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Heat 9, 2014

Counterpoint Series 28
Episode 9 of 13

Russell Davies hosts the wide-ranging music quiz, with three contestants from Wiltshire, West Sussex and Birmingham. From 2014.

Russell Davies 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.

Three more competitors are in the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House for Heat 9 of the 2014 series.

* Mike Kemp from Wiltshire
* James Pestell from West Sussex
* Tony Smith from Birmingham

Producer: Paul Bajoria

First broadcast on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 in November 2014.

30 minutes

On radio

Thu 20 Nov 2025 14:00
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Music Played

  • Round One Music

  • Charles Trenet

    Boum

    Performer: Anne Sofie von Otter.
    • Naive.
    • V 5343.

  • Herbert Chappell

    THE PALLISERS

    Performer: The UK Symphony Orchestra.
    • RCA Victor.
    • 60470-2RC.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St John Passion BWV245 (Excerpts) (Selection

    Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Performer: Monteverdi Choir. Performer: English Baroque Soloists.
    • Archiv.
    • 419324-2.

  • The Beatles

    AND I LOVE HER

    • EMI.
    • CDP-746437-2.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    ROMEO AND JULIET : DANCE OF THE KNIGHTS

    Conductor: Enrique B谩tiz. Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Trax.
    • TRXCD 148.

  • Richard Wagner

    EWIG WAR ICH

    Performer: Birgit Nilsson.
    • Philips.
    • 454 312-2.

  • Round Two Music

  • Dvorak

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    CELLO CONCERTO IN B MINOR

    Performer: Mischa Maisky. Performer: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 427 347-2.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

    Performer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 477 6665.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Noon Witch, The

    Music Arranger: Peter Spence. Performer: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
    • TELDEC.
    • 3984-24487-2.

  • 20th Century Ballet Music

  • Igor Stravinsky

    APOLLO

    Music Arranger: Sir Simon Rattle. Performer: CBSO / Sir Simon Rattle.
    • EMI CLASSICS.
    • 749-6362.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Job - a masque for dancing

    Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra c Sir Adrian Boult.
    • Eclipse.
    • ECS 676.

  • Elvis Costello

    IL SOGNO

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 00289-471 5772.

  • In London Town

  • Eric Coates

    LONDON SUITE: COVENT GARDEN

    Conductor: Adrian Leaper. Performer: Sofia Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Naxos.
    • 8.572098-99.

  • No毛l Coward

    LONDON PRIDE

    • EMI.
    • 0777 7-80580-2 1.

  • Ralph McTell

    STREETS OF LONDON

    • STYLUS MUSIC.
    • SMD-975.

Today's competitors

MICHAEL KEMP, from Trowbridge in Wiltshire, who's retired;

JAMES PESTELL, a marketing director from Horsham in West Sussex;

TONY SMITH, a retired teacher from Birmingham.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 17 Nov 2014 15:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
  • Sat 22 Nov 2014 23:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
  • Thu 20 Nov 2025 14:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 20 Nov 2025 20:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 21 Nov 2025 04:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

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