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CD Review
Summer CD Review: Couperin, Vaclav Neumann, Kristjan Jarvi, Handel
3 hours, 12 minutes on BBC Radio 3
With Andrew McGregor. Including Couperin: Apotheoses; early recordings by Vaclav Neumann; conductor Kristjan Jarvi; Handel: Jephtha (excerpt).
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