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Quartet for Two - The Classical Music Game

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Quartet for Two - The Classical Music Game

Quartet for Two is a light-hearted game about composers and an excuse to talk about music in a silly and opinionated way. Presented by composer Arthur Keegan and radio producer David Fay, the format allows playful discussion of classical music through the ages - littered with mistakes and half-baked opinions.The game is inspired by QuartetTM the Composer Card Game © 2023 Margit van der Zwan. Buy this beautiful and brilliant game at www.quartetgames.com​Game play:We use a deck of cards each featuring a composer from the 9th Century right up to the present. We draw a card each, discuss the composers and their music and then - using whatever metric we like - decide who goes through to the next round. There are also some

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    Bonus New Year Ep - "There's a Weird Glee About it!"

    The Past & I: 100 Years of Thomas Hardy:https://www.arthurkeegan.co.uk/the-past--i.htmlBONUS NEW YEAR EPISODE - "There's a Weird Glee About It"Lotte and James join Arthur for an episode recorded on tour in the South-WestMonk takes a dive and is mournedPerotin just wants to be coolLots of new wildcardsFormat24 cards: a combination of Margit van der Zwan's Quartet game and our homemade extensions with lots of new wildcards3 rounds to find the top 3Find Margit van der Zwan's card game 'Quartet' here:https://quartetgames.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Ep6 - "He's your jackpot composer"

    Ep6 - "He's your jackpot composer"- Dave is furious with Mahler- Arthur still can't distinguish between Sergei and Sergei​- Harvey falls foul of a key change- Ravel sneaks in with a stunning finishFormat:24 cards: a combination of Margit van der Zwan's Quartet game and our homemade extensions2 first round 'Wildcards'1 second round special card... introducing the Harmonic Theory category3 rounds to find the top 3Our game is inspired by QuartetTM the Composer Card Game © 2023 Margit van der Zwan. This beautiful and brilliant game is available to buy here.DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistener ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. ​Find his projects at:  https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Ep5 - "The pork pie story"

    Ep5 - "The Pork Pie Story"- A new look top three​- Rachmaninov's route one hypnosis- Dave loves the Schumanns- The Big Owl makes a welcome appearanceFormat:24 cards: a combination of Margit van der Zwan's Quartet game and our homemade extensions2 first round wildcards3 rounds to find the top 3Our game is inspired by QuartetTM the Composer Card Game © 2023 Margit van der Zwan. This beautiful and brilliant game is available to buy here.​DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistener ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. ​Find his projects at:  https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Ep4 - "It's a crazy task we've set ourselves"

    Ep4 - "It's a Crazy Task We've Set Ourselves"- Messiaenic epiphanies​- Hildegard's highest climb- Dave hates Mahler​- Toscanini demands funFormat:24 cards: a combination of Margit van der Zwan's Quartet game and our homemade extensions2 first round wildcards3 rounds to find the top 3Our game is inspired by QuartetTM the Composer Card Game © 2023 Margit van der Zwan. This beautiful and brilliant game is available to buy here.DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistener ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. ​Find his projects at:  https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Ep3 - "A quick game's a good game!"

    Ep3 - "A quick game's a good game!"- Dave (and Arthur) is happy to see Finzi- Arthur (and Dave) is happy to see Dowland- Julia Perry gets stumped (because Philip Glass gets 'Scheidt'ed)- Two special cards (Scheidt and Toscanini) appear for the first timeFormat:12 cards from Margit Van Der Zwan's brilliant original pack (buy them here) plus​ ​12 cards from our homemade extended pack2 first round special cards... introducing the Wildcard category​3 rounds to find the top 3Our game is inspired by QuartetTM the Composer Card Game © 2023 Margit van der Zwan. This beautiful and brilliant game is available to buy here. ​DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistener ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. ​Find his projects at:  https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Ep2 - "It does... if we remember the bits that do"

    Ep2 - "It does... If We Remember the Bits That Do"- New players to the game!​- Arthur goes bananas for Bartok- Dave gets in touch with emotion and music​​- Romantics roam with impunityGame Format:22 cards from Margit van der Zwan's brilliant pack of 'Quartet' cards (buy them here) plus 8 cards from our homemade extended packFour Rounds to find the top 4No special cards yet​Our game is inspired by QuartetTM the Composer Card Game © 2023 Margit van der Zwan. This beautiful and brilliant game is available to buy here.​DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistenerARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. ​Find his projects at:  https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    ​Ep1 - "Austro-German dead white males"

    ​Ep1 - "Austro-German Dead White Males"- Arthur sticks his neck out for Britten​- Dave enjoys telling an anecdote about Ethel Smyth and a toothbrush- Opera does wellGame Format:30 cards from Margit van der Zwan's brilliant pack of 'Quartet' cardsFour Rounds to find the top 4No special cards yet​​Our game is inspired by QuartetTM the Composer Card Game © 2023 Margit van der Zwan. Buy this beautiful and brilliant game here.​DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistenerARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. ​Find his projects at:  https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Quartet for Two is a light-hearted game about composers and an excuse to talk about music in a silly and opinionated way. Presented by composer Arthur Keegan and radio producer David Fay, the format allows playful discussion of classical music through the ages - littered with mistakes and half-baked opinions.The game is inspired by QuartetTM the Composer Card Game © 2023 Margit van der Zwan. Buy this beautiful and brilliant game at www.quartetgames.com​Game play:We use a deck of cards each featuring a composer from the 9th Century right up to the present. We draw a card each, discuss the composers and their music and then - using whatever metric we like - decide who goes through to the next round. There are also some

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