Peter Whorf is here weekday afternoons to ease your drive home with a mix of lighter classics and orchestrated popular tunes. Hear the hits as well as musical insights with some of the top artists in classical music today. Peter’s past 90.9 in-studio conversations can be found on the 90.9 SoundCloud page.
Bats turn left like racecar drivers! This IS driving me batty. Thanks for the laughs, like everyday 🙂
Oh that silly Dave!
Hello, Im a sustaining member already but want to put my votes in for: Copland, Wagner, and John Williams. I know he may not be considered a “true” classical composer, but he’s still pretty darn good! thanks for all you do.
Thank you Joseph, we’ll add these to our tally!
When do we find out which composers were voted the listeners’ favorites?
Hi Judy, we will reveal the top composers at the end of our Spring Fundraiser. Votes are still coming in!
Hi Dr. Dave, I have noticed and very much appreciate that you are playing more Baroque and Chamber music this summer. Please continue and keep up the excellent work!
Thank you for the note William and we appreciate you!
Could I get some information on the recording you just played (Mon. Aug. 21, about 2:40) of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini? Conductor, pianist, recording?
Hi Susan, yes that recording featured the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Earl Wild on piano conducted by Jascha Horenstein. It’s from a Chandos disc called “Rachmaninov – The Complete Piano Works” spine number 7114.
This was amazing!
Fantasy for Harp and Orchestra
Dubois, Theodore
Where DO you find this stuff?
Thanks Bill. We travel the Earth in search of great music! Well, ok maybe it’s not that dramatic.
I just realized I was in banking with Christa’s dad, Hal, 40+ years ago. She would play at the branch during Christmas.
Oh really? How cool, we will mention that to her.
Hello! May I please have the playlist information for the solo piano piece played near the end of Drive-Time Elixir on yesterday, Monday Oct 30? It may have been the second-to-last selection. I recall the announcer saying that it was also a beautiful song with lyrics (that they were singing to themselves as it aired!) My guess it was Davis Gloff hosting. Thank you. And best of luck in getting the playlists back up — they are wonderful to have.
Hi Michael, the last three pieces we played were a suite from Miklos Rosza’s Spellbound, Lost in the Stars by Kurt Weill an Witches of Eastwick: Devil’s Dance by John Williams.
Just had a very nice driveway moment with Albinoni Addagio. Love that recording! Best one I’ve heard.
A driveway moment, yay! It’s nice to hear you enjoyed that version.
You’re amazing, C Sharp! 😀
Our listeners are amazing too!
Dave, Cloris Lechman was Frau Bloucher in this pic. Madelyn Khan was Gene Wilder’s fiance!!
Oops, sorry Candace!
FYI – Madeline Kahn did not play Frau Bleucher in Young Frankenstein. Cloris Leachman played that part. Thank you for playing the Transylvanian Lullaby. Made me smile.
You’re welcome Carol, glad it made you smile.
I’m especially loving the program today. The music from Yental, the orchestral virgin of Light My Fire, Melodie and I Loved You Once In Silence are all favorites of mine.
Wow, it’s all Linda favorites, nice!
Please, please, before you start talking about the piece you just played could you make sure to announce the orchestra, conductor and soloist if there is one.
Change is inevitable sometimes we greet it with relief other times we are reluctant to accept it I must say Mr. Whorf I was skeptical in the beginning to the Drive Time Elixir changing of the guard if you will from Dave Wagner to Peter Whorf but all things in due time alas I must say you are melding nicely into Mixer of the Elixir and coming up with added additions of your own recipes in the mix what would Peter like me to BYOB to your party so far I have Brahms for Dave & Bach for Haley?
Most appreciate The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Peter keep it coming to infinity & beyond!
Good afternoon to you Mr. Whorf I must say I am warming up to your Mixer of the Elixir formulas since previously being passed off to you by none other than the Mr. Dave Wagner and my personal drive time elixir fix thank you Peter and yes Dave I am getting the worm 🪱 with your early bird schedule!
I most enjoy the German heritage ansombles of orchestral longs & shorts that you provide Peter being German myself after my father Don and his father William Englebert Egerer thank you! 😊
I must say that early film scores have always have a passion of mine across the board and nobody brings them to the forefront as WRCJ 90.9 does thanks one and all from behind the glass!
Bravo Peter a most exclusively subtle but always exhilarating drive time elixir indeed sir of total relaxation!
I so love this Scottish rendition Peter should I dare say English at behest of the Queen I dare not say William Wallace 🗡
😮 Hey, how did you make a little sword emoji?
This most Exhilarating cut in your program Peter would be excellerating onto the merge ramp at George Jetson speed during rush hour in the “D!”
“Count me in Dave & Peter on the Well Tempered Weekends! By the way I am an April baby I endorse your rollout whole heartily indeed!”
“I am strolling along nicely on this beautiful spring like day relaxing 😌 with a 2021 Idlewright chardonnay haling from the north coast of California on The Wine Time Elixir with Mr. Peter Whorf!” 😀
Extraordinary 1929 rendition of the roaring 20’s and to you as well Mrs. Robinson & Simon & Garfunkel!
Most heavenly ✨️ softness my word shall echo 🙏 his presence eternal what a most enthralling presence do I feel in this musical bliss that we hear!
“What a better way to enjoy the drive time elixir with Mr. Peter Whorf than none other savoring a Graycliff Double Espresso Maduro a
divine deep dark cocoa mouth
watering experience I give both a 5
out 5 on the WOW factor rating!”
