January 2, 2019

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This morning, Australian guitarist John Williams played a work by French baroque composer François Couperin that has fascinated and enthralled performers and listeners alike over the centuries. Guitarist Andy Summers, who was with the band The Police, used it as the name of an album he recorded in 2009. What is the enigmatic title of this piece that Couperin composed for harpsichord in 1717?