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Semi-final 1, 2023

Counterpoint Series 36
Episode 10 of 13

The tournament of music knowledge reaches the semi-final stage, with three heat winners bidding for a place in the Final. Paul Gambaccini hosts.

(10/13)
Paul Gambaccini welcomes back three of this season's heat winners for the first of the 2023 semi-finals.

With a place in the Final at stake, the competition hots up, and the competitors will need to be on their mettle, fielding Paul's questions on everything from Verdi and Leonard Bernstein to will.i.am and Taylor Swift. They'll also have to pick a special musical topic on which to answer individual questions, with no prior warning of the subjects on offer today.

Appearing in the semi-final are:
Claire Barrow from Honiton in Devon,
Anthony Fish from Pontypool,
Dave Workman from London,

The winner will return for the 2023 Final in a few weeks' time.

Assistant Producer: Stephen Garner
Producer: Paul Bajoria

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 18 Mar 2023 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.

  • Van Morrison

    And the Healing Has Begun

    • Into The Music.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 530-5454.

  • Anne Shelton

    Galway Bay

    • Souvenir Of Ireland.
    • Philips.
    • BBL 7541.

  • Timothy Seaman

    Brian Boru March (Raising James Fort)

    • Jamestown: On The Edge of a Vast Continent.
    • CD Baby.
    • 738572605841.

  • Claude Debussy

    Nuages - Nocturnes

    Performer: Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
    • DEBUSSY - NOCTURNES AND OTHER WORKS.
    • BIS.
    • BIS-2232 SACD.

  • Maria Callas

    Sempre Libera (La Traviata)

    • MARIA CALLAS-THE VOICE OF THE CENTURY.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 5-66696 2 8.

  • Taylor Swift

    The Lakes

    • Folklore.
    • Republic.
    • n/a.

  • Carla Bruni

    Afternoon

    • NO PROMISES.
    • DRAMATICO.
    • CD-0033.

  • Loreena McKennitt

    Lullaby

    • Elemental.
    • Quinlan Road.
    • 0774213510129.

  • Clannad

    Down by the Salley Gardens

    • BEGINNINGS: THE BEST OF THE EARLY YEARS.
    • MCDLX095.
    • N/A-01.

  • Marilyn Monroe

    Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - Original (Film Soundtrack)

    • MARILYN MONROE THE ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS.
    • MUSIC CLUB.
    • MCCD-062.

  • will.i.am

    Bang Bang

    • #Willpower (Deluxe Edition) (PG Advisory).
    • Demon.
    • 16698BU.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    The Ghost of Tom Joad

    • THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 481650 2-2864214.

  • Kalin Twins

    When

    • ROCK'N'ROLL DRIVE-IN.
    • PICKWICK.
    • PWKS-4236.

  • Billy Preston

    That's The Way God Planned It

    • Come and Get it.
    • Preston.
    • na-na.

  • Lana Del Rey

    Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but I have it

    • Norman Fucking Rockwell.
    • Polydor.
    • n/a.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita in E Major

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

Broadcasts

  • Mon 13 Mar 2023 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sat 18 Mar 2023 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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