🍀”A happy St.Patrick’s Day to everyone at WRCJ 90.9 and may the luck of the Irish 🇮🇪 be with you today especially!”🧙
🎻Enjoying the full spectrum 🎺pleasure ride 🎼 of WRCJ Ninety point Nine 🎶 on this first Michigan day of spring 🐦 thank you Peter & 🌷 happy spring to the entire WRCJ family of staff and listeners 🐣
I have to admit Peter I’ve been drinking the Elixir of today’s presentation with splendor and gusto my friend!
A required read Charlotte’s Web was it not Peter as least for me in my earlier experiences of attending the elementary level range of learning 😀
Spring has sprung this afternoon on the drivetime elixir very soothing melodies indeed Peter! 🙂
Mr. engineer Scott for the time being the intervals of moments/sounds of silence no not Simon & Garfunkel though a great song have subsided this could be due to atmospheric conditions and winds disrupting my fm signal here at home in Howell I will have to check whether or not my electricity bill is payed?
Superior cold opening Mr. Whorf as I never purview the program musical schedule ever it allows one’s journey to enter uninhibited into the realms of the unknown of the notes 🎶 to the ear!
Orchestral composition can be exhilarating or sincere if we only allow ourselves any foreboding prior too!
Of course Peter the night 🌕 of 14 – 15 April 1912 will live in infamy within our minds of The White Star Lines tragedy maiden voyage of the heraldic emphasized Titanic of unsinkable proportions unfortunately indeed!
Good Thursday evening to the both of you Carl and Crista I was an early bird 🐦 gets the Dave and Peter worm 🪱 with my one time pledge good to hear from you both once again my best regards bravo 👏 you make now both take a bow and we the listeners will provide you with the encore splendid indeed!
Thank you for the support right off the bat Mark!
I believe I may be the solitary resident of Howell, Michigan to have given my support to my most pleasurable music phenomenon in Detroit going strong for twenty years 14 – classical 10 – jazz 365 so a shout out to Howell will you join me?
“Good to be on board ahoy with both of you gentlemen this Friday afternoon bon voyage!”
A Crista bell 🔔 and a John bell 🔔 ringing how about a little more first time listeners are you with me?
Peter & John I’ll have you both know as a personal collector of all sports cards we just may have to open up a box of unopened Topps baseball ⚾️ I’m craving some of that Topps bubble gum now that John mentioned it how about you two?
I’m having a problem with my washer and dryer I know the Well Tempered weekend will be able to assist me thanks so much Click & Clack!
This probably won’t turn out well…
As you may not know as warm weather calls I Oliver Wendle Douglas will have to be tending to the Green Acres here soon at the homestead here in Howell, Mi. as I like to get my hands dirty but rest assured I will stay in touch as I answer the telephone pole phone!
While others may be on their drive time elixir’s I happily am able to report to be on my wine time elixir with John and Peter today’s selection NISA Vin Alb D.O.C. Husi, Romania 🇷🇴 2022. 🥂 🎙📻 🎼 🎶
So lucky to have dodged a bullet here last night here in my portion of Howell, Michigan so many others not so fortunate across our state unfortunately it was highly fierce here for minutes on end only then subsiding in my prayers for all out there 🙏 affected!
Yes it was quite windy last night, some places worse than others.
I have only made my second pledge so far this campaign being no.2 and I am already looking forward to the next fall campaign but let us not rush this summer first. As a lover of cigars John the invitation is always open to join me as we indulge in one together and by the way this invitation is extended to the entire WRCJ TEAM at 90.9. I will say I have quite enough here to suit any one’s particular palate tastes and I am always adding new additions to my cigar collection! 😀
Wow, two donations, that’s the way to do it. Thanks Mark!
Good afternoon Carl nice to hear from you once again and good afternoon Christa you as well the CC sharp team! 😃
Christa will need some WRCJ peppermint gum and the squeeze note although I believe the 1/8 note may not suffice Carl I know she has her seat belt on right now during this lively and most vigorous portrayal of music today I am totally Reinvigorated indeed! 😀 😄 😉 👍
I will join the club Carl & Christa I doubt I will be around another 20 years for the next WRCJ anniversary the 40th oh by the way this birthday boy will be 66 on the 23 of this month I wish it were an April fools joke 😃 😀 😄 😁 🤣 safe travels Carl I highly enjoyed your company today & Christa’s as well thank you both!
Extremely good too know Peter but first I will have to jot down that Red Bat Phone ☎️ No. directing me to The Well Tempered Weekend hot 🔥 line and what a blue light 💙 special bonus offer too hear 👂a recording of myself on yours both show Captain Dave & First mate Peter WOW the Maiden voyage was exceptional with week two absolutely breathtaking 👏 👍 😀 indeed !
Good afternoon Peter I have been throughly enjoying all the programming on WRCJ 90.9 across the entire spectrum 14 hrs. of classical and 10 hrs. of Jazz super radio hosts across the board and I might add you are doing a bang up job on Dr. Dave’s Drive – Time Elixir I might add thank you to one and all at The Old Radio Ranch as Dr. Dave always says bravo! 👏 😀
Good afternoon Mr.Whorf I am certainly enjoying my Wine/Drive Time Elixir with you today no I’m not behind the wheel but pleasantly relaxed in my gaming/office type chair most comfortable & articulated indeed with the sounds of silence so warm via W R C J 9 0 . 9 F M 🎶
Absolutely splendid show indeed this afternoon during my Wine🥂Time Elixir Mr. Whorf bravo! 👏
Butler & Thief 2021 Chardonnay notes of citrus & vanilla medium bodied & smooth 13.5% just as WRCJ medium bodied & smooth indeed!