Classical Fix

Classical Fix

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Classical Fix episodes

  • Davina McCall

    Euphoric running, new discoveries and a rekindled love of classical - Davina McCall gets her Classical Fix.

    Davina's playlist in full

    Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 2 (2nd movement)

    Elena Kats-Chernin: Butterflying
    Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stars
    Aaron Copland: Hoedown
    Claude Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau
    Max Richter: On the Nature of Daylight

    Classical Fix is a podcast from BBC Radio 3. If you're new to classical music and wondering where to start - this is where you start.

    30 min
  • Peter Robinson

    The Bowie of classical music and why Ravel didn't win the classical X Factor. Popjustice creator and music journalist Peter Robinson tries Clemmie's classical playlist and tells her exactly what he thought.

    Peter's playlist in full

    Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No.1

    Maurice Ravel – String Quartet in F (2nd movement)
    Reynaldo Hahn - L'Heure exquise
    Anthony Holborne – Image of Melancholy
    Scott Joplin – Magnetic Rag

    Classical Fix is a podcast from BBC Radio 3. If you're new to classical music and wondering where to start - this is where you start.

    30 min
  • Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem

    Clemmie tries out a classical playlist on singer and musician Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem, who recently moved into the pop world as a solo artist after ten years with Indie band, Slow Club. Rebecca finds some new classical discoveries in Clemmie's playlist.

    Rebecca's playlist in full

    Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in A minor for oboe and orchestra, RV 463 (2nd movement)

    Nico Muhly - Etude 3
    Edvard Grieg - Concerto for piano and orchestra (Op.16) in A minor (2nd movement)
    Barbara Strozzi - L'amante segreto (The secret lover)
    Mozart - Divertimento in B flat K.254
    Amelia Warner - Acres and Acres (from Mum's List)

    Classical Fix is a podcast from BBC Radio 3. If you're new to classical music and wondering where to start - this is where you start.

    30 min
  • Bethan Elfyn

    Clemmie tries out her classical playlist on BBC Radio Wales presenter, champion of new music and all round music fanatic, Bethan Elfyn. Recorded backstage at Hay Festival.

    Bethan's playlist in full

    Maurice Ravel – Sonatine (2nd mvt)

    Anna Meredith – Honeyed Words
    Terry Riley – G Song
    Johannes Brahms - Wie Melodien zieht es
    Henry Purcell – Hush, no more from The Fairy Queen (arranged for voice and electric guitar)
    CPE Bach – Solfeggio in C minor

    Classical Fix is a podcast from BBC Radio 3. If you're new to classical music and wondering where to start - this is where you start.

    29 min
  • Grace Dent

    Restaurant critic, writer and presenter of Radio 4's The Untold, Grace Dent, finds everything from sun-drenched Spanish squares to Nordic noir in Clemmie's classical playlist. Recorded backstage at Hay Festival.

    Grace's playlist in full

    Caroline Shaw - Partita for 8 Singers (Sarabande)

    Francisco Tarrega - Capricho arabe
    JS Bach - Goldberg Variations (variation 30 and aria)
    Ola Gjeilo - Northern Lights
    Nikolai Kapustin - 24 Preludes & Fugues (no.3 in F)
    Trad arr Coleridge-Taylor - Deep River

    Classical Fix is a podcast from BBC Radio 3. If you're new to classical music and wondering where to start - this is where you start.

    29 min
  • Simon Mundie at Hay Festival

    Clemmie tries out a classical playlist on sports reporter and host of the podcast ‘Don’t Tell Me The Score’, Simon Mundie, in a special edition recorded with a lovely audience at Hay Festival.

    Simon's playlist in full

    George Frederic Handel - Zadok the priest - coronation anthem no. 1

    Robert Schumann - Abendlied
    Camille Saint-Saens - Clarinet Sonata (1st mvt)
    Stephen Paulus - The Road Home
    Ernesto Lecuona - Porque ta vas?
    Antonin Dvorak - Serenade for Strings (1st mvt)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Soave sia il vento from Cosi fan tutte

    Classical Fix is a podcast from BBC Radio 3. If you're new to classical music and wondering where to start - this is where you start.

    30 min
  • Andy Stanton at Hay Festival

    Clemmie devises the perfect classical playlist for children's author Andy Stanton, creator of the utterly grimsters Mr Gum. Recorded live with a lovely audience at Hay Festival.

    Andy's playlist in full

    Toru Takemitsu - Waltz (Face of Another)

    George Gershwin - Concerto for piano and orchestra (3rd movement)
    David Fennessy - The first thing, the last thing and everything in between
    Henry Purcell - Rondeau from Abdelazar incidental music
    Manuel de Falla - Nana from Popular Spanish songs
    Gustav Mahler - Symphony no.5 (4th movement)
    Cecile Chaminade - L’Ondine for piano

    Classical Fix is a podcast from BBC Radio 3. If you're new to classical music and wondering where to start - this is where you start.

    31 min
  • Alix Fox

    Writer, presenter, sex educator and host of Radio 1's Unexpected Fluids podcast, Alix Fox, tries Clemmie's classical playlist and is profoundly moved by a new discovery.

    Alix's playlist in full

    Arvo Part - Fratres

    Igor Stravinsky - The Shrovetide Fair (from Petrushka)
    Jennifer Higdon - Pale Yellow (from Piano Trio)
    Johann Paul von Westhoff - Imitazione delle Campane (from Sonata For Violin And Continuo III)
    Jean Sibelius - Symphony no.5 (Finale)
    James MacMillan - The Gallant Weaver

    Classical Fix is a podcast from BBC Radio 3. If you're new to classical music and wondering where to start - this is where you start.

    31 min
  • AJ Dean

    Clemmie's classical playlist hits the spot with AJ Dean from folk-Americana band The Wandering Hearts. Turns out he's quite partial to a bit of choral music when he's in the bath...

    AJ's playlist in full

    Andrea Falconieri - Chaconne in G

    Orlando de Lassus - Vide homo
    Amy Beach - Berceuse
    JS Bach - Prelude & Fugue in D (from the Well-Tempered Clavier)
    Thomas Ades - O Albion (from Arcadiana)
    Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in G

    Classical Fix is a podcast from BBC Radio 3. If you're new to classical music and wondering where to start - this is where you start.

    30 min
  • Lisa Dwan

    Clemmie mixes a classical playlist for actor, producer and performer Lisa Dwan - one of the world's greatest interpreters of the works of playwright Samuel Beckett, appearing in an upcoming revival of hit TV series Top Boy later this year, produced by Drake.

    Lisa's playlist in full

    Heitor Villa-Lobos - Prelude no.1

    Rameau - Tristes apprêts from Castor and Pollux
    Caroline Shaw - The Orangery from Plan and Elevation
    John Filed - Nocturne no.3
    Jóhann Jóhannsson - Orphic Hymn
    Brahms - Symphony no.4 (3rd movement)

    Classical Fix is a podcast from BBC Radio 3. If you're new to classical music and wondering where to start - this is where you start.

    30 min

About Classical Fix

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