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
  • 5:53 AM

    Berceuse

    Jack Gallagher

    Gallagher: Orchestral Music

    London Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    5:18
  • 5:11 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2, Notturno, Rondo brillant & Arpeggione Sonata

    Christian Tetzlaff, violin

    40:46
  • 5:06 AM

    By the Sleepy Lagoon

    Eric Coates

    Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    3:58
  • 5:01 AM

    La plus que lente (As Slowly as Possible)

    Claude Debussy

    .les sons et les parfums

    Javier Perianes, piano

    4:52
  • 4:51 AM

    On the Nature of Daylight

    Max Richter

    Max Richter: Exiles

    Baltic Sea Philharmonic

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    7:17
  • 4:45 AM

    Walking the Distance

    Issam Rafea/Gao Hong

    Life As Is

    Issam Rafea, oud

    4:11
  • 4:16 AM

    Paroles - Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra

    Dia Succari

    Uneven Sky

    German Symphony Orchestra

    Manuel Nawri, conductor

    Kinan Azmeh, clarinet

    28:49
  • 4:07 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Pops a la Russe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    7:38
  • 4:01 AM

    Morning on the Water

    Jacques Ibert

    La Harpe Consolatrice

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    4:34
  • 3:49 AM

    Reflection of the Moon in the Er-Quan Spring

    Yan-Jun Hua

    Chinese National Symphony Orchestra

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    8:34
  • 3:16 AM

    String Quartet No. 10 "Harp"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Quartets Op. 59 & 74

    Takacs Quartet

    31:30
  • 3:06 AM

    Lyric Fantasy

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    8:39
  • 3:01 AM

    The Rain

    Joe Hisaishi

    Blanc

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:48
  • 2:54 AM

    Glass

    Hania Rani

    Life

    Scoring Berlin

    Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    4:11
  • 2:40 AM

    Mystic Dance

    Charlotte Sohy

    Aux etoiles: French Symphonic Poems

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor

    12:43
  • 2:33 AM

    Aranjuez, ma pensee

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Alma Espanola

    Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano

    6:29
  • 2:07 AM

    Concierto de Aranjuez

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Concert Recording

    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

    Ana Maria Patino-Osorio, conductor

    Pablo Sainz-Villegas, guitar

    25:08
  • 2:01 AM

    Mosaics: Scenes from Summer

    Aminollah Hossein

    East Of Melancholy

    Tara Kamangar, piano

    4:40
  • 1:46 AM

    String Quartet No. 2

    Maddalena Laura Sirmen

    String Quartets

    Erato Quartet

    12:19
  • 1:20 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    24:02
  • 1:12 AM

    Summer in Buenos Aires (Verano Porteno)

    Astor Piazzolla

    Piazzolla: Buenos Aires

    Martingale Ensemble

    Ken Selden, conductor

    Tomas Cotik, violin

    5:59
  • 1:06 AM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerti Virtuosi

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    6:04
  • 1:01 AM

    Romance No. 2

    Robert Schumann

    Songs of the Reeds

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    4:38
  • 12:56 AM

    For Lenny (Variation on New York, New York)

    Lukas Foss

    For Lenny

    Lara Downes, piano

    1:52
  • 12:50 AM

    Variations on Lift Every Voice and Sing

    Lettie B. Alston

    New Day Begun

    Lara Downes, piano

    6:11
  • 12:25 AM

    Montgomery Variations

    Margaret Bonds

    African American Voices II

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Kellen Grey, conductor

    22:59
  • 12:07 AM

    Goldberg Variations: selections

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach/Gould Project

    Catalyst Quartet

    16:12
  • 12:01 AM

    Andante with Variations

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Italian Serenade

    James Galway, flute

    4:31
  • 11:51 PM

    Variations on America

    Charles Ives

    Schuman: Vatiations on America, New England Triptich, Symphony for Strings

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:02
  • 11:48 PM

    Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody

    Aaron Copland

    American Salute

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    3:04
  • 11:21 PM

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninov Variations

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    24:50
  • 11:15 PM

    Caprice No. 24

    Niccolo Paganini

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Infernal Violins

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:39
  • 11:07 PM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Gassenhauer": Theme and Variations

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Clarinet Trios

    David Shifrin, clarinet

    6:43
  • 11:01 PM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    Intrada - London Brass

    London Brass

    4:31
  • 10:49 PM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: The Complete Orchestral Collection

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    William Tritt, piano

    9:05
  • 10:45 PM

    Variations on a Theme of Corelli

    Fritz Kreisler

    Music of Fritz Kreisler

    James Ehnes, violin

    3:27
  • 10:25 PM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    18:36
  • 10:16 PM

    "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Christoph Eschenbach

    Christoph Eschenbach, piano

    8:14
  • 10:07 PM

    Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer"

    Friedrich Kuhlau

    Serenade

    Abbie de Quant, flute

    7:43
  • 10:01 PM

    Variations on Handel's "See, The Conquering Hero Comes"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Eaken Piano Trio: Home for the Holidays

