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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Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
3:44 - 9:24 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
8:57 - 9:14 PM
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
9:06 - 9:11 PM
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian, conductor
2:43 - 9:03 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
John Williams, guitar
8:39 - 8:56 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
Andre Watts, piano
6:40 - 8:50 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
5:51 - 8:43 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
6:57 - 8:38 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Mischa Maisky, conductor
Mischa Maisky, cello
4:45 - 8:32 PM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Parkening, guitar
5:44 - 8:26 PM
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:55 - 8:17 PM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
8:32 - 8:07 PM
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Teddy Abrams, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:25 - 8:03 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:46 - 7:54 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Christian Thielemann, conductor
8:39 - 7:52 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
2:07 - 7:42 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
10:12 - 7:39 PM
Maxim Vengerov, violin
2:02 - 7:34 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:43 - 7:24 PM
Night on Bald Mountain
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
10:15 - 7:08 PM
Capriccio Espagnol
Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
15:42 - 7:01 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:28 - 7:00 PM
Augustin Dumay, violin
1:14 - 6:56 PM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
4:24 - 6:50 PM
Dresden State Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
5:36 - 6:46 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:14 - 6:40 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
5:20 - 6:33 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
7:11 - 6:23 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
9:53 - 6:19 PM
Lynn Harrell, cello
2:50 - 6:04 PM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard, conductor
15:29 - 5:54 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Andre Previn, conductor
9:42 - 5:50 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
3:35 - 5:40 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Inon Barnatan, piano
10:04 - 5:35 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:08 - 5:31 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:45 - 5:25 PM
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Alan Gilbert, conductor
5:08 - 5:15 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:31 - 5:08 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:44 - 4:59 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:53 - 4:52 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
7:08 - 4:40 PM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin
10:55 - 4:35 PM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:42 - 4:21 PM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)
Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 18: Piano Variations, Rondos Etc.
Ingrid Haebler, piano
13:10 - 4:19 PM
Juilliard String Quartet
2:01 - 4:12 PM
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
7:24 - 3:57 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel, conductor
14:41 - 3:50 PM
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
6:16 - 3:44 PM
Ulster Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
6:01 - 3:39 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Tess Miller, oboe
5:18 - 3:34 PM
Lang Lang, piano
4:46 - 3:30 PM
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon
Bizet: "Carmen" Suite, "L'Arlesienne" Suite/Offenbach: Barcarolle, "Orpheus in the Underworld" Overture
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:03 - 3:24 PM
Manhattan String Quartet
5:06 - 3:21 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:01 - 3:11 PM
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
10:04 - 2:58 PM
Symphony No. 1 "Classical"
Abbado conducts Prokofiev Peter & Wolf & Classical Symphony
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
13:15 - 2:51 PM
Paris Orchestral Ensemble
Armin Jordan, conductor
6:44 - 2:38 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
12:37 - 2:27 PM
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
10:47 - 2:24 PM
Richard Raymond, piano
2:35 - 2:15 PM
Camerata Salzburg
Roger Norrington, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
9:14 - 2:10 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:04 - 1:58 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Georg Solti, conductor
11:33 - 1:50 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
7:19 - 1:47 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
3:41 - 1:41 PM
Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)
Piano Collection: Arrau, Cziffra, Ciccolini, Rudy et al.
Georges Cziffra, piano
4:49 - 1:34 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
7:49 - 1:26 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:48 - 1:16 PM
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
9:41 - 1:09 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
Toru Yasunaga, violin
6:48 - 12:58 PM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
John Mauceri, conductor
Louise DiTullio, flute
10:39 - 12:51 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 21
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maria Joao Pires, piano
6:37 - 12:38 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
13:42 - 12:27 PM
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
10:38 - 12:17 PM
Yael Weiss, piano
8:52 - 12:11 PM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": Finale
Haydn Symphonies: No. 82 in C Major "The Bear"; No. 38 in C Major; No. 104 in D Major "London"
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christof Perick, conductor
5:50 - 12:04 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 11:55 AM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:59 - 11:52 AM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:27 - 11:45 AM
Pacifica String Quartet
Anthony McGill, clarinet
6:42 - 11:38 AM
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 1st movement
Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Pathetique; Moonlight; Waldstein
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
6:54 - 11:27 AM
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
10:20 - 11:16 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
11:13 - 11:11 AM
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
4:45 - 11:04 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Heinrich Schiff, cello
6:42 - 10:58 AM
La Stravaganza
Siegbert Rampe, conductor
5:26 - 10:55 AM
Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
.Such Stuff As Dreams...
Carol Rosenberger, piano
3:04 - 10:52 AM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:36 - 10:42 AM
Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Overtures And Orchestral Music
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
9:44 - 10:35 AM
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
6:06 - 10:27 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:35 - 10:16 AM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
10:17 - 10:08 AM
Musicians of the Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
7:55 - 10:05 AM
Vadim Gluzman, violin
3:37 - 9:54 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:28 - 9:47 AM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:34 - 9:37 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Yundi Li, piano
9:40 - 9:31 AM
Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement
Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:11 - 9:26 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
4:35 - 9:15 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
11:12 - 9:04 AM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
10:36 - 8:59 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:12 - 8:55 AM
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
3:29 - 8:48 AM
Emerson String Quartet
6:38 - 8:44 AM
Zurich Operahouse Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:17 - 8:35 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
9:07 - 8:30 AM
Paris Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
4:51 - 8:21 AM
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
Bonifacio Bianchi, mandolin
8:26 - 8:16 AM
Intermezzo No. 1
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2
Emanuel Ax, piano
4:15 - 8:08 AM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement
Complete Beethoven Edition Vol. 1: Symphonies
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:54 - 8:04 AM
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis, conductor
3:11 - 7:55 AM
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:17 - 7:53 AM
Salut Salon
1:44 - 7:51 AM
Milan Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Joseph Calleja, tenor
2:08 - 7:42 AM
Belcea Quartet
9:11 - 7:37 AM
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
3:59 - 7:28 AM
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
9:35 - 7:26 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Newman, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
2:02 - 7:21 AM
Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 104 "London" and 100 "Military"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:37 - 7:10 AM
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez, conductor
10:18 - 7:03 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
7:43 - 7:00 AM
Maurizio Pollini, piano
2:48 - 6:57 AM
Janos Starker, cello
2:26 - 6:54 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
3:22 - 6:41 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
12:16 - 6:25 AM
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6, Fantasia
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
15:41 - 6:12 AM
Philomusica of London
Granville Jones, conductor
Osian Ellis, harp
13:44 - 6:03 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Eric Ruske, horn
8:18 - 6:00 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
3:00