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.
- 3:12 AM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Dale Clevenger, horn
6:33 - 3:03 AM
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Christopher Warren-Green, violin
9:47 - 3:00 AM
RCA Symphony Orchestra
Skitch Henderson, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
2:28 - 2:50 AM
Orchestra of Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor
9:34 - 2:46 AM
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
3:57 - 2:33 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
13:14 - 2:27 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
5:59 - 2:19 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Donald Runnicles, conductor
7:18 - 2:13 AM
London Horns
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
5:31 - 2:04 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
9:07 - 1:58 AM
Martha Argerich, piano
6:16 - 1:50 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
John Corigliano, violin
7:22 - 1:42 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis, conductor
8:36 - 1:31 AM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:30 - 1:22 AM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
9:03 - 1:17 AM
Ingrid Haebler, piano
4:35 - 1:03 AM
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
13:43 - 12:59 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
3:23 - 12:55 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin
3:43 - 12:51 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:45 - 12:43 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
7:15 - 12:37 AM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Mozart & Beethoven: Piano and Wind Quintets
Vienna Wind Soloists
Andre Previn, piano
5:48 - 12:32 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement
JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 3
New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig
Max Pommer, conductor
5:08 - 12:23 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
George Randolph Warren, conductor
8:47 - 12:15 AM
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
7:50 - 12:02 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement
Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
12:37 - 11:58 PM
Dallas Wind Symphony
Jerry Junkin, conductor
4:08 - 11:48 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:23 - 11:44 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
2:44 - 11:28 PM
Symphony No. 9 "Great": 4th movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 "Unfinished" & 9 "The Great"
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
16:22 - 11:24 PM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Music to My Ears: A Collection of Music for Children of All Ages
Alan Feinberg, piano
3:02 - 11:18 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Rainer Kuchl, violin
6:01 - 11:05 PM
Academy Chamber Ensemble
12:55 - 10:58 PM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Daniel Harding, conductor
7:11 - 10:48 PM
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
Eduardo Marturet, conductor
Lara St. John, violin
9:48 - 10:40 PM
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
8:14 - 10:36 PM
Chilingirian Quartet
3:40 - 10:26 PM
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini, conductor
10:11 - 10:17 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:33 - 10:05 PM
I Musici
Heinz Holliger, oboe
11:35 - 9:59 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
6:16 - 9:55 PM
John O'Conor, piano
3:17 - 9:46 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
9:16 - 9:40 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:52 - 9:31 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:07 - 9:22 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
8:43 - 9:18 PM
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:18 - 9:13 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gunter Wand, conductor
5:04 - 9:04 PM
Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Strauss 1929 - 1990
Vienna Philharmonic
Wilhelm Furtwangler, conductor
9:27 - 8:54 PM
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
8:57 - 8:46 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:35 - 8:42 PM
Janina Fialkowska, piano
3:25 - 8:27 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
14:30 - 8:24 PM
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
George Hurst, conductor
3:29 - 8:17 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:19 - 8:06 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:41 - 8:04 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
2:44 - 7:51 PM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:53 - 7:44 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:28 - 7:34 PM
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
9:07 - 7:22 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
12:41 - 7:17 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
4:11 - 7:12 PM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
5:30 - 7:03 PM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:25 - 6:54 PM
Blair String Quartet
8:33 - 6:51 PM
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
3:44 - 6:47 PM
Academy for Ancient Music Berlin
Rene Jacobs, conductor
4:00 - 6:41 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:29 - 6:37 PM
Maria Joao Pires, piano
3:33 - 6:27 PM
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
10:15 - 6:23 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:43 - 6:14 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, conductor
8:40 - 6:09 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:50 - 6:01 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:15 - 5:52 PM
Ruth Laredo, piano
8:52 - 5:47 PM
The Red Pony Suite: Morning on the Ranch
Copland: The Red Pony; Our Town; The Heiress Suite; Music For Movies
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:33 - 5:44 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:28 - 5:39 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95; Mozart: Toy Symphony
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
4:07 - 5:32 PM
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
6:42 - 5:21 PM
Russian Federal Orchestra
Vakhtang Jordania, conductor
11:24 - 5:15 PM
Ingrid Fliter, piano
5:51 - 5:05 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:20 - 5:02 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:54 - 4:59 PM
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Daniel Hope, violin
2:58 - 4:57 PM
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:36 - 4:55 PM
Tafelmusik
Bruno Weil, conductor
2:00 - 4:41 PM
Kuentz Chamber Orchestra
Paul Kuentz, conductor
Nicanor Zabaleta, harp
13:41 - 4:37 PM
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
3:37 - 4:30 PM
Tatrai Quartet
6:40 - 4:25 PM
Canadian Brass
Edo de Waart, conductor
5:02 - 4:12 PM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
12:30 - 4:03 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
