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Semi-final 3, 2014

CounterpointSeries 28
Episode 12 of 13

Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz, with contestants from Staffordshire, London and West Yorkshire. From 2014.

Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz.

The questions cover every aspect of music - from the classical repertoire to world music, show tunes, film scores, jazz, rock and pop.

The competitors are in the BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, for the third semi-final of the 2014 series.

*Bill Cawley from Staffordshire
*Stephen Murray from London
*John Tattersall from West Yorkshire

Producer: Paul Bajoria

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 12 Dec 202504:00
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Music Played

  • Round One Music

  • Charles Gounod

    Faust - Ballet Music

    Conductor: Georg Solti. Performer: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
    • DECCA.
    • DECCA-4336212.

  • The Stranglers

    WALTZIN' BLACK

    • Disky.
    • DC 881872.

  • Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

    The Tale of Two Bad Mice (from Tales of Beatrix Potter)

    Conductor: John Lanchbery.
    • EMI Classics.
    • CDC-7545372.

  • LOESSER

    STANDING ON THE CORNER

    • Columbia Masterworks.
    • OL 5120.

  • Magnus Thomsen

    Sonata for 5 Trumpets

    Conductor: Andrew Parrott. Performer: Taverner Consort, Choir and Players.
    • EMI.
    • CDC 7 54902 2.

  • Mel Tormé

    MOUNTAIN GREENERY

    • GRP.
    • GRP-16172.

  • Round Two Music

  • Classical Music Festivals

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 7

    • DG.
    • 431-768-2.

  • Harrison Birtwistle

    Punch and Judy

    Performer: London Sinfonietta.
    • Etcetera.
    • KTC 2014/A&B.

  • Richard Wagner

    Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg

    Performer: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Naxos.
    • 8-110872-75.

  • Baritones & Basses

  • Peter Dawson

    ON THE ROAD TO MANDALAY

    • CONIFER.
    • CDHD-224.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    THE SONG OF THE FLEA

    • EMI.
    • CDH-7630182.

  • Sir Edward Elgar

    The Dream of Gerontius (Proficiscere, anima Christiana)

    Conductor: Adrian Boult. Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra. Performer: Robert Lloyd.
    • EMI.
    • CDS 7 47208 8.

  • Music of the Spheres

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets - Uranus

    Conductor: Malcolm Sargent. Performer: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • BBC RADIO CLASSICS.
    • BBCRD-9104.

  • Josef Strauss

    MUSIC OF THE SPHERES

    Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Performer: Wiener Philhamoniker.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 5 66395 2 2.

  • Jerry Goldsmith

    STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE - END TITLE

    • COLUMBIA.
    • 9833-812.

Today's competitors

BILL CAWLEY, a supermarket worker and author from Leek in Staffordshire;

STEPHEN MURRAY, a shop worker from London

JOHN TATTERSALL, a retired nurse from Todmorden in West Yorkshire.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 8 Dec 201415:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sat 13 Dec 201423:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 11 Dec 202514:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 11 Dec 202520:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 12 Dec 202504:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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