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.
- 8:50 PM
By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)
Strauss: Waltzes and Polkas
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
9:40 - 8:42 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
8:03 - 8:34 PM
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
7:17 - 8:26 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
8:52 - 8:23 PM
Los Romeros
2:37 - 8:14 PM
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 - 8:09 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists
Daniel Hope, violin
5:01 - 8:04 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
4:52 - 7:57 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos K467 And K595
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano
6:25 - 7:53 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
4:43 - 7:45 PM
Siegfried: Forest Murmurs
WAGNER 3: Tristan Suite; Music from Siegfried, Lohengrin, Walkure; Faust Overture
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
7:50 - 7:38 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:14 - 7:25 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Ursula Holliger, harp
13:07 - 7:22 PM
Louis Lortie, piano
2:49 - 7:11 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
10:36 - 7:03 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
7:50 - 6:54 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:55 - 6:49 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:29 - 6:47 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
2:29 - 6:31 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
15:38 - 6:28 PM
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
2:37 - 6:26 PM
North German Radio Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:33 - 6:21 PM
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:19 - 6:13 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
7:35 - 6:09 PM
Smithsonian Chamber Players
3:57 - 6:01 PM
Zagreb Soloists
Antonio Janigro, conductor
Alirio Diaz, guitar
8:00 - 5:49 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:59 - 5:44 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:59 - 5:30 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
13:22 - 5:27 PM
Fanfare for the Common Man
He Got Game - The Music Of Aaron Copland (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:17 - 5:24 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, violin
3:20 - 5:02 PM
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
21:02 - 4:59 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Winds
3:14 - 4:53 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:25 - 4:44 PM
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
9:32 - 4:38 PM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
5:02 - 4:30 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
7:58 - 4:27 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:05 - 4:21 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Rainer Kuchl, violin
6:01 - 4:10 PM
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
10:46 - 4:04 PM
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 - 3:59 PM
Alessio Bax, piano
5:03 - 3:55 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
3:20 - 3:47 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin
8:03 - 3:43 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
4:11 - 3:33 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
9:19 - 3:28 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:23 - 3:22 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95; Mozart: Toy Symphony
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
6:01 - 3:19 PM
Shannon Lee, violin
2:34 - 3:06 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
12:20 - 3:02 PM
Sharon Isbin, guitar
4:09 - 2:58 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:51 - 2:37 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Luba Orgonasova, soprano
21:21 - 2:30 PM
Piano Sonata No. 12: 3rd movement
Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 17: Piano Sonatas
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
6:35 - 2:18 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
John Corigliano, violin
11:15 - 2:16 PM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
1:59 - 2:05 PM
Russian Federal Orchestra
Vakhtang Jordania, conductor
11:24 - 2:01 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:47 - 1:51 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
10:02 - 1:46 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
David Measham, conductor
James Galway, flute
4:04 - 1:38 PM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
8:15 - 1:26 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:28 - 1:23 PM
Daniil Trifonov, piano
3:07 - 1:13 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
William Steinberg, conductor
Nathan Milstein, violin
9:32 - 1:05 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
7:55 - 12:57 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:04 - 12:50 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
6:28 - 12:40 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
James Judd, conductor
Jean Louis Steuerman, piano
9:36 - 12:30 PM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
10:31 - 12:23 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
6:36 - 12:12 PM
Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture
Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album I
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
10:51 - 12:07 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
4:35 - 11:59 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
7:38 - 11:55 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
4:39 - 11:53 AM
Emerson String Quartet
1:56 - 11:44 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Joseph Silverstein, violin
8:35 - 11:39 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:14 - 11:35 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
4:30 - 11:29 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
6:02 - 11:24 AM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:58 - 11:14 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
10:38 - 11:06 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
7:53 - 10:59 AM
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
6:26 - 10:57 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
2:20 - 10:50 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
7:15 - 10:44 AM
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
5:37 - 10:37 AM
Alessandro Carbonare, clarinet
6:41 - 10:28 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
9:07 - 10:18 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
8:58 - 10:14 AM
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
3:52 - 10:09 AM
Consortium Classicum
5:41 - 9:59 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
9:48 - 9:46 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
12:50 - 9:42 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
3:14 - 9:32 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
10:26 - 9:25 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
6:09 - 9:17 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
8:16 - 9:04 AM
The Knights
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
12:32 - 9:03 AM
Brodsky Quartet
1:37 - 8:58 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:51 - 8:44 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
14:58 - 8:40 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
3:43 - 8:33 AM
Eric Himy, piano
6:13 - 8:27 AM
Avalon String Quartet
6:08 - 8:24 AM
James Galway, flute
2:42 - 8:18 AM
Chilingirian Quartet
5:35 - 8:12 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
6:35 - 8:01 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
10:55 - 7:51 AM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Jeanne Lamon, violin
9:44 - 7:44 AM
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture
Rossini: Barber of Seville (highlights)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:04 - 7:35 AM
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 1st movement
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
8:17 - 7:29 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:16 - 7:21 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 - 7:12 AM
Keyboard Concerto No. 2: 1st movement
J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos; J.S. Bach-Vivaldi: Two Concertos
Moscow Virtuosi
Saulius Sondeckis, conductor
Julia Zilberquit, piano
8:11 - 7:01 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:28 - 6:50 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:22 - 6:45 AM
Abbey Road Ensemble
Lawrence Foster, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:36 - 6:42 AM
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
3:58 - 6:38 AM
Idil Biret, piano
2:37 - 6:31 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 6:22 AM
Vienna Volksopera Orchestra
Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
9:10 - 6:11 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
11:05 - 6:02 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
8:54 - 6:00 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Goran Sollscher, guitar
2:04