December 31, 2008
A Special New Year's Eve
Does wine taste better when you're listening to classical music? A study by a Scottish scientist argued that it does. We decided to put this theory to the test in a special broadcast, a Performance Today music listening and wine tasting party. Jason Kallsen, founder and owner of Twin Cities Wine Education, provided some wine recommendations to accompany our playlist.
Today's Playlist
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Orlande de Lassus
"O Vin en Vigne" and "Vignon, Vignon"
The King's Singers
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Traditional
"Gae Bring Tae Me a Pint O' Wine"
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wine: Atrea 'The Choir' Rousanne+Marsanne, Mendocino County, California
Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro"
The Lausanne Chamber Orchestra with conductor Christoph Konig
Fribourg, Switzerland
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Domenico Scarlatti
Wine: Talbott Kali Hart Vineyard Chardonnay, Monterey County, California
Sonata in D Minor, K. 9, and Sonata in C, K. 159
Pianist Olga Kern
Interlochen Arts Festival, Interlochen, Michigan
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Arcangelo Corelli
Wine: Qupe Central Coast Syrah, Santa Barbara, California
Sonata a 3 in C, Op. 4, No. 1
Accademia Bizantina with conductor and harpsichordist Ottavio Dantone
Schwetzingen Festival, Schwetzingen, Germany
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Gustav Holst
Wine: Qupe Central Coast Syrah, Santa Barbara, California
"Mars,""Mercury," and "Jupiter" from "The Planets"
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Leonard Slatkin
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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Traditional
Wine: Yalumba 'Patchwork' Shiraz, Barossa Valley, South Australia
"Dona Nobis Pacem" and "Auld Lang Syne"
Yo-Yo Ma, cello, and Chris Botti, trumpet
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Franz Waxman
Excerpts from "Auld Lang Syne" Variations for String Trio and Piano
Violinist Gidon Kremer, violist Ula Ulijona, cellist Marta Sudraba, and pianist Louis Lortie
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Joseph Haydn
Wine: Adami Prosecco 'Garbel,' Northeastern Italy
Allegro con Spirito from String Quartet in B-flat ("Sunrise")
Members of the Lyric Chamber Music Society
Kosciuszko Foundation, New York City
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Johann Strauss, Jr.
Wine: Juve y Camps Reserva de la Familia Cava, Northeastern Spain
"The Champagne Polka"
The Vienna Philharmonic with conductor Riccardo Muti
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Adagio and Presto from Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 ("Choral")
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most, soprano Measha Bruggergosman, mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor, tenor Frank Lopardo, and baritone Rene Pape
Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami