The Drive-Time Elixir with Peter Whorf Playlist July 17, 2026
90.9 WRCJ
90.9 FM WRCJ
2:06 am
20260717
Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93
Beethoven, Ludwig van
2:01 pm
Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
ARTE NOVA
563410Intermezzo in A Flat
Poulenc, Francis
2:27 pm
20260717
HYPERION
67275“Spartacus”: Ballet Suite No. 1
Khachaturian, Aram
2:32 pm
St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
NAXOS
8.550801“Water Music”: Suite No. 3 in D
Handel, George Frideric
3:00 pm
Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields
DECCA
458333“Der Rosenkavalier”: Second Waltz Sequence
Strauss, Richard
3:09 pm
Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig
DECCA
4645Impromptu in A Flat, Op. 29
Chopin, Frederic
3:18 pm
20260717
LONDON
443738Romance in D Flat (for violin and piano), Op. 22, No. 1
Schumann, Clara Wieck
3:22 pm
20260717
DECCA
4850020Piano Concerto No. 24 In C K503: III. Allegretto
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
3:26 pm
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
NONESUCH
075597916874“Summa” (for strings)
Part, Arvo
3:37 pm
MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
NAIVE
5425La Vita E Bella from “Life is Beautiful”
Piovani, Nicola
3:43 pm
The City of Prague Philharmonic
SILVA
1274Third Movement (“Allegro molto vivace”) from Symphony No 6 in b, Op 74 (“Pathetique”)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
3:49 pm
London Symphony Orchestra
PHILIPS
438335Overture from”The Wasps” (Aristophanic Suite)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
4:00 pm
London Philharmonic Orchestra
CHANDOS
10174Bees and Bumblebees (“Abeilles et bourdons”), Op. 562
Dede, Eugene Arcade
4:10 pm
Gowanus Arts Ensemble
NEW FOCUS
166AInsect Oddities
Mayerl, Billy
4:15 pm
20260717
CHANDOS
10324“The Flight of the Bumblebee” from “The Tale of Tsar Saltan”
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
4:24 pm
Eastman Wind Ensemble
CBS
42137“La Valse”
Ravel, Maurice
4:26 pm
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
PHILIPS
438685Overture to “Colas Breugnon”
Kabalevsky, Dmitri
4:42 pm
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
CBC
5069“On Golden Pond”: Main Theme
Grusin, Dave
4:47 pm
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
TELARC
80700“The Three-Cornered Hat”: Final Dance
Falla, Manuel de
4:52 pm
London Symphony Orchestra
EVEREST
9000Hungarian Dances Nos. 1-3
Brahms, Johannes
5:00 pm
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
DG
410615Andante cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11–arranged for cello and orchestra)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
5:08 pm
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
DG
453460“Suite catalan” (for guitar)
Traditional
5:17 pm
20260717
EMI
749404“My Ship” (arranged for soprano and orchestra)
Weill, Kurt
5:24 pm
Studio Orchestra
NONESUCH
79345-2“Symphonie espagnole” (for violin and orchestra), Op. 21 (finale)
Lalo, Edouard
5:28 pm
Orchestra of Paris
DG
445549“Oh, Kay!”: Overture
Gershwin, George
5:38 pm
The New Princess Theater Orchestra
EMI
375879The Short-Tempered Clavier: III. Prelude and Fugue in c-sharp
Bach, PDQ
5:45 pm
20260717
TELARC
80390Piano Concerto No. 3 in c, Op. 37 (3rd movement: Rondo. Allegro)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
5:49 pm
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
SONY
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