Playlist
Through the Day
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FIRST PUBLISHED 03 APR 2024
The concept of curated playlists tailored to specific times of the day is a popular one (and far easier these days than during the reign of King Louis XIV). Inspired by Ensemble Molière's new album The King's Playlist, the latest Continuo Connect playlist choices reflect moments and moods throughout the day. The playlist is also available on Spotify.
Hildegard von Bingen: Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans
Armonico Consort
Le Roy représentant le Soleil levant
Ensemble Molière (anon., arranged by Satoko Doi-Luck)
JS Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Choir of King's College, Cambridge and Academy of Ancient Music
Pierre Certon: La La La, je ne l'ose dire
Collegium Vocale Bydgoszcz
JS Bach: Ei! Wie schmeckt der Kaffee süße
Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music
John Dowland: Time stands still
Ed Lyon, Theatre of the Ayre
Franz Josef Haydn: 'The Clock'
Florilegium
GP Telemann: Tafelmusik
Musica Antiqua Köln
Ludwig van Beethoven: 'Gassenhauer'
Rautio Piano Trio
J-P Rameau: Les Indes galantes
La Chapelle Royale
JJ Froberger: Plainte faite a Londres pour passer la Melancholie
Gilbert Rowland
François Couperin: Les Barricades Mystérieuses
Ricardo Gallén
William Byrd: The Queen's Goodnight
Ensemble Orlando Gibbons
Marin Marais: Trios pour les coucher le Roi
Ensemble Molière
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