    Eaken Piano Trio

    4:34
  • 9:52 PM

    Scottish March (Marche ecossaise)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Works for Orchestra, Vol. II

    Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    6:15
  • 9:12 PM

    Symphony No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 7; American Suite

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    38:39
  • 9:09 PM

    Norwegian Folk Tunes and Folk Dances: Halling

    Agathe Grondahl

    Backer Grondahl: Piano Works

    Sara Aimee Smiseth, piano

    :53
  • 9:06 PM

    Othello Suite: Dance

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Fawzi Haimor, conductor

    2:29
  • 9:01 PM

    Julia Florida

    Agustin Barrios

    Guitar Favourites

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    4:28
  • 8:50 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Violin Concerto; Sonata

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Sarah Chang, violin

    8:46
  • 8:29 PM

    Symphony No. 78

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos 78 & 102

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    19:48
  • 8:17 PM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    11:12
  • 8:06 PM

    Cantata No. 169: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Sinfonia

    Accademia Bizantina

    Ottavio Dantone, conductor

    Stefano Demicheli, organ

    8:50
  • 8:01 PM

    String Quartet "For Art": 4th movement

    Eduard Toldra

    Casals, Toldra, Montsalvatge

    Andorra National Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Claret, conductor

    4:42
  • 7:53 PM

    Kentucky Rondo

    Otto Luening

    The Louisville Orchstra

    Louisville Orchestra

    Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor

    4:56
  • 7:20 PM

    Symphony No. 6

    Franz Schubert

    Franz Schubert: Symphonien Nos. 5 & 6

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    31:46
  • 7:15 PM

    Cascades

    Scott Joplin

    Vintage America

    Calico Winds

    2:49
  • 7:06 PM

    Variations on a Theme by Handel

    Mauro Giuliani

    Romance Guitar

    Lars Hannibal, guitar

    8:50
  • 7:01 PM

    Alleluia

    Randall Thompson

    Gloria! Music Of Praise And Inspiration

    Robert Shaw Festival Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    4:52
  • 6:45 PM

    Bartered Bride: Overture, Furiant and Skocna

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Mein Vaterland

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    13:27
  • 6:23 PM

    Piano Concerto

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel

    Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

    Lionel Bringuier, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    20:28
  • 6:12 PM

    Mephisto Waltz No. 1

    Franz Liszt

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Infernal Violins

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    8:53
  • 6:06 PM

    Les Troyens (The Trojans): Trojan March

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: La Marseillaise, Etc

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:22
  • 6:01 PM

    The Grumpy Old Bear

    Julius Fucik

    The Moldau

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    Alan Pendlebury, bassoon

    4:36
  • 5:51 PM

    The Robe

    Alfred Newman

    Captain From Castile: The Classic Film Scores Of Alfred Newman

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    8:42
  • 5:50 PM

    Airport

    Alfred Newman

    Captain From Castile: The Classic Film Scores Of Alfred Newman

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    3:18
  • 5:43 PM

    The Apartment: Main Theme

    Charles Williams

    Motion Picture Classics, Volume 2

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:33
  • 5:38 PM

    Up: Married Life

    Michael Giacchino

    Up: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Tim Simonec, conductor

    4:11
  • 5:27 PM

    On Golden Pond: Main Theme

    Dave Grusin

    The Nature of America: A Musical Impression

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    William Tritt, piano

    3:59
  • 5:23 PM

    The Fabelmans: Reverie

    John Williams

    The Fabelmans Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    1:44
  • 5:13 PM

    The Quiet Man: Suite

    Victor Young

    True Grit: Music from the Classic Films of John Wayne

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    9:29
  • 5:07 PM

    The Informer: Suite

    Max Steiner

    Now, Voyager: The Classic Film Scores Of Max Steiner

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    4:36
  • 5:01 PM

    Aladdin: A Whole New World

    Alan Menken

    Lang Lang: The Disney Book

    Lang Lang, piano

    4:16
  • 4:49 PM

    The Heiress Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Red Pony; Our Town; The Heiress Suite; Music For Movies

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    8:09
  • 4:43 PM

    Titanic: My Heart Will Go On

    James Horner

    Best Film Classics 100

    Studio Orchestra

    David Abel, conductor

    4:19
  • 4:41 PM

    All About Eve: Main Title

    Alfred Newman

    Classic Film Scores For Bette Davis

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    1:39
  • 4:32 PM

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: End Credits

    John Williams

    Close Encounters: The Essential John Williams

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    6:32
  • 4:26 PM

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings: The Fellowship

    Howard Shore

    Best Film Classics 100

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Nic Raine, conductor

    5:52
  • 4:22 PM

    The Lord of the Rings: May it Be

    Enya

    Enchanted Isle

    Voces8

    3:43
  • 4:07 PM

    Ben-Hur: Suite

    Miklos Rozsa

    Rozsa: Three Choral Suites

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    11:13
  • 4:01 PM

    Titanic: Back to Titanic

    James Horner

    Mega Movies

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:53
  • 3:43 PM

    Carmen Suite

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Symphony in C; Carmen - Suites Nos 1 & 2; Jeux d'enfants - Suite; Overture: Patrie

