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.
- 10:07 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:28 - 9:53 PM
Leonore Overture No. 3
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings
Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
14:16 - 9:43 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
9:05 - 9:34 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Valerie Milot, harp
9:21 - 9:31 PM
Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe
Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks / Water Music
Capella Istropolitana
Bohdan Warchal, conductor
2:56 - 9:27 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
3:33 - 9:23 PM
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!
Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:39 - 9:10 PM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
13:27 - 9:00 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
9:11 - 8:51 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
9:22 - 8:47 PM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
3:42 - 8:39 PM
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev, conductor
7:37 - 8:33 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:10 - 8:25 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:59 - 8:14 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
10:03 - 8:11 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:25 - 8:04 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:58 - 8:01 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Andre Previn, conductor
Kathleen Battle, soprano
2:34 - 7:52 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
8:33 - 7:47 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
5:30 - 7:43 PM
Ivo Pogorelich, piano
3:26 - 7:32 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Simon Wright, conductor
John Anderson, oboe
10:59 - 7:28 PM
Seattle Chamber Music Society
James Ehnes, violin
4:29 - 7:20 PM
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor
6:45 - 7:13 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
7:43 - 7:05 PM
Symphony No. 5: 4th movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
7:25 - 7:00 PM
Artur Rubinstein, piano
4:51 - 6:51 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
8:58 - 6:47 PM
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Marios Papadopoulous, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
4:18 - 6:44 PM
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, conductor
2:45 - 6:37 PM
Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
6:56 - 6:30 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:30 - 6:20 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
9:48 - 6:12 PM
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
7:43 - 6:02 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
10:00 - 5:53 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
9:00 - 5:44 PM
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Georg Solti, conductor
8:40 - 5:41 PM
Violin Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Renaud Capucon, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
3:36 - 5:34 PM
Stephen Hough, piano
5:55 - 5:29 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:50 - 5:21 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:50 - 5:12 PM
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
8:55 - 5:02 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
9:34 - 4:57 PM
Mischa Maisky, cello
5:29 - 4:53 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:52 - 4:47 PM
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": 1st movement
Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:35 - 4:41 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:44 - 4:30 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
9:48 - 4:14 PM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Jarvi, conductor
15:57 - 4:09 PM
Emerson String Quartet
5:19 - 4:05 PM
Andras Schiff, piano
3:50 - 4:02 PM
Lieutenant Kije: Troika
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije, Dukas: The Sourcerer's Apprentice
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
2:35 - 3:53 PM
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
8:38 - 3:46 PM
Cantus
7:04 - 3:41 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
4:45 - 3:35 PM
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement
Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
6:50 - 3:32 PM
Ruth Laredo, piano
1:42 - 3:20 PM
I Musici
Pepe Romero, guitar
11:58 - 3:16 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:29 - 3:10 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:28 - 3:08 PM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
1:45 - 3:04 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
4:25 - 2:59 PM
Alfred Brendel, piano
4:34 - 2:56 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:37 - 2:53 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
3:14 - 2:45 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:59 - 2:41 PM
John Williams, guitar
3:18 - 2:29 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:53 - 2:23 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
5:55 - 2:19 PM
Leslie Howard, piano
4:04 - 2:06 PM
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 1st movement
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 'From The New World'
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
12:28 - 2:02 PM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
4:54 - 1:58 PM
da Capo Brass
3:47 - 1:51 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass
Jay Friedman, conductor
6:11 - 1:44 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:19 - 1:34 PM
Richard Goode, piano
9:34 - 1:31 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
3:04 - 1:24 PM
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
6:27 - 1:12 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:53 - 1:03 PM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
9:24 - 12:58 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:04 - 12:44 PM
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
14:08 - 12:41 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Raymond Leppard, harpsichord
2:54 - 12:35 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:29 - 12:24 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello
11:22 - 12:20 PM
Cleveland Quartet
John O'Conor, piano
3:49 - 12:09 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:19 - 12:02 PM
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
7:44 - 11:57 AM
East Coast Chamber Orchestra
4:11 - 11:52 AM
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Children's Corner - Debussy Orchestrations
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
5:07 - 11:50 AM
Septura
1:44 - 11:41 AM
Camerata Salzburg
Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
9:09 - 11:35 AM
Emil Gilels, piano
5:46 - 11:29 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
6:08 - 11:21 AM
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
7:32 - 11:09 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
11:30 - 11:03 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 1st movement
Bach: Concerts Brandebourgeois Nos. 2, 5, 6
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:14 - 10:48 AM
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Antar and Russian Easter Festival
Philharmonia Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor
15:04 - 10:44 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
3:13 - 10:39 AM
City of Granada Orchestra
Josep Pons, conductor
Marco Socias, guitar
4:51 - 10:36 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
2:43 - 10:20 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
16:48 - 10:16 AM
Andre Watts, piano
2:57 - 10:02 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:03 - 9:55 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:58 - 9:50 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:34 - 9:46 AM
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
4:31 - 9:32 AM
Concerto for Oboe and Violin
Bach: Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060, for violin, oboe, strings and continuo ; Oratorium Festo Paschali: BWV 249. Adagio
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Heinz Holliger, conductor
Heinz Holliger, oboe
13:49 - 9:30 AM
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
1:57 - 9:25 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:02 - 9:13 AM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
12:11 - 9:04 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
8:54 - 8:57 AM
Piano Concerto No. 16: 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nr. 16, Kv 451 And Nr. 19, Kv 459
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
6:32 - 8:53 AM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
3:41 - 8:46 AM
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
7:35 - 8:41 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:39 - 8:38 AM
The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance
Muti | Philadelphia Orchestra | de Falla, Ravel, Chabrier
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:11 - 8:21 AM
Symphony No. 9 "Great": 4th movement
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 "Unfinished" & 9 "The Great"
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
16:22 - 8:18 AM
Angela Hewitt, piano
2:26 - 8:07 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
11:36 - 8:04 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:49 - 7:58 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
5:23 - 7:53 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:11 - 7:49 AM
Academy for Ancient Music Berlin
Rene Jacobs, conductor
4:00 - 7:43 AM
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
6:27 - 7:38 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
4:02 - 7:26 AM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
11:42 - 7:23 AM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:49 - 7:12 AM
Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)
Fibich: Symphony No. 1/Smetana: Vysehrad, Vlatava
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:25 - 7:03 AM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
8:35 - 6:56 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
7:06 - 6:49 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:59 - 6:45 AM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:36 - 6:42 AM
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
3:24 - 6:37 AM
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:37 - 6:27 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Music of Wagner
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
9:45 - 6:19 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:01 - 6:04 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Nigel Kennedy, violin
14:00 - 6:00 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:32