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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



hour 1

  • Orlande de Lassus
    "O Vin en Vigne" and "Vignon, Vignon"
    The King's Singers
  • Traditional
    "Gae Bring Tae Me a Pint O' Wine"
    The Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Traditional
    Wine: Yalumba 'Patchwork' Shiraz, Barossa Valley, South Australia
    "Dona Nobis Pacem" and "Auld Lang Syne"
    Yo-Yo Ma, cello, and Chris Botti, trumpet

hour 2

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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