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.
- 3:24 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:47 - 3:15 PM
Eos Orchestra
Jonathan Sheffer, conductor
Michael Boriskin, piano
8:55 - 3:07 PM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
7:55 - 3:04 PM
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
2:39 - 2:57 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
7:11 - 2:47 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Felix Slatkin, conductor
Michael Rabin, violin
9:37 - 2:35 PM
Piano Concerto No. 2: 2nd movement
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Warsaw Philharmonic
Stanislaw Wislocki, conductor
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
11:52 - 2:26 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:39 - 2:19 PM
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
6:34 - 2:10 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
8:59 - 2:04 PM
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:55 - 1:52 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:37 - 1:48 PM
Jorg Demus, piano
3:50 - 1:46 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Newman, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
2:50 - 1:35 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
9:41 - 1:29 PM
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
6:06 - 1:23 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:54 - 1:13 PM
Violin Concerto: Finale
Beethoven: Concerto in D, Op 61, Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor, Op 64
London Symphony Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Uto Ughi, violin
9:55 - 1:03 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
10:12 - 12:59 PM
Kathleen Battle, soprano
3:57 - 12:43 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
15:43 - 12:34 PM
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
8:27 - 12:28 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:28 - 12:26 PM
Zuill Bailey, cello
2:23 - 12:16 PM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Overture "Leonore III
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:54 - 12:06 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
9:11 - 11:54 AM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor
11:50 - 11:42 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
12:13 - 11:32 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
9:53 - 11:26 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Leslie Williams, conductor
Michael Conn, guitar
5:51 - 11:20 AM
Prague Quartet
5:40 - 11:17 AM
Esther Budiardjo, piano
2:29 - 11:05 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
12:18 - 11:00 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
4:31 - 10:49 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:09 - 10:45 AM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:22 - 10:34 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
David Fray, piano
9:58 - 10:20 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:22 - 10:06 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
12:56 - 10:00 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:28 - 9:54 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: The Piano Concertos
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano
6:11 - 9:48 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:51 - 9:41 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:57 - 9:35 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Parkening, guitar
5:44 - 9:18 AM
Symphony No. 9 "Great": 4th movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 "Unfinished" & 9 "The Great"
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
16:22 - 9:12 AM
Jean-Marc Luisada, piano
5:34 - 9:04 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:11 - 9:00 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:46 - 8:54 AM
Voces8
5:44 - 8:51 AM
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
3:24 - 8:43 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:59 - 8:40 AM
Joshua Bell, violin
1:58 - 8:36 AM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
4:23 - 8:24 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
11:33 - 8:14 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
9:58 - 8:07 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
7:19 - 8:01 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:25 - 7:59 AM
Pierre Amoyal, violin
1:40 - 7:50 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:53 - 7:41 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
8:57 - 7:36 AM
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 2nd movement
Mendelssohn: 'Scottish' and 'Italian' Symphonies
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jaime Laredo, conductor
4:26 - 7:30 AM
Paris Orchestral Ensemble
Armin Jordan, conductor
6:44 - 7:22 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
8:00 - 7:17 AM
Yundi Li, piano
4:39 - 7:04 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
12:22 - 7:00 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:14 - 6:55 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
4:24 - 6:47 AM
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
8:20 - 6:43 AM
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:56 - 6:32 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
Tzimon Barto, piano
10:10 - 6:30 AM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:50 - 6:22 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
7:08 - 6:17 AM
Janine Jansen and Friends
Janine Jansen, violin
5:10 - 6:04 AM
Symphony No. 1 "Classical"
Abbado conducts Prokofiev Peter & Wolf & Classical Symphony
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:15 - 6:00 AM
String Quartet No. 12 "American": 3rd movement
Ginastera, Shostakovich, Dvorak: String Quartets
Simon Bolivar String Quartet
3:45