The effect of music on the brain has long been puzzling scientists. There is still research to be done, but here’s something they’ve discovered: music has similar effects on the brain as love and sex.
This is very good news.
Because it means that if you plan to sit on the couch and eat chips all night, you can use music to get that same glorious feeling of being in love… without all the complications.
On the flip side, if you are spending your Valentine’s Day with that special someone (good for you…), you can use music to boost those dopamine levels even further. Isn’t that nice?
So we’ve put together a Tempo Valentine’s Day Mixtape, to help you out on this Valentine’s Day… whatever your plans are!
1. Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune; Alain Lefevre (6:20)
2. Marjan Mozetich: Postcards from the Sky; Mario Bernardi, CBC Vancouver Orchestra (12:44)
3. Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1; Alain Lefevre (3:55)
4. Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (ii) Romance; James Ehnes, Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (8:54)
5. Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne No. 8; Jane Coop (6:20)
6. Edward Elgar: Salut D'Amour; Shauna Rolston (2:56)
7. Franz Liszt: Liebestraum S. 541, No. 3; Richard Raymond (5:00)
8. Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance No. 2; Pinchas Zukerman, National Arts Centre Orchestra (8:51)
9. Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Gwen Hoebig, Bramwell Tovey, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (15:18)
10. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21: ii. Andante; Jon Kimura Parker, Mario Bernardi, CBC Radio Orchestra (7:00)
11. Johannes Brahms: Romance, F major (Andante); Robert Silverman (4:23)
12. Richard Wagner: Sigfried Idyll; Raffi Armenian, Canadian Chamber Ensemble (17:14)
13. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; James Campbell, Franz-Paul Decker, National Arts Centre Orchestra (7:17)
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