2013 Heat 8
Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz with contestants from Brighton, Bristol and Cheltenham. From June 2013.
Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
Do you know which novelty dance became popular after Charles Lindberg's crossing of the Atlantic in 1927? Or which singer made the most successful recording of the soul standard 'The Shoop Shoop Song'?
There are extracts to suit all tastes, and plenty of musical trivia and anecdotes.
The contestant who can demonstrate the broadest general musical knowledge will win through to the 2013 semi-finals, which start in a fortnight's time.
This trio of competitors battling it out at the 麻豆社's studios in Maida Vale, London are
* Ray Allen from Brighton;
* Paul Burgess from Cheltenham;
* Terry Weids from Bristol
Producer: Paul Bajoria
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in June 2013.
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THIS WEEK'S COMPETITORS
RAY ALLEN, a retired headteacher from Brighton;
PAUL BURGESS,听a civil servant from Cheltenham;
TERRY WEIDS, a retired retail manager from Bristol.
MUSIC IN HEAT 8
Round One
Elgar: Sea Pictures - 'Where Corals Lie' (Janet Baker/LSO/Barbirolli)
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture (Boston SO/Munch)
Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice: Evita - 'I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You' (Madonna/Jonathan Pryce, movie soundtrack album)
Joyce Grenfell: 'Opera Interval'
Meredith Wilson: The Music Man - '76 Trombones' (Mormon Tabernacle Choir/Columbia SO/Ottley)
Eddy Grant: 'Baby Come Back'听(The Equals)
听
Boulez
Berg: Lulu - Act III - Lulu's murder (Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris)
Messaien: Reveil des Oiseaux (DG Messaien Complete Edition)
Debussy: La Mer - 'Dialogue du vent et de la mer' (NYO/Boulez)
听
Masters of British Light Music
Eric Coates: 'Callin All Workers' (City of Birmingham Symphony Orch/Kilbey)
Albert Ketelby: 'In A Persian Market' (Philharmonia/Lanchbery)
Charles Williams: 'Devil's Galop' (麻豆社 Concert Orch/Wordsworth)
听
Polish Composers
Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme of Paganini (Glemser/Polish National RSO/Wit)
Gorecki: Symphony No.3 - 2nd movement (Dawn Upshaw/London Sinfonietta/Zinman)
Szymanowski: Mazurka, Op.50 No.18 (Martin Jones)
Broadcasts
Mon 24 Jun 2013 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4- Sat 29 Jun 2013 23:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Wednesday 14:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Wednesday 20:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Thursday 04:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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