The Morning Show 6-10a Monday – Friday
Dr. Dave’s Drive Time Elixir 3-7p Monday – Friday
WRCJ’s Program Director, Dr. Dave Wagner, is a lifelong Detroiter and well-known as an organist, pianist and music educator. He brings his vast musical knowledge and wry sense of humor to our morning airwaves with traffic and weather updates and his famous 7:15a “Sousalarm.” He returns weekday afternoons to ease your drive home with a mix of lighter classics and orchestrated popular tunes.
I just wanted to say, again; to hear Carl G. back on the mic. Not to take anything away from Dave or Davis or Ron or Peter and all. Your all with us 365(6) days a year. But with Carl we have history. Starting in 1973 when we moved to Michigan. WQRS, wonderful classical commentary, Copland’s Fanfare, the sinking of the Edmond Fitzgerald, etc. His way with words. Who else can turn the station ID, the weather, and the calendar into a professional lecture! Great to hear you again even if it’s only once in a while.
Thank you Dave, we would utilize Carl more often but he is semi-retired! Or maybe just tired.
I click on playlist but it doesn’t show me the playlist. Looking for the song played at 3:22pm1/25/20. “My feelings burn with all my desires and I can’t maintain what I already have” or something like that.
Hello Mark, it looks like it was just instrumental music then. Are you sure of the time? This page will give you the appropriate playlist if you want to take a look: https://www.wrcjfm.org/playlists-schedule/
I really enjoyed hearing Tannhauser today as I drove home. I couldn’t help doing my best Elmer Fudd: “O Bwun Hiwda, you’we so wovwy…”
Lots of fun thanks a lot.
Ha ha, Elmer would be proud. Thanks Daniel!
My wonderful, beautiful WRCJ Staff.
Please do not stop -dead playing that gorgeous Christmas music immediately the day after Christmas. I have your station on all day, and go into sudden withdrawal state for missing all those Corellis , Monteverdis, Charpentiers, Pretorius, and carols of all nations. It used to be ( before the commercialized buying tradition) that the 12-day Christmas season BEGAN with Christmas and not END there. It would be lovely if your ( our) station could bring some of that back. Who knows, maybe this could catch on. . your faithful listener, Luba Kytasta
Hello Luba, yes the Christmas music has decreased quite a bit but we still throw in an occasional one and there are Advent selections, etc…
An additional Thank You to Jack Goggin for Leontovych’s birthday, and for all the years he shared his love and knowledge of music, since the WQRS days to the present. I remember calling him during his night program, pestering him about some mysterious piece he played, persecuting him at the old Harmony House, requesting things, from some unknown early music consorts, to ballet videos . or simply asking for advice. He always came through. God bless you Jack, with health and happiness for many years to come. Merry Christmas and a Great New Year1 from grateful Luba Kytasta
Ha ha, yep that’s Jack. Didn’t know you two had met before. We’ll send this along to him. Merry Christmas!
I wish to thank Dave Wagner for acknowledging Mykola Leontowych as the composer -arranger of popular the Carrol of the bells (Shchedryk) , several times today. It is particularly fitting and touching, because of the composer’s tragic death in 1921.. As you probably know, Leontowych was murdered by a KGB (Cheka) agent, at his fathers home, during Christmas holidays. Talk of the irony..
Thank you for all the beautiful music on this radio station. I couldn’t survive ,in this town, without it. I wish the entire WRCJ team a wonderful, safe and Happy Holidays. a long-time listener and supporter, Luba Kytasta
Sure thing Luba, our Music Director Jack Goggin scheduled that for Mykola Leontovych’s birthday today. Thank you for the holiday wishes and the support. Happy Holidays to you!
Love your show, long time listener and I haven’t heard but one Christmas Carol. I’ve always looked forward to this time of year and I was never disappointed. I am hoping the upcoming schedule will continue to celebrate the season with the beautiful music your listeners are accustomed to and appreciate.
Good morning Dave,
I’m a long time listener, and have always Loved your shows. My wife has not been that much interested in classical music until recently. One morning, I think last week, during your show, we heard the Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G. She loved it! Although I have a couple of synthesizer versions in my library, I do not have a good orchestral version. I could not find it listed in the published play list for that day, and was hoping you could provide info on the CD, so that I can obtain a copy for her.
Thanks
Hello Timothy, it looks like we most recently played #3 on Nov.1 which was performed by the Taverner Players conducted by Andrew Parrott. It was an EMI CD set and it looks like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brandenburg-Concerti-1-6-Bach/dp/B00000DNLM
Dave, what was the name of the piano concerto wih Helene Grimaud this morning around 9:00 to 9:45?
Hello Bill, that was Piano Concerto #2 In c Op18 by Rachmaninoff.
If possible could you please play the music from the final scene of “dialogues of the Carmelites “
Understanding it is based on an actual event leaves me numb at the end the piece.
Hello David, it looks like we don’t have that one in the music library unfortunately. But yes, the events that scene is based on are quite terrible.
Could you play liebestraum no 3
You may want to tune in Wednesday the 16th in the 6pm hour…
Dave any chance you will broadcast Mozart’s Don Giovanni opera? I was hoping to go but financially can’t afford.
You are in luck William! Indeed we are. That will be on October 19th starting around 7pm.
At around 7:35AM today you were playing something by Gabriel Faure. What is the title of this music? Thank you!
Hello Laura, that was Faure’s “Pelléas et Mélisande” Suite, Op. 80 performed by the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by James DePriest.
what is the cello interlude that is played at the conclusion of your afternoonshow?
Hello Donald, Dr. Dave’s closing music is J.S. Bach’s Solo Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major (BWV 1009) – Bourrees performed by Charles Curtis on the tableau from the album “An Imaginary Dance”. You can take a look at that cd here: http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Imaginary-Dance-Charles-Curtis/dp/B004TB6G3Q
First off, the morning show with Dave Wagner has been a part of my morning commute for at least the past year and I love his commentary and wit almost as much as the music. Thank you for such a wonderful show! This morning, some time between 7:30 and 8:30, he played some kind of Balkan folk music and he mentioned the album and artist but I can’t remember what it was. It was lively and beautiful and I would love to listen to more. Is there any way you can find out and tell me what it was? Thank you!
Thank you Ethan! The piece you mention sounds like “Ta Xyla/Cecen Kizi” performed by Hesperion XXI from their cd called “Balkan Spirit”. Here is the cd: http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=984124