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Semi-final 3

Counterpoint Series 34
Episode 12 of 13

The last semi-final in this year's tournament of the music quiz, with Paul Gambaccini asking the questions.

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Another trio of heat winners from earlier in the series joins Paul Gambaccini for the contest to decide the one remaining place in the 2021 Counterpoint Final. As always, there are questions covering the whole musical spectrum. How will the contestants fare when asked to identify a Tchaikovsky overture, a theme from a great European film, and a brass arrangement of an 80s rock classic?

They also each have to tackle their own individual round of questions on a special musical topic or theme of which they've had no prior warning.

Hoping to win their way through to the Final are:
Nicki Cockburn, a student from North Wales
Steven Lodge, a care support worker from Somerset
Tim Wise, a retired salesman from Surrey.

Producer: Paul Bajoria

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 27 Feb 2021 23:00
Â鶹Éç 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

  • Ennio Morricone

    Cinema Paradiso

    • CINEMA PARADISO SOUNDTRACK.
    • DRB MOVIES.
    • 99501.

  • Sia & Hans Zimmer

    Out There

  • Eric Whitacre

    Lux Aurumque

  • Bullhorns

    I Love Rock N Roll

    • BATANG.
    • ATS Records.
    • 9005216008773.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Hamlet (Overture)

    Orchestra: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.
    • Tchaikovsky - Shakespeare.
    • Deutsche Gram.
    • 477 9355.

  • Betty Wright

    Clean Up Woman

    • Night Moves (Various Artists).
    • Double Gold.
    • DBG-53036.

  • Round Two

  • AN EDUCATION

  • Benjamin Britten

    Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    Orchestra: English Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: William Boughton.
    • Britten.
    • Nimbus.
    • NI-5295.

  • Timbuk 3

    The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades

    • (Single).
    • IRS.
    • IRM-126.

  • Danny Kaye

    Inch Worm

    • The Best of Danny Kaye.
    • Music Club.
    • MCTC-233.

  • CLASSICAL MUSIC ON THE RAILWAYS

  • Arthur Honegger

    Pacific 231

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Ernest Ansermet.
    • Ravel/Honegger/Dukas/Debussy.
    • Decca.
    • 448 576-2.

  • Johann Strauss II

    ³Õ±ð°ù²µ²Ôü²µ³Ü²Ô²µ²õ³ú³Ü²µ

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Harnoncourt & Johann Strauss II.
    • Teldec.
    • 2564-688564.

  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Themes From Murder On The Orient Express

    Performer: George Blackmore.
    • All Diss And Heaven Too.
    • VCinema Organ Society.
    • COS-103.

  • THE BIBLE AND POPULAR MUSIC

  • Elmer Bernstein

    Overture, The Ten Commandments

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.
    • THE ESSENTIAL ELMER BERNSTEIN FILM COLLECTION.
    • SILVA SCREEN.
    • SILCD-1178.

  • Billie Holiday

    God Bless The Child

    • THE LEGEND OF BILLIE HOLIDAY.
    • MCA.
    • DBHTV-1.

  • Philip Schofield

    Close Every Door

    • The Very Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webbe.
    • Polydor.
    • 523 860-2.

  • Round Three

  • Walter Murphy And The Big Apple Band

    A Fifth of Beethoven

    • SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER OST.
    • POLYDOR.
    • B000001-FDV.

  • CLOSING THEME

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita in E Major

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

Broadcasts

  • Mon 22 Feb 2021 15:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 4
  • Sat 27 Feb 2021 23:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 4

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