9:27 - 3:54 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
8:20 - 3:47 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
6:41 - 3:44 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis, conductor
3:11 - 3:38 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:35 - 3:30 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
8:19 - 3:22 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
7:29 - 3:15 PM
Clarinet Concerto: 2nd movement
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major; Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
Eric Hoepprich, clarinet
6:21 - 3:02 PM
Lyon National Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
12:58 - 2:48 PM
The Lark Ascending
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Dvorak: Romance, Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Massenet: Meditations from Thais
Philharmonia Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
14:35 - 2:46 PM
Schubert Ensemble of London
1:59 - 2:43 PM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
2:37 - 2:38 PM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
4:57 - 2:33 PM
Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes
Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Julian Bream, guitar
5:05 - 2:18 PM
English String Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
14:09 - 2:09 PM
Orchestra of Flanders
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
8:26 - 2:00 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:05 - 1:51 PM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:38 - 1:42 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ
8:41 - 1:37 PM
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor
4:28 - 1:28 PM
String Quartet No. 63 "Sunrise": 1st movement
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 4 & 6
Orlando Quartet
8:39 - 1:27 PM
Kevin Bowyer, organ
1:14 - 1:21 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
6:26 - 1:17 PM
Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano
3:28 - 1:06 PM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Teddy Abrams, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:25 - 1:03 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:28 - 12:57 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:49 - 12:52 PM
Bologna Theater Orchestra
Giuseppe Patane, conductor
Leo Nucci, baritone
5:01 - 12:39 PM
German Chamber Philharmonic
Daniel Harding, conductor
12:46 - 12:27 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:28 - 12:25 PM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
1:36 - 12:22 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:56 - 12:14 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
7:35 - 12:10 PM
Serenade for Strings: Waltz
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Op. 48; Elegy; Anton Arensky: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
Saint Petersburg Camerata
Saulius Sondeckis, conductor
3:56 - 12:03 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
7:00 - 11:58 AM
Jorge Bolet, piano
4:53 - 11:53 AM
La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture
Mozart: Arias for Male Soprano
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:46 - 11:48 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
5:14 - 11:40 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
8:03 - 11:26 AM
Trondheim Soloists
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
13:17 - 11:18 AM
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
7:48 - 11:12 AM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:54 - 11:05 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
6:49 - 10:56 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:57 - 10:46 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
10:34 - 10:42 AM
Boris Berezovsky, piano
2:53 - 10:36 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K 364, Concertone K 190
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
6:08 - 10:24 AM
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pesek, conductor
11:57 - 10:19 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:07 - 10:10 AM
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
White Nights: Romantic Russian Showpieces
Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
8:55 - 10:03 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
7:06 - 9:57 AM
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)
Bach-Busoni: Goldberg Variations
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
4:49 - 9:49 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:06 - 9:45 AM
Holberg Suite: Rigaudon
Grieg: Symphonic Dances, From Holberg's Time, Old Norwegian Melody
Oslo Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
3:55 - 9:33 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Sabine Meyer, clarinet
11:52 - 9:29 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:29 - 9:24 AM
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
4:08 - 9:17 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Horacio Gutierrez, piano
7:15 - 9:12 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jose-Luis Garcia, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
4:23 - 9:06 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:05 - 8:59 AM
Nameday (Namensfeier) Overture
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:49 - 8:55 AM
Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis, conductor
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
3:46 - 8:52 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
3:31 - 8:44 AM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, In der Nature
Vienna Philharmonic
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
7:49 - 8:39 AM
Jaime Laredo, violin
4:27 - 8:28 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
10:50 - 8:25 AM
John Williams, guitar
3:18 - 8:14 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
10:22 - 8:08 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:34 - 7:57 AM
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
10:16 - 7:48 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:39 - 7:43 AM
David Russell, guitar
5:25 - 7:36 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:50 - 7:21 AM
Israel Sinfonietta
Uri Mayer, conductor
David Jolley, horn
14:41 - 7:17 AM
Lang Lang, piano
3:28 - 7:01 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
15:57 - 6:54 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
7:05 - 6:50 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:44 - 6:40 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 - 6:35 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
4:54 - 6:28 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
6:50 - 6:21 AM
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
6:58 - 6:17 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
3:24 - 6:15 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:49 - 6:00 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
15:20