Quartet for Two - The Classical Music Game

About 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 (https://margitvanderzwan.com/). 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. - - - - - - - - - - - DAVID FAY is an Assistant Producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own). He tweets at: @themerelistener (https://twitter.com/themerelistener?lang=en) ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects and music at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic (https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Arthur Keegan and David Fay

Category

arts · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Aug 2023

Latest episode

1 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jan 2025

   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.html BONUS NEW YEAR EPISODE - "There's a Weird Glee About It" Lotte and James join Arthur for an episode recorded on tour in the South-West Monk takes a dive and is mourned Perotin just wants to be cool Lots of new wildcards Format 24 cards: a combination of Margit van der Zwan's Quartet game and our homemade extensions with lots of new wildcards 3 rounds to find the top 3 Find Margit van der Zwan's card game 'Quartet' here: https://quartetgames.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   15 Aug 2023

   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 extensions 2 first round 'Wildcards' 1 second round special card... introducing the Harmonic Theory category 3 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 (https://www.quartetgames.com/). DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistener (https://twitter.com/themerelistener?lang=en) ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic (https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   15 Aug 2023

   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 extensions 2 first round wildcards 3 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 (https://www.quartetgames.com/). DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistener (https://twitter.com/themerelistener?lang=en) ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic (https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

4. 

   15 Aug 2023

   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 extensions 2 first round wildcards 3 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 (https://www.quartetgames.com/). DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistener (https://twitter.com/themerelistener?lang=en) ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic (https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

5. 

   15 Aug 2023

   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 (https://margitvanderzwan.com/shop)) plus 12 cards from our homemade extended pack 2 first round special cards... introducing the Wildcard category 3 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 (https://www.quartetgames.com/). DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistener (https://twitter.com/themerelistener?lang=en) ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic (https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

6. 

   15 Aug 2023

   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 (https://margitvanderzwan.com/shop)) plus 8 cards from our homemade extended pack Four Rounds to find the top 4 No 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 (https://www.quartetgames.com/). DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistener (https://twitter.com/themerelistener?lang=en) ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic (https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

7. 

   15 Aug 2023

   ​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' cards Four Rounds to find the top 4 No 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 (https://www.quartetgames.com/). DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistener (https://twitter.com/themerelistener?lang=en) ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. Find his projects at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic (https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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