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Semi-final 3, 2023

Episode 12 of 13

Three semi-finalists join Paul Gambaccini at Media City UK in Salford, to compete for a place in the Final of the eclectic music quiz

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The third and last of the 2023 Counterpoint semi-finals comes from MediaCityUk in Salford and features the remaining three heat winners from this year's tournament. With a place in next week's Final at stake, the competition is bound to be tough. Paul Gambaccini's questions range across all genres and eras of music, from the Pet Shop Boys to the operas of Philip Glass, from Wagner and Tchaikovsky to Motown and Philadelphia soul.

Appearing today are:
Charles Dusting from Worcester,
Diane Hallagan from Leeds,
Sally Wilson from Sale in Greater Manchester.

As well as general musical knowledge they'll also each be tested on a special musical topic they'll have to pick from a list, with no warning of the categories on offer today.

Assistant Producer: Stephen Garner
Producer: Paul Bajoria

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 1 Apr 2023 23:00

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita in E Major

    Performer: Jacques Loussier.
    • THE BEST OF BACH.
    • MUSIC CLUB.
    • MCCD-113.
  • Diana Dors

    Let There Be Love

    • SWINGIN' DORS.
    • CONIFER.
    • CFRC-501.
  • Pet Shop Boys

    Being Boring

    • The Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
    • EMI.
    • 0777 7-97994 2 8.
  • Loretta Lynn

    The Pill

    • The Very Best of Loretta Lynn.
    • Spectrum.
    • HMNCD013.
  • Johann Strauss II

    Circus Polka

    Performer: Royal Northern College of Music.
    • Russian Wind Band Classics.
    • Chandos.
    • CHAN 10166.
  • Richard Clayderman

    Ballade Pour Adeline

    • THE VERY BEST OF .......
    • DECCA.
    • 828-336-2.
  • The O鈥橨ays

    I Love Music

    • THE VERY BEST OF....
    • EPIC.
    • 489-750-9.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Overture to 'The Creatures of Prometheus'

    Performer: Warren Lee.
    • The Creatures of Prometheus, op.43, Version for Piano, Hess 90 (1801).
    • Naxos.
    • 8.573974.
  • Richard Wagner

    The Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla

    Performer: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Solti - Famous Performances.
    • Decca.
    • not supplied.
  • Vangelis & Angela Gheorghiu

    Hera/Juno Queen Of The Gods

    • Juno to Jupiter.
    • Decca.
    • 4855038.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Sleeping Beauty Waltz

    Performer: New York Philharmonic.
    • FAMOUS WALTZES.
    • TELDEC.
    • 4509--94571-2.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Peter and the Wolf

    Performer: Lenny Henry. Performer: Libor Pe拧ek. Performer: Nash Ensemble.
    • Peter and the Wolf.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 7243 5 61782 2 9.
  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Abends, Will Ich Schlafen Gehn

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Georg Solti.
    • Hansel Und Gretel.
    • Decca.
    • 455 063-2.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Quintet In B Flat Op 87, third movement

    Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble.
    • Mendelssohn: Octet Op 20 & Quintet Op 87.
    • Philips.
    • 420-400-2.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    L' Incoronazione di Poppea - Act 3 sc.8; Pur ti miro, pur ti gotto

    Performer: Elin Manahan Thomas. Performer: Robin Blaze. Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
    • Eternal Light.
    • Hellodor.
    • 476-970.
  • Michael Nyman

    Love Doesn't End

    Performer: Michael Nyman Orchestra.
    • END OF THE AFFAIR (SOUNDTRACK).
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • SK-51354.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita in E Major

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

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