Heat 1, 2025
Paul Gambaccini is in the chair as the ultimate music quiz returns, with questions on music of all varieties and eras.
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The quest for Britain's musical mastermind of 2025 gets under way, with the first of this year's contests coming from London's Radio Theatre. Paul Gambaccini puts questions to three music lovers hoping to be in with a chance of becoming the 38th Counterpoint champion. The questions cover everything from Bach to Bob Marley, Puccini to Pet Shop Boys, classical ballet to Spandau Ballet. The competitors also have to select a topic on which to answer specialist questions, without having had any warning of the categories on offer.
Appearing in Heat One are
Antony Cruddas from Gosport in Hampshire
Charlotte Martyn from Bath
Rebecca Pasha from Buckinghamshire.
Counterpoint is a 麻豆社 Studios Audio production for Radio 4.
Assistant Producer: Stephen Garner
Producer: Paul Bajoria
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita in E Major
Performer: Jacques Loussier.- The Best of Bach.
- MUSIC CLUB.
- MCCD-113.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Double Violin Concerto
Performer: Hilary Hahn. Performer: Los Angeles Chamber Ensemble. Performer: Margaret Batjer.- Bach:Concertos.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 4741992.
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Loreena McKennitt
Brian Boru's March
- The Wind that Shakes the Barley.
- Quinlan Road.
- QRCD-114.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade To Music
Performer: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.- WOOD CONDUCTS VAUGHAN WILLIAMS.
- DUTTON LABORATORIES.
- CDBP-9707.
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Pet Shop Boys
Men and Magotts
- BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN.
- EMI.
- 00946-33503328.
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Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Scaramouche, Op. 71, Act I Scene 2:
- Sibelius: Scaramouche, incidental music, Op. 71.
- Naxos.
- 8573511.
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George Benson & Chaka Khan
Love Will Come Again
- IN YOUR EYES.
- WARNER.
- 7599-23744 2.
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Claude Debussy
Preludes, Book 1: No. 10. La cathedrale engloutie (The sunken cathedral)
Performer: Raphaela Gromes.- Imagination.
- Sony Classical.
- 19439913882.
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Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite no 2, Farandole
Performer: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- Symphony in C, L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2.
- EMI.
- CDC-7477942.
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Georges Pr锚tre & Orchestre de Paris 鈥� Philharmonie
La Baigneuse de Trouville
- Poulenc.
- Angel Records.
- S-36519,.
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The Three Degrees & MFSB
The Sound Of Philadelphia (T.S.O.P.)
- A SOULFUL TALE OF TWO CITIES.
- Sould Renaissance Records.
- SRRCD-001.
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The Jacksons
Show You The Way To Go
- 30 YEARS OF NUMBER ONES VOL 8.
- CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
- TYNOCD-107.
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Patti LaBelle
If You Don't Know Me By Now
- Live In Washington.
- Philadelphia.
- 88697 29486 2.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Queen of Spades
Performer: Mirella Freni. Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra.- Pique Dame.
- BMG.
- 09026-609922.
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Shirley Bassey
Solitaire
- SUPERSTAR.
- PICKWICK.
- PWK-016.
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Snap!
The Power
- COYOTE UGLY.
- CURB.
- CURB-8573852542.
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