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Heat 4, Series 34

Counterpoint Series 34
Episode 4 of 13

Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz with contestants from around the UK

Another trio of music lovers joins Paul Gambaccini for the contest of musical knowledge, covering the widest possible range of styles and eras.

From the Woodstock Festival to the Salzburg Festival, from indie rock to great Baroque Mass settings - the questions test the competitors' knowledge in all areas. Sometimes they surprise themselves with things they didn't realise they knew - at other times they're frustrated at answers which are just out of reach. There's a rich spread of musical extracts to illustrate the questions, and something to suit every taste. The winner today will take another of the places in the semi-finals in the new year.

Today's competitors are
Peter Almond, a solicitor from Bristol
David Love, a semi-retired financial planner from Wombourne in Staffordshire
Alan Stromberg, a housemaster from North Norfolk.

Producer: Paul Bajoria

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 2 Jan 2021 23:00
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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

  • George Gershwin

    The Man I Love

    Performer: Kate Bush. Featured Artist: Larry Adler.
    • THE GLORY OF GERSHWIN.
    • MERCURY.
    • MERCURY-5227272.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Lacrimosa dies illa - Requiem in D minor, K.626

    Choir: London Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Parry.
    • MOZART: REQUIEM.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • DG-4198672.

  • The Cranberries

    Dreams

    • DREAMS THE COLLECTION.
    • SPECTRUM MUSIC.
    • 876228.

  • John Lennon

    Free as a Bird

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Louis Clark.
    • The Symphonic Beatles.
    • Columbia.
    • B002WUW7O8.

  • Judy Collins

    Farewell To Tarwathie

    • Colors of the Day.
    • Elektra.
    • 7559-60681-2.

  • Michael Kiwanuka

    Light

    • Kiwanuka.
    • Polydor.
    • 7795275.

  • Round Two

  • WALK ON BY

  • Henry Mancini

    Baby Elephant Walk

    Ensemble: Henry Mancini & His Orchestra.
    • THIS IS HENRY MANCINI.
    • RCA.
    • DPS-2010.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Walk With Us

    • Dreamland.
    • Sony.
    • B07Z75BXHD.

  • Junior Walker & The All Stars

    Walk In The Night

  • SAINTS IN CLASSICAL MUSIC

  • Henry Purcell

    Welcome to all the Pleasures (Ode for St Cecilia's Day)

    Performer: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Performer: Peter Harvey.
    • Hail Bright Cecilia!.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 445 882-2.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Saint François d'Assise - Le Preche Aux Oiseaux

    Orchestra: Hallé. Performer: José van Dam. Conductor: Kent Nagano.
    • Messiaen SAINT FRANÇOIS D'ASSISE.
    • Deutsche Gram.
    • DG 480 1333.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St John's Passion

    Performer: Ruth Holton. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • St John's passion.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • b000025-ufq.

  • NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

  • Edward Elgar

    In the South (Alassio)

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Yehudi Menuhin.
    • Elgar Vol.1.
    • Ultimate Classix.
    • XCL-062.

  • Alex North

    Love Theme from Spartacus

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.
    • WARRIORS OF THE SILVER SCREEN.
    • SILVER SCREEN.
    • XCDD-187.

  • Richard Rodgers

    I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of my Hair

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Anna-Jane Casey. Orchestra: ±«Óătv Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • The Best of The John Wilson Orchestra.
    • PLG.
    • B07HSLQDHW.

  • Closing Theme

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita in E Major

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

Broadcasts

  • Mon 28 Dec 2020 15:00
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  • Sat 2 Jan 2021 23:00
    ±«Óătv Radio 4

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