The Cancan is rooted in the genuine and artistic 19th Century Paris and represents its joyful ardour, such as the Square dances, gallops and quick polkas presented in this CD. This CD belongs to the “Dance Master Classics” anthology, a collection of 20 discs compiled by specialists in each of dancing’s domains. Gathered here in almost exhaustive fashion for the very first time, this a panorama of the best titles in dancehistory, grouped by aesthetic form, follow one special guiding principle: to magnify the relationship between dancers and music. Noël Herve & Patrick Fremeaux