Heat 1, Series 34
The eclectic music quiz returns for a new series, with Paul Gambaccini testing the knowledge of music lovers from around the UK.
The eclectic music quiz returns for a new series, with Paul Gambaccini in the question-master's chair. Music lovers from around the UK compete in the knockout tournament, with the aim of becoming the 34th official Counterpoint champion. Whether their specialism is in opera, jazz, chart music, modern classical, musical theatre, classic rock or R&B, there's something in the quiz to suit every taste. There are copious musical extracts to identify including some unfamiliar or surprising pieces alongside long-standing favourites.
Taking part in the opening show of the season are:
John Abramson, a solicitor from Woodford Green in Essex
Julie Tate, a retired teacher from Peterborough
Martin Warlow, a retired civil servant from Milford Haven in South Wales
Producer: Paul Bajoria
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Counterpoint Programme One
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita in E Major
Performer: Jacques Loussier.- MUSIC CLUB.
- MCCD-113.
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John Taverner
The Lamb
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- PHILIPS.
- 462-050 2.
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Emmanuel Chabrier
Habanera
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Ernest Ansermet.- Decca.
- 4337202.
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Kings of Leon
Take it Easy
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Jannis Noya Makrigiannis
Hollow Talk
Performer: Choir of Young Believers.- Ghostly International.
- nk.
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Jung Jae-il
It Is Sunday Morning
Performer: Jung Jae-il.- Genie Music Corporation.
- n/a.
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Miles Davis
The Surrey With A Fringe On Top
- FONTANA.
- --8363052.
The Devil Has All The Best Tunes
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The Charlie Daniels Band
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
- BMG TV PROJECTS.
- 82876686072-NA.
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Krysztof Komeda
Theme from "Rosemary's Baby"
Conductor: George Tipton. Performer: Mia Farrow. Performer: Studio Orchestra.- EMPORIO.
- EMPRCD 628.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Rake's Progress
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 459 648-2.
21st Century Folk Music
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The Unthanks
The Scarecrow Knows - Worzel Gummidge OST
- Independent.
- B0831PTJJL.
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Catrin Finch
Bach To Ba茂sso
Composer: Seckou Keita. Performer: Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita.- bendigedig.
- BENDI2-1.
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Kitty Macfarlane
Starling Song
Performer: Kitty Macfarlane.- NAVIGATOR RECORDS.
- NOT GIVEN.
Beethoven Symphonies
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Ludwig van Beethoven
The Battle Symphony/Wellington's Victory
Performer: London Symphony Orchestra.- MERCURY.
- ---.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F (Pastoral Scene By The Brook
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- 431-253-2.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125 (Choral) (excerpt)
Conductor: Hans Schmidt鈥怚sserstedt. Performer: Vienna Philharmonic.- Deutchse Gramaphone.
- 410 859-2.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita in E Major
Performer: Jacques Loussier.- MUSIC CLUB.
- MCCD-113.
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- Mon 7 Dec 2020 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sat 12 Dec 2020 23:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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