The Drive-Time Elixir with Peter Whorf Playlist January 21, 2026
90.9 WRCJ
90.9 FM WRCJ
12:29 am
20260121
“Der Rosenkavalier”, Op. 59: Suite
Strauss, Richard
2:01 pm
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
RCA
68225“Poetic Tone-Pictures”, Op. 3
Grieg, Edvard
2:28 pm
20260121
RCA
60391Concerto for Violin in b, Op 61 (finale)
Elgar, Edward
2:38 pm
London Symphony Orchestra
DG
B0003026-02“The Crown Diamonds”: Overture
Auber, Daniel-Francois
3:00 pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
MERCURY
475 6268“I Got Rhythm” Variations (for piano and orchestra)
Gershwin, George
3:07 pm
Monte-Carlo Opera Orchestra
DG
1932Mazurek in e (for violin and orchestra), Op. 49
Dvorak, Antonin
3:16 pm
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
VOX
7132Sinfonia for string orchestra No.7 in d: I. Allegro
Mendelssohn, Felix
3:22 pm
Sphinx Virtuosi
WHITE PINE MUSIC
227“First in Flight”: Conquest of the Air
Horner, James
3:29 pm
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
MERCURY
4812810Nocturne
McPhee, Colin
3:36 pm
Esprit Orchestra
CBC
5181Brook Green Suite
Holst, Gustav
3:44 pm
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
NAXOS
8.555069“L’Estro Armonico” Op. 3, No. 5: Concerto in A (for 2 violins, strings and continuo), RV 519
Vivaldi, Antonio
3:50 pm
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (members)
EMI
557859Carnival Overture, Op. 92
Dvorak, Antonin
4:00 pm
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
BRILLIANT
92297Concerto in F, Op 4, No. 5 (transcribed for guitar)
Handel, George Frideric
4:09 pm
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
CBS
39560“Phidyle” (for horn and piano)
Duparc, Henri
4:18 pm
20260121
NAVONA
5983“Lazy Nights”
Coates, Eric
4:23 pm
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
MARCO POLO
8.223521Violin Concerto No. 3 in b, Op. 61 (finale)
Saint-Saens, Camille
4:27 pm
Orchestra of Paris
DG
445549“Oh, Kay!”: Overture
Gershwin, George
4:40 pm
The New Princess Theater Orchestra
EMI
375879“Solveig’s Song,” from “Peer Gynt,” Op. 55, No. 4 (arranged for cello and orchestra by Benjamin Wallfisch)
Grieg, Edvard
4:47 pm
London Philharmonic Orchestra
ASV
1176Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat, Op. 19 (3rd movement-Finale)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
4:52 pm
Cleveland Orchestra
SONY CLASSICAL
48165“To Our Girls” (Polka for orchestra)
Smetana, Bedrich
5:00 pm
Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra
SUPRAPHON
111115Trio Sonata No. 8 in E flat
Gallo, Domenico
5:04 pm
Parnassi musici
CPO
999717Adagio in E, K261 (arranged for guitar and orchestra)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
5:10 pm
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
PHILIPS
426263” The Gadfly” (film score suite), Op 97: Romance
Shostakovich, Dmitri
5:18 pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
CHANDOS
9227London Salute
Lane, Philip
5:25 pm
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
MARCO POLO
8.225185Sonata in G, BWV 1039 (arranged for two oboes, cello and harpsichord by Ramon Ortega Quero)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
5:30 pm
20260121
BERLIN CLASSICS
0300648“Estrellita” (arranged for tenor, violin and orchestra by Jonathan Tunick)
Ponce, Manuel
5:41 pm
New York Studio Orchestra
EMI
754266“Carmen” Fantasy (after Bizet), Op. 25
Sarasate, Pablo de
5:46 pm
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
EMI
557220