1968 is the tercentenary of the birth of Couperin, and during the coming weeks a number of programmes devoted to his music will be broadcast in the Third Programme.
Byway of introduction,
ANTOINE GEOFFROY-DECHAUNLE stakes a claim for Couperin as a composer of the first rank and talks in particular about his keyboard music and its interpretation
Thurston Dart (harpsichord): Monday at 10.30 p.m. followed by an interlude at 10.50