The Drive-Time Elixir with Peter Whorf Playlist March 17, 2026
90.9 WRCJ
90.9 FM WRCJ
3:36 am
20260317
“The Sea” (Orchestral Fantasy) Op. 28
Glazunov, Alexander
2:01 pm
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
NAXOS
8.553512An Irish Blessing
L'Estrange, Alexander
2:25 pm
Tenebrae
Signum Classics
454Concerto for Piano No. 5 in C (“L’incendie par l’orage”)
Field, John
2:30 pm
London Mozart Players
CHANDOS
9495“Molly on the Shore” (Irish Reel–arranged for orchestra)
Grainger, Percy
3:00 pm
Eastman Rochester Pops Orchestra
MERCURY
434330Four Irish Dances, Op.126
Arnold, Malcolm
3:04 pm
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
NAXOS
8.553526“Victor Herbert Favorites” (Medley)
Herbert, Victor
3:13 pm
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
SONY CLASSICAL
52491May It Be
Enya/Ryan/Shore
3:21 pm
VOCES8
DECCA
29601-02“Menuet pompeux” (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)
Chabrier, Emmanuel
3:26 pm
Orchestre National de Lyon
NAXOS
8.573124“The Mikado”: Overture
Sullivan, Sir Arthur
3:35 pm
Pro Arte Orchestra
EMI
767111“Bouree” (for flute & piano)
Lefort, Augustin
3:44 pm
20260317
CRYSTAL
715Piano Concerto No. 1 in d, Op. 15 (finale)
Brahms, Johannes
3:46 pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra
EMI
585798Symphony No.3 in f (“Irish”)–2nd movement
Stanford, Sir Charles Villiers
4:00 pm
Ulster Orchestra
CHANDOS
6525Romance No. 2 in F (for violin and orchestra), Op. 50
Beethoven, Ludwig van
4:07 pm
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
EMI
557220Sonata for Piano and Cello–1st movement: “Allegro. Tempo di marcia”
Poulenc, Francis
4:16 pm
20260317
NAIVE
5259Piano Concerto in A Flat, Op. 94 (1st movement)
Rheinberger, Josef
4:22 pm
Radio Luxembourg Orchestra
VOX
5065Serenade No. 12 in c (for Winds) K. 388 (384a)–finale
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
4:35 pm
The New York Woodwind Soloists
EVEREST
9026“The Song of Bernadette” (Overture)
Newman, Alfred
4:43 pm
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
SILVA
1122Celtic Moonrise (for solo harp)
Walters, J. Donald
4:49 pm
20260317
CLARITY SOUND & LIGHT
CSL07“Irish Tune from County Derry” (version for orchestra)
Grainger, Percy (arranger)
4:54 pm
BBC Philharmonic
CHANDOS
9584“The Bohemian Girl” : Overture
Balfe, Michael William
5:00 pm
Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA
68793Nocturne No. 4 in A
Field, John
5:09 pm
20260317
Chandos
8719“Unforgettable” (for orchestra)
Gordon, Irving
5:15 pm
Boston Pops Orchestra
SONY CLASSICAL
53380Violin Concerto in F, RV. 295
Vivaldi, Antonio
5:19 pm
Venice Baroque Orchestra
SONY CLASSICAL
89362Symphony in E (“Irish”)–4th movement: Allegro vivace e con brio
Sullivan, Sir Arthur
5:31 pm
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
NAXOS
8.570351“St Patrick’s Day” from “The Quiet Man” (arranged for violin and orchestra by Angela Morley)
Traditional
5:41 pm
Boston Pops Orchestra
SONY CLASSICAL
60773Irish Suite: The Wearing of the Green
Anderson, Leroy
5:44 pm
Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA
61237An Irish Symphony (4th movement)
Harty, Sir Hamilton
5:48 pm
Ulster Orchestra
CHANDOS
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