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Adam Michna z Otradovic
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Alessandro Stradella
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Telemann, Purcell, Vivaldi, Handel
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Les Filles de Sainte Colombe
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Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
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Sophie Watillon
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Luigi Rossi
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Gilles Jullien
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Antoine Forqueray
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