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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Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
8:46 - 5:02 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:56 - 4:51 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
9:48 - 4:47 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:26 - 4:45 AM
Frederic Chiu, piano
1:39 - 4:39 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
6:08 - 4:30 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Louis Lane, conductor
8:57 - 4:25 AM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
4:27 - 4:08 AM
Symphony No. 5: 3rd-4th movements
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Wellington's Victory, Egmont
Canadian Brass
Georg Tintner, conductor
16:40 - 3:55 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
12:48 - 3:46 AM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:17 - 3:35 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Wagner
Philharmonia Zurich
Fabio Luisi, conductor
10:38 - 3:21 AM
Harp Consort
Andrew Lawrence-King, conductor
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
13:46 - 3:16 AM
Daniel Pollack, piano
4:33 - 3:07 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
8:32 - 3:04 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:49 - 2:58 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:53 - 2:53 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:11 - 2:50 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:43 - 2:44 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:00 - 2:38 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
5:13 - 2:22 AM
Capriccio Espagnol
Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
15:42 - 2:11 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:36 - 2:07 AM
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
3:55 - 2:04 AM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Bach: Violin Concertos, Gubaidulina: In Tempus Praesens
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
3:14 - 1:55 AM
Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March
Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
8:46 - 1:44 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:20 - 1:39 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:37 - 1:31 AM
Kremerata Baltica
Gidon Kremer, conductor
8:12 - 1:26 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:15 - 1:10 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
Misha Dichter, piano
15:41 - 1:07 AM
Markus Klinko, harp
3:01 - 12:58 AM
Roman Carnival Overture
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
8:21 - 12:53 AM
Bologna Theater Orchestra
Giuseppe Patane, conductor
Leo Nucci, baritone
5:01 - 12:48 AM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
5:11 - 12:44 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
3:26 - 12:38 AM
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3": 4th movement
Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets
Cypress String Quartet
5:59 - 12:28 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:11 - 12:18 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
9:10 - 12:09 AM
Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Strauss 1929 - 1990
Vienna Philharmonic
Bruno Walter, conductor
9:06 - 12:05 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jose-Luis Garcia, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
4:23 - 11:50 PM
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Tod und Verklarung
Dresden State Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
14:53 - 11:46 PM
I Solisti Italiani
3:32 - 11:42 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:26 - 11:28 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
14:33 - 11:23 PM
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
3:50 - 11:20 PM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
2:51 - 11:04 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
15:57 - 10:57 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:26 - 10:44 PM
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
12:57 - 10:38 PM
Intermezzo No. 2
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
4:46 - 10:24 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
14:37 - 10:12 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
11:18 - 10:09 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:16 - 10:03 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:53 - 9:55 PM
Thymos Quartet
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
7:46 - 9:50 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
4:51 - 9:47 PM
John Williams, guitar
3:18 - 9:41 PM
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:39 - 9:32 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:31 - 9:24 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
8:13 - 9:14 PM
Krystian Zimerman, piano
8:54 - 9:11 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
3:43 - 9:01 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
10:02 - 8:58 PM
French National Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
2:32 - 8:53 PM
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Children's Corner - Debussy Orchestrations
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
5:08 - 8:49 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:09 - 8:42 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
6:15 - 8:38 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
4:02 - 8:28 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
9:52 - 8:23 PM
Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:53 - 8:12 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:03 - 8:01 PM
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Mario Venzago, conductor
Liza Ferschtman, violin
10:48 - 7:53 PM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
7:21 - 7:48 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:57 - 7:45 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:06 - 7:41 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:57 - 7:26 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
14:21 - 7:20 PM
William Wolfram, piano
5:41 - 7:11 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:21 - 7:04 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
6:31 - 6:59 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:59 - 6:52 PM
Dallas Wind Symphony
Jerry Junkin, conductor
7:03 - 6:49 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Thomas R. Forrester, conductor
3:09 - 6:40 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:20 - 6:37 PM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:42 - 6:31 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
6:04 - 6:26 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
4:56 - 6:22 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
3:27 - 6:11 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
10:56 - 6:03 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:15 - 5:58 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
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Halle Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
5:18 - 5:48 PM
Dance of the Hours
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, Boccherini, Dvorak, Faure, Grieg, Nicolai, Ponchielli, Suppe, Tchaikovsky
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
9:12 - 5:46 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:47 - 5:41 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
4:20 - 5:27 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
13:21 - 5:24 PM
Pascal Roge, piano
3:07 - 5:19 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:17 - 5:04 PM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
14:16 - 4:55 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
8:40 - 4:41 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
14:17 - 4:38 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, piano
2:54 - 4:29 PM
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
9:06 - 4:26 PM
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian, conductor
2:43 - 4:12 PM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
13:29 - 4:04 PM
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Giovanni Scaramuzzino, mandolin
8:06 - 3:54 PM
Piano Concerto No. 3: Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
9:17 - 3:48 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:32 - 3:42 PM
Northern Sinfonia of England
Heinrich Schiff, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
5:30 - 3:34 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:48 - 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
Symphony No. 5: Waltz
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:54 - 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
Piano Sonata No. 16
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
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
Rienzi: Overture
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
11:36 - 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
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
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
5:09 - 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