Delibes, Dubois, Massenet, Saint-Saens & Thomas: Les Nuits D

Under the expert baton of François-Xavier Roth, the orchestra Les Siècles has set out to rediscover the French dance repertory using historical instruments. Their album explores the output of both established composers – Camille Saint-Saëns, Ambroise Thomas, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet – and their colleagues who specialized in Terpsichorean entertainment, including Philippe Musard and Isaac Strauss. (Bru Zane)