Poster YourClassical MPR Radio App Stream Tile
Curated Streams

YourClassical MPR

Where Classical Music Comes Alive

Build a deeper understanding and appreciation of classical music on YourClassical MPR. Listen to our live regional Minnesota Public Radio broadcast as our hosts take you through a classical music journey. Featuring music, commentary, interviews and more.

On Air Now
  • 4:48 AM

    La Nuit du Destin (The Night of Destiny)

    Dia Succari

    World Keys

    Joel Fan, piano

    10:48
  • 4:31 AM

    A Shout, a Whisper, and a Trace

    Derek Bermel

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    16:23
  • 4:06 AM

    Prometheus, the Poem of Fire

    Alexander Scriabin

    Stravinsky: The Firebird; Scriabin: Prometheus / Gergiev

    Kirov Orchestra

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    22:45
  • 4:01 AM

    Lydia Mordkovitch, violin

    James Kirby, piano

    4:25
  • 3:39 AM

    Piano Trio

    Gabriel Faure

    Horszowski Trio

    19:14
  • 3:25 AM

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    12:19
  • 3:19 AM

    Alber Ayler (His Life was too Short)

    Leroy Jenkins

    Tomeka Reid, cello

    Alexander Hawkins, piano

    5:02
  • 3:06 AM

    Winged Creatures

    Michael Abels

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    Demarre McGill, flute

    11:38
  • 3:01 AM

    Bruce Levingston, piano

    4:50
  • 2:58 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 16: Andante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas

    Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano

    1:50
  • 2:53 AM

    Violin Partita No. 1: Bourrees

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1

    Chris Thile, mandolin

    5:20
  • 2:51 AM

    Andante Cantabile

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Reveries

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    7:02
  • 2:27 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Robert Schumann

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:47
  • 2:21 AM

    Intermezzo No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    6:04
  • 12:45 AM

    Ballet Suite No. 1

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor

    13:42
  • 12:24 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 1

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Clarinet Concertos, Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Neidich, clarinet

    19:06
  • 12:18 AM

    Fragments from Hans Andersen: The hardy tin soldier

    York Bowen

    Nicolas Namoradze, piano

    4:14
  • 12:17 AM

    Fragments from Hans Andersen: The marsh-king's daughter

    York Bowen

    Nicolas Namoradze, piano

    1:25
  • 12:06 AM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    10:02
  • 12:01 AM

    Two-Part Inventions Nos. 1 and 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Invention

    Tessa Lark, violin

    4:39
  • 11:43 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Richard Strauss

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Ingo Metzmacher, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    15:35
  • 11:20 PM

    Three Dances

    Maurice Durufle

    Escales: French Orchestral Works

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    21:14
  • 11:15 PM

    Pine Trees

    Mary Lattimore

    Mary Lattimore, harp

    3:19
  • 11:07 PM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Saint Cecilia Academy

    Luka Sulic, cello

    8:10
  • 11:01 PM

    Guitar Sonata: 3rd movement

    Ferdinando Carulli

    Richard Savino, guitar

    4:39
  • 10:51 PM

    Shades of Darkness: Indigo

    Stefania de Kenessey

    Andiamo Chamber Ensemble

    7:45
  • 10:20 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"

    Howard Hanson

    RCA Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    28:47
  • 10:10 PM

    Bright Blue Music

    Michael Torke

    National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    8:59
  • 10:07 PM

    Philadelphia Brass Ensemble

    2:35
  • 10:01 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Jubilee March

    Erkki Melartin

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:32
  • 9:50 PM

    Morning Song "Maytime in Sussex"

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Symphonic Variations & Morning Song

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    Margaret Fingerhut, piano

    8:10
  • 9:21 PM

    String Quartet

    Maurice Ravel

    Debussy, Ravel: String Quartets

    Tokyo String Quartet

    27:23
  • 9:20 PM

    Saudades do Brazil: Sorocaba

    Darius Milhaud

    The Roaring 20s

    Windscape

    1:14
  • 9:06 PM

    Fair Melusina Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    11:28
  • 9:01 PM

    Violin Partita No. 2: Sarabande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    4:43
  • 8:52 PM

    Yao Dance

    Liu Tieshan

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    6:11
  • 8:17 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff, Paganini Rhapsody, Piano Concerto No. 2

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    33:08
  • 8:13 PM

    Impressions of the Puna: Dance

    Alberto Ginastera

    Music for a Sunday Morning

    Shanghai Quartet

    Eugenia Zukerman, flute

    2:34
  • 5:12 PM

    Miniature Suite

    Poldowski

    Sylvan Winds

    10:28
  • 5:06 PM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    Piano Rags By Scott Joplin

    Joshua Rifkin, piano

    5:02
  • 5:00 PM

    Symphonic Dance No. 1

    Cyril Scott

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    4:40
  • 4:49 PM

    L'Etoile du Nord: Dance Suite

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    9:06
  • 4:43 PM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Maria Graf – Recital: Debussy, Faure, Caplet, Tailleferre, Tournier, Roussel, Ravel

    Maria Graf, harp

    4:10
  • 4:22 PM

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Ku Ebbinge, oboe

    20:36
  • 4:17 PM

    Waltz No. 7

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    3:18
  • 4:06 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2

    Arcangelo Corelli

    I Solisti Italiani

    9:04
  • 4:01 PM

    Winter Serenade (Serenade d'Hiver)

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Asbury Brass Quintet with Adolph Herseth, soloist

