The Final, 2017
Paul Gambaccini chairs the 2017 final of the general knowledge music quiz, with competitors vying for the 31st Counterpoint title.
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The most varied music quiz of them all reaches its climax for 2017, with the three competitors who have come through heats and semi-finals now facing the final challenge. Paul Gambaccini asks the questions that will determine who takes the 31st BBC Counterpoint title.
Would you know the name of the quirky Scottish folk group who performed at Woodstock, but were omitted from the film of the festival? Which British singer-songwriter who died earlier this year was once in a short-lived super-group called Oasis? And who is credited with inventing the name of Tchaikovsky's sixth symphony, the 'Pathetique'?
The answers to these and many other questions lie within today's grand Final - and there are plenty of musical extracts to jog your memory and perhaps lead you down new musical avenues.
Producer: Paul Bajoria.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita in E Major
Performer: Jacques Loussier.- MUSIC CLUB.
- MCCD-113.
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Richard Strauss
Piano Sonata, Op 5
Performer: Glenn Gould.- CBS Masterworks.
- CD 38659.
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Peter Skellern
You're A Lady
- PICKWICK.
- PWKS-554.
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Ferdinand Hérold
Overture - Zampa
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler. Performer: Boston Pops Orchestra.- RCA.
- LSC-2470.
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The Incredible String Band
The Minotaur's Song
- WEA.
- 75596083522.
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Scott Joplin
Aunt Dinah Has Blowed The Horn
Performer: Houston Grand Opera Chorus.- DEUTSHE GRAMMOPHON.
- 435-709-2.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No.7 in E major (2nd mvt - Adagio) (excerpt)
Performer: Amsterdam Concertgebouw conducted by Haitink.- Philips.
- 446-580-2.
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Anton Bruckner
Adagio
Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt. Performer: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.- MDR Querstand.
- VKJK 0708.
A Date With The Devil
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Franz Liszt
A Faust Symphony - 3rd Movement 'Mephistopheles'
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra.- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 431 470-2.
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The Charlie Daniels Band
The Devil Went Down To Georgia
- CONNOISSEUR.
- RRTCD-79.
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Jerry Goldsmith
Ave Satani
Performer: National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus.- VARESE SARABANDE.
- VSD-6288.
National Revolutions & Music
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Eugene Pottier-Pierre Degeyter
L'Internationale
Conductor: Arturo Toscanini. Performer: NBC Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Westminster Choir.- RCA Victor.
- GD60299.
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Trad.
Lilliburlero
Conductor: Elgar Howarth. Performer: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.- Classic FM.
- CFMCD 9.
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Original London Cast
Do You Hear The People Sing?
- FIRST NIGHT.
- CAST-CD 104.
50 Years of Radio 1, 2, 3 & 4
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The Move
Flowers In The Rain
- CUBE RECORDS LTD.
- MCCD = 345.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conversation Piece
Music Arranger: Fritz Spiegl.- BBC Radio Collection.
- ZBBC 1814.
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Brian Fahey
At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal
- BBC WORLDWIDE MUSIC.
- CD-336535-2.
The 2017 Finalists
MARK GRANT, an accountant from Bromley in Kent
STEVE LODGE, a stock-taker from Bridgwater in Somerset
RICHARD SEARLE, a software developer from London.
Broadcasts
- Mon 25 Sep 201715:00BBC Radio 4
- Sat 30 Sep 201723:00BBC Radio 4
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