
Classical Fix
The podcast for classical newbies. If you fancy giving classical music a go, start here.
Latest episodes

Jan 27, 2020 • 30min
Rob Delaney
Writer, comedian and star of the smash hit show 'Catastrophe', Rob Delaney, tries Clemmie's classical playlist.Rob's playlist in full:Benjamin Britten: Concord (from Gloriana) arranged by Matthew Barley
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 2 in D major Op.36: 3rd mvt Scherzo
Franz Schubert: 4 Impromptus for piano (D.899) (Op.90); no.3 in G flat major
Maria Huld Markan Sigfusdottir: Clockworking
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli for 6-7 voices: Kyrie
Moondog: Chaconne in G

Jan 20, 2020 • 26min
Phil Wang
Comedian Phil Wang tries Clemmie's classical playlist.Phil's playlist in full:Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor for 4 violins
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no.1 in D minor (2nd mvt)
Michael Nyman: In Re Don Giovanni
Claude Debussy: Reverie
Traditional: She moved through the fair
Anne Muller: Drifting Circles

Jan 13, 2020 • 30min
Jack Monroe
Food writer and author Jack Monroe tries Clemmie's classical playlist.Jack's playlist in full:Fanny Mendelssohn: Six Character Pieces (no.3)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Cavatina from String Quartet op.130
Angel Morley: Kehaar's Theme from Watership Down
Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid (Mexican Dance and Finale)
Christina Vantzou: No.4 String Quartet
Edward Elgar: Angel's Farewell from The Dream of Gerontius

Dec 16, 2019 • 29min
Jess Shadbolt
Chef and restaurateur Jess Shadbolt tries Clemmie's classical playlist.Jess's playlist in full:George Frideric Handel: Suite in B flat major (Menuet)
Max Richter: Dona Nobis Pacem 2 (from The Leftovers)
Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe Solenelle: Kyrie
Mary Lattimore: Never Saw Him Again
Chilly Gonzales: Wintermezzo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture from Marriage of Figaro

Dec 9, 2019 • 31min
Bolu Babalola
Journalist, academic and author Bolu Babalola tries Clemmie's classical playlist which takes in fairy tales, yearning Harlem poetry, and popular High Life melodies from Nigeria.Bolu's playlist in full:Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Theme
Errollyn Wallen: Horseplay - Lively
Margaret Bonds: Three Dream Portraits - Dream Variation
Philip Glass: Glassworks - opening
Fela Sowande: African Suite - Akinla
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV1051 - Allegro

Dec 2, 2019 • 31min
Daisy Buchanan
Journalist, author and podcast host Daisy Buchanan tries Clemmie's classical playlist.Daisy's playlist in full:Nicola Matteis: La Vecchia Sarabanda
Anton Bruckner: Locus iste
Aaron Jay Kernis: Musica Celestis
Erik Satie: 'Sylvie' from Trois Melodies
Ann Southam: Glass Houses
Edward Elgar: Sea Slumber-Song from Sea Pictures

Nov 25, 2019 • 30min
Liam Williams
Comedian, actor and writer Liam Williams tries Clemmie's classical playlist.Liam's playlist in full:Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Mélodie Op. 42, No. 3
Matthew Locke: The Tempest: The Second Musick: Curtain Tune
Camille Saint-Saens: Bassoon Sonata Op. 168 (3rd movement)
Missy Mazzoli: Vespers for Violin
William Henry Harris: Faire is the Heaven
Scott Joplin: Stoptime Rag

Nov 18, 2019 • 29min
Andy Zaltzman
Comedian and host of the satirical news podcast The Bugle, Andy Zaltzman, tries Clemmie's classical playlist.Andy's playlist:
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Violin Sonata in C minor (2nd movement)
Franz Schubert: Litanei auf des Fest Allerseelen
Rachel Grimes: First Self-Portrait Series
Tomas Luis de Victoria: Requiem Mass (Kyrie)
Germaine Tailleferre: Sonata for Harp (1st movement)
Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture (aka Fingal's Cave)

Nov 4, 2019 • 30min
Matt Edmondson
Writer, board game creator, magician and co-host of Weekend Breakfast on Radio 1, Matt Edmondson, tries Clemmie's classical playlist.Matt's playlist in full:Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude in G (reworked for piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C (3rd movement)
Hildur Gudnadottir: Elevation
Johannes Ockeghem: Missa pro defunctis (Kyrie)
Michael Nyman: If from The Diary of Anne Frank
Antonio Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto in A minor RV461 (Larghetto)

Oct 28, 2019 • 29min
Suzi Ruffell
Comedian and podcaster Suzi Ruffell tries Clemmie's classical playlist.Suzi's playlist in full:Johann Sebastian Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze (version for 2 pianos)
Marin Marais: Les voix humaines
Ennio Morricone: Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
Carl Orff: Gassenhauer from Four Studies for Xylophone
Jessie Montgomery: Strum
Benjamin Britten: Sunday Morning from 4 Sea Interludes (from the opera Peter Grimes)