    Asbury Brass Quintet

    4:33
  • 3:53 PM

    Moon River

    Henry Mancini

    Studio Orchestra

    Audrey Hepburn, vocals

    2:03
  • 3:46 PM

    The Bridge on the River Kwai: Finale

    Malcolm Arnold

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    3:05
  • 3:42 PM

    The Trouble With Harry: Overture and Autumn

    Bernard Herrmann

    In Session: A Film Music Celebration

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Joel McNeely, conductor

    2:18
  • 3:35 PM

    Grumpier Old Men: End Credits

    Alan Silvestri

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:47
  • 3:30 PM

    Irma la Douce: Our Language of Love

    Marguerite Monnot

    Studio Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    2:03
  • 3:28 PM

    Irma la Douce: Theme

    Marguerite Monnot

    Studio Orchestra

    Johnny Williams, conductor

    Andre Previn, piano

    2:10
  • 3:22 PM

    The Apartment: Main Theme

    Charles Williams

    Motion Picture Classics, Volume 2

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:33
  • 3:07 PM

    Sunset Boulevard: Selections

    Franz Waxman

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    13:45
  • 3:01 PM

    Lost Weekend: Love Theme

    Miklos Rozsa

    Cinema Serenade 2: The Golden Age

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:20
  • 2:41 PM

    Guitar Quintet No. 6

    Luigi Boccherini

    Tokyo String Quartet

    Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar

    16:59
  • 2:28 PM

    Serenade

    Igor Stravinsky

    The Silver Age

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    11:54
  • 2:13 PM

    Trio Settecento

    13:02
  • 2:06 PM

    La Scala di Seta (Silken Ladder): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    6:01
  • 1:52 PM

    Rondino for Winds

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leipzig Radio Orchestra Winds

    (Selected members), conductor

    6:07
  • 1:47 PM

    Lakme: Flower Duet

    Leo Delibes

    The Opera Album

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    Natalie Dessay, soprano

    4:49
  • 1:22 PM

    Variations on a Nursery Song

    Ernst von Dohnanyi

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    Julius Katchen, piano

    23:09
  • 1:17 PM

    Lady Audrey's Suite: The Old Shepherd's Tale

    Herbert Howells

    Dante Quartet

    3:19
  • 1:06 PM

    "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Book

    Lang Lang, piano

    10:13
  • 12:45 PM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    Allan Vogel, oboe

    13:06
  • 12:28 PM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    English Music for Strings

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    16:03
  • 12:13 PM

    Picciola serenata

    Antonio Salieri

    Mozart � Salieri

    Armonia Ensemble

    13:05
  • 12:06 PM

    Nocturne No. 18

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    6:19
  • 12:01 PM

    Toccata

    Girolamo Frescobaldi

    Jian Wang: The Baroque Album

    Camerata Salzburg

    Jian Wang, cello

    4:37
  • 11:39 AM

    Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    19:23
  • 11:28 AM

    Keyboard Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Suites for Keyboard

    Keith Jarrett, piano

    9:30
  • 11:18 AM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    9:47
  • 11:09 AM

    On the Nature of Daylight

    Max Richter

    Signum Saxophone Quartet

    Hila Karni, cello

    6:12
  • 11:06 AM

    Gymnopedie No. 3

    Erik Satie

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    2:50
  • 11:01 AM

    Irmelin Prelude

    Frederick Delius

    Delius

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Georg Tintner, conductor

    4:47
  • 10:44 AM

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Simon Joly, conductor

    14:48
  • 10:22 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    19:49
  • 10:17 AM

    Silver Clouds Chasing the Moon

    Ren Guang

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:33
  • 10:06 AM

    The Happy Forest

    Arnold Bax

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    10:14
  • 10:01 AM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Tafelmusik

    Bruno Weil, conductor

    4:35
  • 9:51 AM

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    6:58
  • 9:35 AM

    Oboe d'Amore Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Heinz Holliger, oboe d'amore

    14:22
  • 9:18 AM

    Six Epigraphes Antiques

    Claude Debussy

    Steven Osborne, piano

    Paul Lewis, piano

    15:51
  • 9:06 AM

    Concerto Pastorale

    Johann Molter

    Noel

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    11:20
  • 9:01 AM

    Dance of the Orange Blossoms

    Eric Coates

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:32
  • 8:38 AM

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

    20:40
  • 8:28 AM

    Shining River

    Shafer Mahoney

    Duo Damiana

    9:01
  • 8:07 AM

    String Quartet

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    Ebene Quartet

    20:21
  • 8:01 AM

    Sanctus

    Ola Gjeilo

    Tenebrae

    4:46
  • 7:20 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak, Tchaikovsky

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

    38:48
  • 7:06 AM

    Heidi Lowy, piano

    11:46
  • 7:01 AM

    Album Leaf

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Music of the Gilded Age

    Sylvan Winds

    Boris Baev, oboe

    4:38
  • 6:47 AM

    Folk Songs for Orchestra

    George Walker

    Cleveland Chamber Symphony

    Edwin London, conductor

    11:35
  • 6:42 AM

    Chasing Butterflies

    Issam Rafea/Gao Hong

    Issam Rafea, oud

    Gao Hong, pipa

    4:25
  • 6:06 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    33:38
  • 6:01 AM

    Old and Lost Rivers

    Tobias Picker

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:34
  • 5:28 AM

    String Quartet No. 10 "Harp"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Cypress String Quartet

    30:35
  • 5:16 AM

    Scintillation

    Carlos Salzedo

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    9:44
  • 5:07 AM

    The Magic Harp

    Ina Boyle

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    9:15
  • 5:01 AM

    Romance

    Johann Peter Salomon

    Journey to Mozart

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hope, violin

    4:40