Heat 2, 2019
Paul Gambaccini is in the chair for another contest of eclectic musical general knowledge, with competitors from Dublin, London and Cheltenham.
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Which title provided hits for both Bruno Mars and Billy Joel even though the songs were different? Which book by F Scott Fitzgerald has recently been on stage in the UK as a ballet version? And who was the first musician ever to be honoured with their own entire set of commemorative Royal Mail stamps?
You can find the answers to these and many other musical questions with Paul Gambaccini in this week's Counterpoint contest. Three amateur music lovers join Paul to compete for a place in the series semi-finals later in the year - and possibly for a chance to lift the 33rd annual Counterpoint trophy. As always, they'll have to prove the breadth of their musical knowledge and answer individual questions on a special topic of which they've had no prior warning.
Taking part today are:
Dan O'Malley, an IT project manager living in Dublin
Lucy Reynolds, a doctor and fitness instructor from London
Harry Shaw, a student from Cheltenham
Producer: Paul Bajoria
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Counterpoint Programme Two
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita in E Major
Performer: Jacques Loussier.- MUSIC CLUB.
- MCCD-113.
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Bill Whelan
Riverdance
- Son.
- RTE/BUA C-1.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Danse Macabre
Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra c Charles Dutoit.- DECCA.
- 425-021-2.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflote - singspiel in 2 acts K.620
Conductor: Karl Bohm. Performer: Berliner Philharmoniker. Performer: Fritz Wunderlich.- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 419 566-2.
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Billie Eilish
My Strange Addiction
- Darkroom/Interscope Records.
- N/A.
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Nerina Pallot
Crazy In Love
- Sony.
- 88697780-202.
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William Walton
Belshazzar's Feast
Performer: Andrew Litton. Performer: Bryn Terfel.- London.
- 448-1342.
Famous Classical Premieres
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Igor Stravinsky
The Rite Of Spring - Dance Of The Earth
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Performer: London Symphony Orchestra.- Sony Classical.
- SMK 60694.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony No. 1 in D minor Op.13
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra.- Sony Classical.
- SB2K63257.
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William Walton
Symphony No.1 in B flat minor
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Performer: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.- EMI CLASSICS.
- 5 56592-2.
Bells Are Ringing
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Sergey Rachmaninov
The Bells
Performer: Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- London.
- 469-1782.
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Frank Loesser
If I Were A Bell
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald.- VERVE.
- 517 535-2.
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Jeff Lynne
Across The Border
Performer: Electric Light Orchestra.- Epic.
- 489039 2*.
Hello Goodbye
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Neil Diamond
Hello Again
- CAPITOL.
- CDP-7 46026 2.
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Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli
Time To Say Goodbye
- EMI Classics.
- CDANGE-16.
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Mel Brooks
Goodbye!
- SONY CLASSICAL.
- SK-89646.
Broadcasts
- Mon 9 Sep 2019 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sat 14 Sep 2019 23:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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