iPlayer Radio What's New?
Speaker icon LISTEN
Show more Show less
ON NOW : Any Questions?
Maria Miller, Sadiq Khan, Brendan O'Neill, Trevor Kavanagh

Any Questions? Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from West Byfleet, Surrey.

Counterpoint

Image for Episode 1

Sorry, this episode is not currently available on BBC iPlayer Radio

More episodes

See all episodes from Counterpoint

Episode 1

Counterpoint, Series 26 Episode 1 of 13

Duration:
28 minutes
First broadcast:
Monday 23 April 2012

(1/13)
The evergreen general knowledge music quiz returns, with Paul Gambaccini welcoming music enthusiasts from around the UK aiming to prove the depth and breadth of their musical knowledge. One of them is destined to become the 26th annual Counterpoint champion in July.

The first programme features competitors from London, Wiltshire and Bedfordshire. As always on Counterpoint, they'll be faced with an unpredictable mix of questions covering many genres of music, from the classical repertoire through film music, jazz, show tunes, and the pop charts from the 1950s to the present day. There are plenty of musical extracts to identify, some familiar, others surprising.

Producer: Paul Bajoria.

  • COMPETITORS IN THIS PROGRAMME

    JILL GOODWIN, from Swindon, retired from the insurance industry;
    TONY LAZARUS, a language tutor from London;
    ANDY PILBOROUGH SKINNER, a kick-boxing instructor from Dunstable in Bedfordshire.

  • MUSIC IN THIS EDITION

    Round One
    Tchaikovsky, arr. Taneyev: Love Duet
    Sir Arnold Bax: Malta GC - Finale
    Delius: Florida Suite - No.3 'Sunset, near the plantation' (RPO/Beecham)
    Chuck Rio: 'Tequila' (Wes Montgomery)
    Rodgers & Hammerstein: South Pacific - 'You've Got To Be Carefully Taught'
    Grieg: Peer Gynt incidental music - 'In The Hall of the Mountain King' (RPO/Beecham Choral Society/Beecham)

    2012's Classical Anniversaries
    Delius: Brigg Fair (Halle Orchestra/Vernon Handley)
    John Cage: Sonatas & Interludes - Sonata No.1 (Joanna McGregor)
    Jacques Ibert: Divertissement - Finale (Montreal SO/Dutoit)

    Fantasy Lands
    Lipton/Yarrow: 'Puff the Magic Dragon' (Peter, Paul & Mary)
    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Act 2 Prelude (National Philharmonic/Bonynge)
    Dmitri Tiomkin: Lost Horizon - Main Title (National Philharmonic/Gerhardt)

    Mozart's Operas
    Cosi Fan Tutte - 'E amore un ladroncello' (Cecilia Bartoli/Vienna Chamber Orch/Fischer)
    La Clemenza di Tito - 'Parto, parto' (Susan Graham/Orch of Age of Enlightenment/Bicket)
    Le Nozze di Figaro - 'L'ho perduta' (Anne Dawson/LPO/Haitink)

Broadcasts

Free download

  1. Image for Radio 4 General Knowledge Quizzes

    Radio 4 General Knowledge Quizzes

    The home of intelligent and challenging quiz games on BBC Radio 4. With Quiz Masters including Paul...

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.