The Early Music Show

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Performance and news from the world of early music.

An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

The Early Music Show: Lassus and Wine - Part 1

Lassus and Wine - Part 1

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Lassus and Wine - Part 1

Hannah French and wine historian Ron Merlino explore connections between Lassus and wine.

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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