RC 260815SAfm
Saturday, 15 August 2026
A light, music-heavy Classical Fix mixed Prokofiev trivia with a broad run of classical favourites, South African compositions and a few film-music selections.
- 16:43
The day’s quiz answer was Sergei Prokofiev: he drew with world champion Emanuel Lasker in a 1909 exhibition chess match, then later beat Capablanca once in three games.
- 17:45
South African works featured strongly, including Mzilikazi Kumalo’s setting of Ngomaka Insikana’s hymn and Benjamin Tyamzashe’s Isitandwa Sam, sung by Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha.
- 16:40
The playlist leaned into big romantic repertoire: Chopin’s Waltz No. 3, Dvořák’s Slavonic Dance No. 2, Tchaikovsky’s Trepak and Beethoven’s Egmont and Symphony No. 7.
- 17:51
Film music also got airtime, with John Williams’ Across the Stars from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Ennio Morricone’s Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso.