Semi-final 2
Three more winners from earlier in the series join Paul Gambaccini for the second semi-final of the wide-ranging music quiz.
(11/13)
Paul Gambaccini welcomes another three of this season's heat winners to compete for a place in the Final of the musical general knowledge tournament. All of the competitors, and Paul himself, are joining in from home in a contest recorded under Covid lockdown conditions.
The questions range across pop music of the 80s, Mozart operas, theme music from classic 70s crime movies and the musical accompaniment to Stephen Fry's Greek myths. As always, the semi-finalists will have to pick a theme on which to answer a set of individual questions, with no prior warning of the categories they're given to choose from.
Today's returning semi-finalists are
Peter Almond, a semi-retired solicitor from Bristol
David Hale, an audio technician from South London
Anju Sharda, a civil servant from Hertfordshire.
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.
Round One
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Mike + the Mechanics
Over My Shoulder
- Mike & The Mechanics Hits.
- Virgin.
- CDV-2797.
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Arthur Bliss
Miracle in the Gorbals (Ballet)
Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra.- Music For Strings / Miracle in the Gorbals.
- World Record Club.
- 3086.
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Keith Urban
Superman
- The Speed Of Now Part 1.
- Capitol Nashville / Hit Red.
- N/A.
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Debbie Wiseman
The Story of Chaos (The Mythos Suite)
Performer: London Symphony Orchestra. Narrator: Stephen Fry.- The Mythos Suite.
- Decca.
- 4818820.
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Trad.
I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger (From '1917')
Performer: Jos Slovick.- I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger.
- Sony.
- B084JSS5QD.
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Jules Massenet
Meditation (ThaΓ―s)
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Harding.- ZZYMANOWSKI/CHAUSSON/SAINT-SEANS.
- UCJ.
- 987-057-7.
Round Two
CLASSICAL CAKES AND ALES
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Camille SaintβSaΓ«ns
Caprice Valse, Op 76 'Wedding Cake'
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Maria de la Pau. Conductor: Louis FrΓ©maux.- Massenet/Saint-Saens: Orchestral Works.
- EMI.
- 5758712.
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Tom Howe
Icing on the Cake
- The Great British Bake-Off.
- Amp Records.
- asin B009YU1JSY.
POP INTO 1983
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Irene Cara
Flashdance - What A Feeling
- FLASHDANCE.
- CASABLANCA.
- 811-492-2.
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David Bowie
Let's Dance
- David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
- EMI.
- 7243 5-39821 2 6.
LAW AND ORDER
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Isaac Hayes
Shaft
- Film 2000 with Jonathon Ross.
- EMI.
- VIDCD-328.
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Roy Orbison
I Fought The Law
- Focus on Roy Orbison.
- London Records.
- FOS-U 15/16,.
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Gioachino Rossini
The Thieving Magpie (Overture)
Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra.- CLASSIC EXPERIENCE II (VARIOUS).
- EMI.
- CD EMTVD-50.
ROUND THREE
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Walter Murphy And The Big Apple Band
A Fifth of Beethoven
- SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER OST.
- POLYDOR.
- B000001-FDV.
CLOSING THEME
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita in E Major
Performer: Jacques Loussier.- The Best of Bach.
- MUSIC CLUB.
- MCCD-113.
Broadcasts
- Mon 15 Feb 2021 15:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sat 20 Feb 2021 23:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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