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Quartet for Two - The Classical Music Game

​Ep1 - "Austro-German dead white males"

Season 1, Ep. 1

​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.


​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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