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 availabl ..read more

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. ​DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themer ..read more

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. DAVID FAY is an assistant producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own) tweeting at: @themerelistener   ..read more

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 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. ​DAVID FAY is a ..read more

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 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 d ..read more