December 31, 2009
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
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
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Frederic Chopin
Etude in C, Op. 10, No. 1
Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas
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Anton Bruckner
"Locus Iste"
The Oslo Chamber Choir with conductor Hakon Daniel Nystedt
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Allegretto from Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
The Minnesota Orchestra with conductor Osmo Vanska
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Enrique Granados
"Los Requiebros"
Pianist Alicia de Larrocha
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John Williams
"Air and Simple Gifts"
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman, pianist Gabriela Montero, and clarinetist Anthony McGill
United States Capitol Building, Washington D.C.
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Gustav Mahler
Fourth movement from Symphony No. 1 in D ("Titan")
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Gustavo Dudamel
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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Josef Strauss
"Music of the Spheres"
The Vienna Philharmonic with conductor Daniel Barenboim
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
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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