
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano
6:13 - 12:52 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
4:36 - 12:45 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
6:52 - 12:44 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
1:23 - 12:35 PM
Orchestra of the Swan
Kenneth Woods, conductor
7:46 - 12:32 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:17 - 12:24 PM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Alexander Michejew, cello
8:26 - 12:15 PM
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
7:45 - 12:05 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Simon Wright, conductor
John Anderson, oboe
10:59 - 12:01 PM
The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Stravinsky: The Firebird; Scriabin: Prometheus / Gergiev
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
3:34 - 11:59 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
David Hill, conductor
1:42 - 11:54 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
Natalie Dessay, soprano
4:49 - 11:52 AM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Rondo
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
2:39 - 11:38 AM
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Philippe Jordan, conductor
13:24 - 11:32 AM
Jascha Heifetz, violin
5:22 - 11:29 AM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
3:42 - 11:23 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
5:47 - 11:08 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
14:13 - 11:02 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
6:08 - 10:57 AM
Leon Fleisher, piano
4:57 - 10:51 AM
Guildhall Strings
5:26 - 10:48 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:41 - 10:43 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:06 - 10:41 AM
Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
2013-2014 Class Notes: Classical MPR Presents A Musical History Tour
Vecchione/Erdahl Duo
1:53 - 10:24 AM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
17:28 - 10:08 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
15:34 - 10:05 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
2:38 - 9:56 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:48 - 9:51 AM
Nicola Hall, guitar
5:06 - 9:46 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
4:37 - 9:39 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos K467 And K595
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano
6:27 - 9:35 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:40 - 9:26 AM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
8:20 - 9:11 AM
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
15:07 - 9:03 AM
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 - 8:58 AM
John O'Conor, piano
4:37 - 8:54 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:58 - 8:46 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Eliot Fisk, guitar
8:15 - 8:39 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor
James Galway, flute
6:27 - 8:30 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
9:07 - 8:21 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:00 - 8:16 AM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
4:24 - 8:06 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
9:36 - 8:01 AM
Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
5:03 - 7:57 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas Cleobury, conductor
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
3:33 - 7:53 AM
National Symphony of Ukraine
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
4:25 - 7:47 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
6:04 - 7:41 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Georg Solti, conductor
6:22 - 7:38 AM
Roland Pontinen, piano
1:37 - 7:31 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
7:29 - 7:23 AM
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
7:35 - 7:15 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:19 - 7:00 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Margaret Batjer, conductor
Margaret Batjer, violin
14:16 - 6:53 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 And 23
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Ingrid Jacoby, piano
7:17 - 6:49 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:36 - 6:43 AM
Juilliard String Quartet
6:32 - 6:38 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:11 - 6:28 AM
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Richard Tognetti, violin
9:32 - 6:22 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:22 - 6:15 AM
David Fray, piano
6:21 - 6:08 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:49 - 6:00 AM
Egmont Overture
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
8:37