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Semi-final 1

Counterpoint Series 34
Episode 10 of 13

The wide-ranging music quiz reaches the first semi-final, with three heat winners playing off for a Final place.

(10/13)
This year's Counterpoint tournament reaches the semi-final stage, with Paul Gambaccini welcoming back three of the heat winners from earlier in the series, all competing via remote link in a time of Covid lockdown.

The pace hots up and the competitors can expect the questions to be tougher, as the race is on in earnest for places in the 2021 Final. As always, they'll be tested on their knowledge of a wide variety of music, with plenty of musical extracts both rare and familiar.

Today's returning semi-finalists are
Eugene Gallagher, a computer analyst from Cheshire
Anne Hodkinson, a retired recruitment officer from Dudley
Martin Warlow, a retired civil servant from Milford Haven.

Producer: Paul Bajoria

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 13 Feb 2021 23:00
麻豆社 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Counterpoint Programme

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita in E Major

    Performer: Jacques Loussier.
    • The Best of Bach.
    • MUSIC CLUB.
    • MCCD-113.

  • Round One

  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance in G Minor

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • CLAUDIO ABBADO.
    • DEUTCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 429-364-2.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Love & Affection

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.
    • 397 122-2.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Where'er You Walk (Semele)

    Singer: Elin Manahan Thomas. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Eternal Light.
    • Hellodor.
    • 476-970.

  • Arthur Sullivan

    The Pirates of Penzance (Overture)

    Orchestra: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra. Conductor: John Pryce-Jones.
    • PIRATES OF PENZANCE.
    • TER.
    • CDTER-2 1177.

  • Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

    Your Coffee is a Disaster

    • Sony : 19439738552.
    • Sony.
    • 19439738552.

  • Bill Withers

    Lean On Me

    • I Believe.
    • Telstar.
    • TCD-2811.

  • Round Two

  • FILM MUSIC OF 1939

  • Max Steiner

    Tara's Theme (Gone With The Wind)

    Performer: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Max Steiner. Conductor: Max Steiner. Conductor: Max Steiner.
    • GONE WITH THE WIND.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 817-116-2.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    The Private Lives of Elizabeth & Essex (Overture)

    Conductor: Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Performer: Studio Orchestra. Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
    • THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX.
    • RCA.
    • ARLI-0185.

  • Groucho Marx

    Lydia The Tattooed Lady

    • THE HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL VOL.2 (VARIOUS ARTISTS).
    • CHANSONS CINEMA.
    • CIN-018.

  • COMPOSER'S FUNERALS AND GRAVES

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Six Little Piano Pieces, Op 19 No 5, 'Etwas rasch'

    Performer: Maurizio Pollini.
    • Schoenberg: Sechs kleine Klavierst眉cke, Op.19 - No.4 - Rasch, aber leicht.
    • Decca.
    • not given.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Miserere (Il Trovatore)

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra. Performer: London Voices.
    • Verdi: Il Trovatore.
    • EMI.
    • CDS 5 57360 2.

  • Alexander Borodin

    Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Etc - Beecham.
    • EMI.
    • CDC 7 47717 2.

  • A HISTORY LESSON

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Cities In Dust

    • promo.
    • white label.
    • n/a 001.

  • Quincy Jones

    Roots TV Theme

    • Roots.
    • A&M.
    • SP-4626.

  • John Rutter

    Give The King Thy Judgements, O God

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: The Cambridge Singers.
    • The Gift Of Life.
    • Colombia.
    • COLCD 138.

  • ROUND THREE

  • Walter Murphy And The Big Apple Band

    A Fifth of Beethoven

    • The Best of Walter Murphy - A Fifth of Beethoven.
    • Hot.
    • B000001QLQ.

  • CLOSING THEME

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita in E Major

    Performer: Jacques Loussier.
    • The Best of Bach.
    • MUSIC CLUB.
    • MCCD-113.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 8 Feb 2021 15:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Sat 13 Feb 2021 23:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4

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