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Alix Fox

Alix from Radio 1's Unexpected Fluids tries Clemmie's classical playlist and is profoundly moved by a new discovery.

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 ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3. If you're new to classical music and wondering where to start - this is where you start.

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31 minutes

Last on

Mon 23 Dec 2019 00:00

Music Played

  • Arvo Pärt

    Fratres (for String Quartet)

    Ensemble: Tallinn String Quartet.
  • John Martyn

    Small Hours

    Performer: John Martyn.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Petrushka, Pt.1; The Shrove-tide fair

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
  • Jennifer Higdon

    Piano Trio (1st mvmt, Pale Yellow)

    Performer: Anne Akiko Meyers. Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Performer: Adam Neiman.
    • NAXOS.
  • Johann Paul von Westhoff

    Violin Sonata No 3, 'Imitazione delle campane'

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Jonathan Cohen.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 12.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No 5 in E flat major, Op 82 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.
  • James McMillan

    The Gallant Weaver

    Choir: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • SIGNUM.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 20 May 2019 00:00
  • Mon 23 Dec 2019 00:00

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