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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Venice Baroque Orchestra
Avi Avital, mandolin
7:33 - 10:33 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:29 - 10:23 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
9:41 - 10:16 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1; Erno Dohnanyi Variations On A Nursery Song
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
6:53 - 10:06 PM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
9:11 - 10:04 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:49 - 9:50 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos; Sinfonia Concertante K364
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
13:10 - 9:38 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Helene Grimaud, piano
11:56 - 9:31 PM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
6:27 - 9:26 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
5:13 - 9:10 PM
Philharmonic of La Scala
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
16:03 - 8:57 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
12:22 - 8:49 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
7:43 - 8:40 PM
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Georg Solti, conductor
8:40 - 8:31 PM
String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden": Presto
Belcea Quartet
9:10 - 8:22 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:24 - 8:17 PM
Tatrai Quartet
4:39 - 8:08 PM
Four Seasons: Spring
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Richard Tognetti, violin
9:32 - 7:53 PM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
14:57 - 7:41 PM
German Chamber Philharmonic
David Fray, piano
4:03 - 7:29 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
12:06 - 7:25 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
4:16 - 7:18 PM
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
6:58 - 7:15 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:40 - 7:06 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:44 - 6:57 PM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
8:38 - 6:53 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
4:37 - 6:49 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:42 - 6:33 PM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor
15:04 - 6:25 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 4th movement
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
8:08 - 6:14 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 - 6:06 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
8:33 - 5:59 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass
Jay Friedman, conductor
6:11 - 5:53 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:29 - 5:50 PM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:27 - 5:48 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Lawrence Foster, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
2:01 - 5:36 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:53 - 5:32 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
3:23 - 5:30 PM
Lieutenant Kije: Troika
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije, Dukas: The Sourcerer's Apprentice
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
2:35 - 5:14 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
15:04 - 4:58 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
15:57 - 4:44 PM
Divertimento No. 1
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
14:03 - 4:32 PM
Semiramide: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:53 - 4:25 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Heinrich Schiff, cello
6:42 - 4:19 PM
Andre Watts, piano
5:40 - 4:12 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
7:07 - 4:03 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
8:26 - 4:00 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:06 - 3:49 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
11:09 - 3:42 PM
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
6:11 - 3:38 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:07 - 3:28 PM
Consecration of the House: Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral", Overture - Consecration of the House
Hanover Band
10:13 - 3:13 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:03 - 3:08 PM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
5:26 - 2:57 PM
Piano Sonata No. 16
Mozart Piano Sonatas Complete IV/KV576, KV545, KV533 + 494
Ingrid Haebler, piano
10:47 - 2:50 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:28 - 2:48 PM
Juilliard String Quartet
2:01 - 2:44 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Felix Slatkin, conductor
4:35 - 2:36 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
7:20 - 2:33 PM
Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks / Water Music
Capella Istropolitana
Bohdan Warchal, conductor
2:56 - 2:26 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:44 - 2:24 PM
Intermezzo No. 3
Emanuel Ax, piano
1:40 - 2:13 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
11:11 - 2:06 PM
Aida: Triumphal March
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:58 - 1:56 PM
Radio Luxembourg Orchestra
Louis de Froment, conductor
9:28 - 1:51 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:45 - 1:44 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
7:40 - 1:36 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 - 1:30 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:19 - 1:25 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:29 - 1:19 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:53 - 1:10 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
9:10 - 1:05 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
4:50 - 1:00 PM
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
4:19 - 12:52 PM
Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York
Raoul Poliakin, conductor
8:39 - 12:45 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:10 - 12:37 PM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor
8:18 - 12:29 PM
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
7:44 - 12:20 PM
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Alexander Michejew, cello
8:26 - 12:15 PM
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Piano Classics: Popular Works for Solo Piano
John O'Conor, piano
4:59 - 12:10 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
5:20 - 12:02 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
7:32 - 11:51 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nigel Kennedy, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin
10:25 - 11:46 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:54 - 11:37 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
7:43 - 11:31 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:28 - 11:28 AM
The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance
Muti | Philadelphia Orchestra | de Falla, Ravel, Chabrier
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:11 - 11:22 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Georg Solti, conductor
5:22 - 11:12 AM
An Outdoor Overture
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Abravanel, conductor
9:14 - 11:05 AM
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
7:16 - 10:57 AM
Prague Waltzes
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
7:35 - 10:50 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:58 - 10:38 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
11:30 - 10:30 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
8:37 - 10:28 AM
Yundi Li, piano
1:40 - 10:24 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
3:13 - 10:09 AM
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
15:58 - 9:57 AM
Academic Festival Overture
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
11:03 - 9:48 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
John Pritchard, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
9:12 - 9:42 AM
Alfred Brendel, piano
6:03 - 9:33 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
John Williams, guitar
8:39 - 9:27 AM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:20 - 9:20 AM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": Finale
Haydn Symphonies: No. 82 in C Major "The Bear"; No. 38 in C Major; No. 104 in D Major "London"
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christof Perick, conductor
5:50 - 9:16 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:32 - 9:05 AM
Violin Concerto: 3rd movement
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Mario Venzago, conductor
Liza Ferschtman, violin
10:54 - 8:55 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
9:26 - 8:51 AM
East Coast Chamber Orchestra
4:11 - 8:41 AM
Orchestre de la Bastille
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
9:42 - 8:34 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: 1st movement
JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6
New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig
Max Pommer, conductor
6:57 - 8:31 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
2:40 - 8:25 AM
Emerson String Quartet
6:38 - 8:18 AM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 22
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Jonathan Biss, piano
6:34 - 8:06 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
11:41 - 8:02 AM
New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
4:17 - 7:53 AM
Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 2
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavelier; Die Frau ohne Schatten; Burleske
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:44 - 7:47 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:28 - 7:43 AM
Seattle Chamber Music Society
James Ehnes, violin
4:29 - 7:39 AM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
3:13 - 7:28 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
11:18 - 7:24 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
3:23 - 7:19 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
4:40 - 7:09 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
9:40 - 7:01 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:15 - 6:57 AM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
4:12 - 6:51 AM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
5:55 - 6:45 AM
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
5:23 - 6:39 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
6:34 - 6:29 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:19 - 6:19 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:35 - 6:17 AM
Esther Budiardjo, piano
2:05 - 6:04 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
13:01 - 6:00 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:10