Heat 7, 2017
Paul Gambaccini is in the questionmaster's chair for the wide-ranging music quiz, with competitors from East Sussex, Essex and Nottingham.
(7/13)
Could you distinguish Grieg's piano concerto from Tchaikovsky's? And do you know your Coldplay from your Elbow? The contestants in today's Counterpoint heat will be very much hoping they can avoid such confusions, as they face Paul Gambaccini's questions on every aspect and era of music.
As well as proving the breadth of their general musical knowledge, they'll be asked to pick a topic on which to answer specialist questions, from a list of categories for which they've had no chance to prepare.
The winner will take another of the places in the series semi-finals coming up in September.
Producer: Paul Bajoria.
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Programme Seven
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita in E Major
Performer: Jacques Loussier.- MUSIC CLUB.
- MCCD-113.
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Offenbach
Barcorolle (Tales of Hoffman)
Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- Demon Music Group Ltd.
- LTDMG-002.
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Blondie
Fun
- n/a - unreleased.
- n/a.
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Barry Manilow
New York City Rhythm/On Broadway
- Decca.
- USUM71616334.
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Johann Christoph Pepusch
The Beggar's Opera: Cease Your Funning
Conductor: Peter Holman. Performer: Catherine Bott.- Hyperion.
- CDA 67115.
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Bill Withers
Grandma's Hands
- COLUMBIA.
- 491961-2.
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Hazel O’Connor
Will You?
- A&M.
- 396-943 2.
American Composers
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Aaron Copland
El Salon Mexico
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Performer: New York Philharmonic.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- 431-6722.
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Leonard Bernstein
Take care of this house [from "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue"]
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Performer: Frederica von Stade. Performer: National Symphony Orchestra Washington.- CBS.
- MK-44760.
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George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess: a Symphonic Picture
Conductor: Antal DorΓ΅ti. Performer: Detroit Symphony Orchestra.- Decca.
- 410 110-2.
A Waltz Through The Movies
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Danny Elfman
Waltz to the Death
Performer: The Sinfonia of London Orchestra c Shirley Walker.- Warner Bros.
- 925-977-2.
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Alan Menken
Beauty and the Beast (Finale)
Composer: Howard Ashman. Performer: Emma Thompson. Performer: Audra McDonald.- Walt Disney.
- D002531402.
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Justin Hurwitz
Planetarium
- La La Land.
- LLLCD 1299.
The Summer of Sergeant Pepper
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Procol Harum
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
- Sony Music.
- USAM16702210.
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Scott McKenzie
San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)
- VIRGIN/EMI.
- VTDCD = 160.
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Aretha Franklin & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Respect
- Warner.
- 09274-70542.
Today's competitors
EDDIE ALEXANDER, a primary school teacher from South Woodham Ferrers in Essex
BRYAN McALLEY, a former prison governor from Brighton
DIANE VEALE, a retired civil servant from Nottingham.
Broadcasts
- Mon 14 Aug 2017 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sat 19 Aug 2017 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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