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We have put together a playlist of some of the most uplifting tracks from a wide range of Continuo-funded albums, as well as other recordings by Continuo grantee ensembles.

We hope this selection lifts your spirits through some stunningly beautiful music, and provides inspiration through the boundless creativity displayed in each and every one of these recordings!

Listen below or on our Spotify Playlist - International Day of Happiness

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.6 in D Major 'Le Matin': I. Adagio - Allegro

Florilegium

John Frederick Lampe: The Dragon of Wantley, Act 1: Overture

Brook Street Band

Johann Jakob Walther: Scherzi da Violino Solo, No. 1: Suite in A Major: IV. Giga

Bojan Čičić, Illyria Consort

Johann Jakob Walther: Scherzi da Violino Solo, No. 6: Sonata in Bb Major: I. Adagio

Bojan Čičić, Illyria Consort

Johann Jakob Walther: Scherzi da Violino Solo, No. 6: Sonata in Bb Major: II. Presto

Bojan Čičić, Illyria Consort

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in Bb Major, K.191: III. Rondo (Tempo di menuetto)

Peter Whelan, Ensemble Marsyas

Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri: Introducione in G Major for Strings & Continuo Op. 1: II. Allegro

Adrian Chandler, La Serenissima

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in Bb Major, Op. 11 'Gassenhauer': II. Adagio

Rautio Piano Trio

Heinrich Schütz: Symphonia sacrae II, Op. 10: No. 10: Lobet den Herrn in seinem Heiligtum, SWV. 350

David de Winter, Brook Street Band

George Frideric Handel: Violin Sonata in F Major, HWV. 370: I. Adagio

Davina Clarke, The Davina Clarke Ensemble

George Frideric Handel: Violin Sonata in F Major, HWV. 370: II. Allegro

Davina Clarke, The Davina Clarke Ensemble

Elisabetta Da Gambarini: Harpsichord Sonata No.1 - Allegro

Galliarda

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet in D Major, K.285: I. Allegro

Ashley Solomon, Florilegium

Guiseppe Antonio Brescianello: Overture-Suite for Strings & Continuo in D Major: I. Ouverture - Fuga

Adrian Chandler, La Serenissima

François Couperin: Concerts Royaux, Deuxième Concert in D Major: II. Allemande fuguée

Ensemble Molière

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Trio Sonata in C Major, H.571: III. Allegro

Ensemble Augelletti

George Frideric Handel: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV. 371: I. Affetuoso

Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque

George Frideric Handel: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV. 371: II. Allegro

Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque

Johann Ludwig Krebs: Clavier-Übung II, Suite in C Major, Krebs-WV 800: IX. Scherzo

Steven Devine

Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg-Variationen, BWV. 98 (Arr. for Solo Violin and Ensemble by Chad Kelly): Variation 29 - Variation 30 'Quodlibet' - 'Aria da capo'

Rachel Podger, Chad Kelly, Brecon Baroque