Semi-final 3, 2023
Three semi-finalists join Paul Gambaccini at Media City UK in Salford, to compete for a place in the Final of the eclectic music quiz
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The third and last of the 2023 Counterpoint semi-finals comes from MediaCityUk in Salford and features the remaining three heat winners from this year's tournament. With a place in next week's Final at stake, the competition is bound to be tough. Paul Gambaccini's questions range across all genres and eras of music, from the Pet Shop Boys to the operas of Philip Glass, from Wagner and Tchaikovsky to Motown and Philadelphia soul.
Appearing today are:
Charles Dusting from Worcester,
Diane Hallagan from Leeds,
Sally Wilson from Sale in Greater Manchester.
As well as general musical knowledge they'll also each be tested on a special musical topic they'll have to pick from a list, with no warning of the categories on offer today.
Assistant Producer: Stephen Garner
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.
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Diana Dors
Let There Be Love
- SWINGIN' DORS.
- CONIFER.
- CFRC-501.
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Pet Shop Boys
Being Boring
- The Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
- EMI.
- 0777 7-97994 2 8.
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Loretta Lynn
The Pill
- The Very Best of Loretta Lynn.
- Spectrum.
- HMNCD013.
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Johann Strauss II
Circus Polka
Performer: Royal Northern College of Music.- Russian Wind Band Classics.
- Chandos.
- CHAN 10166.
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Richard Clayderman
Ballade Pour Adeline
- THE VERY BEST OF .......
- DECCA.
- 828-336-2.
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The O’Jays
I Love Music
- THE VERY BEST OF....
- EPIC.
- 489-750-9.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture to 'The Creatures of Prometheus'
Performer: Warren Lee.- The Creatures of Prometheus, op.43, Version for Piano, Hess 90 (1801).
- Naxos.
- 8.573974.
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Richard Wagner
The Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla
Performer: Vienna Philharmonic.- Solti - Famous Performances.
- Decca.
- not supplied.
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Vangelis & Angela Gheorghiu
Hera/Juno Queen Of The Gods
- Juno to Jupiter.
- Decca.
- 4855038.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Performer: New York Philharmonic.- FAMOUS WALTZES.
- TELDEC.
- 4509--94571-2.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf
Performer: Lenny Henry. Performer: Libor PeΕ΅ek. Performer: Nash Ensemble.- Peter and the Wolf.
- Virgin Classics.
- 7243 5 61782 2 9.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Abends, Will Ich Schlafen Gehn
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Hansel Und Gretel.
- Decca.
- 455 063-2.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Quintet In B Flat Op 87, third movement
Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble.- Mendelssohn: Octet Op 20 & Quintet Op 87.
- Philips.
- 420-400-2.
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Claudio Monteverdi
L' Incoronazione di Poppea - Act 3 sc.8; Pur ti miro, pur ti gotto
Performer: Elin Manahan Thomas. Performer: Robin Blaze. Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.- Eternal Light.
- Hellodor.
- 476-970.
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Michael Nyman
Love Doesn't End
Performer: Michael Nyman Orchestra.- END OF THE AFFAIR (SOUNDTRACK).
- SONY CLASSICAL.
- SK-51354.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita in E Major
Performer: Jacques Loussier.- The Best of Bach.
- MUSIC CLUB.
- MCCD-113.
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