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The booklet is generously annotated with an essay by Manuel Tomadin exploring the Italian connections between the music on the album

others require a certain effort from the listener

'We Came To Dance'

George Lewis-clarinet

Benda/ Apotheosis Orchestra/ Bernolet - Pygmalion Fulfilled By FYE The booklet is generously annotatedWith Cupid's assistance, the sculptor Pygmalion brings his beloved creation to life. This recording treats us to two versions of the celebrated story. Jean Philippe Rameau's familiar one act opera Pigmalion, in which the deus ex machina fulfils Pygmalion's desires, is followed by Georg Benda's little known gem of the same name: a gripping monodrama for spoken voice and orchestra in which we can imagine the sculptor undergoing an inner conflict between

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