6 episodes
Quartet for Two - The Classical Music Game Arthur Keegan and David Fay
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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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 silly wild cards thrown in to mess things up. The point isn't who wins the game (it's usually Bach) but just having a fun time thinking and chatting about great music.
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DAVID FAY is an Assistant Producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own). He tweets at: @themerelistener
ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects and music 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 well
Game 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: @themerelistener
ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic
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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 impunity
Game 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: @themerelistener
ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic
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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 time
Format:
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 category3 rounds to find the top 3
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: @themerelistener
ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic
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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 fun
Format:
24 cards: a combination of Margit van der Zwan's Quartet game and our homemade extensions2 first round wildcards3 rounds to find the top 3
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: @themerelistener
ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic
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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 appearance
Format:
24 cards: a combination of Margit van der Zwan's Quartet game and our homemade extensions2 first round wildcards3 rounds to find the top 3
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: @themerelistener
ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic
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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 finish
Format:
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 3
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: @themerelistener
ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Customer Reviews
Quartet for two
Highly Entertaining and informative!