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.
- 12:04 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Hermann Baumann, horn
3:40 - 11:54 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Overtures and Preludes
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10:04 - 11:45 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
9:15 - 11:35 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:47 - 11:31 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:32 - 11:22 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:06 - 11:19 AM
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
2:21 - 11:04 AM
Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Dances from Aleko, Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
14:44 - 11:02 AM
Sharon Isbin, guitar
2:32 - 10:52 AM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
Christina Day Martinson, violin
9:33 - 10:45 AM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor
6:45 - 10:39 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:02 - 10:32 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
7:58 - 10:22 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Oliver Knussen, conductor
9:02 - 10:12 AM
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini, conductor
10:11 - 10:05 AM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:28 - 9:59 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
6:15 - 9:55 AM
Modern Mandolin Quartet
4:11 - 9:45 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
9:15 - 9:38 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Placido Domingo, conductor
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
7:09 - 9:27 AM
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
10:40 - 9:06 AM
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
21:02 - 8:51 AM
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, etc; Vaughan Williams
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:10 - 8:39 AM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
12:19 - 8:36 AM
Louis Lortie, piano
2:49 - 8:28 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:43 - 8:23 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:25 - 8:07 AM
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Ein Heldenleben / Barenboim
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
15:22 - 8:00 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
7:15 - 7:55 AM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:37 - 7:52 AM
The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance
Dukas: La Peri, De Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
3:28 - 7:43 AM
Chilingirian Quartet
9:19 - 7:39 AM
Musica Vitae
Bjorn Sagstad, conductor
Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
3:28 - 7:28 AM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:50 - 7:19 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:20 - 7:12 AM
Piano Sonata No. 12: 3rd movement
Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 17: Piano Sonatas
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
6:35 - 7:03 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
9:41 - 7:00 AM
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Jacqueline Du Pre, cello
2:48 - 6:55 AM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
4:19 - 6:50 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:23 - 6:46 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:44 - 6:40 AM
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
6:38 - 6:35 AM
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:58 - 6:30 AM
Scottish Ensemble
Jonathan Rees, conductor
Jonathan Rees, violin
4:40 - 6:25 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:33 - 6:21 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
3:22 - 6:04 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
16:51 - 5:49 AM
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Mata, conductor
Eliot Chapo, violin
15:18 - 5:33 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
15:41 - 5:18 AM
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
14:10 - 5:13 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Peter Maag, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
5:42 - 5:03 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
9:19 - 5:00 AM
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
2:58