At 20:00 on France Musique, Louis Langrée will conducts Les Siècles and the choir of Radio France from Montpellier in a score by Maurice Ravel, acquired last year by the Bibliothèque nationale.
Chanson galante, based on a poem by Armand Silvestre, dates from the turn of the 20th century. The chorus, wordless, is used as an additional instrument.
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