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International Day of Happiness
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FIRST PUBLISHED 20 MAR 2025
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
John Frederick Lampe: The Dragon of Wantley, Act 1: Overture
Johann Jakob Walther: Scherzi da Violino Solo, No. 1: Suite in A Major: IV. Giga
Johann Jakob Walther: Scherzi da Violino Solo, No. 6: Sonata in Bb Major: I. Adagio
Johann Jakob Walther: Scherzi da Violino Solo, No. 6: Sonata in Bb Major: II. Presto
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
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
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet in D Major, K.285: I. Allegro
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
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Trio Sonata in C Major, H.571: III. Allegro
George Frideric Handel: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV. 371: I. Affetuoso
George Frideric Handel: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV. 371: II. Allegro
Johann Ludwig Krebs: Clavier-Übung II, Suite in C Major, Krebs-WV 800: IX. Scherzo
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
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