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.
- 12:20 PM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
7:37 - 12:17 PM
North German Radio Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:49 - 12:10 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
7:21 - 11:59 AM
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 9, K271 & 21, K467
Cleveland Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
10:19 - 11:56 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:46 - 11:45 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
10:56 - 11:37 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:57 - 11:25 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
12:40 - 11:20 AM
Leslie Howard, piano
4:38 - 11:04 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
15:57 - 10:58 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:57 - 10:55 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
3:16 - 10:44 AM
Russian Federal Orchestra
Vakhtang Jordania, conductor
11:24 - 10:40 AM
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
2:48 - 10:33 AM
Parley of Instruments
Paul O'Dette, lute
7:03 - 10:28 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:47 - 10:19 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andris Nelsons, conductor
7:40 - 10:08 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
11:03 - 10:05 AM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:48 - 9:58 AM
Frank Almond, violin
6:18 - 9:54 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:43 - 9:49 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
4:54 - 9:42 AM
Dresden State Orchestra
Hans Vonk, conductor
Sabine Meyer, clarinet
6:36 - 9:32 AM
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
9:48 - 9:27 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
5:33 - 9:21 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
5:47 - 9:17 AM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:35 - 9:09 AM
Roman Carnival Overture
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
8:21 - 8:56 AM
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
12:57 - 8:53 AM
German Opera Orchestra
Eugen Jochum, conductor
2:36 - 8:50 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:17 - 8:48 AM
John Browning, piano
1:30 - 8:44 AM
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": Menuetto
Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
3:43 - 8:30 AM
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
14:16 - 8:21 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
7:58 - 8:12 AM
Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Strauss 1929 - 1990
Vienna Philharmonic
Bruno Walter, conductor
9:06 - 8:07 AM
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 - 7:57 AM
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
10:01 - 7:52 AM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
4:56 - 7:44 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
7:53 - 7:41 AM
Violin Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement
Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
2:34 - 7:37 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:03 - 7:24 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
12:41 - 7:03 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Natasha Paremski Plays Tchaikovsky And Rachmaninoff
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Natasha Paremski, piano
20:28 - 7:01 AM
Julian Bream, guitar
2:15 - 6:53 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:48 - 6:46 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:32 - 6:43 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
3:34 - 6:36 AM
Roland Pontinen, piano
6:09 - 6:26 AM
Dunedin Consort
John Butt, conductor
10:41 - 6:22 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:17 - 6:16 AM
Pepe Romero, guitar
6:13 - 6:00 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
William Purvis, horn
15:48