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This week, the first of 2 all-French programs in commemoration of the French national Bastille Day holiday features music from that country’s baroque and classical periods (17th and 18th centuries). Playlist:JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY (1632–1687) Seconde Divertissement (9:34) Menuet from Alceste C’est la saison d’aimer from Alceste Recit: Suivons de si douces loix from Ballet d’Alcidiane Gavotte from Amadis Gigue – Les Plaisirs nous suivent from Amadis From The World of Lully Cedille Records CDR 90000 043 (Tracks 13–17) Patrice Michaels, soprano Chicago Baroque Ensemble FRANÇOIS COUPERIN (1668–1733) Troisième Concert (16:04) Prélude Allemande Courante Sarabande Gavotte Muzette Chaconne From A French Soirée Cedille Records CDR 90000 129 (Tracks 12–18) Trio Settecento Rachel Barton Pine, violin John Mark Rozendaal, viola da gamba David Schrader, harpsichord CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES (1745–1799) Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 5, No. 2 (23:43) Allegro moderato Largo RondeauFrom Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19th Centuries Cedille Records CDR 90000 035 (Tracks 4–6) Rachel Barton Pine, violin Encore Chamber Orchestra