The author of “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” return with a collection of stories about the inhabitants of an old-fashioned village called, natch, Notwithstanding.

Also interesting are the two “apothéoses” by Couperin that Rousset includes on the disk: instrumental tributes to two deceased composers he admired: Lully and Corelli.

German lawmakers are investigating whether Corelli had links to a far-right group called the National Socialist Underground.