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Radio 3,19 Apr 2026,59 mins

Music in Le Marais

The Early Music Show

Available for 29 days

Hannah French explores the Marais disctrict of Paris, especially its churches which were home to some of France's best known musicians in the 17th and 18th Centuries and beyond, including Nicolas Lebegue, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Michel-Richard de Lalande, Elizabeth Jaquet de la Guerre, Louis & François Couperin and Marin Marais himself.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Ariane et Bacchus (Prologue: Ouverture)
    Ariane et Bacchus (Prologue: Ouverture)
    Marin Marais
  3. 2.
    Les Carillons de Paris
    Les Carillons de Paris
    Louis Couperin
  4. 3.
    Suite du premier ton (Prélude) [Premier livre d'orgue]
    Suite du premier ton (Prélude) [Premier livre d'orgue]
    Nicolas Lebègue