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.
- 3:03 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
8:01 - 2:50 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Ursula Holliger, harp
13:07 - 2:48 PM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
1:29 - 2:43 PM
Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello
4:47 - 2:38 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:10 - 2:28 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
10:02 - 2:18 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:36 - 2:07 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Rosekrans, conductor
10:37 - 1:54 PM
Andreas Haefliger, piano
12:38 - 1:50 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
3:59 - 1:40 PM
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Sorceror's Apprentice; Ben Kingsley: Peter and the Wolf & Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:19 - 1:33 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:09 - 1:25 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
8:02 - 1:23 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
2:40 - 1:17 PM
Helene Grimaud, piano
4:50 - 1:15 PM
Emerson String Quartet
1:56 - 1:01 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Alberto Zedda, conductor
14:21 - 12:56 PM
Star Wars: Princess Leia
John Williams' Classic Film Scores Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Wars
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor
5:06 - 12:53 PM
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
3:13 - 12:48 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:14 - 12:43 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:37 - 12:38 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 3rd movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
5:21 - 12:35 PM
Kansas City Symphony
William McGlaughlin, conductor
3:18 - 12:21 PM
Ulster Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
12:51 - 12:12 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:24 - 12:02 PM
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
10:09 - 11:55 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
6:15 - 11:45 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:51 - 11:42 AM
Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
Peter Hurford, organ
3:01 - 11:33 AM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
8:18 - 11:21 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
12:12 - 11:15 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
6:37 - 11:06 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
7:58 - 11:02 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:36 - 10:58 AM
Ensemble Stephanie and Saar
3:42 - 10:55 AM
RCA Symphony Orchestra
Skitch Henderson, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
2:28 - 10:48 AM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Alfred Walter, conductor
7:34 - 10:42 AM
Antonin Kubalek, piano
5:19 - 10:33 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
8:40 - 10:24 AM
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande Suite; Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun; Three Nocturnes
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
9:22 - 10:19 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
3:54 - 10:14 AM
New York Philomusica
Paige Brook, conductor
Paige Brook, flute
5:29 - 10:06 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
7:55 - 9:56 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
9:34 - 9:50 AM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:51 - 9:46 AM
Charlie Albright, piano
4:45 - 9:41 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:48 - 9:36 AM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 1st movement
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
5:38 - 9:26 AM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Lisa Batiashvili, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
10:01 - 9:04 AM
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
21:02 - 9:02 AM
Bavarian Brass Soloists
1:39 - 8:52 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
An Evening in Vienna - LIVE!
Miami Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Marturet, conductor
10:29 - 8:43 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
9:00 - 8:39 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
3:35 - 8:36 AM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Claude Debussy - Preludes - Book 1
Maurizio Pollini, piano
2:27 - 8:30 AM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
6:07 - 8:24 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:20 - 8:10 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
13:09 - 8:06 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
3:53 - 8:02 AM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
4:37 - 7:57 AM
Leslie Howard, piano
3:50 - 7:51 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:51 - 7:46 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
4:39 - 7:43 AM
Jascha Silberstein, cello
3:16 - 7:31 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:28 - 7:19 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Wilfrid Scharf, zither
11:45 - 7:11 AM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": 1st movement
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
7:44 - 7:07 AM
Isabelle Faust, violin
3:48 - 7:03 AM
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Bateman, conductor
4:17 - 6:59 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:32 - 6:54 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
4:45 - 6:44 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
10:21 - 6:35 AM
Symphony: Finale
Bizet: Symphony in C; Carmen - Suites Nos 1 & 2; Jeux d'enfants - Suite; Overture: Patrie
French National Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
8:56 - 6:30 AM
Piano Sonata No. 16: 1st movement
Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 17: Piano Sonatas
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
4:33 - 6:24 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:14 - 6:20 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
3:25 - 6:05 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
14:45 - 6:00 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:08