This week we'll sample recent releases of French music, including Pièces de viole by Marin Marais featuring Atsushi Sakai, plus harpsichordist Christophe Rousset showcasing a manuscript from his private collection: Le Manuscrit de Madame Théobon. We'll also take a whirlwind tour of the Louvre with some musicians who worked there.

• Gautier de Coincy- Ma viele- The Harp Consort
• Guillaume de Machaut- Nes qu’on porroit- The Orlando Consort
• Andre Campra- Le Louvre- Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
• Michel Richard Delalande- Symphonies pour les Soupers du Roy- La Simphonie du Marais
• Louis Couperin- Suite in F Major-Chaconne- Christophe Rousset
• Marin Marais- Suite in G major for 2 viols (selections)- Atsushi Sakai & Marion Martineau, violas da gamba; Christophe Rousset, harpsichord
• Anon. -Prelude- Christophe Rousset, harpsichord
• Anon. - Branle des gueux- Christophe Rousset, harpsichord