    French National Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    14:56
  • 3:28 PM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach's Coffehouse

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Debra Nagy, oboe

    13:46
  • 3:20 PM

    Oriental Wind

    Joe Hisaishi

    Dream Songs

    Studio Orchestra

    Joe Hisaishi, piano

    5:30
  • 3:07 PM

    Rienzi: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Orchestral Works

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

    13:33
  • 2:49 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    9:06
  • 2:30 PM

    Peer Gynt Suite No. 2

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    17:03
  • 2:17 PM

    Concerto for Trombone

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Trombone Concerti

    Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra

    Chikara Imamura, conductor

    Christian Lindberg, trombone

    11:41
  • 2:06 PM

    Kitty Hawk

    James Horner

    Collage: The Last Work

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Arnold, conductor

    10:05
  • 2:01 PM

    9:15 Revue: Get Happy

    Harold Arlen

    Get Happy

    Jenny Lin, piano

    4:51
  • 1:54 PM

    Dance of the Shepherd Girl

    Hugo Alfven

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra: Portrait

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    4:15
  • 1:13 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    Krystian Zimerman, piano

    39:35
  • 1:07 PM

    Scherzo

    Arthur Foote

    Music for a Sunday Morning

    Shanghai Quartet

    Eugenia Zukerman, flute

    5:02
  • 1:01 PM

    Suite for Large Orchestra: Finale

    Helena Munktell

    Helena Munktell: Orchestral Works

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    4:28
  • 12:46 PM

    St. Paul's Suite

    Gustav Holst

    English String Music

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Richard Studt, conductor

    12:19
  • 12:42 PM

    Soirees Musicales: Mazurka

    Clara Schumann

    The Young Clara: Early Piano Works

    Angela Tirino, piano

    2:37
  • 12:30 PM

    The Seasons: Autumn

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphony No. 5 The Seasons

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    11:46
  • 12:19 PM

    Toccata and Fugue

    Joaquin Turina

    Fantasias and Fugues: Music for Harp

    Katrina Szederkenyi, harp

    10:04
  • 12:07 PM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi | Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    11:08
  • 12:01 PM

    Festival Coronation March for Alexander III

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Pomp & Pizazz

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:40
  • 11:43 AM

    Merry Mount Suite

    Howard Hanson

    Hanson: Symphony No. 3; Merry Mount Suite

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    15:40
  • 11:24 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 11

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 & 6

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    16:50
  • 11:17 AM

    Souvenir

    Ladislav Kupkovic

    Happy Birthday

    Kremerata Baltica

    Gidon Kremer, conductor

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    5:42
  • 11:06 AM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Mad About Movies (The Sequel)

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    10:06
  • 11:01 AM

    Dreaming

    Amy Beach

    Donna voce

    Anna Shelest, piano

    4:43
  • 10:50 AM

    Whimsical Symphony (Grillensymphonie)

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: The Baroque Gypsies

    Ensemble Caprice

    Matthias Maute, conductor

    8:05
  • 10:33 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves/Tallis Fantasia

    New Queen's Hall Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    15:39
  • 10:17 AM

    Five Bagatelles

    Gerald Finzi

    Music for Clarinet and Piano 1

    Thea King, clarinet

    13:36
  • 10:06 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Alessandro Marcello

    Baroque Trumpet Concertos

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

    10:47
  • 10:01 AM

    Waltz No. 4

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 3

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:47
  • 9:39 AM

    Symphony No. 21

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies 21, 23, 24, 27

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    19:35
  • 9:28 AM

    Three Pieces for Orchestra

    Edgar Bainton

    Bainton: Concerto Fantasia, etc.

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    10:27
  • 9:05 AM

    English Suite No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: English Suites

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    20:22
  • 9:01 AM

    Two pieces from Temple Fair

    Zu-Xin Jiang

    Chinasong | Shanghai Quartet

    Shanghai Quartet

    3:43
  • 8:27 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 1, Serenade No. 2

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    31:50
  • 8:13 AM

    Cello Sonata

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: String Quintets, Cello Sonatas

    Anner Bylsma, cello

    12:53
  • 8:01 AM

    Preludio Sinfonico

    Giacomo Puccini

    Puccini: Messa di Gloria

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    10:05
  • 7:43 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Trumpet Concertos

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    15:40
  • 7:20 AM

    Intermezzo: Interludes

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Symphonic Music from Operas

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    22:17
  • 7:01 AM

    Cypresses (selected)

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Cypresses; String Quartet No. 13 op. 106

    Cypress String Quartet

    16:37
  • 6:30 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Max Bruch

    Bruch: The 3 Symphonies, Swedish Dances

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    28:25
  • 6:15 AM

    Concerto for String Orchestra

    Grazyna Bacewicz

    Gorecki: Piano Concerto/Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony

    Amadeus Chamber Orchestra

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    14:26
  • 6:01 AM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Barry Griffiths, violin

    12:05