Features
Explore the world of Baroque & Early Music through artist interviews, curated playlists, new album features, videos and much more.
Highlights
Historical performance in a virtual space
In September 2025, the Aural Histories project (funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council) launched Aural Histories: Coventry.
Legrenzi: A forgotten genius full of surprises
In the town of his birth, the Musica Mirabilis ‘Giovanni Legrenzi’ Festival revives the legacy of a composer who links Renaissance polyphony with Baroque drama.
Articles
Vivanco resurrected
Conductor David Allinson and Producer Stephen Rice on the premiere recording of a ‘lost’ Requiem by The Renaissance Singers.
A beautiful ‘table book’ from the 1600s
Join Dowland’s Foundry in the Old Library at Magdalen College, Oxford, for a filmed series exploring the music and legacy of John Dowland (1563-1626).
Spotlight
In Conversation: Agata Daraškaitė
Continuo Connect catches up with the first violinist of the Consone Quartet, Agata Daraškaitė to discuss her route into music and Consone's recent projects.
In conversation: Joseph Lowe
Continuo catches up with violinist and violist Joseph Lowe to talk about his journey into Early Music and his recent video recording with the Lowe Ensemble.
In conversation: Yu-Wei Hu
Continuo meets flautist Yu-Wei Hu, a member of Oxford Bach Soloists, and a founding member of Flauguissimo
Watch & Listen
Playlist: 1726 in music
To begin the new year, we explore the year 1726 in music. It includes works written in 1726, as well as works to marking musical occasions that year.
Bellot Ensemble | Strozzi: Amor dormiglione
Barbara Strozzi’s ‘Amor dormiglione’ is one of her most beguiling and subtly witty arias, a gently teasing address to Cupid himself.
The Continuo Collection | 2025 Albums
A curated selection of tracks from the 12 recordings supported by Continuo Foundation which were released in 2025.
Joseph Gibbs: 8 Sonatas for violin and basso continuo, Op. 1 | The Brook Street Band
Joseph Gibbs is one of the 18th century’s best-kept secrets; his music is characterful, fusing the best of Italianate virtuosity with English and quirky humour.
Soler’s Fandango: a new arrangement by the Lowe Ensemble
The Lowe Ensemble performs Antonio Soler's Fandango in an arrangement for strings, harpsichord, baroque guitar, and percussion.
Harpsichord Masterclass Series with Nathaniel Mander
Take your early keyboard playing to the next level with this 16-part online masterclass series led by international harpsichordist, Nathaniel Mander.