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Lassus and Wine - Part 1

In the first of two programmes, Hannah French is joined by wine historian Ron Merlino to explore the music of Lassus while tasting wines he knew at the Court of Duke Albrecht V.

Orlando Lassus wrote a staggering number of pieces about wine, covering all genres from sacred to secular and everything in between. They tell us much about life, trade, and feasting in Munich in the second half of the 16th century, but also show that Lassus was quite the wine connoisseur: not only in drinking the best wines across Europe, but even his knowledge of wine production.

For this first of two programmes, Hannah French is joined down the line from New York by wine historian Ron Merlino to explore the music of Lassus while tasting some of the types of wine he encountered at the Court of Duke Albrecht V in Munich.

Today, the two wines featured in the programme are both white wines known to have been available in Bavaria in the 16th century:

Trimbach Muscat from Alsace

and

Rueda Verdejo from Spain

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Sun 31 Dec 2023 14:00
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Music Played

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Vignon Vignon vignette

    Ensemble: Ensemble ClΓ©ment Janequin.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • HMA 1951391.
    • 6.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Veni, dilecte mi

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • HMU 807489.
    • 7.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Missa Vinum [Verbum] bonum: Credo

    Choir: Ex Cathedra. Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore.
    • ALTO.
    • ALC1177.
    • 10.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Vinum bonum et suave

    Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury.
    • DECCA.
    • 4443352.
    • 15.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Super Flumina Babylonis

    Choir: Namur Chamber Choir.
    • RICERCAR.
    • RIC 283.
    • 10.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    A ce matin

    Choir: Vox Luminis.
    • MUSIQUE EN WALLONIE.
    • MEW 1579.
    • 4.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Lucescit iam o socii

    Ensemble: Ensemble ClΓ©ment Janequin.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • HMC 901391.
    • 20.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Gratia sola Dei

    Choir: Currende Vocal Ensemble. Conductor: Erik Van Nevel.
    • EUFODA.
    • 1239.
    • 3.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Agimus tibi gratias

    Choir: Currende Vocal Ensemble. Ensemble: Concerto Palatino. Conductor: Erik Van Nevel.
    • ACCENT.
    • ACC8855.
    • 19.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Zanni piasi patro?

    Ensemble: Concerto Italiano.
    • OPUS 111.
    • OPS 30-94.
    • 27.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Margot labourez les vignes

    Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • VIRGIN VERITAS.
    • 7243 5 61166 2 7.
    • 8.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Hispanum ad coenam

    Choir: Namur Chamber Choir.
    • RICERCAR.
    • RIC 283.
    • 11.

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  • Sun 27 Dec 2020 14:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
  • Sun 31 Dec 2023 14:00
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