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.
- 5:38 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
7:40 - 5:33 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:07 - 5:29 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert van Karajan, conductor
4:09 - 5:23 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:31 - 5:11 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
11:43 - 5:06 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 3rd movement
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, & 6
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin
5:25 - 4:56 AM
Winterthur Music Collegium
Douglas Boyd, conductor
10:03 - 4:51 AM
Arturo Delmoni, violin
4:40 - 4:44 AM
Tatrai Quartet
6:40 - 4:37 AM
French National Orchestra
Armin Jordan, conductor
6:28 - 4:30 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:36 - 4:24 AM
Catherine Manoukian, violin
5:20 - 4:17 AM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Finale
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 "Linz" & 38 "Prague"
Philharmonia Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
7:11 - 4:10 AM
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
6:42 - 3:56 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:41 - 3:52 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:34 - 3:45 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
7:29 - 3:41 AM
Maria Joao Pires, piano
3:16 - 3:36 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:10 - 3:25 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
10:54 - 3:15 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
10:07 - 3:08 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Damm, horn
6:23 - 3:00 AM
Ruth Laredo, piano
7:58 - 2:56 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
3:55 - 2:40 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
15:33 - 2:37 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
3:21 - 2:32 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Louis Fremaux, conductor
John Williams, guitar
4:48 - 2:28 AM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
3:16 - 2:16 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:37 - 2:14 AM
Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra
Conrad van Alphen, conductor
2:52 - 1:58 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
14:53 - 1:52 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Nigel Kennedy, violin
6:36 - 1:43 AM
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:32 - 1:39 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:26 - 1:33 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
6:44 - 1:26 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:16 - 1:16 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:09 - 1:12 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Julia Fischer, violin
3:27 - 12:59 AM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)
Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 18: Piano Variations, Rondos Etc.
Ingrid Haebler, piano
13:10 - 12:47 AM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
11:43 - 12:46 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
1:29 - 12:38 AM
Violin Concerto: 3rd movement
Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Midori, violin
7:38 - 12:31 AM
Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways
Debussy, Ravel: Images Pour Orchestre - Ma Mere L'oye
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:50 - 12:26 AM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Liszt - Solti
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
4:55 - 12:21 AM
Louis Lortie, piano
4:30 - 12:15 AM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
5:30 - 12:08 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:10 - 12:01 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Ilkka Talvi, violin
7:22 - 11:53 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:15 - 11:50 PM
Miki Aoki, piano
3:15 - 11:41 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
8:06 - 11:33 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Colin Davis, conductor
8:15 - 11:24 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ
8:41 - 11:16 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
7:48 - 11:10 PM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sinfonia Concertante, etc.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:07 - 10:59 PM
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 - 10:55 PM
Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)
Piano Collection: Arrau, Cziffra, Ciccolini, Rudy et al.
Georges Cziffra, piano
4:49 - 10:46 PM
Il Giardino Armonico
Enrico Onofri, violin
8:50 - 10:37 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
8:27 - 10:22 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
14:48 - 10:18 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:08 - 10:13 PM
Symphony No. 100 "Military": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:57 - 10:02 PM
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
10:55 - 9:52 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
10:38 - 9:49 PM
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:36 - 9:45 PM
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
4:13 - 9:38 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
6:31 - 9:29 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:50 - 9:26 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
2:44 - 9:21 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
4:28 - 9:09 PM
Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)
Tchaikovsky: 1812; Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice; Smetana: Vltava (Die Moldau); Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso; Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
12:05 - 9:04 PM
Cello Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement
Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Roger Norrington, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
4:42 - 8:58 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:45 - 8:49 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
9:35 - 8:42 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 1st movement
Bach: Concerts Brandebourgeois Nos. 2, 5, 6
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:14 - 8:36 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
6:12 - 8:27 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
8:42 - 8:21 PM
Jascha Heifetz, violin
5:22 - 8:15 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:20 - 8:07 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
8:19 - 8:01 PM
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 1st movement
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
5:38 - 7:56 PM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
4:27 - 7:45 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
11:08 - 7:42 PM
Maria Tipo, piano
3:03 - 7:29 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
12:12 - 7:27 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin
2:11 - 7:21 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies no 94 "Surprise" & 100 "Military"
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:45 - 7:05 PM
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
15:56 - 6:53 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:59 - 6:48 PM
La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture
Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:42 - 6:37 PM
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
10:38 - 6:25 PM
North German Radio Symphony
Gunter Wand, conductor
12:21 - 6:13 PM
Paul Lewis, piano
11:13 - 6:09 PM
Takacs Quartet
3:43 - 6:05 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:26 - 5:55 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:43 - 5:52 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:16 - 5:45 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Itzhak Perlman, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
6:05 - 5:34 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 - 5:25 PM
