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Heat 8, 2022

Counterpoint Series 35
Episode 8 of 13

Paul Gambaccini asks questions on every aspect of music, in the eighth heat of the current series.

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Three competitors join Paul Gambaccini at MediaCityUK in Salford for another bout of the eclectic music quiz. They may be able to identify music by Bizet and Finzi but how good is their knowledge of the members, and songs, of the Monkees? To be in with chance of a place in the semi-finals they'll need to prove the breath of their musical expertise across more than one genre.

As always, the competitors will have to answer individual questions on an unseen musical theme or category, of which they've had no prior warning.

Competing today are:
Alex Nolan from Ynys Mon
Ian Sutherland from Coventry
Sarah Trevarthan from Manchester.

Producer: Paul Bajoria
Assistant Producer: Stephen Garner

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 19 Feb 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.

  • ROUND 1

  • The Monkees

    Sunny Girlfriend

    • Headquarters.
    • Rhino.
    • 8122-798280.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Romance op11

    Performer: City of London Sinfonia.
    • n/a.
    • chandos.
    • chan-9888.

  • Patrick Doyle

    Sigh No More Ladies

    Performer: Emma Thompson.
    • Much Ado About Nothing - Original Soundtrack.
    • Epic.
    • MOODCD-30.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Themes and Variations

    Performer: Anne Akiko Meyers.
    • Anne Akiko Meyers.
    • RCA / BMG Heritage.
    • 09026-617002.

  • Georges Bizet

    The Pearl Fishers Duet

    Performer: Jussi Björling. Performer: Robert Merrill.
    • NESSUN DORMA.
    • LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJA-5472.

  • Johnnie Taylor

    Just The One I've Been Looking For

    • Wanted: One Soul Singer.
    • Atlantic.
    • CDREF-01.

  • ROUND TWO - JUST A MINUET

  • Luigi Boccherini

    Minuet

    Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • THE CLASSIC EXPERIENCE.
    • EMI.
    • CDS-7 90353 2.

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Performer: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • 90 Minutes of Flute Meditation.
    • Unchained Melody.
    • 001.

  • Bach

    Minuet In G Major

    Performer: Willie Nelson.
    • RED HEADED STRANGER.
    • SONY.
    • 3348-2.

  • ROUND TWO - CLASSICAL LOVE AND HEARTBREAK

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture)

    Performer: Riccardo Muti. Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • n/a.
    • EMI.
    • CDC7-478672.

  • Wagner

    Tristan and Isolde

    Performer: Vienna Opera Orchestra.
    • Wagner: WalkΟ‹re - Highlights.
    • Decca.
    • n/a.

  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Casta Diva

    Singer: RenΓ©e Fleming. Conductor: Charles Mackerras. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • RENEE FLEMING.
    • DECCA.
    • 467-049-2.

  • ROUND TWO - SOLE MUSIC

  • Paolo Nutini

    New Shoes

  • Bach

    Goldberg Variations

    Performer: Cameron Carpenter.
    • Cameron Carpenter - Bach, Hanson.
    • Decca.
    • 028948565986.

  • Paul Simon & Ladysmith Black Mambazo

    Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes

    • Anthology.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 9362-45408-2.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 14 Feb 2022 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sat 19 Feb 2022 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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