The Drive-Time Elixir with Peter Whorf Playlist April 16, 2026
90.9 WRCJ
Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67 (1st movement)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
2:00 pm
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
DG
4837071Waltz in a, Op. 34 No. 2 (“Valse brillante”)
Chopin, Frederic
2:12 pm
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SONY CLASSICAL
93039“The Roots of Heaven”: Overture
Arnold, Malcolm
2:22 pm
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
SANCTUARY
502Three Preludes (for piano) (arranged for violin and piano by Jascha Heifetz)
Gershwin, George
2:33 pm
20260416
SONY CLASSICAL
60659Violin Concerto in a, Op. 53 (finale)
Dvorak, Antonin
2:43 pm
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
CHANDOS
10309Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in d, BWV 1052 (1st movement)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
3:00 pm
Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
SONY
82429Four Seasons: Spring (improvisation, arr. Gabriela Montero)
Vivaldi, Antonio
3:12 pm
20260416
EMI
500234Symphony No. 2 in A, Op. 34 (“In the Spring”)–II: Scherzo: May-Night Fantasy
Paine, John Knowles
3:20 pm
Ulster Orchestra
NAXOS
8.559748History of the Tango: Bordel 1900
Piazzolla, Astor
3:37 pm
A Far Cry
AZICA
71270String Quintet in C, D. 956: IV. Allegretto
Schubert, Franz
3:43 pm
Quatuor Diotima (plus one)
NAIVE
5331“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Overture, Op. 21
Mendelssohn, Felix
4:00 pm
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
DECCA
4810778“The Sleeping Beauty”, Act III: “The Bluebird and the Florine Princess”
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
4:15 pm
London Symphony Orchestra
DECCA
468582Chaplin Medley (arranged by Rick Wilkins)
Chaplin, Charlie
4:32 pm
Ensemble Vivant
OPENING DAY
9348“Finlandia”, Op. 26
Sibelius, Jean
4:45 pm
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
NAXOS
8.572705“Crown Imperial” (Coronation March)
Walton, Sir William
5:00 pm
Philharmonia Orchestra
CHANDOS
241-10“Menuet” from “Le Tombeau de Couperin”
Ravel, Maurice
5:11 pm
Philadelphia Orchestra
CBS
45543“Morceau de concert” (for horn and orchestra), Op. 94
Saint-Saens, Camille
5:21 pm
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg
VOX BOX
3028Theme from “The Pink Panther”
Mancini, Henry
5:36 pm
The Richard Hayman Orchestra
NAXOS
8.557825Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16 (3rd movement)
Grieg, Edvard
5:43 pm
BBC Symphony Orchestra
PHILIPS
412923-290.9 FM WRCJ
6:04 pm
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