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Francois Couperin (1668-1733)

Episode 4: The Former Teacher and Master of Composition

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

At the court of Louis XVth, François Couperin continued to give music lessons to various members of the Royal family and in 1722, the year the royal court moved back to the Palace at Versailles, he produced his third book of harpsichord pieces, reflecting quite a different side to his character. Donald Macleod is joined by Olivier Baumont, who plays some examples from the third book on an original seventeenth century harpischord, part of the Cobbe Collection of Keyboard Instruments. Show less

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