The Drive-Time Elixir with Peter Whorf Playlist August 06, 2026
90.9 WRCJ
Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21
Beethoven, Ludwig van
2:01 pm
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
DG
4837071Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in c (“Revolutionary”)
Chopin, Frederic
2:31 pm
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TELARC
82003The Pines of Rome (“Pini di Roma”)
Respighi, Ottorino
2:35 pm
Philharmonia Orchestra
EMI
769466“Carnaval” Overture, Op. 45
Glazunov, Alexander
3:00 pm
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
NAXOS
8.553838Scherzo in a, Op. 81, No. 2 (for String Quartet)
Mendelssohn, Felix
3:10 pm
Emerson String Quartet
DG
3888Lullaby
York, Andrew
3:17 pm
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Sony
88843092942Berceuse, Op. 16
Faure, Gabriel
3:21 pm
Ulster Orchestra
CHANDOS
6608Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in B Flat, K 269(261a)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
3:26 pm
Mozart Anniversary Orchestra
CBC
5238Fugue in A, Op. 87, No. 7 (arranged for chamber orchestra by Matthias Maute)
Shostakovich, Dmitri
3:35 pm
Ensemble Caprice
ANALEKTA
29996“Cornish Rhapsody” from “Love Story” (AKA “A Lady Surrenders”)
Bath, Hubert
3:38 pm
Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA
60392-2Capriccio Italien Op. 45
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
3:44 pm
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
HARMONIA MUNDI
907393A Pastoral Prelude for Orchestra
Chadwick, George Whitefield
4:00 pm
BBC Concert Orchestra
DUTTON
7293Arietta (for chamber ensemble)
Anderson, Leroy
4:13 pm
Ensemble Vivant (and friends)
OPENING DAY
9348Fugue for Lute in g, BWV 1000 (transcribed–in a–for guitar by John Williams)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
4:17 pm
20260806
SONY
88843092942Suite from “Father Brown”
Auric, Georges
4:23 pm
BBC Philharmonic
CHANDOS
9774English Folk Song Suite (orchestral version)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
4:31 pm
London Symphony Orchestra
EMI
573924Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 “Pastoral”: II. Andante
Beethoven, Ludwig van
4:41 pm
20260806
BLUE GRIFFIN RECORDINGS
BGR685“Liebestraum” (arranged for orchestra)
Liszt, Franz
4:48 pm
Eastman-Rochester Pops Orchestra
MERCURY
434349“Danse slave,” from “Le roi malgré lui”
Chabrier, Emmanuel
4:53 pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
MERCURY
434 303“Venus, the Bringer of Peace”, from “The Planets”
Holst, Gustav
5:00 pm
BBC Philharmonic
CHANDOS
5086“Ma Mère l’Oye” Suite: No. 3: Laideronette, Empress of the Pagodas
Ravel, Maurice
5:08 pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
MERCURY
434 343“Arabesque” No. 1 (arranged for orchestra by William Smith)
Debussy, Claude
5:12 pm
Philadelphia Orchestra
CBS
45543Clarinet Concerto in A, K 622: II Adagio
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
5:18 pm
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava
XLNT MUSIC
18011“West Side Story” (Selections)
Bernstein, Leonard
5:26 pm
Richard Hayman Orchestra
NAXOS
8.555012Jucaro rhumba d’amor
Brandman, Margaret
5:38 pm
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
NAVONA
6041“Recuerdos de la Alhambra”
Tarrega, Francisco
5:43 pm
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DG
469 649Symphony No. 3 in E Flat, Op. 55 “Eroica” (4th movement-Finale)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
5:46 pm
Cleveland Orchestra
SONY CLASSICAL
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