The Drive-Time Elixir with Peter Whorf Playlist January 29, 2026
90.9 WRCJ
90.9 FM WRCJ
3:25 am
20260129
“Petite Suite” (orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov)
Borodin, Alexander
2:01 pm
USSR Symphony Orchestra
MELODIYA
74321 34167 2Quintet for Flute, String Trio and Harp
Francaix, Jean
2:33 pm
20260129
ASV
1090“The Snow Maiden”: Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
2:44 pm
Scottish National Orchestra
CHANDOS
8327“Tannhäuser”: Overture
Wagner, Richard
3:00 pm
New York Philharmonic
SONY CLASSICAL
64108“What Sweeter Music” from Five Meditations for Orchestra
Rutter, John
3:14 pm
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
UNIVERSAL
476124Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17 (second movement: Valse–Presto)
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
3:19 pm
20260129
LONDON
444845“The Hours”: (6) I’m Going to Make a Cake
Glass, Philip
3:25 pm
The Lyric Quartet (with double bass) + Orchestra
NONESUCH
79693“On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring” (edited by Sir Thomas Beecham)
Delius, Frederick
3:30 pm
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
DECCA
460290“Bolero” (for violin and piano)
German, Sir Edward
3:39 pm
20260129
NAXOS
8.573407Arabeske (for piano), Op. 18
Schumann, Robert
3:46 pm
20260129
ESS.A.Y.
1026Allegretto (2nd movement) from Symphony No. 5 in d, Op. 47
Shostakovich, Dmitri
3:53 pm
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
SONY CLASSICAL
61841“The Bronze Horse”: Overture
Auber, Daniel-Francois
4:00 pm
BBC Philharmonic
CHANDOS
9765Adagio in E (for violin and orchestra), K. 261
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
4:07 pm
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
DG
445 535Partita in E: II. Gavotte (arr. for piano by Rachmaninoff)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
4:16 pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
00289 483 53354Suite from “Father Brown”
Auric, Georges
4:19 pm
BBC Philharmonic
CHANDOS
9774Royal Garden Blues
Williams, Clarence/Williams, Spencer
4:27 pm
Canadian Brass
CBS
42367“Cortege” (for orchestra)
Sibelius, Jean
4:33 pm
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
NAXOS
8.573300Reflections in D
Ellington, Duke
4:40 pm
20260129
LONDON
455512Violin Concerto in D, Op. 8, No. 11 (RV 210)
Vivaldi, Antonio
4:48 pm
I Musici
PHILIPS
438 344Yeomen of the Guard: Overture
Sullivan, Sir Arthur
5:00 pm
Pro Arte Orchestra
SERAPHIM
74010Concerto in d (for violin, strings, and continuo), Op. 5, No. 7
Albinoni, Tomaso
5:06 pm
Budapest Strings
CAPRICCIO
10709“The Amazing Spider-Man”: The Rooftop Kiss
Horner, James
5:12 pm
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
SONY
19075857722Duo for Flute and Guitar in C, Op. 104, No. 3
Carulli, Ferdinando
5:18 pm
20260129
CBS
42130“Les Fetes d’Hebe, ou les Talents lyriques” (Ballet Music from Scenes 6 & 7: “La Danse”)
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
5:25 pm
Les Arts Florissants
ERATO
26129Lyric Pieces, Op. 54, No. 1: “Shepherd Boy” (for orchestra)
Grieg, Edvard
5:40 pm
Hallé Orchestra
EMI
586513“L’isle joyeuse”
Debussy, Claude
5:46 pm
20260129
DG
4798308Symphony No. 3 in E Flat, Op. 55 “Eroica” (3rd movement)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
5:52 pm
Cleveland Orchestra
SONY CLASSICAL
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