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Heat 2, 2018

Counterpoint Series 32

Paul Gambaccini asks the questions in the challenging music quiz that covers everything from opera to hip-hop, from London's famous Maida Vale studios.

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The competitors in this second heat of the 2018 season will need to show a good grasp of music ranging from Brahms to New Order, to tackle Paul Gambaccini's questions in the famously unforgiving music quiz. As well as general knowledge questions on music, they'll be offered a choice of topics on which to answer individual questions, of which they've had no prior warning and no chance to bone up. There are copious clips and musical illustrations, both familiar and surprising.

The quiz comes from the 麻豆社's historic studios at Maida Vale, and the line up today is:

Liz Ashling, a registered nurse and midwife from Amersham in Buckinghamshire
Steve Brown, a software developer from Llanddeusant in Carmarthenshire
Brian Thorne, a plasterer from Shillingstone in Dorset.

The winner will take his or her place in the semi-finals in the autumn.

Producer: Paul Bajoria.

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 18 Aug 2018 23:00
麻豆社 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Counterpoint Programme Two

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita in E Major

    Performer: Jacques Loussier.
    • MUSIC CLUB.
    • MCCD-113.

  • Claude Debussy

    Estampes: No 2 - La soiree dans Grenade...Mouvement de Habanera

    Performer: Bruyeres. Performer: Philharmonia Chorus.
    • CALA.
    • CACD-1002.

  • John Travolta

    Greased Lightning

    • Polydor.
    • 817 998-2.

  • Kate Bush

    This Woman's Work

    • EMI.
    • CDP-7930 7 82.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Ein Deutsches requiem Op.45

    Conductor: Otto Klemperer. Performer: Philharmonia Chorus. Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • EMI.
    • cdd-7472382.

  • Hothouse Flowers

    Don't Go

    • NOW.
    • CDNOW-12.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Fifth Movement)

    Conductor: Bernard Haitink. Performer: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • BR Klassik.
    • 900149.

  • Six Weddings & A Funeral

  • Richard Wagner

    Lohengrin - Act III Prelude

    Conductor: Georg Solti. Performer: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Decca.
    • 421-0532.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No.1 - 3. Feierlich und gemessen

    Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Performer: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 427-3032.

  • Spike Jones and His City Slickers

    I Went To Your Wedding

    • RCA.
    • NL-89044(2)B.

  • Seven Days In Pop Music

  • The Corrs

    Ruby Tuesday

    • LAVA/ATLANTIC.
    • 835-33-2.

  • James Brown

    Monday Through Thursday

    • EMI.
    • 001.

  • The Saturdays

    Just Can't Get Enough

    • Polydor.
    • 1799-707.

  • Russian Ballet

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovksy

    The Sleeping Beauty

    Conductor: Andr茅 Previn. Performer: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 7 64840 2.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cinderella - Midnight

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • EMI.
    • 7243-5 68604 2 1.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Fairy's Kiss

    Music Arranger: Peter Spence. Performer: Columbia Symphony Orchestra.
    • Sony.
    • SM3K-46292.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 13 Aug 2018 15:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Sat 18 Aug 2018 23:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4

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