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 - 5:18 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:56 - 5:15 PM
New York Philharmonic
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
3:13 - 5:03 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
12:15 - 4:57 PM
Anatol Ugorski, piano
5:31 - 4:54 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:46 - 4:50 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
4:12 - 4:41 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
9:34 - 4:32 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Eliot Fisk, guitar
8:15 - 4:29 PM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Daniel Hope, violin
2:58 - 4:24 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:12 - 4:19 PM
Ames Piano Quartet
3:35 - 4:14 PM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
5:28 - 4:02 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Wilfrid Scharf, zither
11:45 - 3:58 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:51 - 3:53 PM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
Natalie Dessay, soprano
4:49 - 3:48 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:40 - 3:36 PM
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
12:10 - 3:32 PM
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
2:43 - 3:25 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
7:25 - 3:15 PM
Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture
Wagner: Der fliegende Hollander
Berlin State Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10:14 - 3:05 PM
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Andras Korodi, conductor
9:33 - 3:01 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
3:41 - 2:54 PM
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 - 2:44 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
10:29 - 2:39 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:14 - 2:31 PM
Egmont Overture
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
8:40 - 2:21 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
9:21 - 2:12 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
Robert Casadesus, piano
7:48 - 2:07 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
5:14 - 2:03 PM
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
4:06 - 1:59 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Susan Palma, flute
3:33 - 1:56 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:56 - 1:47 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Heinrich Schiff, cello
9:09 - 1:42 PM
Leon Fleisher, piano
5:02 - 1:36 PM
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 and Corelian Overture
Beethovenhalle Orchestra Bonn
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
5:35 - 1:26 PM
Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils
Strauss: Don Juan; Death and Transfiguration; Dance of the Seven Veils; Rosenkavelier Suite
New York Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
10:18 - 1:16 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
9:00 - 1:05 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Donald Runnicles, conductor
11:34 - 1:00 PM
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Debussy: Images; Arabesques; Children's Corner; Clair de lune; L'Isle joyeuse
Simon Trpceski, piano
4:43 - 12:55 PM
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
4:46 - 12:47 PM
RCA Symphony Orchestra
William Steinberg, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:26 - 12:37 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
9:03 - 12:32 PM
German Opera Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
5:08 - 12:24 PM
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 - 12:19 PM
Yundi Li, piano
4:14 - 12:14 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
5:36 - 12:04 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:35 - 12:00 PM
Orchestra of the Bastille
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
4:23 - 11:55 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:12 - 11:45 AM
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
10:39 - 11:34 AM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 1st movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 23
Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano
10:43 - 11:27 AM
Tatrai Quartet
6:42 - 11:24 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
2:56 - 11:14 AM
Chilingirian Quartet
9:19 - 11:11 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor
3:14 - 11:04 AM
Parley of Instruments
Paul O'Dette, lute
7:03 - 11:00 AM
Anatol Ugorski, piano
3:58 - 10:56 AM
Musica Vitae
Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor
Gunilla von Bahr, piccolo/flute
3:55 - 10:40 AM
Capriccio Italien
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Capriccio Italien, Francesca da Rimini
Philharmonia Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
15:30 - 10:30 AM
Jasper String Quartet
9:28 - 10:25 AM
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
5:00 - 10:19 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:01 - 10:16 AM
Michael Chertock, piano
3:02 - 10:07 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:42 - 10:01 AM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
5:56 - 9:57 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
James Galway, flute
3:38 - 9:41 AM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
15:49 - 9:32 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
8:32 - 9:29 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
3:17 - 9:25 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
3:38 - 9:18 AM
Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:47 - 9:03 AM
Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Dances from Aleko, Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
14:44 - 8:56 AM
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 1st movement
Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Pathetique; Moonlight; Waldstein
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
6:54 - 8:45 AM
Four Seasons: Autumn
Isaac Stern - A Life in Music - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Double Concertos
Jerusalem Music Centre Chamber Orchestra
Isaac Stern, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
11:20 - 8:34 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:31 - 8:28 AM
Aranjuez Concerto: 1st movement
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes
Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
5:55 - 8:24 AM
Philippe Entremont, piano
3:36 - 8:20 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95; Mozart: Toy Symphony
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
4:07 - 8:05 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
14:31 - 7:54 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
10:28 - 7:51 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Judith Blegen, soprano
3:40 - 7:47 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult, conductor
3:55 - 7:32 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
14:52 - 7:30 AM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
1:47 - 7:25 AM
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
4:39 - 7:16 AM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Nott, conductor
8:29 - 7:10 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann, conductor
6:03 - 7:03 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 - 6:50 AM
World Orchestra for Peace
Valery Gergiev, conductor
12:58 - 6:47 AM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
.Such Stuff As Dreams...
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:04 - 6:40 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:49 - 6:36 AM
Ensemble Stephanie and Saar
3:42 - 6:18 AM
Violin Concerto: 1st movement
Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Violin Concertos / Gringolts, Etc
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman, conductor
Ilya Gringolts, violin
18:11 - 6:08 AM
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Evgeny Mravinsky, conductor
9:43 - 6:00 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
8:01