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Heat 4, 2022

Counterpoint Series 35
Episode 4 of 13

Paul Gambaccini asks the questions in the varied and challenging music quiz, with competitors this week from London, West Sussex and Hertfordshire

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With tastes covering every aspect of music, the competitors facing Paul Gambaccini's questions in today's heat will be hoping the breadth of their knowledge can carry them through to the semi-finals. They'll need to know about Bach and Richard Strauss as well as Stevie Wonder, Led Zeppelin and Bacharach & David. There are plenty of musical extracts to identify and snippets of music trivia along the way.

Today Paul welcomes
Philip Beard from Twickenham
Lawrence Long from West Sussex
Rachel Thomas from Hertfordshire

Assistant Producer: Stephen Garner
Producer: Paul Bajoria

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Jan 2022 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita in E Major

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

  • Karl Jenkins

    He had a Dream - Elegy for Martin Luther King

    • The Peacemakers.
    • EMI Classics / Warner Classics.
    • #5099908437.

  • Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

    I Get A Kick Out Of You

    • Love for Sale.
    • Polydor.
    • 3540840.

  • Arthur Sullivan

    H.M.S. Pinafore - Overture

    Orchestra: The English National Opera Orchestra.

  • Leonard Cohen

    Ballad Of The Absent Mare

    • RECENT SONGS.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • N/A-01.

  • Richard Strauss

    Dance of the Seven Veils (Salome)

    Conductor: Rudolf Kempe. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden.
    • Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel / Dance Of The Seven Veils / Death & Transfiguration.
    • HMV.
    • ESD 2900531.

  • Ezinma

    House of Bach

    • Classical Bae EP.
    • Decca.
    • 001.

  • R2 IT’S A KIND OF MAGIC

  • Jack Keller

    Theme from 'Bewitched'

    Lyricist: Howard Greenfield.
    • THIS IS THE RETURN OF CULT FICTION.
    • VIRGIN.
    • VTCD-112.

  • Paul Dukas

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Leopold Stokowski.
    • FANTASIA.
    • WALT DISNEY.
    • DSTCD-452 D A.

  • Four Tops

    Reach Out I'll Be There

    • AT THEIR VERY BEST.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • ZD-74816 (1).

  • R2 BACHARACH AND DAVID

  • B.J. Thomas

    Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

    • GOOD LIFE.
    • SONY.
    • STVCD-185.

  • Barbara Windsor

    I Say a Little Prayer

    • YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND.
    • TELSTAR.
    • TTVCD-3034.

  • Cilla Black

    Alfie

    • MORE MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • SONYTV-75CD.

  • R2 CLASSICAL QUOTE UNQUOTE

  • Erik Satie

    Gnossienes No 1

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Nightfall.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 00028948351879.

  • Nicola Benedetti

    HUNGARIAN DANCE NO 5

    • My First Decade.
    • DECCA.
    • B00E4JGPO8.

  • LΓ©o Delibes

    Flower duet (LakmΓ©)

    Performer: Joan Sutherland. Performer: Jane BerbiΓ©. Orchestra: L'Orchestre National de l'OpΓ©ra de Monte-Carlo. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • Essential Opera 2.
    • Decca.
    • 440-947-2.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 17 Jan 2022 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sat 22 Jan 2022 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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